All posts tagged "England"

  • MOTD: Leicester City 1-0 Norwich City

    For eighty-nine minutes, Norwich City’s plan of containment for Leicester City worked perfectly. Jamie Vardy was nearly invisible, Riyad Mahrez was ineffective and the visitors at the King Power Stadium held Leicester to mostly shots from range.  For...

    • Posted February 27, 2016
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  • Premier League institutions Villa, Sunderland, and Newcastle facing the drop

    Only seven teams have been present in every Premier League season since the rebranding of England’s top division in 1992. Next season that number will almost surely be reduced to six. Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool,...

    • Posted February 20, 2016
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  • Van Gaal’s Manchester United going nowhere fast

    Sir Alex Ferguson did not keep Manchester United at the top of English football for some twenty-five years solely because of tactical innovations.  His longevity, a massive achievement in itself, was due in part to an aptitude...

    • Posted February 19, 2016
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  • MOTD: Manchester City 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur

    Confidence is contagious on the football pitch but paralyzing in its absence. A year ago, a visit to Manchester City would have been a daunting prospect for Tottenham Hotspur; today, they anticipated their trip to the Etihad...

    • Posted February 14, 2016
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  • MOTD: Sunderland 2-1 Manchester United

    When the final whistle blew at the Stadium of Light, the Manchester United team collectively slumped.  Louis van Gaal’s eyebrows furrowed, his head sagged and the color drained from his face.  At this point in United’s dismal...

    • Posted February 13, 2016
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  • A Sunday to shape the Premier League title race

    Perhaps more so than any other Sunday in the Premier League, February 14th has the potential to shape this season’s title race. League leaders Leicester City visit third-placed Arsenal at the Emirates and fourth-placed Manchester City host...

    • Posted February 12, 2016
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  • MOTD: West Ham United 2-1 Liverpool (aet)

    The clock had already hit a 120 minutes and the focus was shifting towards penalties at Boleyn Ground when West Ham United won a deep free-kick near the halfway line.  The ball was swept into the box...

    • Posted February 9, 2016
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  • West Ham attempt another upset in FA Cup replay with Liverpool

    Jürgen Klopp’s first and foremost concern as Liverpool take on West Ham United an FA Cup Fourth Round replay tomorrow will be his own person health.  The German recently had surgery to remove his appendix, forcing him...

    • Posted February 8, 2016
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  • MOTD: Chelsea 1-1 Manchester United

    Manchester United and Chelsea drew level in a classic Premier League potboiler at Stamford Bridge, although a late equalizer for the home side spoilt the occasion for United in a match that was supposed to be their...

    • Posted February 7, 2016
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  • MOTD: Manchester City 1-3 Leicester City

    Leicester City had 5000-1 title odds going into the Premier League season.  It’s been confirmed that at least a few people placed £10 and £40 pound bets on the prospect and now, following the Foxes’ 3-1 demolition of...

    • Posted February 6, 2016
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