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Out of Sync: Vlahovic and the Tactical Evolution of the No. 9
This is the summer of strikers. Everybody wants one, which is a development many football purists will see as a sign nature is healing. Scoring goals is, after all, the entire point of the sport, but there have been years of tactical innovations changing the way teams attack, resulting in a lack of readymade ‘number 9s’.
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Players ‘downing tools’ to force deals through
Believe it or not, the summer transfer window is seen by some as the most exciting and dramatic period in the football calendar, despite no competitive action being played. In some ways, it is understandable; after all, signing players is what generates the buzz of what could happen.
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Is James Trafford Ready to Replace Ederson at Man City?
The signing of Ederson was a turning point for Pep Guardiola in the early days of his Manchester City tenure. Guardiola’s first season as City boss was a challenge, not least in between the posts where Claudio Bravo struggled to find consistency.
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Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid Revolution Is Already Taking Shape
Xabi Alonso surely wishes he was remoulding Real Madrid behind the closed doors of pre-season. Instead, Los Blancos’ new manager is having to do his work under the spotlight of the Club World Cup. Alonso has had no choice but to build the plane while flying it, but Real Madrid are starting to soar with the Spaniard at the helm.
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Depth or Difference-Maker? Assessing Arsenal’s Pursuit of Noni Madueke
For two clubs with a rivalry so deep, Arsenal and Chelsea have exchanged a lot of players in recent times. Indeed, Raheem Sterling, Kai Havertz, Jorginho, Willian, David Luiz and Olivier Giroud have all swapped one London club for the other with Kepa Arrizabalaga another player to go between the two teams, joining the Gunners from the Blues.
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More Than a Game: Mourning Diogo Jota and the Power of Football
Football is in mourning. The tragic deaths of Liverpool striker Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva has cast a dark shadow over the sport which may never fully dissipate. Liverpool, as a city and a club, are far too familiar with grief.
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Is Jamie Gittens ready to become the winger Chelsea need?
Chelsea wanted a new winger this summer and by all accounts they have one. Recent reports claim the Stamford Bridge club have agreed a deal to sign Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund for £55m with the 20-year-old set to have a medical at some point this week.
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What next for Eberechi Eze ?
When Eberechi Eze scored Crystal Palace’s winning goal in the FA Cup final against Manchester City in May, he could have been forgiven for thinking his work with the Eagles was done. But that isn’t what makes his character so special.
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Oviedo Back From the Brink: One Last Miracle from Santi Cazorla
Santi Cazorla is twice a European champion and an FA Cup winner. He is one of Spain’s golden generation, a marvel of a footballer who helped break down barriers. His small, diminutive frame was his springboard to success when the sport, particularly in England where he thrived at Arsenal, was convinced physical prowess was a minimum requirement.
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Tottenham must strengthen in these three key positions
Tottenham Hotspur’s first big move of the summer was to change manager. Despite guiding the North London club to Europa League glory, Ange Postecoglou was shown the door with Thomas Frank appointed in his place as Spurs’ new boss.
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Jackson red card may jeopardise his Chelsea future
Four minutes. That’s all it took Nicolas Jackson to see red after coming on in the second half of Chelsea’s Club World Cup game against Flamengo. The Blues were already trailing when the striker was sent off for a studs-up tackle on opposition defender Lucas Ayrton, but with 10 men they stood no chance of a comeback.
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