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Can Diamanti Emulate Di Canio?

by David Schiavone on September 22, 2009 · 6 comments

Can West Ham United’s new Italian talent have the same impact on the Hammers as club legend Paolo Di Canio did between 1999 and 2003? Gianfranco Zola signed Alessandro Diamanti for a fee of around £6 million in the summer. Big money for an untested player especially in light of West Ham’s supposed financial handicap. [...]

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Will Carlos Queiroz be back at Old Trafford Soon?

by David Schiavone on September 15, 2009 · 6 comments

With Portugal on the verge of non-qualification for the World Cup in 2010, manager Carlos Queiroz is under extreme pressure and has the very real possibility of unemployment looming over him. Given this threat, and inevitability that this will occur, I ask you… How long before we see the Portuguese back in the Manchester United [...]

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Champions League – Group Stage Draw

by David Schiavone on August 27, 2009 · 21 comments

Group A
Bayern Munchen
Juventus
Bordeaux
Maccabi Haifa
Group B
Manchester United
CSKA Moskow
Besiktas
Wolfsburg
Group C
AC Milan
Real Madrid
Marseille
FC Zurich
Group D
Chelsea
Porto
Atletico Madrid
APOEL
Group E
Liverpool
Lyon
Fiorentina
Debrecen
Group F
Barcelona
Internazionale
Dynamo Kiev
Rubin Kazan
Group G
Sevilla
Rangers
Stuttgart
Unirea Urziceni
Group H
Arsenal
AZ Alkmaar
Olympiakos
Standard Liege
Reaction
Manchester United along with Arsenal have fairly straightforward groups and both should be looking to come out on top.
Chelsea have a couple of tough away trips to Porto and Madrid, while APOEL will prove [...]

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Can Anderson Be the Key?

by David Schiavone on August 24, 2009 · 32 comments

Cast your mind back to May 2009, Manchester United were comprehensively and soundly trounced in Rome by a magical Barcelona side, inspired by Xavi and Iniesta. For many, the lack of quality in the centre of the park was plain to see, Carrick looked lethargic and unsure of himself, Fletcher was missed, this, a surprise [...]

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Too Bad They Can’t Play a Four Four Three

by Michael Barany on September 9, 2008 · 3 comments

Looking forward to seeing how Manchester United employ new signing Dimitar Berbatov this weekend versus Liverpool, or better yet, who gets the hook up front: Wayne Rooney or Carlos Tevez. While Rooney may need a breather after playing for England the past couple of weeks, I don’t see how Sir Alex Ferguson can leave out [...]

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