Form Guide: Shelvey shining as Newcastle finally top the Championship
by Martin Laurence
at mercoledì, ott 19 2016 16:20
It’s finally happened. For the first time this season Newcastle United are top of the Championship having been tipped to win the title at a canter. While the odds seemed to be too heavily stacked in their favour - since shown by a start to the campaign that has seen the Magpies drop 11 points ...
Team Focus: Solid Midfield Additions Outline Newcastle's Survival Strategy
by Ben McAleer
at mercoledì, gen 13 2016 17:20
Team Focus: Swansea's Dip in Form Cause for Concern
by Ben McAleer
at lunedì, ott 5 2015 15:20
At the end of August, confidence was soaring at the Liberty Stadium. Swansea City had just secured a hard-fought 2-1 win over Manchester United in Wales and expectations were high that a European place could be secured through the league. However, fast-forward to the present day and the Autumnal sun...
Match Focus: Lack of Midfield Solidity Could Cost England Against Switzerland
by Ben McAleer
at martedì, set 8 2015 14:40
Player Focus: Can Shelvey Build on Strong Start to Fulfil Potential at Swansea?
by Miguel Delaney
at mercoledì, ago 19 2015 13:31
Gradually, as Jonjo Shelvey continues to pick more and more of the brilliantly incisive passes that so broke Newcastle United on Saturday, you can understand why both Brendan Rodgers and Steven Gerrard spent so long trying to convince the Londoner to stay at Liverpool in the summer of 2013.You can a...
Team Focus: Chelsea Draw Suggests Swansea Adopting More Direct Approach
by Jonathan Wilson
at lunedì, ago 10 2015 17:10
Team Focus: Pretty Passing but Little Creativity at Swansea
by Alistair Tweedale
at mercoledì, gen 8 2014 12:10
Pep's Barcelona approached the game in an ideological way. The old adage oft uttered at Sunday league level that 'they can't hurt you if they don't have the ball' seemed to have a surprisingly apt relevance to the greatest football team of the modern era. The aim was to grind down opponents by retai...