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Arsenal clash is Chelsea’s chance to show they’ve turned a corner
The picture at Stamford Bridge is brighter now than it was a few weeks ago. Chelsea are currently on a three-game winning run and have climbed to 11th place in the Premier League table. This might not sound impressive for a club that won the Champions League as recently as 2021, but the Blues are at least moving in the right direction.
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Watching Sancho’s career trajectory has been sad and frustrating
The midst of an international break is perhaps when the sad reality of Jadon Sancho’s career stasis is most profound. During his four-year spell will Borussia Dortmund, Sancho looked every bit a player capable of leading one of England’s most exciting generations of players in many a year.
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Gareth Southgate must build his team around Jude Bellingham
England’s 2022 World Cup campaign ended in disappointment, but Jude Bellingham still managed to make his mark in Qatar. The midfielder was one of the best players of the tournament and shone as a leader for the Three Lions.
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Euro 2024 qualification could be the start of something special for Scotland
Scotland had to wait 23 years to play at a major tournament. Not many of The Tartan Army made it to Euro 2020, though, with Covid-19 restrictions at the time restricting the number of fans for matches at Hampden Park.
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Zaire-Emery capable of growing into a real star for PSG
Paris Saint-Germain arrived at St James’ Park purporting to know what to expect. In Newcastle United’s first home Champions League game for 20 years, the noise and fervour were palpable. The French champions, housing the best player in the world in Kylian Mbappe, were favourites on paper, but they had to earn the right to play.
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PSG could learn from Newcastle on building a team with an identity
The modern landscape at the elite level of European football will be apparent when Newcastle United host Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday night. One club is owned by Saudi Arabia, the other is funded by Qatar.
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Wolves defeat proves Rodri is Man City’s most important player
Before Rodri’s red card against Nottingham Forest, Manchester City had gone 11 matches in all competitions without losing. Since that moment, though, Pep Guardiola’s team have lost back-to-back games – first against Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup and then against Wolves in the Premier League.
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Ivan Toney’s absence may be something Brentford have to get used to
Few clubs represent the adage that the team is more important than any individual better than Brentford. Their rise up to the Premier League and subsequent solidification in the top flight has been built on a fantastic team ethic and detailed strategy that needs everyone to work in a certain way.
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For all three promoted teams, relegation is already looming
Only once in Premier League have all three promoted teams gone straight back down and that was all the way back in the 1997/98 season when Barnsley, Bolton and Crystal Palace suffered the indignity of an immediate return to the Championship.
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Liverpool could be the biggest threat to Man City this season
No team is currently on a longer unbeaten loss than Liverpool. Indeed, Jurgen Klopp’s team have now gone 17 matches without suffering defeat in the Premier League with five straight wins lifting the Reds up to second spot in the table, just two points behind perennial pace-setters Manchester City.
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Sean Longstaff’s recent form shows his importance to Newcastle
In a week when Sandro Tonali, Newcastle United’s £52m Italian midfielder, was under the spotlight, Sean Longstaff did his best to go under the radar. Tonali’s arrival from AC Milan was billed as a seminal moment in the next chapter for Newcastle.
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