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If it is true that form is temporary and class is permanent, then it is also important to remember that such an exceptional run can result in something great in the short term. In the EFL, there is perhaps no club more ready to prove this than Cardiff City: suited for a promotion run, but […]
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Well you can’t really say Milan didn’t deserve it. Manchester United will, of course, be deeply frustrated about the lateness of the equaliser in this thoroughly entertaining Europa League last 16 first leg. At 1-0 up despite a superb display from the visitors, United were 90 seconds away from what would, frankly, have been a […]
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Naming a director of football took Manchester United over two years, during which time their appetite for such an appointment was quite reasonably questioned. But the Red Devils have finally concluded that two heads are better than one… It was announced on Wednesday that John Murtough would become United’s first football director, with ‘overall leadership […]
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After just 11 games in charge of Chelsea, Thomas Tuchel has handed at least two starts to 20 of the 25 members of his squad. There have been clear winners as a result of his appointment – Callum Hudson-Odoi, Antonio Rudiger, Cesar Azpilicueta, Marcos Alonso – but very few losers. Third-choice goalkeeper Willy Cabellero has […]
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Sharing the back page with Bruno Fernandes as the tabloids attempted to whip up a Manchester United storm on Wednesday morning was Edinson Cavani, scorer of six Premier League goals this season – the same as Sheffield United’s David McGoldrick – and yet somehow viewed as so central to the club’s success or otherwise that […]
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In a way, it is the perfect partnership: a team with embedded mental scars carefully cultivated through various degrees of public capitulation; a former coach of Tottenham whose only managerial honour before January was consecutive Put On The Pressure Shields. PSG and Mauricio Pochettino both simultaneously have the potential to be the best yet, at […]
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Tuesday night’s Champions League tie between Juventus and Porto was an absolute corker. One hundred and twenty minutes of drama including five goals, a red card and a total of 45 shots. My appetite for mid-week football was utterly satiated, save for a sour taste left by the framework within which the Portuguese side secured […]
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“I have three years left at Liverpool. You sign a contract and you stick to it,” said Jurgen Klopp. The German dismissed claims this week that he might replace Joachim Low as national team manager after this summer’s European Championships, referencing the agreement he made to stay at Anfield almost 15 months ago. It was […]
Read More… from F365 Says: Gerrard, Liverpool and the burden of proof
In December, after describing Aaron Cresswell as “invaluable” to West Ham, David Moyes added: “He has stepped up with his deliveries and his involvement in the game and we want him to keep doing that.” With three assists at that stage, the left-back-cum-centre-back has added a further four in the Premier League: it’s fair to say […]
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‘No Mount’ was trending on social media before kick off. A hashtag that would have led to a cesspit of ungrounded criticism of Mason Mount six months ago was instead dominated by Chelsea fans questioning how their team would fare without the academy graduate and with their £72million summer signing. This was only the second […]
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