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“The object of the exercise was to frustrate the opposition,” said a grinning Sam Allardyce after the most Sam Allardyce of results – a 1-1 draw in which the opposition set an Opta record for possession at 79%, had 12 corners and 23 shots and yet emerged with only one point. Liverpool, you were well …
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Send your thoughts to [email protected] 12 points on Arsenal v Man Utd If you take the result in isolation then 2-2 against this incarnation of Arsenal, especially after being in a losing position twice, is a good result. It certainly felt like a positive result at the end of the game. But the problem …
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Virgil van Dijk reckons there is “something going on” at Liverpool this season as they look to win a trophy for the first time since 2012. The Reds bought Van Dijk from Southampton last January for £75million and he helped them to a Champions League final in his first six months. Now, in his first …
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Jose Mourinho has explained just why Manchester United’s struggles are absolutely sod all to do with him. United are seventh in the Premier League table after 13 games, with a 14-point gap separating them and leaders Manchester City already. They are seven points behind the top four, and still have a negative goal difference. Based …
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First up, let’s make one thing clear: Mourinho’s tinfoil-hat ‘everyone’s out to get me’ paranoia is extremely wearisome. That being said, is it possible to have a shred of sympathy for one of football’s least sympathetic characters given the FA’s ongoing quest to punish Mourinho for reacting somewhat swearily to a 3-2 win secured from …
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Southampton have sacked vice-chairman Les Reed as they bid to bring “new drive and direction” to the struggling south coast club. There had been speculation that manager Mark Hughes’ position could be under threat, but Reed appears to have paid the price for the Saints’ poor start to the season. They have won just one …
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Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic admitted his future was in the balance after his side’s 1-0 defeat at Huddersfield. Timothy Fosu-Mensah’s first-half own goal sealed Huddersfield’s first Premier League win of the season and lifted them above Fulham, who slumped to the bottom of the table. It was the Cottagers’ fifth straight league defeat and leaves …
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Raheem Sterling has denied that he intended to disrespect Juan Mata and his Manchester United team-mates during last month’s derby win. The Manchester City star was performing step-overs by the corner flag in the final moments of the Premier League leaders’ 3-1 win over their neighbours at the Etihad. That annoyed Mata who immediately confronted …
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Tottenham >>>>>>> Arsenal Combined XIs are ridiculous. Utterly ridiculous. They are especially ridiculous when you ask renowned banter merchants Paul Merson and Tim Sherwood to name a Combined XI for Tottenham and Arsenal, who are separated by a grand total of three points in the Premier League. You may also notice that Arsenal have scored …
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A man charged with throwing a banana at Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has claimed that he is “not racist whatsoever.” Averof Panteli, who drives a van for a living, chucked the banana towards Aubameyang when he scored the opening goal in Arsenal’s 4-2 derby victory over Tottenham on Sunday. The Spurs fan told The Sun …
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