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Chelsea – Manchester City: Vintage City Patterns Blitz Through Chaotic Chelsea (1-3)

January 4, 2021 England No Comments

Flexibility, wide rotations, and false nine’s hit Chelsea with a flash of old Pep-fluency. Manchester City had the game wrapped up, with three goals before half-time, as they delivered a message for t...

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Manchester United – Aston Villa: Devils Outlast Rampant Villa To Go Level On Top (2-1)

January 2, 2021 England 2 Comments

Aston Villa brought good counterpressing, quick free-kicks and a narrow defensive block, but Manchester United withstood their rampant opponents to go level on points with Liverpool. This high intensi...

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Chelsea – Aston Villa: Muted Exchanges Followed By Fruitless Control (1-1)

December 29, 2020 England 1 Comment

A matchup between two teams, level on points, forty-eight hours after their last game was not ideal for both, but Chelsea and Aston Villa served up a feisty affair. Chelsea blew hot and cold, convinci...

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Arsenal – Chelsea: Arteta’s Young Guns Provide the Boxing Day Punches (3-1)

December 27, 2020 England No Comments

Boxing Day brought a much-needed win for Mikel Arteta. Not only does it buy him time, but the convincing way his Arsenal side dispatched their unflattering London rivals provides a blueprint for the f...

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Everton – Manchester United: United Control the Centre And Progress (0-2)

December 24, 2020 England No Comments

Ole Gunnar Solskjær will have another semi-final to look forward to, as his Manchester United team dominated proceedings at Goodison Park. Though their chance creation was not supreme, the movement of...

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Everton – Arsenal: Arsenal’s Crisis Deeper And Deeper (2-1)

December 20, 2020 England No Comments

Everton did not even need to bring their A-game to defeat Arsenal. Though their passing was ineffective, Carlo Ancelotti’s men had other routes in order to defeat their opponents. The result puts Ever...

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Liverpool – Tottenham Hotspur: José Brought The Block But Klopp Had Solutions (2-1)

December 17, 2020 England No Comments

In the Premier League’s biggest game of the season so far, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur brought out the best of two contrasting styles. In a high quality and entertaining affair, Liverpool found th...

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Manchester United – Manchester City: A Game Of Football Which Unfortunately Happened (0-0)

December 13, 2020 England No Comments

With critics to be proven wrong, and a return to the top four at stake, the expectation was high for the latest edition of the Manchester derby. However, both teams produced a limited, lethargic and l...

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Tottenham Hotspur – Arsenal: North London Derby Follows The Script (2-0)

December 7, 2020 England No Comments

The North London derby followed the narrative that most were expecting. Tottenham Hotspur’s compact defensive block remained untouched from Arsenal’s poor buildup structure and were rightly punished b...

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Chelsea – Tottenham Hotspur: A Drab Match With Tactical Deficiencies (0-0)

November 30, 2020 England No Comments

A game between two of the top three teams in the league usually offers fun offensive displays and strong tactical game plans. Tottenham Hotspur’s compact defensive block was superior, but they offered...

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