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Does Moyes deserve the chance to turn West Ham's fortunes around?

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Does Moyes deserve the chance to turn West Ham's fortunes around? From Champions League aspirations to Championship fears. On New Year’s Day 2022, West Ham United battled to a 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace to move to within a point of the top four. Fast forward 12 months and David Moyes’ men are outside the Premier League relegation zone on goal diff...

How Newcastle boss Howe improved defensively to solidify high-flying Magpies

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How Newcastle boss Howe improved defensively to solidify high-flying Magpies What a difference a year makes. 12 months ago, Newcastle United were second-bottom of the Premier League.They had just been thrashed 4-0 by Manchester City, after which Pep Guardiola rubbed salt into black-and-white wounds by criticising his team’s performance. Relegation looked like a genuine...

Can Pedri and Gavi emulate Xavi and Iniesta for Spain in Qatar?

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Can Pedri and Gavi emulate Xavi and Iniesta for Spain in Qatar? Salt and pepper, knife and fork, Xavi and Iniesta. The diminutive midfielders were the symbols of Spain’s extraordinary success between 2008 and 2012, as international football’s erstwhile underachievers won two European Championships and a World Cup. 12 years on from their success in So...

What next for Chelsea as Potter struggles to fix Chelsea's floundering frontline

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What next for Chelsea as Potter struggles to fix Chelsea's floundering frontline With no Premier League games for six weeks, teams up and down the division strived to finish the first portion of the season on a high at the weekend. Unfortunately for Chelsea, they did the opposite.A 1-0 defeat at the hands of Newcastle means the Blues failed to win any of their final five league ...

Drop Gomez and 4 more ways Klopp can fix this Liverpool mess

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Drop Gomez and 4 more ways Klopp can fix this Liverpool mess It has been a month of false dawns for Liverpool. The Reds started the month with a 3-3 draw with Brighton, a result that forced manager Jurgen Klopp to take action as he moved away from the 4-3-3 formation, a shape he had almost exclusively used since moving to Merseyside in 2015. A 4-2-4 was deplo...

How Arteta has transformed Arsenal into title contenders

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How Arteta has transformed Arsenal into title contenders Arsenal ended up missing out on a top four finish last season by two points, wasting a position of strength heading into the business end of the campaign. The season concluded, however, and Bukayo Saka was crowned Arsenal’s player of the season for the second year running. He played a direct h...

How the Chelsea arrivals fared in Everton win as Tottenham clash looms

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How the Chelsea arrivals fared in Everton win as Tottenham clash looms Following a troubling end to last season, both on and off the pitch, Chelsea entered the new Premier League campaign with a new ownership and three new signings to show off at Goodison Park: A new era for the Blues off to a winning start. Summer signings Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly and Marc C...

Are Barcelona now ready to knock Real Madrid off their perch?

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Are Barcelona now ready to knock Real Madrid off their perch? With Barcelona confirming the services of Jules Kounde, following a negotiations war with Chelsea for the Sevilla defender, he becomes their fifth major signing of the summer window, following the likes of Robert Lewandowski, ex-Leeds winger Raphinha, Franck Kessie and former Blues defender Andreas ...

Are Leeds now stronger for replacing Phillips with Roca and Adams?

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Are Leeds now stronger for replacing Phillips with Roca and Adams? Leeds are expected to raise around £100m from the combined sales of Kalvin Phillips and Raphinha. The former has departed for champions Manchester City, while the latter, despite interest from Arsenal and Chelsea, is expected to complete a switch to Barcelona in the coming days. After Jesse Ma...

Why Tottenham are wise to overlook emotional Eriksen return

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Why Tottenham are wise to overlook emotional Eriksen return Tottenham fans are all too familiar with the club waiting until deadline day to complete a bulk of their business. So for the window to have been opened for 10 or so days, and to have brought in three news faces already, shows a complete u-turn on the way they complete their deals.Ivan Perisic, Fras...