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Shane Duffy – back to his best?
David Fenton crunches some numbers and looks at Shane Duffy’s return to form following an unsuccessful season on loan at Celtic.
Category: Tactics & Analysis
Are Nuno’s Tottenham Hotspur for real?
David Fenton looks at whether Nuno Espirito Santo and Tottenham are genuinely capable of staying top of the Premier League and are they actually any good?
2021-22 Serie A season preview
Dima Gambino previews the 2021-22 Serie A season and the storylines that could emerge in Italy’s top flight this year
What Jadon Sancho will bring to Manchester United
Sean Leahy takes a look into what Jadon Sancho will add to Manchester United. A very exciting player who impressed abroad and now looking to make his mark in the Premier League.
What has gone wrong at Arsenal and where can the club go from here?
After a season to forget for Arsenal and Arteta, Sean Leahy takes a look at what has gone wrong at The Emirates and where the club can go from here.
Green shoots – Ireland’s goal drought ends and optimism begins despite Serbia defeat
Sean O’Connor brings us his reaction to Ireland’s World Cup qualifying opener against Serbia and some positivity despite the result.
The absence of Paul Pogba and the future for Manchester United
Jack Farrelly discusses Paul Pogba’s influence on Manchester United’s midfield as debate around his future continues.
Assessing the intergenerational recruitment failures at Real Madrid
Both European glory and Cristiano Ronaldo are now both distant memories for Real Madrid, Jack Farrelly takes a look at the failures in Los Blancos’ recruitment policy.
The curious case of Memphis Depay and why he failed to shine at Manchester United
Touted as a potential heir to Ronaldo, Memphis Depay’s career at Manchester United was as short as it was short lived, writes Alex Brian.
The return of Premier League strike partnerships – Part one
Across a three-piece series of articles, Mitch Summers takes a look at three teams who have enjoyed great starts to the 2020/21 Premier League season utilising some variant of a strike partnership.