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Alex Song – Good Enough for Barca?

The latest departure from Arsenal to Barcelona sees Alexander Song move for £15 million. Similar to the RVP there are many various opinions – is he good enough for Barca? Did Arsenal sell one of their better midfielders or cash in on their weakest link? ToKnowTheGame compiles the best from around the web. The Barcelona […]

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Tactics – Chelsea, Newcastle, Tottenham

Michael Cox, editor of Zonal Marking provides a tactical analysis on Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham on the first day of the English Premier League. ” It’s difficult to work out Roberto Di Matteo’s preferred football style. When he was manager of West Bromwich Albion his side played an attack-minded 4-2-3-1 system, but he was sacked […]

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Sid Lowe – La Liga returns

  ” Sometimes, somehow, football finds a way. The opening night of the new season was one of those times. They can sell your best players, asset-strip your dreams, cut the cable on the back of your TV, and destroy your chances of winning anything ever again. They can try to empty stadiums of fans […]

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Sky-blue thinking

For the Premier League champions Manchester City, brainpower counts as much as talent….     “The other day I visited Manchester City’s training centre in rural Carrington, outside Manchester. The players hadn’t arrived yet, so the car park was empty of SUVs and sports cars…” Continue reading Sky blue thinking by Simpon Kuper at the […]

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Michael Laudrup – Swansea

” It feels a little surreal to walk into the Virgin Active health club in Glamorgan on a Wednesday afternoon and see Michael Laudrup leaning against the bar, sipping a cup of coffee alongside the gym members. This, after all, is one of the most talented footballers of all time (Michel Platini’s description), a man […]

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Fantasy Football – Week 1

ToKnowTheGame has compiled the best fantasy articles from across the web to help you choose your team for the first week of the premiership. Remember to join our league at the official game by clicking here or if the link is not working enter with the following code: 101892-53185. Never Captain Nicky Butt goes with: […]

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RVP Transfer – The Ramifications

Everyone has an opinion on who benefits, who got the better deal and how this will affect both clubs. TKTG has compiled the best articles regarding the entire RVP transfer and what it means for both Manchester United and Arsenal. Amy Lawrence in the Guardian feels this was a very good business for Arsenal as […]

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RVP – Good Business?

Arsenal’s sale of Robin van Persie to Manchester United is good business. Arsène Wenger has three young attackers in Podolski, Giroud and Cazorla to replace one with a worrying injury history. ” According to the gallows humorists of N5, the obvious candidates to be Arsenal’s next captain are Sebastian Squillaci, Marouane Chamakh and Park Ju-young. […]

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La Liga Preview – Sid Lowe

Real’s and Barça’s ability to make the impossible look easy has crushed the ambitions of La Liga’s other clubs and tarnishes Spanish football’s golden age. ” It is the best of times, it is the worst of times. Spain are European and world champions, the most successful national team in history. They completed a unique […]

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Fantasy Football Tips

ToKnowTheGame has compiled the best fantasy articles from across the web to help you in the first week of the Premiership. Remember to join our league at the official game by clicking here or if the link is not working enter with the following code: 101892-53185. Fantasy Yirma ” In the past 3 seasons of […]

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