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Upcoming fixtures will prove if Slot’s reds are the real deal
No Liverpool manager had won eight of his first nine fixtures as manager until Arne Slot. The Reds went one better by winning a ninth match out of 10 against Crystal Palace before the international break, underlining Slot’s record-breaking start at Anfield.
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Andres Iniesta’s impact should never be forgotten
There is one photograph of Andres Iniesta that sums him up best. He is playing for Spain at Euro 2012 against Italy, surrounded by blue shirts. The Azzurri players are hesitant, unsure of how to close him down.
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When will Thomas Frank receive credit for his Brentford success?
Brentford released a clip of Thomas Frank speaking to his players after the thrilling 5-3 win over Wolves on Saturday. The Dane was clearly very pleased with the performance of his team. Frank’s natural authority inside the dressing room was also obvious as every player in front of him listened closely.
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Riccardo Calafiori has given Arsenal’s attack another dimension.
Mikel Arteta sees full backs in a different way to most managers. While most players in this position are charged with getting up and down the wing, possibly putting in a cross and making a tackle every so often, Arsenal’s full backs are key to their creativity as a team.
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Nottingham Forest must be taken seriously this season
Nottingham Forest have hardly been quiet since their return to the Premier League two years ago, but neither has it felt like there was a strong sense of purpose or direction about them. On the early evidence of this season, though, that has changed.
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Villa’s clash with Bayern will highlight how far they have come
Villa Park will host a Champions League match for the first time on Wednesday. Aston Villa might have won the European Cup in 1982, but continental football has completely changed since then. This week’s fixture against Bayern Munich will symbolise how far Villa have come in a short space of time as Unai Emery’s team seeks to establish itself at the elite level.
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Nwaneri is the creative spark Arsenal need in Odegaard’s absence
It didn’t take long for Ethan Nwaneri to justify the hype around him. Within seconds of his introduction off the bench against Leicester City on Saturday, the 17-year-old was driving Arsenal forward to a dramatic victory secured by two stoppage time goals.
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It’s possible to have ‘too much of a good thing’ in Football.
Football feels like it is at breaking point. There are too many games, too much of a good thing, and the players, those who matter most of all, are speaking about it. For too long now, footballers have been viewed as commodities.
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Solanke’s first Spurs goal – the turning point for Postecoglou?
Dominic Solanke was Tottenham Hotspur’s biggest signing of the summer. This was reflected in the £60m fee the North London club paid to land him from Bournemouth, but also in the role he was signed to play.
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Duran is now the best back-up striker in the Premier League
Most strikers who score four goals off the bench in just five games would be banging down the manager’s door to start. Jhon Duran, however, is currently proving himself as the best back-up striker in world football for Aston Villa with the Colombian on an incredible hot streak that included a strike in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Wolves.
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Jackson could be Chelsea’s key striker this season
For all of Chelsea’s spending, their desire to sign a new striker has never gone away. They’ve bought a number of attacking players in recent seasons, but are yet to find a guaranteed source of goals from someone in the final third.
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