Stories By Harry De Cosemo
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Manchester City and Chelsea are two projects soon to be facing the same long-term conundrum
Different approaches to success People often draw comparisons between Manchester City and Chelsea; they are the two modern day super-clubs of English football. Rather than institutionalising themselves, building, growing and developing over decades and enjoying success for years on end, like Liverpool, Manchester United and, to a degree, Arsenal, they have used huge financial backing from very rich owners to propel themselves to an elite level.
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Is perception really all that holds Sean Dyche back from a big job?
The debate about opportunities in football not being equal seems like it is as old as the game itself. Generally, in life, everybody assumes there is a correlation between time moving forward and prejudices thawing, but often that is not the case.
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Andre Gray could prove one of the best signings of the season
Since gaining promotion to the Premier League in 2015, and even in the years running up to it, Watford have not been the most popular club in England. It has nothing to do with discipline, nor playing in a particularly ‘ugly’ style; but because their owners, the Pozzo family of Italy, have never given the Hornets much continuity.
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Bernardo Silva will become a Manchester City great, given time
Slow-burning City, slow-burning Silva Manchester City’s courtship of manager Pep Guardiola went way beyond the announcement he would be leaving Bayern Munich in February 2016, five months before arriving in England.
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Why English clubs might have more Champions League success than you think
The Glory Days When Craig Bellamy unleashed his now infamous ‘golf swing’ celebration in the Camp Nou as Liverpool knocked defending champions Barcelona out of the 2006/07 Champions League, the tabloids had a field day speculating over a bust-up with John-Arne Riise.
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Riyad Mahrez deserves credit for his professionalism at Leicester amid transfer speculation
Some players seem destined for the top no matter what, but others need the stars to align first. Riyad Mahrez will have returned to Leicester City’s training ground in July thinking he would likely be saying his goodbyes soon enough.
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Costa and Conte must share blame in their feud
Often in the case of managers like Chelsea’s Antonio Conte, their greatest asset is their greatest curse. The Italian has lit up the Premier League since joining the Blues last summer, quickly showing why he was the perfect man to get them out of the situation they found themselves in, floundering after a tenth-placed finish and legendary former boss Jose Mourinho’s departure the season earlier.
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Paul Pogba has started as he needs to go on at Manchester United
Upon their respective arrivals in Manchester last summer, Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho dominated the headlines. Given their history as managers of Barcelona and Real Madrid, and the heat their rivalry generated, it was assumed that would only restart.
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Swansea can still progress even if Sigurdsson is sold
Everyone has a different take on which transfer deal from this summer has most perfectly represented the crazy inflation in the current market. Some will say it is Jordan Pickford’s £30million move from Sunderland to Everton, others Marko Arnautovic joining West Ham from Stoke City for £25million.
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Stoke City regressing fast under Hughes – they must stop the rot
FOREVER LINKED TO THE ‘PULIS’ STYLE Rather strangely, Stoke City have become something of a cult club. To many members of the English press and even football fans, the Potters have never truly escaped their reputation for playing the ‘ugly’ way upon promotion under Tony Pulis nine years ago even though Mark Hughes has overseen a big turn around in personnel.
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Michy Batshuayi may be forced out of Chelsea this summer
Bubbling away under the surface at Stamford Bridge last season, there was a big decision for Antonio Conte. Developments since the Italian celebrated his first title as Chelsea boss suggest he was always going to spend big on a striker this summer; the only question was whom it would be.
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