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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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Kounde, de Ligt, Bremer… which target should Chelsea sign to be their next great centre back?
Not since Roman Abramovich first walked through the door at Stamford Bridge nearly 20 years ago has there been such a summer of change at Chelsea. Not only is there a new owner in place at the club, Thomas Tuchel is faced with a comprehensive rebuild of large parts of his team.
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Sven Botman can be to Newcastle United what Vincent Kompany was to Manchester City
Even before Newcastle United’s Saudi Arabia-backed takeover was completed last October, speculation swirled around the big names fans could envisage in the North East. Some of the best players in the sport were mentioned as English football faced up to the prospect of a new superpower, but the reality so far has been more modest.
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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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Who will win the battle for the 22/23 Premier League Golden Boot?
For much of last season, it looked like Mohamed Salah would win the Golden Boot at a canter. But the Liverpool forward’s drop-off in form after the Africa Cup of Nations opened the door to Son Heung-min, who grasped the opportunity with both hands.
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Portugal greatest World Cup XI of all time
Many of Europe’s biggest nations have often dominated at the biggest tournament in sport yet Portugal have always faltered here. The Portuguese national side have never managed to make the final of the World Cup in any of their 7 previous appearances.
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Coventry City’s best Premier League Players
In the past couple of decades, Coventry City have found themselves languishing in the depths of the lower tiers of English football. But that was not always the story for The Sky Blues. In fact, they were a fixture of the Premier League for the entire first decade of its existence.
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Man City would be making a mistake by allowing Olexsandr Zinchenko to leave this summer
Only 16 Manchester City players clocked more than 1,000 minutes of Premier League game time last season and Oleksandr Zinchenko was one of them. The Ukrainian might not be considered one of Pep Guardiola’s most important or talented players, but he certainly played a role as City kept hold of their title.
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Calvin Ramsay can follow in Andy Robertson’s footsteps and be Liverpool’s next great Scottish full back
Andy Robertson was surely one of the first people Calvin Ramsay spoke to as soon as Liverpool made their interest in the young Scottish right back known. After all, Robertson has already proven how to succeed on Merseyside as a full back from north of the border.
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Why the Old Trafford faithful need to be patient with Erik Ten Hag
Erik Ten Hag has a huge job ahead of himself at Manchester United, as he aims to become the manager that revives one of Europe’s biggest sleeping giants. He will be looking to complete a successful rebuild of the squad, as well as implement the foundations of a dominant style of play to lead to a serious challenge for the Premier League and Champions League in the long run, something the likes of Louis Van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have failed to do in the past.
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