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Player Analysis: Gianluca Scamacca
Serie A has enjoyed a resurgence in recent seasons, with Atalanta and Roma impressing at different levels in Europe and AC Milan, Inter Milan, and Napoli engaging in a tightly contested title race this campaign. Among the many reasons for the league’s rise has been a crop of exciting, young Italian talents playing across…
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Steven Gerrard: From Rangers to Aston Villa, His Progression Curve as a Coach
English professional football manager and former player Steven George Gerrard MBE now serves as the head coach of the Aston Villa team that competes in the Premier League. He came into the world on May 30th, 1980. Gerrard played the majority of his professional career in the central midfield position for both Liverpool and…
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The Jose Mourinho Paradox
The special one. Football’s ultimate pantomime villain. A treble winner with both Inter and Porto in the same decade. The last manager at Manchester United to win silverware. The winner of Roma’s first trophy since 2008 and their first-ever European trophy. A man who Pep Guardiola called the chief of the press room, a venue…
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West Bromwich Albion’s 2021/22 – A Lesson in Footballing Philosophy
West Bromwich Albion’s 4-0 victory over Sheffield United in August sent a rippling statement to the rest of the EFL Championship. As two recently relegated sides did battle at The Hawthorns, Albion prevailed convincingly in a physical and overpowering performance. Valerien Ismael looked odds-on to go one better than his playoff campaign at Barnsley…
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Ruben Loftus-Cheek – What Does the Future Hold for a Player in Between a Rebirth and a Significant Decline?
When Ruben Loftus-Cheek began to emerge under Jose Mourinho in Chelsea’s 2014/15 Premier League-winning season, everyone thought that he was a world-beater in the making. His performances caught the eye and the potential was there for everyone to see. About seven years down the line, Loftus-Cheek is part of the Chelsea first team but he’s…
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Illan Meslier: Leeds United’s Number One
The 22-year-old French goalkeeping sensation has become a staple between the sticks for a top-heavy Leeds squad. The final weekend of the 2021–22 Premier League season was poised to be a classic standoff across the board, with the champion, European qualification, and relegation yet to be decided after 37 matches. At the bottom of…
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Kouadio Kone: A Diamond in the Rough
Kouadio Koné is a young midfielder who has been making waves in the Bundesliga with his performances for Borussia Monchengladbach. A product of the Toulouse youth system, Koné recently made the move to Germany in an £8 million transfer, but he has already adapted well to the physicality and pace of the German topflight. …
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Peter Lim’s Muss, The Ghost of Jorge Mendes’ Past & Gennaro Gattuso’s Big Valencia Challenge
It has been an eventful past few weeks at Valencia. Okay, scratch that. Every week is eventful at Valencia so that is not exactly news. However, the more recent events have been important because of their significance in the grand scheme of things, with respect to Valencia’s immediate and long-term future. Anyone paying attention…
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Mario Götze’s Spell at PSV Eindhoven
It’s the transfer deadline day in the summer of 2020. Whilst everyone was counting down the last few hours of the 31st of August, something popped up on Twitter. A picture, of a person in a big, black car. A local person in Eindhoven quickly took a picture because he was wondering if it could…
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BTL Exclusive Interview: Arbroath’s Derek Gaston Opens Up on His Relationship with Dick Campbell and Journey in Football
You are currently at Arbroath working under Dick Campbell and Rab Douglas. How would you sum up life at the club? Firstly, it’s been great to be at the club and I’m enjoying my football under Dick Campbell. I was unsure initially how it would be as I was making the transition from full-time…
