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Solskjaer – The Changing Tide of Expectations at Old Trafford….
The jury may still be deliberating their appraisal of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s managerial credentials; although with each passing week it becomes less credible to dismiss the Norwegian’s feelgood fever as the inevitable gloss of a honeymoon period. What is undeniable … Continue reading
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Tagged champions league, ecl, england, epl, europe, man utd, mourinho, old trafford, pogba, psg, sir alex, solskjaer
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Chelsea and Higuaín: short-term panic risks long-term relevance of their youth academy….
Chelsea are a curious club. A club devoid of any real history or achievement prior to their sugar daddy oligarch intervention yet deluding itself that it is somehow owed a permanent seat at the top table of European football. A … Continue reading
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Tagged bayern, champions league, chelsea, ecl, epl, european champions league, hazard, higuain, hudson-odoi, sarri, soccer
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Chronic Mis-management: Why Have Arsenal Got No Money?
Arsenal football club are listed as the sixth richest club in the World according to Deloitte. They compete participate in the wealthiest domestic league in the World and until recently featured for a record twenty consecutive seasons in the European … Continue reading
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Tagged arsenal, aubameyang, champions league, ecl, emery, emirates, epl, ozil, premier league, wenger
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Solskjaer’s Mission Impossible – What exactly are his objectives? And how…?
A largely uneventful week at Old Trafford culminates with an intriguing English Premier League encounter with Cardiff City. In many ways Man Utd will be keen to direct focus back towards the pitch, but for the newly-appointed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer … Continue reading
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Tagged champions league, ecl, england, epl, europe, football, man utd, manchester, mourinho, premier league, soccer, solskjaer, united
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United Nowhere to Turn – Solskjaer Nothing to Lose….
Manchester United’s chaotic descent into complete disarray shows no sign of abating with their desperate appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the club’s interim manager. By going back to the future in approaching the one-time baby-faced assassin alongside fellow Ferguson … Continue reading
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Tagged champions league, ecl, england, epl, man utd, manchester, mourinho, old trafford, pogba, premier league, psg, sanchez, sir alex, solskjaer, united
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What Next For Loris Karius?
The shell-shocked figure of Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius cut a desperately lonely figure at the conclusion of Saturday’s European Champions League defeat to Real Madrid. His face buried into the turf, his emotions overflowing uncontrollably as the realisation of his … Continue reading
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Tagged bale, ecl, european chalmpions league, karius, klopp, liverpool, real madrid, soccer
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The Silence Behind the Surge of Salah….
Following time-honoured tradition, three successive blanks for double Player of the Year Mohamed Salah has seen his phenomenal debut season at Liverpool face whispered suggestions in the British media that he has been ‘found out’ as a one-season-wonder. Never mind … Continue reading
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Tagged champions league, ecl, epl, firmino, liverpool, premier league, real madrid, salah, soccer, world cup
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