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/ 4463 days agoJose Mourinho Says West Ham Play 19th Century Soccer
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho today decried the tactics of his rival Sam Allardyce tonight in the 0-0 Chelsea draw with West Ham at Stamford Bridge. "[West Ham's style of football] is not Premier League, this is not the best league in the world. This is football from the 19th century. "The only thing I can […]
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/ 4463 days agoHow Juan Mata and Wayne Rooney Can Play Together For Manchester United
Manchester United manager David Moyes has long preferred a tactic where he plays with two out-and-out wingers who can float inside when needed. Wayne Rooney isn't 100% match fit, so with the signing of Juan Mata, Moyes dropped Adnan Januzaj Tuesday night against Cardiff City and continued playing with Ashley Young and Antonio Valencia on […]
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/ 4463 days agoAndre Schurrle Is Getting Squeezed Out In Crowded Midfield at Chelsea
The signing of Mohamed Salah, the emergence of Willian and the continued strong play of Eden Hazard have dropped the highly-regarded German international André Schürrle further down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge. At Bayer Leverkusen, he had a great season last year prompting interest from Chelsea and a deal was essentially already in place […]
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/ 4464 days agoClaude Makelele Was The Worst Thing That Happened in the Premier League, Says Les Ferdinand
Tottenham Hotspur first team coach Les Ferdinand has criticized the defensive midfielder position and says that Claude Makelele is the first worst thing that happened in the Premier League, in a revealing interview in the Tottenham Journal newspaper. Ferdinand's words shine new light on how new Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood believes in playing compared to former […]
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/ 4466 days agoWhat to Expect From West Ham United's New Signings Marco Borriello and Antonio Nocerino
West Ham United’s double swoop for Italian internationals Marco Borriello and Antonio Nocerino this weekend enhances the East London club’s chances for survival exponentially. While both players have been on the fringes of their respective Serie A clubs this season, Sam Allardyce can count on bags of experience and professionalism from both players to try […]
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/ 4467 days agoLukas Podolski Could Be the Key for Arsenal in Premier League Title Race
In all of the hyper-analysis about Arsenal’s squad, surprisingly Lukas Podolski has been often forgotten. The versatile German international has a role to play however in Arsenal’s quest for glory this season. Podolski can play wide on the left side or as an emergency lone striker, though he is more effective attacking from a wide […]
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/ 4468 days agoWill Monaco Replace Falcao in the January Transfer Window?
With Paris Saint-Germain pulling further away from Monaco in the Ligue Un title race in recent weeks, Claudio Ranieri’s side was potentially looking for additional players in the January transfer market. Ivorian striker Lacina Traore was bought from Anzhi but was loaned out to Everton until the end of this season. Then came the devastating […]
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/ 4468 days agoManchester United Confirm Signing Of Juan Mata; How United Should Line Up With Mata
Juan Mata’s move to Manchester United, the biggest January transfer made by a Premier League club in three seasons, has been officially confirmed by the Old Trafford club. All that remains is Mata passing a medical and agreeing personal terms for the deal to be completely finalized. The Chelsea perspective on the deal is now […]
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/ 4468 days agoArsenal Agree Fee With Schalke to Sign Julian Draxler, Says Report
Arsenal have agreed a fee with Schalke for German attacking midfielder Julian Draxler, according to several reliable reports in Europe tonight. Draxler will still have to agree personal terms, and there's no indication yet that even if a deal is agreed whether the player will join in this transfer window or the summer, but the […]
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/ 4468 days agoOut of the Shadows, Stevan Jovetic Returns for Manchester City
Stevan Jovetic made his return to Manchester City’s team after a long absence in Tuesday’s 3-0 victory over West Ham in the League Cup semifinal second leg. While most of the headlines around the game were centered around Manchester City's 18-year old Marcos Lopes whose performance was simply scintillating, Jovetic’s return to first-team action after […]
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/ 4469 days agoChelsea Making Push For Three Trophies With Mohamed Salah and Nemanja Matic Signings
Nemanja Matic and Mohamed Salah give Chelsea more midfield options and a deeper side than ever before. These are two players that fit perfectly into manager Jose Mourinho’s preferred style of play. Matić has the potential to become remarkably influential in central midfield for Chelsea. At Benfica he showed great tactical flexibility and poise on […]
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/ 4470 days ago6 Reasons How Sunderland Were Able to Defeat Manchester United in the Capital One Cup
Most neutral fans of English Football must have a smile on their face tonight for the Black Cats after Sunderland defeated Manchester United on penalty kicks to reach the Capital One Cup final. Passionate, long-suffering Black Cats fans from the Northeast of England will see their side return to a Wembley cup final for the […]
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/ 4470 days agoWATCH Manchester United vs Sunderland Match Highlights, League Cup Semi-Final [VIDEO]
Manchester United's season just got even worse Wednesday night after they were defeated on penalty kicks by Sunderland, missing out on an opportunity for a Capital One Cup Final game against cross-town rivals Manchester City. Some Manchester United fans will undoubtedly use the club’s heartbreaking elimination from the League Cup as more reason to bash […]
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/ 4470 days agoOne Reason Why Liverpool Slipped From First to Fourth in the Premier League
Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet was so excellent before Christmas that he made our World Soccer Talk Premier League Best XI as our starting goalkeeper. So excellent was Mignolet that Liverpool sat atop the table entering Boxing Day and was being touted as a potential challenger to the excellent Thibaut Courtois who had helped lead Atletico […]
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/ 4470 days agoRoberto Mancini Takes Credit for Current Manchester City Success
Roberto Mancini won a Premier League title and won the hearts of supporters at Manchester City. However, as this season has worn on with Mancini’s replacement Manuel Pellegrini winning plaudits from fans and media, the narrative about the Italian has changed rapidly. From sympathy for the former manager, many supporters feelings have turned towards blaming […]