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Dele Alli’s Brief and Futile Everton Spell
Dele Alli, once dubbed ‘the next Ronaldinho’, spent the last two years at Tottenham Hotspur under three separate managers, failing to impress none of the trio. Alli shone under Argentine manager Mauricio Pochettino, most notably scoring on 22 occasions over 50 games during the 2016/17 campaign. Alli contributed 30 goals thereafter until the decision…
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Lucas Paquetá: What Can the Brazilian Playmaker Bring to West Ham?
If not for his bouncebackability, Lucas Paquetá would not be the player he is today: a senior member of the Brazilian national team and the flashiest signing in West Ham’s history. The 25-year-old arrives in East London following a £36.5 million transfer from Olympique Lyonnais, which could rise to just under £50 million if he…
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Manchester United – Recruitment Shortlisting – Using Statistical Data
Manchester United, the team who previously were the dominating force of English football have slowly declined post the Sir Alex Ferguson era and have of late dropped to the lowest of lows for as long as most of us can even recall. After a humiliating 4-0 loss away at Brentford, I started to look at…
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Project Rebuild Through the Youth Ranks: Uncovering Chelsea’s New Italian Talent Cesare Casadei
Roman Abramovich is gone. A marquee in the football business industry and an icon in Chelsea’s revolutionary history. A leadership and management era of almost two decades under the Russian oligarch has come to a halt. It is now time for a new dawn, a new management, a modernized philosophy, and ultimately a different…
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Marcus Tavernier: The Key to Bournemouth’s Survival?
After starting the season with a 2-0 win against Aston Villa, Bournemouth were consummately pulled apart by Manchester City in a 4-0 defeat before losing 3-0 to Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium, narrowly edging Norwich on penalties in the EFL Cup after drawing 2-2, before losing 9-0 to Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday, a defeat…
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Who Should Everton Target for the Dominic Calvert-Lewin Deputy Role?
England international Dominic Calvert-Lewin has been one of the most important players for Everton during the last few years. Not only that, the 25-year-old is the player on which relies a good part of the team’s system, with DCL being considered as one of the finest strikers in the air in the top 5 leagues.…
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Player Analysis: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
There is a new star in Naples: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. When Napoli lost Lorenzo Insigne and Dries Mertens this past summer, it was hard to imagine where the creativity and goals would come from for Napoli. Even harder to imagine that a 21-year-old from Georgia could possibly be the answer. Napoli were linked with Khvicha…
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Chris Richards: Crystal Palace’s American Defender
If signing the right player was easy, every club would do it all the time. But it is not. Recruitment at the highest level of the sport is fraught with pitfalls at every turn, starting with talent identification and culminating in deal negotiation. It therefore should not come as a surprise that many elite…
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Casemiro to Carrington: The Latest Star to Trade the Bernabeu for Old Trafford
After 100 days of the Frenkie de Jong saga, it was not anticipated that Manchester United would opt for a different profile. Following two difficult losses to begin the season, the club has been in dire need of a defensive midfielder for over 8 years. This transfer window finally sees United addressing a big…
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Who Should Arsenal Target for the Thomas Partey Deputy Role?
Arsenal have been one of the most active Premier League clubs during the ongoing summer transfer window. The Gunners have bolstered their squad with the likes of Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fabio Vieira, as the aforementioned stars fit within the plans of Mikel Arteta and fill the voids that prevented them from securing Champions League…
