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Make or break for the Reds
Brendan Rodgers faces an uphill battle to reestablish Liverpool as a force to be reckoned with in the new Premier League season. He is tasked with the responsibility not only to cut the clubs inflated wage bill, but also add a couple of fresh faces to rejuvenate the squad. Daniel Agger has recently been linked […]
Milan will always be huge
” Since 2000, in many ways, AC Milan has been the trendsetter at the top of Italian club soccer. In the past decade, the San Siro club’s transfer policy has influenced the way other clubs in the country operates. When Milan decides to import Brazilians to lead the team, other Italian clubs scour all of […]
Fulham: Analyzing the credentials of the Cottagers
Mohamed Al-Fayed’s club had a decent 2011/12 EPL season, in which they finished 9th and caused significant trouble to bigger clubs such as Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle. Fulham’s manager, Martin Jol, has been reasonably busy in the transfer market and so far has also managed to retain most of the main players that helped guide […]
The Belgian Brigade
” Over the past two decades we have seen top notch players from Brazil dominating and taking control of the game in all professional football matches. Now the time has come for Belgians to prove themselves that they are worthy of playing at the big stage. The Premier League is now filled with Belgian players […]
The forgotten man Aquilani
Recruited by Rafa Benitez in the summer of 2009, as a 20 million pound replacement for Xabi Alonso, Soccernet.com’s Adam Digby discusses where things went wrong for Alberto Aquilani.
How can United bounce back?
Despite only losing last season’s Premier League title on goal difference, Manchester United will still need to make changes if they are to have any chance of overhauling rivals Manchester City in 2012/13. Alex Keble, editor of TheChalkBoard.org.uk, assesses where they went wrong last season, and where they need to strengthen…
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 […]
QPR: A threat or just a tease?
“Having secured their top flight existence on a dramatic final day, Queens Park Rangers have wasted no time in recruiting new players as they attempt to establish themselves in the Premier League. With a wealth of new signings, an experienced manager and a group of owners who seem far more in tune with the club’s […]
Does Balotelli now deserve to be the main man at Man City?
Paul Wilson over at The Guardian certainly seems to think so in his article: “Following his performances for Italy, particularly in the jaw-dropping semi-final win over Germany, Balotelli should go straight to the head of the queue of Manchester City strikers, although that is quite a long queue and they still might bring in Robin […]
Why this is finally Torres’ time to shine
“Signed for a record fee of 50million in 2011 you wouldn’t be wrong if you said that Torres hasn’t totally lived up to his luxurious price tag. A string of unflattering performances has led to the Spaniard amassing a range of critics, as the pressure now mounts on him to fill the void left by […]
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