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Player Analysis: Brooke Norton-Cuffy
When it comes to finding the sweet spot between substantial and strenuous integration of academy graduates, Arsenal have a more intriguing recent history than most. Arsene Wenger helped establish a great reputation in doing this only for it to be diminished somewhat in the years following his departure. However, one of Mikel Arteta’s greatest…
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The Coming of Age of Castello Lukeba at Lyon
The Olympique Lyonnais academy is famed for bringing through talents such as Karim Benzema, Clement Grenier, Nabil Fekir, Houssem Aouar and Hatem Ben Arfa. The latest talent to break through is young centre back Castello Lukeba. The 19-year-old made the step up to the first team after long-term injuries forced manager Peter Bosz to turn…
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How Bournemouth Returned to the Premier League under Scott Parker
AFC Bournemouth’s top-flight return arrives at an interesting moment in the club’s history. After earning promotion back to the Premier League at the second time of asking, the Cherries are hoping to pull off a surprise or two under Scott Parker in 2022-23. “You see regularly it in teams that get promoted: the challenge…
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Finding the Best Championship Centre Midfielder Purely From Data
In today’s write-up, we will be finding the best centre midfielder in the EFL Championship from the 2021/22 season purely by the use of data. Disclaimer: I am not suggesting the players mentioned are better than the rest of the central midfielders in the league; this is purely based on research of data/stats. Just…
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Renato Sanches: The Next Addition to Stefano Pioli’s Rossoneri?
An integral component of AC Milan’s Scudetto triumph was their strength and versatility in midfield. Sandro Tonali and Franck Kessie formed a formidable double pivot in Stefano Pioli’s 4-2-3-1 while Ismael Bennacer and Tiemoue Bakayoko provided them with a range of abilities and depth to sustain their title charge. With Kessie set to depart…
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Fábio Vieira: The Portuguese Magnifico Headed for Arsenal
The Primeira Liga has emerged as one of the most popular shopping markets for Premier League clubs in recent years. Whether it’s Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United, Luís Diaz at Liverpool or Rúben Dias at Manchester City, these players have proven that they can quickly transition from Portuguese football to the English game and make…
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The Sleeping Giant of Lancashire: How Preston North End Can Take the Next Step Under Ryan Lowe
Preston North End: one of the founding members of the footballing league. A club that is richly covered in past glory and memories. The invincible season of 1888-89 in which Preston North End completed the double of the league and cup whilst unbeaten, leaving them to be called ‘The Original Invincibles’ due to Arsenal’s invincible…
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English Premier League Sponsors 2022
The English Premier League is the most-watched and one of the prestigious leagues in the world of football. It was founded in 1992 and is contested by 20 clubs. Each club gets to play 38 games on a home and away basis. The top team, by the end of the season, is declared the champion.…
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Norwich’s 2021/22 Summer Signings Reviewed
Following on from a hugely successful Championship-winning season, Norwich City had important signings that had to be made to not only compete in the Premier League, but massively improve from previous transfer failings in the 2019/20 relegation season. Important positions were not filled and ultimately led to another season of disappointment. The players signed…
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Tottenham’s Left Wingback Situation: Perisic the Master and Sessegnon the Apprentice
The staple of every Antonio Conte side are his two wing-backs. At Juventus, Stephan Lichtsteiner would get himself on the end of Andrea Pirlo’s arrow-like through balls. The transformation of Victor Moses remains the finest example of his coaching to date, and at Inter Milan he blossomed Achraf Hakimi into one of the world’s…
