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From the Touchline: Mazzarri Aggressiveness Pays Off In Watford’s Defeat of Arsenal

By footballeditorPosted on February 1, 2017Posted in Analysis, WatfordTagged Aaron Ramsey, Alexis Sanchez, Arsenal FC, Arsene Wenger, Etienne Capoue, Francis Coquelin, Gabriel, M'Baye Niang, Olivier Giroud, Petr Cech, Sebastian Prodl, Stefano Okaka, Theo Walcott, Tom Cleverley, Troy Deeney, Vahlon Behrami, Walter Mazzarri, Watford FC, Younes Kaboul

Coming into the match, you could excuse Watford for wanting to be a little conservative. They suffered a tough 1-0 loss to Millwall in the FA Cup over the weekend and were facing an Arsenal side who had not lost at home since the first match of the season. Watford had failed to even score […]

So, has anyone improved during the January window?

By footballeditorPosted on February 1, 2017Posted in Transfer NewsTagged Alvaro Negredo, David Moyes, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Jermain Defoe, Jordan Ayew, Luciano Narsingh, M'Baye Niang, Marco Silva, Martin Olsson, Mauro Zarate, Odion Ighalo, Patrick Bamford, Patrick van Aanholt, Paul Clement, Robert Snodgrass, Rudy Gestede, Sam Allardyce, Stoke City Fans, Tom Carroll, Tom Cleverley, Younes Kaboul

The nation’s love affair with the January transfer window seems to be over. This year saw no £50 million moves, no players driving to rival clubs, and no one leaning out of car windows. The pros and cons of the windows are something people can discuss at length. It can unsettle a team if their […]

Manchester United’s Midfield: Needing Something Other

By footballeditorPosted on August 9, 2013Posted in Premier LeagueTagged Anderson, Darren Fletcher, Manchester United, Michael Carrick, Owen Hargreaves, Paul Scholes, Roy Keane, Sir Alex Ferguson, Tom Cleverley5 Comments

For the past one hundred summers (or thereabouts), the transfer window for United fans has played out like a clever analogy for unparalleled frustration; with nothing remotely central-midfieldy to celebrate. But for a club who supposedly don’t have, haven’t had, or even seemingly got all that close to buying, any one of the best central […]