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The Toure Role?

Every so often a player comes along who redefines English football to the extent a position is named in his honour and Yaya Toure is threatening to join the list. These individuals may not be the most skilled but their style revolutionises tactical thinking. … Teams up and down the land sought to emulate Chelsea’s […]

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Germany leads England in football’s recovery

Secrets of the Bundesliga’s success range from cheaper tickets to standing room in stadiums and supporters on club boards. David Conn looks at the Bundesliga and how it differs from England. ” At their first home Premier League match this season, Chelsea, owned by the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, beat Reading 4-2 in front of […]

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Is Arteta the greatest ever panic buy?

In order to succeed in football, you will always need some degree of luck. When August 31st 2011 arrived, Arsène Wenger was running low on it. He had been given the news that Jack Wilshere would be out for Arsenal until at least the start of 2012 and Abou Diaby out indefinitely; in searching for a replacement, […]

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Analysis – Man City vs Arsenal

TKTG takes a look at the best articles and analysis covering the Man City vs Arsenal match which ended in a 1-1 draw. Match Report ESPN Soccernet match report ” Koscielny saves draw for Arsenal” while The Guardian takes a look at 5 things that we learned from that match. (City’s defence still struggles; Mancini […]

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Fantasy Football – Week 5

The first rounds of the Champions League and Europa League group stages are behind us and we now look forward to this weekend’s Premier League action. At TKTG we have studied the squads and match-ups to bring you our Fantasy Football picks for the week. Remember to join our league at the official game using […]

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Best of Enemies

” We are barely a month into the new Premier League season and already we have our first player bust-up. Just two months after Chelsea’s John Terry was cleared of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand, the QPR defender is expected to snub Ashley Cole’s handshake in the west London derby this weekend, after the full-back had […]

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Zenit steals spotlight from PSG while City cuts corners

  Zenit Petersburg recently splashed around 80 million euros on Hulk and Axel Witsel, two of Europe’s most coveted footballers, and in doing so have momentarily stolen the spotlight from the recent big spenders, PSG and Manchester City. The Guardian analyzes the impact of the double capture and what it means for the club’s chances in […]

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Fantasy Football – Week 4

As we look forward to the next round of fixtures, after the international break, TKTG brings you upto speed with our Fantasy Football picks for the week. Remember to join our league using the code: 101892-53185. Norwich City v West Ham United The Hammers will be without new loan signing Andy Carroll, but expect Kevin […]

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Talented Teenagers in the EPL & The NextGen Series

Now that the World Cup qualifiers are finally behind us, we can look forward to a welcome return to club football over the upcoming weekend. If that isn’t exciting enough, we at TKTG thought it would be a good time to get the mouths watering over the talented youngsters that are putting pressure on their […]

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Premiership Predictions

  TOKNOWTHEGAME.COM tries to predict the top 4 teams this year in the English Premier League. We asked a Manchester United fan – Taimur Shah and an Arsenal fan – Omer Salahuddin for their views and opinions. 4th Place: Taimur Shah: Arsenal. Arsenal have to be the most consistent team ever when it comes to […]

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