Cancelo names the ‘most difficult’ PL winger he has faced

Joao Cancelo has picked out Chelsea star Christian Pulisic as the “most difficult winger” he has faced in the Premier League so far. Pulisic joined Borussia Dortmund when he was just 16-years-old. He made his Bundesliga for them in January 2016. The American went onto play 127 times for the German outfit. In that time, […]

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Five PL players back from the dead this season…

They thought it was all over but…   Craig Dawson ‘Underwhelmed’ is probably the nicest way of describing West Ham fans’ reaction to the loan signing of Dawson back in October. The 30-year-old couldn’t get in Watford’s team through the first month of the Championship season, but Dawson has established himself as one of the […]

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Champions League winners and losers

Winners Thomas Tuchel The new-ish Chelsea manager passed the toughest test of his reign so far. The Blues’ only win against top-eight opposition in the Premier League this season came against West Ham but Tuchel’s side did a number on the La Liga leaders. Frank Lampard would not have won that game 1-0. A victory […]

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‘Sheer class’, ‘everywhere’: Some Man City fans hail 26-year-old’s display vs Monchengladbach

‘Sheer class’, ‘everywhere’: Some Man City fans hail 26-year-old’s display vs Monchengladbach – originally posted on Sportslens.com A section of Manchester City fans on Twitter were delighted with the showing of Joao Cancelo during last night’s Champions League clash against Borussia Monchengladbach. The Cityzens made the trip to the Puskas Arena in Hungary for the […]

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Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City: 16 Conclusions

1. First the formalities. That’s the league title sorted, if it wasn’t already. It really is an absurd achievement from City, who as recently as mid-December looked like having a genuinely bad season and were limp and ineffective enough for one hotheaded fool to rule them out of title contention. It was a rash and […]

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Man City v Tottenham: One big game, five big questions

Man City are overwhelming favourites against Tottenham based on form alone. Harry Kane will form the obvious crux of any Jose Mourinho plan.   1) Is Guardiola’s adapted system a bad fit for this game? Manchester City’s 15-match winning streak is the result of Pep Guardiola working out how to play pandemic football: controlling the […]

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