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If you really must lose after a seven-game unbeaten Premier League run that has taken you from the edges of a relegation battle to mid-table comfort and a neck craned upwards towards European places, then it is probably better that you are left with a burning sense of injustice rather than boiling anger at your […]
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There’s no doubt that it was a motivation. “The lads 100 per cent don’t want that tag. I don’t want the embarrassment of being remembered for the wrong reason at Sheffield United after seven or eight years at the club,” said Chris Basham on January 1 as he pondered Derby’s 11-point record, which looked a […]
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In the second of their chats about the psychology of football – read the first about players here – Johnny sits down with former F365 warhorse and now top London psychotherapist Al Tyers to talk about the psychology of managers and the managerial job. JN: Let’s kick things off by getting right down to […]
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MBAPPE TO LIVERPOOL….ON ‘All signs point to Anfield’ apparently. Now if you are thinking that Liverpool have just coppered up to spend tuppence on two centre-halves so are unlikely to now spend £200m on Kylian Mbappe, then you have not taken into account Liverpool’s relationship with Nike and LeBron James. Silly you. Now you need […]
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Jan Bednarek claims Anthony Martial agreed that he shouldn’t have been awarded a penalty in the 9-0 thrashing at Old Trafford. Southampton were already down to ten men and were losing 6-0 when Martial took a tumble in the box in close proximity to Bednarek. Referee Mike Dean pointed to the spot as it looked […]
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Andre Villas-Boas has resigned from his role as Marseille coach, with the final straw seemingly being the signing of Oliver Ntcham from Celtic to replace Morgan Samson. “I have resigned because I don’t agree with the sporting policy of the club,” Villas-Boas told a press conference. “I said no to the signing of Olivier Ntcham. […]
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Not everybody got out in the transfer window… Arsenal – Reiss Nelson Joe Willock and Ainsley Maitland-Niles both got away from the Emirates to play some football for half a season, but Nelson was left behind on deadline day. The winger was available for a loan but, like Calum Chambers, no suitable offers were […]
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Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says his team showed ‘the X-Factor’ in their 9-0 thrashing of Southampton. The Red Devils were given an advantage early on as Alex Jankewitz saw red for a bad challenge on Scott McTominay. Luckily the midfielder wasn’t too badly hurt and managed to play on. FEATURE: Relive all the […]
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Man Utd equalled their Premier League record win as Southampton found themselves on the wrong end of a 9-0 scoreline once again. Alexandre Jankewitz’s red card within 90 seconds of his first senior start for a terrible challenge on Scott McTominay made an uphill battle even tougher for the injury-hit Saints. It was a gut […]
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has questioned David Luiz’s red card during the 2-1 loss at Wolves, saying he ‘cannot see any contact’. The Gunners started the match brightly but saw Bukayo Saka’s goal ruled out for offside. They went ahead in the 32nd minute thanks to a great individual effort from Nicolas Pepe. FEATURE: Top […]
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