All posts tagged "Analysis"

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  Arsenal

  / 6 months ago

  Will Manchester City’s defensive frailties undermine their Premier League title bid?

  With just over a third of the season done, the battle for Premier League supremacy is between Arsenal, a defensively strong...

  By Les Ropnarin
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  Arsenal

  / 6 months ago

  Who is Marli Salmon? Meet the Arsenal prodigy standing by to help out Mikel Arteta’s injury-hit side

  Nicolas Anelka had already made his full debut for Arsenal by the time Ian Wright, who had recently become the club’s...

  By Les Ropnarin
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  Fulham

  / 6 months ago

  Erling Haaland’s century? The statistic to cherish in Manchester City’s win at Fulham was 5-4

  On a night notable for big numbers, Erling Haaland inevitably stole the headlines.  The Manchester City forward’s opener against Fulham marked...

  By Les Ropnarin
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  Brazil

  / 6 months ago

  Could Carlo Ancelotti really leave Vinícius Júnior out of Brazil’s World Cup squad?

  First it was his new Real Madrid manager, now it is his old one; Vinícius Júnior must feel he just can’t...

  By Les Ropnarin
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  Liverpool

  / 6 months ago

  Mohamed Salah was unhappy about being benched at West Ham. For Liverpool, that can only be a good thing

  Predictable though it was, it augurs well for Liverpool that Mohamed Salah was unhappy about being dropped against West Ham on...

  By Les Ropnarin
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  Crystal Palace

  / 6 months ago

  Poor finishing is costing Crystal Palace. Losing their manager would be the highest price of all

  It is a measure of how far Crystal Palace have come under Oliver Glasner that, after winning the FA Cup and...

  By Les Ropnarin
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  Premier League

  / 6 months ago

  Is Jarrod Bowen the right man to captain West Ham?

  He stood an even six feet tall, Billy Bonds. That inconvenient detail did nothing to dampen the gusto with which the...

  By Les Ropnarin
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  Everton

  / 6 months ago

  Will Everton’s fight night fiasco at Manchester United come back to bite them against Newcastle?

  After the events of Monday night, when Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye was dismissed at Old Trafford for aiming a slap at...

  By Les Ropnarin
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  Champions League

  / 6 months ago

  Arne Slot’s Liverpool rough patch echoes Jürgen Klopp’s. What lessons can be drawn?

  As talk swirled of the club’s worst run since the relegation season of 1953/54, the Liverpool manager did not mince his...

  By Les Ropnarin
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  Champions League

  / 6 months ago

  Why are Newcastle United so poor away from home?

  Halloween may have passed but, for Newcastle United, the horror keeps on coming. The latest chapter in the Jekyll and Hyde...

  By Les Ropnarin