All posts tagged "Premier League"
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Premier League concussion debate is now urgent
The Emirates Stadium was hollow and empty, so the noise was amplified. It was awful, haunting and will stick with those who heard it for a very long time. Without supporters, there may have been fewer witnesses to a rather disturbing incident but, as Wolves striker Raul Jimenez and Arsenal defender David Luiz clashed heads on Sunday evening, all the emotions present in their team-mates and club staff were reflected by the millions watching from their homes.
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The solution to Arsenal’s striking woes? Olivier Giroud.
On paper, Arsenal boast one of the most potent attacking lines in the Premier League. Mikel Arteta has a number of proven options in the final third but the Spaniard seems unsure of how to set up his team, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang played through the middle for the home defeat to Wolves on Sunday.
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Who are the best Premier League signings of the 2020/21 season?
The transfer window reopening is just a month away, with managers no doubt pushing hard for the reinforcements that can boost their squads over the second half of the season. But who are the best Premier League signings who have made the biggest impact in the 2020/21 campaign so far? We have picked out half a dozen players who have already become stars for their new sides.
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Edinson Cavani proving that class is permanent
It was an inauspicious start. Despite presumably being told he was going on at the beginning of half-time, Edinson Cavani was not ready to take his place on the field until the second period had begun.
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Who has the most Premier League player of the month awards?
The Premier League has many of the world’s best players battling for success week in and week out across England. At the end of each month, the player who has shown the best form reaps the benefits of their hard work with the coveted Player of the Month award.
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Mourinho revival proves Guardiola shouldn’t be written off
English football has never seen the sharpest edge to the intense rivalry between Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola up close. When the pair took over the clubs on either side of Manchester in the summer of 2016, the media was sent into a frenzy at the prospect of the bitterness, which defined their shared experience in La Liga at Real Madrid and Barcelona, reigniting in much closer quarters in the same city.
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Who will be the next Premier League manager sacked?
As the number of Premier League fixtures each team has played reaches double figures, a certain topic is beginning to rear its ugly head once again. With none of the 20 clubs yet to change their managerial personnel, one wonders if that status will soon change.
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5 best Icelandic footballers in Premier League history
It is astonishing that Iceland, an island with a population less than 500,000 people, can consistently produce top football stars on a regular basis. Icelandic football is currently in a golden age, having featured prominently at the most recent European Championships and World Cup bringing them into the global spotlight.
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Nicolas Pepe running out of chances at Arsenal
Not since the defeat to Manchester City on the 17th October had Nicolas Pepe started a Premier League match for Arsenal. By the time the Gunners arrived at Elland Road Sunday to face Leeds United, Mikel Arteta’s preference of Willian over the Ivorian winger had been well established.
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Who has won the most Manager of the Month awards?
Nothing brings success to a club more than a figurehead who knows how to get the best from their players. It doesn’t matter how they set the team up or which players are out on the pitch, the best managers always know how to get the right results when they matter.
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Can Liverpool retain the title without van Dijk and Gomez?
Retaining the Premier League title is hard. Since the 2000/01 season, it has only happened twice with Manchester United and Manchester City both achieving the feat once. Liverpool already had their work cut out in a season shortened by the coronavirus crisis but injuries to their two main centre-backs, Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, have made Jurgen Klopp’s task even harder.
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