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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…
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Rebuilding the Red Wall: Assessing United’s Defensive Transfer Targets
Manchester United’s defence is in desperate need of an overhaul. The Red Devils’ 2023/24 season was plagued with injuries across the pitch, but no area was more affected by absentees than the back four. Already Raphael Varane and Jonny Evans have departed, and either Harry Maguire or Victor Lindelof will likely be saying…
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Bukayo Saka: Arsenal’s Attacking Talisman
Over the past two years, Arsenal have splurged £105 million on Declan Rice, £65 million on Kai Havertz, and £45 million on Gabriel Jesus. And yet, their attacking protagonist is a player who hasn’t cost a dime in transfer fees and who has been with the club since the age of seven: Bukayo Saka. …
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Manchester United Must Now Decide Whether to Stick With Erik ten Hag or Sack Him
It was a largely disappointing season for Erik ten Hag at Manchester United as they finished eighth in the Premier League table, prompting speculations over Ten Hag’s future at Old Trafford, and with the season over, it is time for Sir Jim Ratcliffe to come out on his plans on whether he is backing the…
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Jean-Philippe Mateta’s New Lease on Life at Crystal Palace
In recent years, Crystal Palace have developed a knack of signing strikers who at their best have all the physical and technical attributes to significantly improve a team, and yet in the five seasons between 2018/19 and 2022/23, Christian Benteke is the only centre forward at the club to have scored double figures in a…
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Jarell Quansah: Liverpool’s Defensive Bedrock for the Post-Klopp Era
As the curtains close on Jurgen Klopp’s final season as Liverpool head coach, there has been an atmosphere of sadness within the Liverpool fan base and within the club itself. A manager that has come in and galvanised the whole club and made the fan base believe again, an icon who has put the memories…
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Simon Adingra: Brighton’s Ivorian Phenom
A success story from the Right to Dream Academy that produces great African talent, Simon Adingra went from FC Nordsjælland’s starboy to a national hero with his heroics at the African Cup of Nations. What makes this 22-year-old winger such a special talent? Moving from the Right to Dream Academy to Nordsjælland at the…
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Why Manchester United Mustn’t Miss Third Chance to Land Pochettino
On Tuesday, Mauricio Pochettino’s spell as Chelsea manager came to an abrupt and surprising end, and an extra layer of intrigue was added to a summer where the managerial roundabout is already more chaotic than it has been for some time. It is incredibly rare that so many of Europe’s top jobs are all…
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How Roberto De Zerbi’s Time at Brighton Came to a Bitter End
It has been nearly two years since Roberto De Zerbi took charge of Brighton & Hove Albion in September 2022, replacing Graham Potter following the Englishman’s move to Chelsea. Since then, he’s guided them to a sixth-place finish (their highest-ever top-flight placement), an FA Cup semifinal and a first-ever European qualification. And yet, his time…
