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Posted on Saturday, 4th June 2011 by Alex Watt

In modern day football, something which is becoming almost as unpredictable as the transfer window, is the hiring and firing of managers. As of the time I write this blog there are three …

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Tags: AC Milan, Ajax, Aston Villa, Carlo Ancelotti, Champions League, Chelsea, Craven Cottage, England, Europa League, FC Twente, Fulham, Gerard Houllier, Guus Hiddink, Inter Milan, Liverpool, Mark Hughes, Martin Jol, Martin O'Neill, Newcastle United, Premier League, Rafa Benitez, Randy Lerner, Roman Abramovich, Roy Hodgson, Steve McClaren, Tottenham, Villa Park, Wolfsburg, Xabi Alonso
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Posted on Monday, 23rd May 2011 by Rachid MRabty

Love him or hate him, no man divides opinion on Merseyside more than Rafa Benitez. He was ruthless, hard to please, tactically astute, made quite a few enemies for his style of management …

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Tags: Arsenal, Champions League, Chelsea, Jack Robinson, Jamie Carragher, Javier Mascherano, Jay Spearing, John Flanagan, Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool, Man Utd, Premier League, Rafa Benitez, Xabi Alonso
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Posted on Wednesday, 26th January 2011 by

Written by Saad Noor, at the Santiago Bernabeu Real Madrid struggled to break down Real Mallorca's resolute rear-guard in what was a tense and often cagey encounter between the teams that …

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Tags: Barcelona, Emmanuel Adebayor, Fernando Gago, Jose Mourinho, Kaka, Karim Benzema, Mesut Ozil, Real Madrid, Xabi Alonso
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Posted on Thursday, 9th December 2010 by

Written by Nicholas Edwards Tuesday night saw Inter Milan fall to a humiliating 3-0 defeat to Werder Bremen in the final group A game of the Champions League. They had already qualified …

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Tags: AC Milan, Alberto Aquilani, Carlo Ancelotti, Fernando Torres, Inter Milan, Jose Mourinho, Rafa Benitez, Robinho, Valencia, Xabi Alonso
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Posted on Friday, 26th November 2010 by Lee Wilson

It seems that there is little a footballer will not do to gain an advantage these days. Every game sees some degree of so called “Unsporting Behaviour”. It could be a tactical foul …

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Tags: Ajax, Auxerre, Iker Casillas, Jerzy Dudek, Jose Mourinho, Real Madrid, Sergio Ramos, Xabi Alonso
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Posted on Monday, 8th November 2010 by Zarif Rasul

Spurs’ emphatic 3-1 victory over reigning European champions Inter Milan stunned the continent last week. Amongst its consequences has been the hyperbolic rise to world-superstar status of …

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Tags: Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Harry Redknapp, Inter Milan, Lionel Messi, Luka Modric, Maicon, Rafa Benitez, Rafael Van Der Vaart, Tom Huddlestone, Tottenham, Xabi Alonso
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Posted on Thursday, 30th September 2010 by Suminder Sandhu

Barcelona legend (and current manager), Pep Guardiola, became an anachronism at the young age of 33. His passing skills were unmatched, his physical condition was as good as ever, and he had …

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Tags: Andres Iniesta, Barcelona, Javier Mascherano, Kaka, Lionel Messi, Liverpool, Pep Guardiola, Real Madrid, Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso, Xavi
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Posted on Thursday, 2nd September 2010 by Suminder Sandhu

Yesterday, commenting on Barca’s opening day stroll versus Racing, I said Pep Guardiola’s squad was balanced (although still one or two reliable players away from ‘ideal'). …

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Tags: Andel di Maria, Jose Mourinho, Kaka, Mallorca, Mesut Ozil, Michael Laudrup, Pep Guardiola, Sami Khedira, Sergio Canales, Xabi Alonso
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