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Feyenoord: How to Fix the Downfall of a One Season Wonder
On June 6, 1944, the Allies invaded Normandy. On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell down. And on May 14, 2017, Feyenoord finally won the league. After years of desperation, failure, and near bankruptcy, Feyenoord managed to win their first league title of the century, in one of the most hectic and intense seasons…
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Arsenal, an Absolute Disgrace
Spineless. Gutless. Pathetic. Abysmal. Disgraceful. These words have been used over the past few weeks to accurately paint an overall picture of Arsenal’s form. A 1-0 loss in the North London Derby to Tottenham, a game in which Arsenal were fortunate to not lose 3-0, or 4-0, a 2-1 loss at home to Östersund, a…
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Chelsea 1-1 Barcelona: Conte’s 3-4-3 and Willian disrupt Barça
Barça’s positional play handled by Chelsea’s defence Organized in last year’s 3-4-3 that led them to the Premier League title, Londoners shown their defensive strength: a zonal 5-4-1 which totally nullified Barça’s use of the ball. Barça lined up in 4-4-1-1, with Paulinho and Iniesta as inside wingers, behind Messi and Suarez, and in front…
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El Tottenham de Pochettino igualó a la Juventus de Allegri
“Un entrenador- arquitecto se relaciona con una propuesta identificable de juego, no necesariamente con el éxito” Martí Perarnau En la zona de construcción del nuevo estadio del Tottenham Hotspur, hay un letrero que lee la leyenda: “La Reconstrucción del Tottenham, arquitecto: M.R. Pochettino.” Ayer el Tottenham se sobrepuso en Italia a una diferencia de dos…
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Round of 16 Fan Preview: Real Madrid
The return of the Champions League. As the Champions League returns, back-to-back champions, Real Madrid, return in surprising form. They’ve been struggling this season due to many key players being off form and blunders from manager Zidane has also cost them, as a result, Real Madrid are realistically out of the title race and are…
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Can Juventus Knock Out Red-Hot Tottenham?
This season has been a frustrating campaign for Juventus, so far, and the woes might not be over yet. Before the season even started, we lost two important players from last season in Dani Alves and Leonardo Bonucci. We dropped points to sides that we would normally steamroll throughout the beginning of the season and…
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Round of 16 Fan Preview: Tottenham Hotspur
An eye-catching draw for the Champions League last-sixteen saw the fate of the experienced, well-oiled Bianconeri come head-to-head with the fearless, youthful Tottenham Hotspur. A tale of two very different teams has the ingredients of a scintillating draw. On one hand you have Juventus – a side as glorious and as glamorous as they come, with years…
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Round of 16 Fan Preview: Manchester City
It has been nothing short of a phenomenal season so far for Manchester City, who currently sit sixteen points ahead of their local rivals. Having such a cushion in the Premier League, only adds more pressure on City to perform in the Champions League, a competition Guardiola was brought in to challenge for. Last season…
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Round of 16 Fan Preview: Liverpool
Liverpool enter the Champions League Round of 16 in a hesitantly optimistic manner. After making headlines by scoring the second-most goals in the group stage and finishing first in Group E, the Reds return to a level of the competition they haven’t reached since 2009 when they defeated Real Madrid 5-0 on aggregate. Drawn in…
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Analyzing Real Madrid’s defensive organization
Real Madrid is full of doubts, as they face offensive powerhouse PSG. With the BBC back, Isco and the 442 seem to be putted aside by Zidane, and French coach should rather go 4-1-4-1. Madrid’s defensive balance has often been precarious in this organisation. Ramos’ joy, as he qualifies Madrid in Napoli after a difficult…
