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“He really glues the team together and that’s a quality that is not easy for a striker. He’s got it.” Alexandre Lacazette has drawn widespread praise both for his recent performances and the powerful statement he made in the Europa League victory over Sparta Prague, and Mikel Arteta is well aware of the striker’s importance […]
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“This would be a bigger achievement (than Everton) because this is my first full season at West Ham. Last year when I came in it was really only to avoid relegation, and even the time before it was to avoid relegation.” David Moyes guided Everton to a top-four finish back in 2005 and he could […]
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Here are the 20 players currently active in the Premier League, with at least a season’s worth of appearances, yet to score a sodding goal… 1) Martin Kelly (Crystal Palace and Liverpool) Right-back Appearances: 153 Minutes: 13,459 Assists: 6 Palace away at Spurs in 5th round FA cup in 2016. Martin Kelly with his […]
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Johnny Nic raves about one of the century’s most-deadly hitmen, Samuel Eto’o. Someone here has to… Who’s this then? Samuel Eto’o Fils is a 40-year-old former striker, He was born in Douala, Cameroon and played for a grand total of 13 different clubs but perhaps most famously for Mallorca, Barcelona and Inter Milan. He […]
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Lampard, Howe and Tisdale are all said to be in the running but the favourite to replace Aidy Boothroyd is an unfamiliar name… The FA have finally dispensed with Boothroyd’s services as England Under-21s manager. It seems literally anyone could have got more out of the current squad, but here are some of the […]
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The Liverpool ‘excuse’ that has been systematically ‘crushed’ was OK for Man City recently. Paul Pogba and Jose Mourinho also loved a puzzle. Edin the clouds Manchester United beat Granada on Thursday. Edinson Cavani did a goal. There has been much talk about how they want to keep him beyond his current one-year contract. […]
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All football fans think their own club is uniquely predisposed to misfortune. But only Spurs could be bantered off by an online dog. Pretty much all football fans think their own club is uniquely predisposed to misfortune. “It could only happen to us” is a common refrain after the sort of embarrassment or disaster […]
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Amid a handful of Premier League games is two FA Cup semi-finals. And sod Man City v Chelsea because Leicester v Southampton is where it’s at Game to watch: Leicester v Southampton You don’t have to be some appalling performative contrarian to see that the Other Semi-final is clearly the big one to watch […]
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Every week we preview three fascinating things to look out for in the big Premier League games, with further analysis from Betfair’s Football…Only Bettor podcast. This week, we take a look at the two FA Cup semi-finals plus, Arsenal’s league clash with Fulham. Betfair Betting Podcast · Football…Only Bettor | Episode 70 | Keeping up with […]
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From the moment before kick-off when Alexandre Lacazette took the knee right in front of Slavia Prague’s players, this was pretty much a picture perfect display from Arsenal. In the wake of UEFA deciding Ondrej Kudela’s racist abuse of Rangers’ Glen Kamara during Slavia’s last-16 clash at Ibrox last month was very nearly as bad […]
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