Chelsea’s manager is under huge pressure following a humiliating 6-0 thrashing at Man City last weekend, so why is his tactical system not working? At around the halfway stage of Pep Guardiola’s first season at the Etihad – with his Manchester City team sliding down the table – the Catalan coach began to talk obsessively …
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The Portuguese manager was fired in December, with the club now confirming a near-£20m pay-off for their former boss and his team of coaches Manchester United have revealed it cost them £19.6 million ($25.1m) to sack Jose Mourinho and his staff in December after two-and-a-half years at the club. Mourinho was fired following a run …
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The Swedish defender has called on everybody associated with the Red Devils to ensure that standards are not allowed to dip at Old Trafford Victor Lindelof is looking for Manchester United to “give 100 per cent in everything”, with it vital that standards are not allowed to slip at Old Trafford. The Red Devils were …
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The United States international is due to join the ranks at Stamford Bridge this summer and believes they will have ironed out any issues by then Christian Pulisic is backing to Chelsea to “work it out” before he completes a £58 million ($74m) move to Stamford Bridge over the summer. The United States international already …
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Assistant coach Pep Lijnders explains how Reds boss Jurgen Klopp has turned his side from top-four contenders into title hopefuls The Champions League final, last May. A heart-breaking night for those of a Liverpool persuasion. An evening defined by Mohamed Salah’s injury, Gareth Bale’s brilliance and Loris Karius’ anguish. A tearful conclusion to a remarkable …
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The Serbian striker has also reportedly caught the eye of Barcelona and Real Madrid after his scoring feats for Eintracht Frankfurt In-demand Eintracht Frankfurt striker Luka Jovic says he is “honoured” by the reported interest of a host of big clubs that have been linked with him. The Serbian, on loan with the German club …
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The former Arsenal manager has ruled out the prospect of replacing Santiago Solari as head coach of the Liga giants Arsene Wenger has said he will never be Real Madrid manager after revealing he turned down the La Liga giants “more than once”. The former Arsenal manager has admitted he would like to return to …
The former Borussia Dortmund midfielder has 18 months remaining on his current Etihad Stadium deal Ilkay Gundogan is ready to run down his Manchester City contract despite enjoying life with the Premier League champions. The Germany international midfielder has 18 months left on his current deal and has put his reputation for being injury-prone behind …
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Former Gunners goalkeeper David Seaman is baffled as to why the club are allowing top talent to depart and making no funds available for additions Arsenal’s transfer policy has left David Seaman “fuming”, with the Gunners legend questioning why Aaron Ramsey is being allowed to leave and just £44 million ($57m) made available for new …
Tottenham looked set to be eliminated in the group stage but are now on the verge of the quarter-finals after a 3-0 win over Borussia Dortmund It might have been easy for Tottenham and Mauricio Pochettino to throw in the towel. They were three games into their Champions League campaign this season and they were …
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