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Creativity in a team’s play is highly underrated. Football has gone past the pass and shoot age, or playing long balls and hoping your strikers get them, with creativity, football has been evolved to a whole new level with tactical plays giving it more sauce.Martin Ødegaard loan move to Arsenal awaits official confirmation. Photo Credit: Twitter Yes, certain managers and teams have been able to build a different styles of plays over the ages, But it is kind of difficult to create goals without your midfield. Especially the Central attacking midfield players.About seven years ago, a certain Norwegian, 16 year old…

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Liverpool, under Jurgen Klopp have never made it past the fifth round of the Emirates FA Cup, and have been eliminated in the fourth round this year by Manchester United.Liverpool’s poor form pounced on by Manchester United to eliminate The Reds from the FA Cup. Photo Credit: Twitter/ Liverpool FCLiverpool’s poor form continued on Sunday evening when they were bundled out of the Emirates FA Cup by Manchester United at Old Trafford.The Red have never made it past the round five in six tries, bowing out to West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wonderers and West Bromwich Albion in Klopp’s first three…

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Chelsea Football Club are set to appoint Thomas Tuchel as the club’s new manager after the sacking of Frank Lampard, earlier today in the aftermath of the recent poor performances.Chelsea are close to announcing Thomas Tuchel as the new manager. Photo Credit: TwitterThomas Tuchel will arrive in London just few weeks after being dismissed by PSG – Paris Saint German after the club could no longer endure their slow start to the league season under the German.Tuchel, 47, has oversaw 451 games, winning 255 and losing 106 while managing Borrusia Dortmund and Mainz in the BundesLiga, and PSG- Paris Saint…

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It is always going to be a bigger responsibility taking over as the manager at an elite football club. Being a legend of this club makes the fans love to want to give one of their own a chance. A lot of teams have tried this, and works well for some well known teams.Underfired Chelsea manager Frank Lampard. Photo Credit: Twitter/ GoalBeing a novice in this field, was never a subject of discussion among Chelsea faithfuls, when the club appointed her legend Frank Lampard as the manager at the end of 2018-19 season, when Maurizio Sarri was dismissed from his…

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Back when Los Blancos splashed out so much in the mid of the 2000’s, barcelona still dominated them locally. Yes, Real have always been known for spending big but has it really worked out in recent years ?Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane. Photo Credit: TwitterEver since Zenedine Zidane’s wonder goal won them the Champions League against Bayer Leverkusen in 2002, Real Madrid had to wait 12 years later before they could get an European silverware after being knocked out seasons after seasons by teams that never even spent half of what they did, and even see their Spanish counterpart, Barcelona…

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Spanish giants, Real Madrid are arguably the best European Club, owing to their achievement in the past and the present. Los Blancos have won the more European Champions League titles than any other team, while accumulating a good number of local ones too.Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane. Photo Credit: Twitter/ Footy MercatoThey were one of the best sides that dominated in the 20th century. Their domination was thanks to their Galactico policy, as they signed players with exceptional talents to make up a squad of players.Recently, the evolvement of football has halted their domination as football clubs have integrated in…

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When it comes to the German duo, almost every individual turns into a football analyst because the belief of people, when Chelsea splashed the cash last summer was that both will hit the ground running, owning to their stellar performances in the concluded season.Timo Werner and Kai Havertz have endured a slow start to life at Chelsea and have put Frank Lampard under pressure. Photo Credit: Twitter/ Talk SportsThat would not be too much to ask anyways as Chelsea under Frank Lampard last season were fair enough despite their inability to add players, still manage to make the top four…

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Every football fan at the beginning of this season would have thought that Ruben Dias and Aymeric Laporte would become the ideal centre back combination for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, but the future had it’s plans.Manchester City’s John Stones is now showing the form that made the club sign him from Everton. Photo Credit: Twitter/ WhoScoredLaporte, sidelined for weeks, Manchester City had to try a different alternative. Yes, Nathan Ake would have been the next guess, but despite been give the opportunity to play, it is the Young Englishman that has taken his chances well.With Dias and John Stones stamping…

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Premier League club Everton have confirmed Colombian International James Rodriguez arrived from Real Madrid last summer on a free transfer.James Rodriguez of Everton. Photo Credit: TwitterThe 29year old signed a two year contract with an option of one more with the Merseyside club in September last year and a lot has been said on how much The Toffees paid for the golden playmaker.The club have now confirmed that they did not pay any transfer fee to Spanish giants, Real Madrid for the signature of James, who was frustrated at Real Madrid and wanted out at all means.The former Monaco midfielder…

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Liverpool have been far below the standard they have set in the last two seasons so far this campaign and this fact has been obscured by their misfortunes with injuries and Covid.Joel Matip of Liverpool down injured in a Premier League match. Photo Credit: Sport MoleJurgen Klopp’s side have racked up 33 points after 17 league games this season, their worst tally at this stage since the last couple of seasons.In the 2018-19 season when The Reds eventually finished the season in a disappointing second place, they have scored 45 points at this stage of that season, winning 14 of…

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