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Arsene for England

Why Arsene Wenger is perfect for the job of England Manager

January 3rd 2012

Let me start off by quickly clearing up a couple of things. I don’t actually believe that Arsene Wenger would ever take the England job, or that the FA would ever offer it to him. Nor am I against such potential candidates as Roy Hodgson, Alan Pardew and of course Harry Redknapp. I’m simply illustrating [...]

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The Defensive Midfielder – The Forgotten Man (pt.2)

November 29th 2011

After last week focusing on ex Chelsea DM dynamo Claude Makelele, I’ll now move on to two of the greatest teams in modern football. There is no doubt that both the Spain national side, and Barcelona FC are incredibly good attacking sides, they both have one key, defensive midfielder, who plays a massively important role [...]

Claude Makelele

The Defensive Midfielder – The Forgotten Man (pt. 1)

November 18th 2011

In this three part mini series, I’ll be paying some attention to the often overlooked role of the holding midfielder and championing the importance of the DM in the forming of a successful side. This is for all those unsung heroes, the quiet men of football. Where is the Love? Since the FIFA World Player [...]

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