Could Pep be a worthy successor to either Wenger or Fergie?

Date: 31st December 2009 at 6:37 pm | Written by
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guardiolaAlex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger are the longest serving managers in the English game and are as settled as could be but that’s not enough to stop the media from constantly speculating …

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Time for Scholes to seek pastures new

Date: 31st December 2009 at 6:37 pm | Written by
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Paul ScholesPaul Scholes is a Manchester United legend, one of the greatest players to have played in the Premier League; but at 35 it may be time for him to call it …

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Whatever happened to Newcastle’s Faustino Asprilla?

Date: 31st December 2009 at 4:09 pm | Written by
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asprillaFaustino Asprilla is a cult hero amongst many Newcastle United fans; the Columbian spent less than 3 years at the club but in that time he won many admirers with his flamboyant …

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Fall From Grace – Lee Sharpe

Date: 31st December 2009 at 4:09 pm | Written by
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Sharpe in his United daysSharpe in his United days As Ryan Giggs is inundated with praise for his performances in the twilight of his career, a former Man United left winger will look back …

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‘The Boy Has Got Skills’ – Liverpool’s Jesus Fernandez Saez

Date: 31st December 2009 at 4:08 pm | Written by
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jesusfernandezYou have to feel confident about the abilities of a player picked out by a youth academy boss who brought through the likes of Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Cesc Fabregas, and that’s just …

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‘A Star in the Making’ – Arsenal’s Gilles Sunu

Date: 31st December 2009 at 4:08 pm | Written by
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Gilles SunuIt was somewhat of an inauspicious start to Gilles Sunu’s Arsenal career after he signed a scholarship with the London club in 2007. After impressing scout Gilles Grimandi in the youth …

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Hodgson voices Paintsil fears

Date: 31st December 2009 at 4:05 pm | Written by
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Fulham right-back John Paintsil could be sidelined for the rest of the season by a knee injury sustained in the 2-1 defeat by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The Cottagers are waiting on the verdict …

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Wenger’s innovation is different but does it have any legs?

Date: 31st December 2009 at 2:50 pm | Written by
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arsene-wenger-arsenalWhen he was recently asked about how the game of football could be improved, Arsene Wenger suggested that throw-ins should be done away with and that kick-ins should be brought in. While …

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One rule for Rafa Benitez and one for everybody else

Date: 31st December 2009 at 2:49 pm | Written by
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fergusong2608_468x632Don’t you just love the papers sometimes? It was not too long ago that Rafa Benitez was being criticised for fielding a different side for the 100th consecutive game. The media have …

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Tottenham and City the most worthy due to their philosophies

Date: 31st December 2009 at 2:49 pm | Written by
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Fernando-TorresAs the decade where the results business took full ascendancy in football, it was fitting that one of the final Premier League games of the ‘noughties’ should be played out by …

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