Buzzin Football

I was surprised to hear Sam Allardyce named as the new West Ham manager this week. Following Avram Grant’s disastrous appointment a year ago I thought owners David Gould & David Sullivan would have made more effort to win back the support of the fans by appointing a former player such as Martin Allen (current [...]

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Since Jose Mourinho was appointed manager, Chelsea’s success has been achieved by playing a 4-3-3 formation.  Both Carlo Ancelotti and Felippe Scolari flirted with a 4-4-2 with Frank Lampard as the figurehead of a diamond-shaped midfield.  The formation left Chelsea playing very narrow, and stifled Frank Lampard as a playmaker and top goal scoring attacking [...]

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The January transfer window has opened but as yet there hasn’t been much to talk about.  Manchester City have agreed a transfer fee with German side Wolfsburg for their Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko.  The 24 year old has scored 66 goals in 111 games so it is not surprising that Wolfsburg manager Steve McLaren was [...]

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In the summer I think there was a general consensus of opinion that Tottenham would do well to finish in the top 4 again this season and that it was too early for Manchester City to hold Premiership title aspirations, and that both would compete for fourth place while Liverpool were once more demoted from [...]

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So its official at last, Rafael Benitez has left Liverpool by mutual consent and so starts another tense period for Reds fans as the rumour mill goes into overdrive regarding who will fill the Spaniards shoes and indeed where Benitez himself will surface.
The second part should be easier to predict as Rafa has already been [...]

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