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How Dominic Calvert-Lewin Became One of the Premier League’s Deadliest Strikers
Nine months ago, it would have been easy to look at Dominic Calvert-Lewin as just your typical old-fashioned English centre forward. Standing 6ft 2in tall, with what could only be described as quite a modest goalscoring record, you’d have been forgiven for putting him in the same bracket as Duncan Ferguson, the man who he…
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Premier League Predictions: Matchday Five
With the Premier League returning after the international break, we take a closer look at the games in Matchday Five. Everton vs Liverpool Currently 1st in the Premier League, Everton have been one of the best teams to watch in the league so far this season. Saturday’s Merseyside derby is the most keenly…
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Player Analysis: Anthony Martial
Since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement, Manchester United have struggled to find a center forward with the ability and consistency to lead the line for an extended period of time. Robin Van Persie and Wayne Rooney played leading roles in United’s 2012/13 Premier League title conquest, but both players found themselves on the physical decline after…
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Premier League Returns: From Gareth Bale to Michael Owen – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Christmas came three months early for Tottenham fans as Gareth Bale returned to north London for a season-long loan after seven years away. But, in keeping with Christmas traditions, Spurs fans will only be able to enjoy their new toy after dinner – or in more boring terms – until the Welshman gets fit. …
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Three U-20 Championship Players to Keep an Eye On
Every year it seems like a new young striker emerges out of the shadows to set the Championship alight. In 2019/20 it was the turn of Ollie Watkins – he grabbed 26 goals, subsequently earning himself a £25 million move to Aston Villa and he announced his arrival by netting a hat trick vs Liverpool. …
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How Jackson Martinez Stole the Show on His Way To Porto, Then Fell Apart at Atlético
Since the turn of the millennium, FC Porto have signed, sealed and developed a host of South American players from cut-rate, unproven circumstances into acclaimed, unstoppable stardom. The names that instantly spring to mind are James Rodríguez, Alex Sandro and Radamel Falcao who stunned the Primeira Liga at a young age before inevitably going on…
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Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner: The Vilification and the Vindication
In Nicolas Anelka’s recent Netflix documentary, titled Misunderstood, there’s a suggestion from Henry Winter of the Times that the wayfaring Frenchman felt at home in the West London surroundings. In a career spanning nearly two decades and donning the colours of 12 clubs, it is peculiar that he spent more time at Chelsea than any…
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The Rise of LASK Linz, the Club That Never Gave Up
“Who the hell are LASK by the way? Don’t worry I LASK someone,” tweeted Gary Lineker after Manchester United were drawn to face the Austrian side in the Round of 16 in the 2019/20 Europa League. While the former forward’s tweet may have been a tongue-in-cheek, punny comment, it was partially true that not many…
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Tactical Analysis: Carlo Ancelotti’s Top-of-the-Table Everton
As we approach the return of club football following October’s international break, Everton sit top of the Premier League, having won four out of four games and creating the most big chances in the league along the way. They have not managed such a feat since 1969, a season in which they lifted the English…
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Analyzing Rodri’s Struggles in England
Three games into the new Premier League season, and it looks as if Manchester City are still trying to shake off the same problems that haunted them all through the last. Persisting injuries to key players. Baffling wastefulness in front of goal. Infuriating defensive mistakes. Ever since Pep Guardiola’s men won their 14th Premier League…
