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A Look at the Fluctuating Fortunes of Europe’s Biggest Football Clubs
Football fans across the world love to debate the best players and teams. The question about the biggest and best team is always a difficult one to answer. Do you look at the history of a club or focus on its recent success? Some clubs have had sustained success, with others being newcomers on the…
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Harry Kane Back in Business for Antonio Conte’s Renascent Tottenham
After failing to secure a summer move to Manchester City, Harry Kane suffered a dismal start to the 2021/22 season, with his first goal coming on October 17 in a 3-0 win against then relegation battlers Newcastle. Having finished as the top scorer and assister last season with 23 goals and 14 assists in the…
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Tactical Preview: Manchester City vs. Liverpool
In beginning my research for this game, I looked back at the electric clash between Manchester City and Liverpool in the fall of 2021. And what was it that made that game so special? Mohamed Salah’s wondergoal certainly didn’t hurt the game’s notoriety, but it was each team’s willingness to take chances and create…
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Joachim Andersen: Crystal Palace’s Danish Defensive Behemoth
The steepness of Joachim Andersen’s developmental trajectory has always been premised on his ball-playing ability. Although the Dane has other tools at his disposal, his talent for breaking the lines from the defensive third underscores his value tactically and individually. Andersen, now of Crystal Palace, first caught the attention of scouts from Europe’s top…
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One Player From Each Championship Club Who Will Play in the Premier League – Part One
You can read Part Two here: As the climax of the 2021/22 Championship campaign fast approaches, every club has their sights set on their own respective prize. There are at least ten teams still hopeful of earning promotion with a handful of games to go, four clubs to fight out relegation with the rest…
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Nathan Jones’ Luton Town: From Betrayal to the Brink of the Premier League
Just nine years ago, Luton Town finished seventh in the fifth tier of English football, their fourth season at that level and the first time they missed out on the Conference play-offs. It was an unprecedented low in the club’s recent history. Meanwhile, West Bromwich Albion and Swansea City had secured eighth and ninth…
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Erik ten Hag: The Inside Track on the Dutch Coach Destined for Old Trafford
Following numerous reports that Ajax head coach Erik Ten Hag is destined to become the next manager of Manchester United, I spoke to Amsterdam-based Dutch football expert James Rowe. James has covered Dutch football in the Netherlands at close sight since 2005 and he gave me the inside track on the career of Erik…
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Karim Adeyemi: Salzburg’s New Attacking Superstar
At 20 years of age, Karim Adeyemi has established himself as the next young forward to break onto the scene at Red Bull Salzburg following the explosions of Erling Haaland, Patson Daka and Takumi Minamino. With 19 goals this season, he could be set for a summer move to Borussia Dortmund to replace Haaland…
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The Challenges That Await the Next Manchester United Manager
Erik Ten Hag? Mauricio Pochettino? Julen Lopetegui? Whoever the next manager of Manchester United is will have a large in tray awaiting them upon arrival. Sir Alex Ferguson never finished outside of the Champions League places in the Premier League era. Since his retirement in 2013, the club has finished outside the Champions League…
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Christopher Nkunku: Analyzing Leipzig’s French Attacking Talisman
At 24 years of age, Christopher Nkunku is delivering the best football of his young career under Domenico Tedesco at RB Leipzig this season, leading the charge during Jesse Marsch’s ill-fated spell before going up an extra level following Tedesco’s appointment in December. After joining Paris Saint-Germain’s academy at 13 years of age, Nkunku…
