Stories By Harry De Cosemo
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Could Antoine Semenyo be the next big Premier League move this January?
Every transfer window, there are a number of players who are expected to be hot property as they are linked with huge moves. As January approaches, Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo is seldom out of the headlines and for good reason.
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Tuchel’s Ruthless England: Balance Over Brilliance Ahead of 2026 World Cup
England’s squad for the 2026 World Cup in North America could be very different to the one many people would pick, with manager Thomas Tuchel taking a stricter approach to the balance of his side over including the best individual names.
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Rob Edwards saga is further proof there’s no loyalty in football
Loyalty in football is a façade. While players may kiss the badge and managers pump their fist to the away end, the truth is that in most cases, it is merely a job and when another opportunity at a higher level, with a bigger pay packet comes alone, relationships with team-mates, staff members and fans mean very little and decisions become transactional.
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Tottenham’s attack has to improve to find consistency
Thomas Frank’s impact at Tottenham has been clear since he replaced Ange Postecoglou in the summer. The Dane is one of the most adaptable coaches in Europe, able to pick a team that suits the opposition.
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Can Sean Dyche prove that he is more than just a fire fighter?
Sean Dyche has developed a reputation as the manager called exclusively by teams in relegation trouble at the bottom of the Premier League. In that sense, he has picked up that baton from Sam Allardyce, and it will be hard for him to prove he can be anything other than that, but he may have the chance at Nottingham Forest.
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Palmer injury could spell trouble for Maresca
Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea reign has been very intriguing. In some ways, he has over-performed, but there is something about him and the team that is yet to fully convince. Now Cole Palmer has been confirmed as injured for the next six weeks, it could be make or break for the Italian at Stamford Bridge.
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England’s Forgotten Artist: Will Jack Grealish Ever Get His Recall?
Jack Grealish has made an excellent start to life on loan at Everton, with four assists and one goal in his first seven Premier League games. It is hardly surprising to anybody familiar with the 30-year-old’s qualities, but after a difficult spell at Manchester City, he needed to enjoy his football again and David Moyes has given him the freedom to find his smile again.
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Liverpool’s £400m Revolution Hits Early Turbulence
Liverpool’s transfer window was lauded as one of the greatest in modern history. Depending on who you asked, it was testament to how well run the Reds have become or the unfair nature of Profit and Sustainability Rules, but they spent north of £400m to strengthen a squad that won the Premier League title last season.
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Dembele’s win shows that Ballon d’Or voting has returned to its roots
In recent years, the Ballon d’Or has become a symbol of football’s increasingly individualistic culture. The criteria for winning it changed without anyone saying so. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have done so much for football, but their generation-defining fight to be the best has perhaps had an adverse effect on the way success is measured, particularly in the realm of this award.
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Was Noni Madueke misjudged by Arsenal fans?
There weren’t many more unpopular signings this summer than Noni Madueke to Arsenal, and much of the negativity came from Gunners fans. The truth is, it probably wasn’t aimed at Madueke himself, but rather the idea that yet another Chelsea squad player was heading to the Emirates Stadium and the optics of that were far from ideal.
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From Nuno to Postecoglou: Forest’s Risky Shift in Footballing Identity
Many Nottingham Forest fans do not view the club’s owner, Evangelos Marinakis, as the toxic presence he has become known as externally. But waking up to the sacking of manager Nuno Esperito Santo on Tuesday morning must have been tough to fathom.
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