Stories By Harry De Cosemo
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Why this is Steven Gerrard’s biggest season yet as a manager
Aston Villa are entering a hugely important season. Two years after promotion to the Premier League, they are settled in the division. Their current owners have made no secret of their desire to reinstate the club as one of England’s biggest clubs, with European football hot on their agenda.
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What is life after Pep Guardiola like for players?
No manager is universally loved. In fact, for the very best ones, upsetting players probably means they are doing something right. But nobody can dispute Pep Guardiola’s standing as a member of the elite.
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Has Gareth Bale lost his love for club football?
Whether fair or not, Gareth Bale has a reputation. The view many seem to take on the Welshman is that he is no longer in love with football, at least at club level, and instead prefers to pick up a golf club and spend his days playing 18 holes.
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How Brentford signed a world class player
Amid all the emotion and intrigue surrounding Christian Eriksen’s arrival at Brentford in January, it was easy to forget that a newly-promoted Premier League side had just signed a genuine world class footballer.
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What’s next for Raphinha?
When Leeds United were promoted to the Premier League in the spring of 2020 against a backdrop of pandemic-infused chaos, it was very poetic. Society was on its knees at the time, but Leeds partied long into the nights as they got lighter.
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Is PSG’s hire of Christophe Galtier counterintuitive?
For Paris Saint-Germain, success has become hard to measure. Since a takeover by the Qatari Sports Group in 2011, they have utterly dominated French football, winning the league title in all but two seasons since.
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How will Newcastle spend their money?
It is easy to get carried away when it comes to Newcastle’s transfer plans because there is so much hysteria surrounding them. Gossip and speculation, by definition, needs very little substance to fly, and the reality of the situation at St James’ Park has quickly become misconstrued as a result.
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Are we seeing the return of traditional strikers?
This summer has been like football reverting to type. It always used to be that the defining moves at the elite end of the transfer window came up front, when the number nines were signed. If creativity was required, then it would always be in the context of how a new player would supply the existing focal point.
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Why Liverpool and City signing Nunez and Haaland is good news for football.
This summer has been like football reverting to type. It always used to be that the defining moves at the elite end of the transfer window came up front, when the number nines were signed. If creativity was required, then it would always be in the context of how a new player would supply the existing focal point.
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Is it time Sterling sought new challenge away from Man City?
Heading into the European Championships last summer, Raheem Sterling was at a low ebb. Pep Guardiola, the Manchester City manager, was cryptically discussing his squad size and the fact he couldn’t keep everybody happy.
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What was the Mata with Juan at Man Utd?
Juan Mata never quite fit in at Manchester United. The Spaniard’s talent and personality always made him a popular figure at Old Trafford, but when his departure was announced last week, it signalled the end to a curious and, at worst, baffling seven-and-a-half-year spell with the club.
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