All posts tagged "England"

  • MOTD: Leicester City 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur

    This was the night Tottenham Hotspur asserted their place in the big six of the Premier League.  They had already faced Leicester City twice in the past week, tying 2-2 in their FA Cup meeting and losing...

    • Posted January 20, 2016
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  • Cheick Tiote’s plight at Newcastle United

    Wikipedia is an interesting entity. It’s one of the biggest websites on the internet both in terms of traffic and size, yet has maintained its independence as a non-profit organization.  It’s often criticized within scholarly communities because...

    • Posted January 19, 2016
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  • Francesco Guidolin, Swansea City’s self-described “niche” coach

    If Francesco Guidolin could manage any club in Germany, he wouldn’t head straight for the top job at Bayern Munich, or even Borussia Dortmund.  The promise of VfL Wolfsburg, Schalke 04, Bayer Leverkusen, nor Werder Bremen, whom...

    • Posted January 18, 2016
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  • MOTD: Liverpool 0-1 Manchester United

    Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United have shown a knack for rising to the occasion, or scraping by at least, just when the odds seem to tilt against them.  Following a 3-3 draw with Newcastle United over the...

    • Posted January 17, 2016
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  • MOTD: Chelsea 3-3 Everton

    John Terry surely couldn’t have imagined a more breathtaking 700th appearance for Chelsea. Twice he turned the ball into the back of the net in Chelsea’s topsy-turvy 3-3 draw with Everton, first via an embarrassing own goal...

    • Posted January 16, 2016
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  • MOTD: Liverpool 3-3 Arsenal

    Liverpool’s 3-3 draw with Arsenal doesn’t particularly favor either side.  Both managers will walk away from the match frustrated by the result, with each team having surrendered leads in a topsy-turvy, utterly compelling Premier League thriller.  Despite...

    • Posted January 13, 2016
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  • MOTD: Newcastle United 3-3 Manchester United

    Perhaps it’s the high and wide camera angle at St James’ Park or the helter skelter, end-to-end football on the pitch far below, but Newcastle United’s 3-3 draw with Manchester United bore a great semblance to a...

    • Posted January 12, 2016
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  • MOTD: Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Leicester City

    If Leicester City’s FA Cup Third Round meeting with Tottenham tonight weren’t already overshadowed by a rematch in the league in just three days, the inconclusive 2-2 draw added an even more important replay to the fixture...

    • Posted January 10, 2016
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  • MOTD: Manchester United 1-0 Sheffield United

    Paul Scholes was famously private during his playing career, shying away from the limelight at every turn, which is why many found it so surprising that he turned his hand to punditry for BT Sport this season,...

    • Posted January 9, 2016
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  • MOTD: Exeter City 2-2 Liverpool

    Jürgen Klopp had a memorable introduction to the FA Cup. The Liverpool gaffer hopped off the team bus and into Exeter City’s small 8,000-seater stadium, St. James Park, almost half the size of the Bundesliga’s smallest venue....

    • Posted January 8, 2016
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