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Six of the Best: Penalty Saving Shotstoppers

by Ben McAleer at mercoledì, feb 1 2017 17:32
Six of the Best: Penalty Saving Shotstoppers When it comes to penalties, the taker is always the man under pressure. Goalkeepers are often exempt from critique in these situations, but when they deny an opponent from the spot, they are deemed the hero. Indeed, some goalkeepers are better at denying opponents from the spot than others, with Sim...
Categories: Six of the Best

Stones' lack of progress a concern for Manchester City and England

by Ben McAleer at mercoledì, feb 1 2017 12:15
Stones' lack of progress a concern for Manchester City and England Pep Guardiola has been routinely doubted following his appointment as Manchester City boss. Tactical naivety has been the target of his critics, with the Spaniard looking to implement a similar approach to the one deployed at Barcelona and Bayern. However, the dip in quality between the personnel he...
Categories: Form Guide

Why defeat to Chelsea would effectively end Liverpool's season

by Ben McAleer at martedì, gen 31 2017 12:00
Why defeat to Chelsea would effectively end Liverpool's season There’s no denying that Liverpool’s start to 2017 has been beyond poor. Indeed, of the eight games the Reds have played this calendar year, they have won just one, that an FA Cup encounter against a Plymouth side that took them to a replay. Number nine of the year kicks off on Tuesday ni...
Categories: Top Match Preview

Form Guide: Lanzini is West Ham's perfect Payet replacement

by Ben McAleer at lunedì, gen 30 2017 16:30
Form Guide: Lanzini is West Ham's perfect Payet replacement The long-running January transfer saga finally came to a head on Sunday as West Ham United at long last confirmed Dimitri Payet’s return to Marseille for £25m. The Frenchman excelled for much of his time in England, but had been hankering for a move back to the south of France and even w...
Categories: Form Guide

Form Guide: Will ill-disciplined Xhaka impact Arsenal's title pursuit?

by Ben McAleer at venerdì, gen 27 2017 16:00
Form Guide: Will ill-disciplined Xhaka impact Arsenal's title pursuit? As Granit Xhaka received his marching orders for the second time this season in Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Burnley last time out, becoming just the second player to receive two red cards in the Premier League this season, there was a sense of frustration among supporters. As good as the Swiss star...
Categories: Form Guide

AFCON absence highlights how crucial Mane is for labouring Liverpool

by Ben McAleer at giovedì, gen 26 2017 17:05
AFCON absence highlights how crucial Mane is for labouring Liverpool It was a day that started with a dream but ended in a nightmare for Liverpool. While they trailed 1-0 in the EFL Cup semi-final, they had every reason to be confident of overturning the deficit to secure their spot at Wembley. Liverpool hadn’t failed to score in back-to-back League Cup games s...
Categories: Missed Man

Who will win the Premier League's golden boot this season?

by Ben McAleer at giovedì, gen 26 2017 12:00
Who will win the Premier League's golden boot this season? The FA Cup returns again this weekend as domestic league duties take a backseat before resuming with a double game week next week. Almost every result went in Chelsea’s favour last weekend, with a late Alexis Sanchez penalty ensuring there remained some semblance of a title race. The Blues, th...
Categories: Form Guide

Has Tom Davies done enough to retain regular Everton spot?

by Ben McAleer at mercoledì, gen 25 2017 12:45
Has Tom Davies done enough to retain regular Everton spot? “Rom (Lukaku) is trying to claim it but there’s no way he’s getting that one off me,” Tom Davies told Sky Sports moments after Everton’s comprehensive 4-0 win over Manchester City earlier this month. On his third Premier League start of his career, the teenager burst fo...
Categories: Hot Streak

Can Swansea consolidate top-flight spot with Llorente leading the line?

by Ben McAleer at lunedì, gen 23 2017 17:10
Can Swansea consolidate top-flight spot with Llorente leading the line? When reports suggested that Fernando Llorente was being courted by Premier League leaders Chelsea, eyebrows were certainly raised. While the experienced Spaniard had settled relatively well, he hadn’t exactly set the Premier League alight, with his form hardly warranting a move to the title fa...
Categories: Form Guide

Transfer Watch: Ranking the Premier League's club-record summer signings

by Ben McAleer at venerdì, gen 20 2017 16:40
Transfer Watch: Ranking the Premier League's club-record summer signings A total of 13 Premier League teams broke their transfer records over the summer. Here, WhoScored.com assesses how each of those performers are faring in their new surroundings…Borja Baston – Swansea (6.14)Borja Baston was a club-record acquisition from Atletico Madrid over the summer, y...
Categories: Transfer Watch