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    Monday
    Apr282014

    Includes Arsenal Defender: TWO Players Who Should Have Been Picked For PFA ‘Team Of The Year’

    Last night Luis Suarez deservedly won Players Player of the Year, and Eden Hazard got Young Player of the Year, and both featured in the PFA team. But there were some strange omissions.

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    Wednesday
    Apr232014

    Not De Gea: My Premier League Team Of The Season - The Goalkeeper

    As the end of the 2013/14 Premier League season draws ever closer, respected writers, professionals and fans have all shared their picks on who makes their team, player and manager of the current campaign.

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    Friday
    Mar072014

    No Shaw? What Should The England Squad Look Like For The World Cup?

    Wednesday's 1-0 victory over Denmark was the last chance for England's World Cup hopefuls to impress Roy Hodgson and book their ticket on the plane to Brazil. The right balance of youth and experience is vital to England's chances of progressing through this summer's tournament, and I believe this, based on form for club and country, should be Hodgson's 23-man squad.

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    Saturday
    Dec142013

    5 Defenders Who Could Replace Patrice Evra

    It's never easy replacing a player that has been consistently brilliant at the club for a number of years. You get so used to seeing that player on the team sheet and what they bring to the team, the kind of things that make you go 'Wow, we're so lucky to have him'. Patrice Evra is one of those players because he combines attacking and defending excellently to make him one of a special breed of left-back. Not many can combine the two well and often a player excels in just one of the areas.

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    Wednesday
    Dec042013

    Manchester United To Make Triple Swoop, But Where Would Trio Fit Into The Side?

    The January transfer window is going to be a huge one this time round for Manchester United - it could even be make or break for David Moyes' title hopes. With the Metro reporting that the Red Devils will be moving for Leighton Baines, Ander Herrera and Ilkay Gundogan. But where would the trio fit into the side?

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    Tuesday
    Nov192013

    Manchester United Will Sign Leighton Baines In January, But Is He The Right Option For Moyes?

    So, the Mirror are reporting that it is going to finally happen. Leighton Baines will join Manchester United in January in a deal worth £16m, apparently, to reunite with his former Everton boss David Moyes and team-mate Marouane Fellaini. Although this is good news for Manchester United, I thought that I would take a closer look into the England left-back's statistics and try and pick holes in his game to see if he is a suitable addition. So here goes.

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    Thursday
    Oct172013

    3 surprise players who could make the England squad for the World Cup

    So, they did it. Roy Hodgson and his merry band of Englishmen defeated Montenegro and Poland to confirm that they will be competing for that very famous trophy come June 2014.

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    Tuesday
    Aug202013

    Is Conceding A Goal From A Set-Piece Worse Than From Open Play?

    We hear it time and time again – 'so-and-so will be very frustrated to concede a goal from a set piece.' But why is shipping a goal in this manner seemingly frowned upon so much?

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    Sunday
    Jun092013

    Everton warn Manchester United off Baines (Video)

    The new Everton manager Roberto Martinez has revealed that his first action at Goodison Park will be to keep Leighton

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    Saturday
    Jun082013

    The reason Bellamy didn't join Everton

    Craig Bellamy is no stranger to transfer negotiations, having played at nine different clubs throughout his career. However, it is the one move he didn’t make that may give us a clue as to new Man United boss David Moyes’ intentions when shopping this summer. As revealed in Bellamy’s newly released autobiography, the striker came very close to joining Everton in 2005. Why didn’t he join forces with Moyes?

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    Saturday
    Apr272013

    PFA player of the year - The REAL nominations

    The recently announced shortlist for the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the year award has thrown up a few surprises including the omissions of Capital One Cup winner Michu and Everton left back Leighton Baines.

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    Monday
    Apr012013

    Cole or Baines - Who should start for England at left back?

    There aren’t many nations in the world who are blessed with two left backs with the quality of Ashley Cole and Leighton Baines. Both of these left backs have credible cases to be England’s first choice.

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    Friday
    Mar292013

    Premier League Team of the Season- 2012/13

    Over the coming weeks, as The Premier League draws to a close and bears increasing clarity, discussions of personal accolades will also become aplenty. Awards will be allocated, and recognition distributed, to the shining lights of this slightly perplexing Premier League season.

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    Monday
    Mar112013

    Does Moyes need silverware before he can move on?

    There has been intense discussion as to what direction David Moyes will take when his contract end at Everton in the summer.

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    Saturday
    Mar092013

    Everton a dark horse for FA Cup glory?

    This weekend brings with the quarter finals of the FA Cup and with the field narrowing once more after this round the clear favourites look to be the Manchester clubs.

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