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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 […]
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 […]
Should Wenger splash the cash?
The sale of Robin van Persie to bitter rivals Manchester United prefigured a dismal week for Arsenal. An exasperating 0-0 draw at home to Sunderland in their opening Premier League fixture sealed it. Though the Gunners controlled possession against a Black Cats side characterised solely by gutsy defending, their performance was all-too-similar to dominant performances […]
Saturday Round-Up
TKTG takes a look at all the premier league action from the opening day of the new season. The shock of the day was probably Liverpool’s 3-0 thumping at the Hawthornes. Fulham and Swansea both came away with very impressive 5-0 wins over Norwich and QPR respectively, whereas Newcastle needed a late penalty from Hatem […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
Destined to fail
Destiny. For those who believe it exists, it’s inevitable, a force that has pre-determined the future of individuals. It is unknown whether a 17-year-old Brazilian wonder-kid named Anderson believed in it when he earned a transfer from Gremio to FC Porto, after a series of dazzling performances in Brasileirão saw him labeled as the next […]
Everton: Best of the rest?
It is ten seasons and counting for David Moyes, the Bill Murray of the Premier League who endures groundhog years. With the sale of Jack Rodwell to Manchester City, the Scot may have reached the stage where he feels the need to kidnap the club mascot and drive his car into a quarry, only to […]
Modric on the brink
Andre Villas-Boas insists the Luka Modric transfer saga will not disrupt preparations for his first match in charge of Tottenham this weekend. Real Madrid are closing in on the signature of Modric after Villas-Boas revealed that talks with the Spanish champions regarding a deal for the playmaker are progressing well. The latest offer for the […]
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