2015年8月26日星期三

Borussia Dortmund score four again, Van Persie & Djourou

With La Liga and Serie A getting under way this weekend, some of the other interesting stories from across Europe might have gone under the radar. From rampant Dortmund to unlikely heroes, a reminder of what Manchester United are missing and Sami Hyypia's daunting job, let BBC Sport tell you have you may have missed. Dortmund Tuch into the goals again Borussia Dortmund became a second favourite team to many people under eccentric but brilliant coach Jurgen Klopp and his unique brand of attacking, energetic football. Thomas Tuchel replaced the man they inventively called Kloppi in the summer and if anything the team have become more exciting to watch. Dortmund's 4-0 win over Ingolstadt on Sunday was the third consecutive game they have hit four goals. End of Season discount soccer shoes , please click
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Petr Cech shows his class but Arsenal still need to strengthen

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers claimed victory for either side at Arsenal would deliver an early psychological advantage in the battle for places in and around the top of the Premier League. In a thriller at the Emirates that belied its goalless scoreline, Arsenal and Liverpool traded blows from first whistle to last without either being able to land the decisive shot to put down a marker against a close rival. How the scoreline remained blank was a mystery amid madcap defending, brilliant goalkeeping, rattled woodwork and two halves divided between Liverpool's supremacy for the first 45 minutes and Arsenal's recovery after the break. It was hugely entertaining - if flawed - fare and left plenty for Rodgers and his Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger to pore over after a frenetic 90 minutes. End of Season discount soccer shoes , please click
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2015年8月14日星期五

Francis Coquelin calls for an instant response from Arsenal

Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin has called for an instant response to last week’s shock defeat to West Ham, a result he believes was a wake-up call for everyone at the Emirates. Arsene Wenger’s men were hoping to underline their title credentials with a strong start to the Premier League after their Community Shield win over Chelsea. They were beaten instead by Slaven Bilic’s side, themselves criticised for going out of the Europa League to Romanian side Astra Giurgiu just three days earlier.End of Season discount soccer shoes , please click
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Dwight Gayle must decide on Bristol City move, Alan Pardew says

Dwight Gayle will be left to decide for himself whether he leaves Crystal Palace for Bristol City, Alan Pardew says. Palace this week accepted Bristol City's offer of £6m, rising to a possible £8m, for the striker who started just 11 Premier League games last season. And Pardew will not stand in the way of a deal, despite his insistence Gayle has the potential to score 20 goals a season in the top division. End of Season discount soccer shoes , please click
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Aston Villa sign Barcelona winger Adama Traore

Aston Villa have completed the signing of winger Adama Traore from Barcelona on a five-year deal. The deal is worth £7.1m but could rise to £8.6m if certain conditions are met while Barca have also inserted a three-year buy-back clause in the 19-year-old's contract at Villa Park. End of Season discount soccer shoes , please click
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Traore becomes Villa’s tenth signing of the summer as manager Tim Sherwood has sought to overhaul his squad in his first summer in charge and he expects big things from his latest acquisition.

2015年8月8日星期六

The Promoted Clubs: Who, What, Where And How Good?

How did they get there? By winning the Championship in, and with, great style. There is no doubt that the romance of Bournemouth's rise through the divisions has been slightly overplayed, but Eddie Howe oversaw a remarkable run to the Championship title last season. Having been 25/1 to win the league in August (a longer price than 13 other teams), they first hit the front on November 5 and only spent another seven matches outside the top two all season. What are their chances? The squad and manager are certainly acting confident, talking up the club's prospects of Premier League consolidation rather than mere survival. That's all well and good, but recent history demonstrates that promoted sides find it incredibly tough to hold their own. Last season's trio finished 14th, 19th and 20th - Leicester's late run under Nigel Pearson stemmed the tide. Only one club (West Ham) have come up and immediately finished in the top half. That was aided by some significant spending. Winning the Championship also doesn't mean much, unfortunately. Over the last four seasons, the Championship winners have finished an average of 17.5th in the Premier League. They have collected an average points total of 34. Howe and Bournemouth don't need me to tell them that isn't enough. Meet the manager Bournemouth's success is owed in part to Russian multimillionaire owner Maxim Demin, but Howe's influence is the defining factor. Speaking to right-back Simon Francis, he revealed just how thorough the manager is in achieving his goals. "He does a lot of mental work as well as physical," Francis says. "We work not just on the training pitch but watching videos of different matches, different formations and how we can each improve. He brought things into my game that I have never worked on before. As an example, I watch a lot of videos of other right-backs, the specific runs they make. We look at how they perform, the type of runs they make when the winger has the ball. He just adds things to my game that nobody else has, and everyone else is the same."
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