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Football Manager stole my life

‘We know what it is to sit on the sofa tinkering until 3am, scared to go to the toilet in case the flush wakes your partner. We know how it feels when hours of work fall apart in an injury crisis that extinguishes your promotion hopes for another year. But we also know that there […]

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Vidic: Tackle any threat

Whether you’re out wide, in the middle, on your feet or diving in, neutralize any opposition threat with these six expert tips from Manchester United and Serbia’s defensive destroyer. Assess the threat Stop either man or ball Stay on your feet Sliding: the last resort Tackling on the wings Focused aggression For further information continue […]

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Clint Dempsey – compared to EPL’s best strikers & forwards

Is the hype surrounding Fulham’s want-away forward worth it? Can the London club really expect to get a good transfer fee for him? On the other hand, why is Dempsey only being linked with Liverpool, shouldn’t other top clubs be vying for his signature? EPL Index helps us answer some of these questions by providing […]

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Rodgers outlines his Liverpool plans

Brendan Rodgers has presented Liverpool’s owners with a 180 page dossier that forensically details his vision for transforming the club’s fortunes. After he was brought into succeed Kenny Dalglish in June, Rodgers met with John W Henry, the principal figure in Fenway Sports Group, to discuss his strategy and footballing ideologies; that meeting provided Henry […]

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The “new” look approach to Uniteds’ Midfield

Sir Alex Ferguson seems to like pinning his colours to the corner of the unappreciated. The Manchester United manager’s contrary streak has come to the fore on the club’s pre-season tour. Not for the first time, he has defended the Glazers, despite the evidence United would have rather more spending power but for the debts […]

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Premier League 2011/12 – Top creators & their positions

While we count down the days to the restart of regular football, sometimes it helps to pass time by looking at last season’s performances and wondering which players are going to provide the excitement in the upcoming EPL season. The people over at EPLIndex have done the hard work and come up with an intriguing […]

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