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November 4, 2019

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Fantasy Premier League, Features, Player Analysis, Premier League, Tactical Analysis

Çağlar Söyüncü: Leicester city’s Turkish man-mountain

Harry Maguire’s successor in the Leicester City defence, Çağlar Söyüncü, has turned heads with some mammoth displays this season. The big Turk has been ever-present in 2019/20 and scored his first Premier League goal with a stooping header against Crystal Palace. Joining from Freiburg in 2018, the 23-year-old had been below-the-radar and profited from Leicester’s…

October 31, 2019

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Features, Premier League, Tactical Analysis

What next for Ole’s Man United?

Marcus Rashford produced a dead-ball masterclass to remind of his quality in Manchester United’s Carabao cup fourth round win at Chelsea. After a difficult spell with injuries and loss of form; the Red Devils have built on their good result against Liverpool. Losing Anthony Martial, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Luke Shaw and Paul Pogba to injury greatly…

October 24, 2019

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Features, Player Analysis, Premier League, Tactical Analysis, UEFA Champions League

Captain America to the rescue

Christian Pulisic produced the moment of magic in a Mature Chelsea performance against Ajax in the Champions League. The American has attracted attention in recent weeks for the lack of minutes offered by Chelsea boss Frank Lampard. The blues faced their toughest test of the season, and despite injuries in defensive ranks, kept a clean sheet away to one…

October 17, 2019

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Features, Premier League, Tactical Analysis

A reddish affair

It’s make or break for the two most successful clubs in English football. As Liverpool take steps into modern-day greatness, Manchester United keep taking more steps away from it. Fortunes can’t be more contrasted in such a historic fixture. A 3-1 loss away to Liverpool proved to be José Mourinho‘s final game as United manager,…

October 7, 2019

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Features, Premier League, Tactical Analysis

Is this the moment it changed hands?

A huge Pendulum swing in Premier League title race saw Liverpool go eight points clear of Champions City this weekend. A surprise considering the league is only eight games into the season. The current situation was characterized by Liverpool’s last-gasp win at home to Leicester whilst Manchester City were dealt a shock home loss to…

September 28, 2019

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Features, Player Analysis, Premier League, Tactical Analysis

Brilliant Bobby Firmino

Liverpool have become an effective winning unit amidst their unbeaten start to the league season, and winning run from last season which stands at 15 games. That invincibility, however, has developed an innate nature of winning games without playing at their best. Jürgen Klopp’s charges currently stand five points above Manchester City at the top…

September 16, 2019

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Features, Premier League, Tactical Analysis

Lampard’s roller-coaster lads

Frank Lampard’s Chelsea are up for a roller-coaster season after yet another evidence of their buccaneering nature last weekend. The youngblues and their equally young manager have, however, been erratic at times in the Premier League this term. They did skip past the daunting challenge of Wolves at the Molineux helped by Tammy Abraham’s first…

September 6, 2019

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Features, Player Analysis, Premier League, Tactical Analysis

Tammy Abraham the biggest vindicator of Chelsea’s loan system?

As Tammy Abraham scores goals and begins to look the part in the Chelsea first team squad this season. Parallels are drawn between his career and that of his ‘more senior’ counterpart only 29 days younger; Marcus Rashford. On the evening of 25 February 2016, Marcus Rashford debuted for Manchester United in an Europa League Round…

September 2, 2019

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Features, Player Analysis, Premier League, Tactical Analysis

Fernandinho relevance

Champions Manchester City suffered a huge blow in the loss of Aymeric Laporte to a serious-looking knee injury against Brighton on Saturday. A very untimely incident considering he was set to make his long overdue international debut for France this month. Losing their best defender after failing to replace captain Vincent Kompany over the transfer…

August 30, 2019

Bolu Alabi-Hundeyin

Features, Premier League, Tactical Analysis

North London Derby Hostilities

Tensions run high across North London as one of the fiercest rivalries in world football is rekindled when Arsenal face Tottenham Hotspur at The Emirates. Arsenal are unbeaten in 18 of their last 19 home games and play Spurs who have not won away to Arsenal since November 2010. Form goes out the window in…

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