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Player Highlight- Wilfed Zaha

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Born : Nov 10, 1992 (25yrs) Current Club: Crystal Palace Previous Clubs : Manchester United Position- Right Wing International-Ivory Coast (played for England at youth level). 2014/2015 seven assist. Arguably his best season was last year following his move from United. This gave him the freedom to come out the limelight and get to working on producing the quality displays we know he is capable of. It is clear that he is a big game player , with skill in abundance who scores outstanding goals against lower and upper table clubs. Last season together he and Yannick Bolasie caused oppositions nightmares and it wasn't easy traveling to Selhurst Park. I remember watching a interview with him when he returned from his failed stint with Manchester United. He himself believes he is a confidence players so just knowing he is a fan favorite and they expect him to do well pushes him to great heights. I love to see this boy with the ball at his feet. Not many compare to...

How did the promoted sides fair?

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Newcastle  10th place They beat Brighton by one point to secure automatic promotion into the 2017/2018 season. It must be said that things are usually rough for promoted sides. After some miserable form followed by a new managerial appointment they finally seem stable. This side is strong, not because of individual players, but the team contribution. If you are not giving 110 % Rafael Benitez doesn't play yo,u and with season players like Ritchie , Shelvey and Dummet, they have a solid spine in place to challenge for a top 8 spot next season baring a few addditions. At 10th position they look the most sure to secure top fight access next season from the bunch. Ayoze has caught form of late and a pattern of him firing closer to the end of the season is developing. One wonders how Bournemouth let Matt Ritchie go. He is capable of picking a pass and delivering a screamer or two every season, this one has been just the same with him already having seven assist with fou...

Who has the best stadium atmosphere in Top 5 of PL ?

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Manchester City  Nickname : Ethiad 50, 097 * Best looking stadium The atmosphere here is on the same trajectory as their title march. Fueling the frenzy is an array of talented players funded by Arab owners such as John Stones , Laporte, and the long-term injured Mendy, who combined are close to 150 million for unproven PL defenders. Two way glass for unrivaled viewing of the teams in the tunnel. They certainly provide for the high rollers. City have been synonymous with riches and big transfer budgets. This invariably sparks a fan frenzy as they are continually linked with world-beaters such as  Messi , Real's CR7 and Lewandoski of Bayern Munich. Everything that happens on and off the pitch contribute to the pulsating vibe, especially in big games. It must be noted however that when up against low lying opposition the fan support falls short everytime. One wonders if the Ethiad wasn't flowing with cash how different things may have been. . . . . . . Hmmm. Ov...

Where Do Arsenal Go From Here

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Average players expected to do a world class job Callum Chambers Early on he was an exciting youth prospect, quickly rising from Southampton U18 to Arsenal 1st team from 2012-2014. As far as trust is concern. Chambers receives little and was not included in the squad until matchday 17 when he was on the bench against West Ham in that 0-0 stalemate away from PL Nacho Monreal Not a decorated youth player and started off with Osuasuna before eventually securing a transfer from Malaga Fc to Arsenal back in 2013. Fast-foward to 2018 while he has gotten better one wonders if its just a matter of the options available to Arsene are not as strong as years gone by when he had Gallas, Cole and Thuram to summon. Coupled by loses to Spurs the new kings of London and a blitz from the Swans which he played the full 90 minutes and the fact he is 32 suggest he will never it the same heights as some of his compatriots like Pique. Alex Iwobi Came threw the youth ...

Salah vs Kane

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Harry Kane credited to Nike.com Kane at a Glance Harry Kane Age-24 years old Position-Forward Current Team-Tottenham Spurs Past Teams-Leicester City, Millwall, Norwich City Born in Walthamstow five minutes from White Hart Lane, Kane is a local boy who came threw the ranks although few could have predicted he would become such a class act. "He did possess a strong self- belief in where he wanted to go" according to Les Ferdinand Under-21 coach at the time. Tim Sherwood placed his trust in the club's youth set up back in 2013 with Kane even bagging a brace against Chelsea back in the 2014/2015 season, eventually going down 5-3. From possible squad player to leading the line  .........2014/2015 season he broke out with 31 goals in all competitions this was a stark contrast to a boy who played with less fancied Millwall early in his career where he netted only 9 goals in 27 appearances followed by occupying the bench with now Leicester City first choice fowa...

Manchester United second best club in Manchester

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The emergence of the "noisy neighbors" Flashback to the 2012/2013 season commentators where quick to play down a regime change with this looking like a ever increasing reality due to City's complete dominance of the league in the 2017/2018 season. If history is anything to go by, this time next season we would be looking at a new champion as last season Chelsea similarly steam rolled it's opposition on its way to the title. Pep though, boast a far deadlier arsenal of weapons. . . . and I don't mean Arsenal the football club. (8-2) *cough*. With players like Sterling having the best season of his career, and world class beaters like Silva and KDB pulling the strings, supplemented by lightening quick German Winger Sane, and Portugal 's Bernardo Silva, City has what it takes to dominate for some time. Pep has infused his imprint on this side as seen by the way they play ball; Players always eager to run into space mixed with intricate one two passes.      ...

Conte sacking Inevitable

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Roman a hard task master? Not even Winning the league saves you from Roman Abramovich. I’ve literally lost count the number of managerial changes at Stamford Bridge over the last couple of years. Since the inception of the Abramovich era we realized the high bar the owner set for the club and rightly so. Roman has pumped millions into the club and must see a return on investment in the form of trophies. This often ruthless stance on manager’s tenure at the club has been well documented and shirked upon. Most pundits agree that sacking the mangers doesn’t fix the boat, although some may lament it can stabilize it as in the case of Andre Villas-Boas, who had a horrid time in the Chelsea dugout while the subsequent one Di Matteo helped bring the European silverware to the Bridge, even though he found himself on the wrong end of Roman’s rope. Horrid time at Chelsea Conte’s Chelsea is currently fifth and if they can’t get pass Leicester City this weekend it will probably...