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Manchester City

Benitez Cannot Buckle Under Pressure

by Paul Bestall on November 5, 2009 · 1 comment

“It is difficult for us to qualify, but not impossible,We have to win our game and see what happens with Fiorentina and Lyon. Then we will approach the last game.” Benitez has certainly fought his corner today after the galling last minute equaliser Liverpool conceded in the Stade Gerland last night. Of course, the nay [...]

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I once read about a British sports journalist’s amazement at the access that American sportswriters had.  The British writer was visiting Chicago and asked to tag along with the Sun Times reporter who covered the Bulls.  First, he went to a Bulls practice, and after the practice was over, the Chicago reporter ambled up to [...]

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Hughes, We Have A Problem (Birmingham v Man City)

by Phil McThomas on November 1, 2009 · 6 comments

Is anyone else starting to get a little nervous for the Man City “project”?
I was thrilled by the way the team were playing for the first two months of the season.  They were incisive, dashing, and had a swagger about them that said “we can do this”.  As sure as one swallow doesn’t make a [...]

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Could Liverpool Miss Out On A Top 4 Finish?

by footballnewsblog on October 23, 2009 · 10 comments

A lot has been made of Liverpool’s recent dip in form with the team looking a shadow of the side that we saw last year. Liverpool lost key personnel most notably in the form of Alonso with his replacement Aquilani yet to take the field in a Liverpool shirt.
Key players Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard [...]

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Are The European Playoff Seeds Fair?

by Jesse Chula on October 15, 2009 · 24 comments

Supporters of various national teams across the globe are already  packing their bags, updating their passports & booking flights to South Africa for next Summer’s World Cup Finals. With their beloved nation’s automatic qualification secure, they’ve only the stress-free decision of which player’s replica kit their going to wear during their teams opening match left [...]

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EPL Talk Meets Henry Winter

by Paul Bestall on October 5, 2009 · 0 comments

Henry Winter is one of Britain’s most respected football journalists and currently works for the Daily Telegraph. His career started at the Independent and he moved to The Telegraph in 1994. A familiar face on Sky’s Sunday Supplement, Henry was been kind enough to have a quick chat with us about himself and football.
Henry has [...]

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Just when Arsene Wenger thought his injury problems were behind him, with Theo Walcott looking likely to return to first team action this week, Nicklas Bendtner decides to off road in his Aston Martin on the way to training on an empty road and Denilson has had a fractured bone in his back confirmed by [...]

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