Opinion: Why Mertesacker Is The Best Centre-Back In The Premier League

Per Mertesacker's bullet header against England last night ensured that Germany made it six straight victories at Wembley, and also put England to their second defeat in as many games without a single goal. Arsenal fans had something to smile about, though, as their big centre-half continues his impeccable form.

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Manchester City in Europe: Why the failure?

Since Sheikh Mansour took over at Manchester City in 2008 they have slowly become a powerhouse in English football. With, what seems like an almost unlimited transfer budget and first pick of the world hottest talents, they have the strongest squad and first team in the Premier League; this was compounded by their first title last season. Despite these facts Manchester City have never been able to cut it at the top level of European football, last season they went out at the first stage in a group, in which, they should have comfortably come second to Bayern Munich and this season they sit 5 points off of qualification after a very disappointing 3-1 defeat to Ajax, so why do Manchester City fail in Europe?

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Should we give the cold shoulder to a Winter Break?

For a number of years now, there has been talk about incorporating a European style winter break into the English Premier league. The idea is that a winter break will give England’s international players two weeks off during the season so that they don’t go into major tournaments having played for 10 solid months; but is this a good idea?

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