Stories By Harry De Cosemo
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Sport
David Alaba could thrive in the Premier League
It was at Bayern Munich where Pep Guardiola arguably made his greatest tactical innovation and David Alaba was a huge part of it. Pushing boundaries has long been the hallmark of the Catalan’s coaching career; with Barcelona, he showed it by conjuring different formations and showed a tendency to judge a player’s position solely on attributes and the possibilities he saw, rather than traditional team roles.
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Is Bruno Fernandes the new Cantona for Manchester United?
Bruno Fernandes has been at the epicentre of an impressive turnaround for Manchester United and is undoubtedly the key to any future titles for the club. Everything has revolved around his quality, his touch, his vision and his leadership.
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Team Salah vs. Team Mane: a strange twist to football tribalism
Writing about a world footballing superstar is a dangerous game these days. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi not only changed football on the pitch, but the way the sport is viewed and consumed off it.
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Lampard proves it’s who you know, not what you know
It is often said that, as a manager, your career is directly linked to your reputation. Sometimes perception, rather than results and concrete performances, are taken into account. Supporters and the media are the unofficial jury which boardrooms often pay attention to when deciding on the future of their dugout.
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Atletico Madrid heading into uncharted waters as La Liga favourites
Diego Godin rose highest at Camp Nou, and competed the fairytale. Perhaps it says more about the landscape of Spanish football than the true extent of Atletico Madrid and their role of plucky underdogs, but the Uruguayan defender’s equaliser against Barcelona in May 2014 was a moment to remember your surroundings.
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Criticism of Marcelo Bielsa is sheer arrogance
Just 14 games, that is all it took. The Premier League season isn’t even at the half way mark and murmurs of doubt are beginning to sound. Marcelo Bielsa and Leeds United were beaten 6-2 by Manchester United on Sunday afternoon; it was the first time they had crossed to Pennines and headed to Old Trafford for a league match in 16 years, and the result was not what anyone connected with the club was hoping for.
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Bruce and Newcastle offering little to cheer supporters
Try as he might, Newcastle manager Steve Bruce can’t ignore the evidence; it was right in front of him on Wednesday night. At Elland Road, Newcastle United were taught a harsh lesson. Watching their passive, reactive, hopeful approach over the previous 12 games of the campaign which, admittedly, yielded a greater points total than expected, supporters feared a collision with Marcelo Bielsa’s Duracell-charged side.
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Arsenal demise leaves fans nostalgic for Wenger years
It is tempting to patronise Arsenal fans in the wake of their 1-0 defeat at home to Burnley on Sunday evening, but history shouldn’t be rewritten. Arsene Wenger was the name on the fingertips of many Arsenal supporters, though, in the immediate aftermath, as they furiously constructed a 280-character thought on Twitter, opining that Gunners supporters were wrong to want his 22-year reign to come to and end now that Mikel Arteta’s struggles are becoming much worse than anything he faced in comparison.
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Spurs and Mourinho taking the next step together
Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs exit in November last year was tough to take for both supporters and neutrals, especially given the immediate appointment of the unpopular Jose Mourinho. It was a fraught end to the club’s most successful modern era — even though the Argentine didn’t lift a trophy, the style, quality and competitiveness he instilled in North London surpassed anything seen since the 1960s.
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United need to cut ties with Pogba and his agent
Manchester United’s plight over the last seven years can be characterised in a number of different ways, the most obvious being the lack of Premier League titles in that time. Their relationship with Paul Pogba, and the numerous complexities that come with it, is another.
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Real Madrid and Florentino Perez repeating old mistakes
At the end of the 2005/06 season, Real Madrid knew they had to rip up the manual and start again, it had been a humbling season all round and ended with Florentino Perez resigning as president. Arsenal had knocked them out of the Champions League and Barcelona had stormed to the La Liga title after Ronaldinho received a standing ovation from the Santiago Bernabeu crowd, having scored a brace in a 3-0 El Clasico victory.
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