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Bale too direct for Swansea | Opta Stats

Written by    on  April 5, 2012

Over the past few games, Gareth Bale has been tried in a number of positions by manager Harry Redknapp. He’s been seen on his preferred left-wing, running centrally behind the strikers and most noticeably (in a bad way…) on the right. In a world of inverted wingers, false nines and deep-lying playmakers, Bale is a [...]

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Assessing Spurs’ midfield ahead of away trip to Chelsea

Written by    on  March 22, 2012

On Saturday 24th March Tottenham travel west across London to play Chelsea in the lunchtime kick-off.  Spurs will be hopeful of all three points, but in reality most fans would accept a draw before the game. It says a lot about the respective seasons of Chelsea and Spurs that a win is even considered. A few [...]

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Spurs vs Man Utd | Contributing factors | Opta Stats

Written by    on  March 3, 2012

Title contenders may have blips, also-rans suffer bad form… If Tottenham are to seriously consider themselves as title contenders they need to consign the 5-2 defeat at Arsenal to history and get something out of the match against Manchester United – turn that result into a blip and not part of a run of bad [...]

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Arsenal v Spurs | Van der Vaart the key

Written by    on  February 24, 2012

It’s an uneasy time for Arsenal fans. The adage of “Arsene knows…” is more frequently heard in a mocking tone these days, certainly the British media are questioning whether Wenger has taken Arsenal as far as he can. 7 years without a trophy might just about be tolerated, but failure to qualify for the big [...]

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Kaboul | Statistically compared to rivals

Written by    on  February 20, 2012

There have been many stories accompanying the recent rise of Tottenham Hotspur. Many players have made names for themselves, and the manager has enhanced his reputation to the extent that when the manager of the English national team steps down, he is the name on everyone’s lips to take over. Name your price Harry, name [...]

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