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  • Deniz Undav: The German Striker Tasked With Solving Brighton’s Attacking Curse

    The mainstream narrative with Brighton and Hove Albion is set in stone.    Graham Potter, rightfully, accumulates huge credit for the tactical design he has imprinted at the club. Brighton recorded their highest ever finish last season by claiming the ninth spot in the Premier League.    However, despite the incredibly well-drilled, well-organised, and good-looking…

  • Amadou Onana: Lille’s Belgian Midfield Dynamo

    When asked to imagine the perfect midfielder, who do you see?    Is it someone packed with flair and agility, capable of breaking the lines with intricate moves? Maybe they are the archetypal destroyer, intercepting passes and corralling loose balls as though their life depends on it? Perhaps you are imagining a player from yesteryear:…

  • Is Kalidou Koulibaly a Good Signing for Chelsea?

    So far the transfer window has been a relatively tricky one for Chelsea.   In terms of outgoings, the loss of Antonio Rudiger to Real Madrid for free, was a bad start. They have also seen Andreas Christensen depart to Madrid’s rivals, Barcelona, for free, and the measly £7 million loan fee they received as…

  • One Player From Each Championship Team to Watch This Season – Part Two

    The EFL Championship always provides an entertaining spectacle, and the excitement is beginning to build ahead of the opening day, along with the intrigue of the players ready to line up in the second tier for the campaign.   One Player From Each Championship Team to Watch This Season – Part One   Here are…

  • Dwight McNeil: Analyzing Everton’s Latest Signing

    Following the departure of versatile winger Richarlison to Tottenham Hotspur, Everton have been conducting their transfer business carefully and hesitantly, with the club determined not to follow the path of recent years.   The names of Romelu Lukaku, Ross Barkley and Idrissa Gana Gueye all ring a bell in the head of Everton fans –…

  • A Look at Germany’s Dominance in the Women’s European Championship

    It’s rare in football that an international tournament is dominated by a team for so long. There was obviously the great Brazil side of the 1970s with Pele and Garrincha, and Spain’s golden generation that won everything there was to win between 2008 and 2012, but none have had the longevity like Germany’s women’s side,…

  • Leah Williamson: The Ultimate Ball-Playing Defender for Club and Country

    Leah Williamson has spent the summer living out her childhood dream of captaining her country at a home European Championships. After leading England to a berth in the Women’s Euros Final, she will be looking to win the first-ever major trophy in the history of the Lionesses.   Williamson was born and raised in Milton…

  • João Victor: Benfica’s New Brazilian Center Back

    It has been quite the busy start to the transfer window for Benfica. Under the watch of their new German manager Roger Schmidt, who joins following a two-year spell at PSV Eindhoven, the Lisbon club have sold Darwin Núñez to Liverpool, offloaded the likes of Everton Cebolinha and Haris Seferović, and reinforced their squad with…

  • Leo Ostigard – The Former Brighton Man Eager to Prove a Point After Permanent Switch to Napoli

    Leo Ostigard would have been dreaming about becoming a Premier League regular defender after signing for Brighton all the way back in 2018, leaving behind his native Norway for The Seagulls.   However, four long years on from this transfer, his career at Brighton never got off the ground – the 22-year-old centre-back never featuring…

  • Anthony Gordon: Diamonds Are Made Under Pressure

    Few Evertonians will look back on their 2017/18 Europa League campaign with any joy at all. Placed in a group of death with French giants Lyon and a soon-to-be Champions League side Atalanta, the Blues certainly had their work cut out as they slugged through a winless opening five games.   The other side in…