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Emile Smith Rowe: A New Beginning for One of Hale End’s Finest Products
After a 14-year spell at his boyhood club, highly rated English midfielder, Emile Smith Rowe has made the switch from North to West London to join Fulham in a club record deal that could rise to £34 million with add-ons. Smith Rowe is one of the success stories from Arsenal’s Hale End Academy, making his…
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Ibrahim Osman: A Gem in Brighton’s Newly Assembled Arsenal
When it comes to the spotting and development of young talents, not many football clubs do it better than Brighton & Hove Albion, the English side seem to have unearthed another gem in Ghanaian youngster, Ibrahim Osman who joined the club this summer for a fee reported to be in the region of £16 million…
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Ipswich Town: Steps to Survival
Ipswich Town’s 23/24 Championship season culminated in what will be considered nothing short of a fairytale for the Tractor Boys. Kieran McKenna’s side secured automatic promotion to the Premier League in their first attempt upon their return to England’s second tier. Town were considered one of the league’s stronger sides after a fantastic League One…
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Crystal Palace’s Colombian Defender: The Evolution of Daniel Muñoz
Crystal Palace enjoyed a late resurgence in the 2023-24 Premier League season after the appointment of Oliver Glasner. In 14 matches, Palace won 7, drew 4, and lost only 3 matches beating Manchester United and Liverpool in the process. Many players benefited from Glasner’s style of play, and the right-back Daniel Muñoz was one of…
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Iliman Ndiaye: Analyzing Everton’s Newest Signing
Born in the suburbs of Rouen in France, basked in teenage enthusiasm on the sunny beaches of Dakar, and eventually mastered the art of football in the cages of London and in training camps across some of England’s most reputable football clubs, Iliman Ndiaye’s emergence has not emerged just by chance. After a very brief…
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Newcastle United – Keep or Sell
Of all the teams in the Premier League, the last few years have definitely been strangest for Newcastle fans. Say what you will about their new Saudi owners (I’m not a fan) but from a footballing perspective they hard not to like. They slew the dragon that was Mike Ashley and brought the feel good…
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Jhon Durán: Profiling Aston Villa’s Rising Star
When Chelsea signed Cole Palmer in the summer of 2023, many skeptics raised concerns about his unproven talent in the Premier League. The same worries are currently escalated by similar critics who doubt Jhon Durán’s ability to start for an elite side like Chelsea consistently. Nevertheless, the Chelsea hierarchy has been long admirers of…
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What’s Wrong with Manchester United’s Defense?
In the second half of the season, there was a lot of discussion about Manchester United’s defense in the media. In particular, there was talk about the number of shots that were allowed on Andre Onana’s goal. When we look at the raw numbers, it seems that Erik ten Hag’s team was struggling – only…
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Arsenal’s Nearly Season: Disrupting the Backline, ‘That’ Trip to Dubai and Breaking Records
When Mikel Arteta sat down to face the media for his first press conference as Arsenal’s new head coach, his message about what needed to change could not have been clearer. “We have to build a culture that has to sustain the rest. If you don’t have the right culture, in the difficult moments, the…
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Why Sean Dyche Deserves More Credit
Mikel Arteta, Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, Unai Emery, Andoni Iraola: the five managers nominated for Premier League Manager of the Season and the current vogue of football coaching. I would argue, however, that there is a manager who is just as deserving of that list despite employing a style of football that many would regard…
