The importance of a central defensive partnership

The best defence is a good offence is an infamous adage that has been used in the military field for some time in order to pre-occupy the opposition and, in due course, harm them.

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Team of the Season so far in 2011

It’s been scintillating six months of English Football. We’ve had blow outs (8-2, 5-3, and 6-1 between some big guns) and some stunning individual performances (numerous hat-tricks and goal line saves). With half a season to go, it’s time to decide who has made the Team of the Season So Far, settling in a traditional English 4-4-2 formation.

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Getting Ready For The January Transfer Sales

It comes once a year - cue Santa joke, but Sir Alex knows the January transfer-sales are just around the corner and so took the Wigan game as the chance to show what we have for sale.

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Phil Jones – The Future of English Football

In Phil Jones, Sir Alex Ferguson has a manager’s dream. After a summer transfer from Blackburn in 2011 for a rumoured £16.5million, one could be excused for thinking this was rather a gamble for Sir Alex Ferguson.

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Manchester United v Wigan Athletic Preview: Expect A Comfortable Festive Home Win

Manchester United will be looking to celebrate Christmas in style by beating Roberto Martinez’s Wigan Athletic at Old Trafford tomorrow in their penultimate Premier League game of 2011.

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3 Players United Will Have To Be Wary Of - Wigan Athletic

Manchester United face Wigan Athletic on Boxing Day at Old Trafford. So with that in mind it’s worth taking a look at these three players who we should be wary of going into the game:

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Why The Dual Football Scarf Angers Me!

“A day-tripper is a person who visits a tourist destination or visitor attraction from his/her home and returns home on the same day.”

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Another Scandinavian to United, surely he’s guaranteed to succeed!

Christian Eriksen impressed at the world cup, in a Danish side where the main goalscoring ‘threat’ was supposed to come from Nicklas Bendtner. Not much hope there then.

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Saturday Morning News & Gossip Round @ Cahill to Chelsea done in Nov, Wenger moves for City star plus more

FootballFriendsonline.com believes a deal for Gary Cahill to Chelsea was done in November.

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The seven players to watch out for in 2012

The world of football has taken a new dynamic in the last 12 months with clubs now heavily focused on the promotion of youth. While in the past, experience had been key, the emphasis has now shifted to youth with the likes of Barcelona, Arsenal and Manchester United on the forefront of promotion within the ranks.

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3 Fulham Players United Will Have To Be Wary Of

Manchester United face Fulham in their final Premier League match before Christmas at Craven Cottage tomorrow. So with that in mind it’s worth taking a look at these three players who we should be wary of going into the game:

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Fulham v Manchester United Match Preview: It Could Be Trouble At The Cottage

Manchester United will be looking to end 2011 on a high-note by winning their final Premier League game at Craven Cottage tonight against Martin Jol’s tricky Fulham side.

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Keane Still Bitter Over United Exit

Two people who certainly will not be exchanging Christmas cards this year are Sir Alex Ferguson and Roy Keane. Sundays eye opening two page spread in a national news paper by Keane, had the ramblings of a bitter old man written all over it.

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Former United star who played for Fulham

Of course on Wednesday, Manchester United travel down to Craven Cottage to play Fulham. With that in mind it’s worth looking at these 6 individuals who have spent time at United and Fulham in their careers.

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Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Football

There are times in a football supporter’s life where he (or she, you won’t catch me in a Gray/Key-esque scenario) when you think, is there simply too much of it?

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