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André-Frank Zambo Anguissa’s Emergence at Napoli
After impressing at Marseille and Villarreal, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa has taken to the Serie A like a duck to water since joining Napoli on loan from Fulham. His first start came just days after joining the club and was sent straight into the deep, at home against bitter rivals Juventus. Anguissa was flawless, watching…
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Patrick Vieira’s Youth Rejuvenation at Crystal Palace
Brash, bizarre, but in its own way brilliant. Alan Pardew dancing on the Wembley touchline whilst his players and staff run amok around him will forever be immortalised in FA Cup history. But not even Icarus would fly close enough to the sun so as to produce such stiff dance moves with 12 minutes of…
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How Ange Postecoglou Has Turned the Tide at Celtic
Ange Postecoglou has transformed Celtic on & off the park. He’s provided a team who play relentlessly aggressive attacking football & united a fan base that was in despair following a shambolic season last year, and he deserves enormous credit for what he has achieved in less than twelve months. What Shape Were Celtic in…
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Analysing Victor Osimhen: The Nigerian Monster
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Victor James Osimhen started his career at the Ultimate Strikers Academy in Lagos, featuring for the Super Eagles in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, and turning many heads around at that time for his performances. He eventually signed a pre-contract with the Bundesliga club, VFL Wolfsburg. His time at…
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Domenico Tedesco’s RB Leipzig Revival
On the 5th of December Jesse Marsch was relieved of his duties at RB Leipzig, becoming the first Bundesliga manager to learn of his dismissal whilst in a COVID enforced quarantine. The peculiarities of Marsch’s departure stole headlines, but the fact that it had come to this dreary conclusion left few surprised. Back…
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Analyzing Vincent Kompany’s Anderlecht
It’s nearly been two full seasons now since Vincent Kompany took the full management role at Anderlecht after transitioning from the unusual job as player-manager. RSCA have been a formidable beast on the continent, having qualified for at least the preliminary rounds of the UCL/UEFA Cup 59 years in a row (1956-2018). They’ve won…
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Die Gefallenen Riesen: How the Bundesliga 2 Became a Graveyard of Germany’s Biggest Clubs
As recently as 2018, the English Championship housed ten of the 24 teams to have lifted the top division of English football – with those sides accounting for 35 of the 122 titles wins since 1889. Going one step further, if you take away the six ‘Premier League ever-presents’, then the 35 titles from…
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Dwight McNeil: Burnley’s Diamond In The Rough
The Clarets, known for their exceedingly low budget and utterly defensive tactics, have maintained relatively stable Premier League status since 2016, even managing to finish 7th in the 2017–2018 season in order to participate in European football the following season. However, their security has been in jeopardy this season; as Burnley currently sit in…
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Domenico Tedesco: Profiling Leipzig’s Manager
At 36 years of age, Domenico Tedesco has already amassed a coaching resume that is paralleled by few, if any of his age mates. Born in Rossano, Italy, Tedesco’s family emigrated to Germany when he was two years old, with Tedesco completing his vocational training as a wholesale merchant and earning a bachelor’s degree in…
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Player Analysis: Nedim Bajrami
After winning the Coppa Italia in 2019/20, Napoli failed to defend its title in the following season as Atalanta had eliminated the Partenopei in the semi-finals. It must be said though, that title defense could have ended as early as the Round of 16 if it wasn’t for a lucky escape against Empoli. The…
