Long running rumour is back on the table.
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Any Tottenham fan with a working pair of eyes will have remembered how Spanish winger Diego
Capel was repeatedly linked with a move to White Hart Lane in the summer of 2008 well it appears
that the speculation about just such a move is beginning to start all over again, but perhaps now
the timing is in fact right for such a deal to become a reality.
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Bad news. Our list of the fallen is now about as long as Peter Crouch's leg. The BBC so kindly
tells us that we're missing Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard, Ashley Cole, David James, Theo Walcott,
Emile Heskey, David Beckham, Aaron Lennon, Carlton Cole, John Terry, Frank Lampard, and Glen
Johnson.
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(Davy expects African sides to edge traditional Latin and Continental powers, but fancies
England for the Cup. Below he discusses the likely England squad, highlighting what he expects to
be the historic contribution of England's black players.)
To be King in Africa, a useful prerequisite is to be a Black Prince.
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Redknapp looks to Spaniard to resolve left wing issues.
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Harry Redknapp believes he can "solve his left-sided problem" by signing Valencia's
Vicente, another one of those Spanish players who was fashionable a few years ago but then just
never seemed to go anywhere despite playing for a club allegedly trillions of Euros in
debt.
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Dirty Tackle 07 November @ 12:55 AM EST
The matches to watch after you realize that, if for just this weekend, the suspension of
Chelsea's transfer ban is far less important than the match on Sunday. And that I told you so.
Saturday
Tottenham v Sunderland at White Hart Lane Jermain Defoe returns from suspension and
Aaron Lennon might appear, although this will really be Darren Bent's show as he visits his former
team.
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what do you want from me?
Well; in the press anyway. What he can say he will say and for the most part we're going to be
looking worse for it. However, the way that Darren played in our system was all well and good; but
lacked a certain 101 cutting edge that we now have with our striking collective.
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Tomorrow sees us take on Sunderland at home in what has now become a massive match. Steve Bruce has
taken them to the next level, although they're a sort of Jackal and Hyde side as they're nowhere
near as good on their travels as they are when playing at home. Sound familiar?
The good news is that Jones won't be bullying King and Woodgate, but we'll still have Darren Bent
to worry about.
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Time to kiss and make up!
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur are 12
years behind the Gunners.
Despite making a strong start to the season, with Spurs winning their opening four league games,
defeats to Manchester United (3-1), Chelsea (3-0) and Arsenal (3-0) have highlighted that the White
Hart Lane side still have their work cut if they are to establish themselves at the top end of the
Premier League table.
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FOOTBALLSUP 03 November @ 08:47 AM EST
Now updated after the Ukraine and Belarus games (and some 'interesting' feedback) below is the
squad we think Don Fabio should take to South Africa, with reason for inclusion - and
exclusion...
Who should go...
Goalkeepers
David James - Has been first choice for a while now, and we are yet to find a
better alternative
Rob Green - He is the closest we have to a better alternative.
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EPL Talk 31 October @ 10:07 AM EST
So yet another installment of the fiery North London derby has passed. Tottenham, missing
Jermaine Defoe through a suspension and Aaron Lennon through injury, looked a shadow of the side
which threatened to take over one of the top 4 spots earlier in the season. Arsenal, on the other
hand, were magnificent.
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A few continuity gaps in the blog over the past couple of weeks. Work is the curse of the blogging
classes. Not that the net has been humming with dismay and angst. Bobby Gee, we salute you. Now the
tenders are complete, the meeting over and the reports written, the important business of life has
my [.
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So the big game is here at last and oh how lovely it would be to give these spuds a damn good
mashing, we haven't done so for a while and it would make it rather sweet.
You may think I'm wrong in calling the 4-4 game a defeat, but after getting so close to beating
them only to see them haul it back, it felt like a defeat.
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Happy HalloweenLots of injuries coming out of Premier League training grounds this week that fantasy managers
should be aware of going into what looks like a pretty tasty weekend for the Big-4 sides that could
produce loads of goals...
- Thomas Sorensen will be back for Stoke.
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Over the last few weeks I've been picking out the biggest derby fixtures from around the Premier
League and elsewhere for my soccerondish articles. This weekend two of London's biggest clubs,
and indeed historically London's biggest clubs before Roman Abramovic started the Chelsea
revolution, meet in what is always massive fixture.
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SoccerLens 30 October @ 02:50 AM EST
It was a momentous week in the Premier League, as we saw Arsenal give further ammunition to
those who claim they have a soft centre with a late collapse at West Ham, Nemanja Vidic pick up a
third successive red card against Liverpool, Harry Redknapp beg Aaron Lennon not to leave him and
Liam Ridgewell play his way into the Fantasy Premier League team of the week.
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Double the pleasure, double the fun
Let's preview this weekend's matches but also
bear in mind that we have a Fantasy Premier League
double gameweek on our hands for two
teams:
Aston Villa and
West Ham. But don't get
too crazy with excitement:
Villa are on the road at Everton while West Ham take on tricky Sunderland before these two clubs
face off against each other.
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EPL Talk 29 October @ 03:42 PM EST
The North London Derby highlights this week's slate of games as Arsenal prepares to entertain
Tottenham Hotspur this weekend.
Somebody in Bristol is smiling today, as the early match on ESPN figures to be the most-watched
game yet on the network.
It's on at 8:45 a.m. on ESPN2, if you're wondering.
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And so to the League Cup, in some ways a chance to put the Stoke defeat behind us but these days
the midweek cup bears little resemblance to the issues facing us or any Prem team in the league.
From Everton's perspective a kick-about in the Goodison car park has a greater priority than this
evening's [.
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Right then, where do I start? I was at the game and those following my
tweets
could see that bent frustration I and all those around me felt.
I thought the long walk back to the car after seeing us lose was bad enough; how mistaken I was. We
had to endure Harry telling us that he was a bit miffed with Aaron Lennon because he came off
without telling anyone.
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Off the Post 26 October @ 03:50 AM EST
1. Liverpool might rely too heavily on Fernando Torres, but if you have to rely too heavily on
anyone it might as well be him. 2. This season really is so open and unpredictable. Just when you
thought Liverpool and Chelsea were out of form, and Manchester United and Arsenal were safe bets,
it is suddenly [.
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it's not entirely his fault.. seriously.
When you're playing against a team like Stoke; who throw every single limb they have at the ball
at any given time; a flair(ish) side like ours has to be sure of two things. The first of these is
that you're making enough space to force your style of play upon them; rather than allow them to
dictate the game through simply clipping your heels and forcing the run of play.
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Tottenham Hotspur did not play particularly well against Stoke City, but we played well enough to
win. Whilst readily acknowledging our opponents' sterling defensive qualities and admirable
teamwork, we dominated for long periods and should have put this one to bed long before Whelan's
late winner. A bright start showcased Huddlestone's long range passing, spreading the [.
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Soccerblog 24 October @ 08:26 AM EST
Capello should tap this man for ideas
Capello on how other sports can influence football and how he is going to use them to prepare
the England team for the World Cup.
"It's important to understand the psychology of all these sports and they've helped me to
improve my own style," said Capello.
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Sitting pretty in third without playing consistently well, the accepted view is that Spurs have
developed the precious asset of being able to play below our ability and win, or at least not lose.
Our last two games perfectly illustrate this. The emotional cocktail at the final whistle was a
double shot of pleasure mixed [.
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Jogaram pelas eliminatórias da Europa, na cidade de Dnepropetrovsk, no estádio Dnipro Arena, para
um público de 31.000 pessoas, as seleções da Ucrânia (22º no ranking da FIFA) e Inglaterra
(7º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções apenas jogaram:
31-05-2000 - Inglaterra 2x0 Ucrânia (Amistoso)
18-08-2004 - Inglaterra 3x0 Ucrânia (Amistoso)
01-04-2009 - Inglaterra 2x1 Ucrânia (Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo)
O quarteto de arbitragem foi assim definido:
Árbitro: Damir SKOMINA-SVN
Primeiro Assistente: Primoz AHAR-SVN
Segundo Assistente: Marko STANCIN-SVN
Quarto Árbitro: Darko CEFERIN-SVN
Aos 12 minutos de jogo, ocorreu a primeira expulsão no jogo, do goleiro 1, Robert GREEN, da
seleção da Inglaterra.
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Peter Crouch, for all his sins, made the strongest case possible to be included in the England
squad for the World Cup in South Africa next summer. And, despite his two goals and general
dominant display, it wasn't enough to stop ITV and Steve Bruce's love-in with David Beckham. The
decision to award Goldenballs with the man of the match award was more like handing Osama Bin Laden
the Nobel Peace Prize, rather than Fabio Capello's particular analogy.
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SoccerLens 16 October @ 03:46 AM EST
Fabio Capello is not one to give too much away, his demeanour surly enough for ITV's Clive
Tyldsley to describe the Italian as "old poker face" during last night's dead-rubber win over
Belarus at Wembley. But prior to the game, the England manager had given the story-writers plenty
to work with by suggesting that his squad for next summer's World Cup had "seven or eight" spots
available.
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Who will make that plane? (I.e who should be in the squad for the World Cup Finals as opposed to
who will construct the airplane itself.)
With England firmly through to the World Cup Finals next summer we can look forward to long
balmy nights in and outside pubs/bars enjoying the festivities and also having a team to support,
hopefully Ireland will also make it through the play-offs as well.
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Off the Post 15 October @ 03:15 AM EST
1. Peter Crouch's gangly legs are not supposed to be involved in six-yard tap-ins. They were made
for bicycle kicks. 2. David Beckham has brown hair, a ginger moustache and a black beard. What is
that all about? 3. Twin, dwarf, right-footed wingers is probably not a viable tactical option
against decent opposition.
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EPL Talk 13 October @ 11:42 PM EST
Who are the very best young players in the world? For the purposes of this article, "young
players" are those no older than 22.
First there are the obvious: Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Alexandre Pato, Francesc Fabregas,
Karim Benzema, etc. Their class has been established before this mysterious "young" label
vanished, and subsequently they command enormous transfer fees, if their clubs are even willing to
part with them.
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What's worse than an international break? One that come with two essentially meaningless England
games. With World Cup qualification in the bag and nothing to play for but pride and a winning
streak, there's precious little to enthuse over. And, to add insult to injury, our star man Jermain
Defoe will miss both games with a finger injury.
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EPL Talk 07 October @ 10:57 AM EST
Hi Guys, I'm here with my first post. I'm going to be doing a weekly post on the reasons why I
love the beautiful game so much. This week I will be starting, ironically, with last gasp
goals.
It doesn't matter how they are scored, whether it's a tap in like Aaron Lennon in last seasons
dramatic 4-4 in the North London Derby and Ole Gunnar Solksjaer winning the treble at the Camp
Nou, or beautifully crafted like Beckham lighting up Old Trafford once again to send England to the
2002 World Cup and Gerrard smashing home against Olympiakos in the 86th minute, giving them the
2-goal lead they needed to progress past the group stage of the 2004 Champion's League, a
competition they would go on to win.
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FOOTBALLSUP 06 October @ 08:47 AM EST
England take on the Ukraine having already qualified for the World Cup with a 100% record. Read
on for the squad we think Don Fabio should and shouldn't take, and why...
Who should go...
Goalkeepers
David James - Has been first choice for a while now, and we are yet to find a
better alternative
Rob Green - He is the closest we have to a better alternative
Paul Robinson - He is the best option for third choice considering Ben Foster
is actually shit
Defenders
Ashley Cole - Utter prick, arguably one of the best left backs in the world
though
John Terry - Captain spastic
Rio Ferdinand - A world class performer when he isn't being merked by
injuries
Joleon Lescott - Ridiculously overpriced but solid and an option at left
back
Matthew Upson - Shows the paucity of good resources should Terry/Rio get
injured
Glen Johnson - Yes, has defensive frailties.
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