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Defending hasnt been Arsenals strength over the past four Premier League seasons and has been the main focus of manager Mikel Arteta so far during the transfer window.The Gunners completed the 23 million signing of Gabriel Magalhaes from Lyon https://www.shopspursedge.com/san-antonio-spurs-jeresy/trey-lyles-jersey last week, whilst Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares joined permanently at the start of the window, having been on loan since January.Arteta will also have 19-year-old Wililam Saliba available this season, after last summers signing spent the 2019-20 campaign back on loan at St Etienne.Both Hector Bellerin and Kieran Tierney are set to start the new season fit, after mi sing much of the last campaign through injury. The Spaniard made only 13 Premier League starts at right-back, and last summers signing Tierney just 12. However, Arsenal will start the new season without as many as four defenders when they travel to newly-promoted Fulham in the opening game of the 2020-21 Premier League season in Saturdays https://www.shopspursedge.com/san-antonio-spurs-jeresy/dominique-wilkins-jersey lunchtime kickoff.David Luiz is set to mi s out on the trip acro s London with a neck injury. The Brazilian signed a new one-year extension at the Emirates earlier this year as the 33-year-old is set to be a regular in defence for Arteta.The Spanish manager employed a back three for much of the end of last season, including the FA Cup final victory over Chelsea. Luiz and Gabriel are certainly expected to be starters this season though wont be able to start their first game together this weekend.A potential replacement for David Luiz for the trip to West London would have been Pablo Mari after the Spaniard started a handful of games at the end https://www.shopspursedge.com/san-antonio-spurs-jeresy/demarre-carroll-jersey of last season. However, the arrival from Flamengo is sidelined with an ankle injury. Mari is expected to be back in full training before the end of the month.Shkodran Mustafi was once a big money signing by Arsene Wenger but has fallen down the ranks at the Emirates in https://www.shopspursedge.com/san-antonio-spurs-jeresy/patty-mills-jersey recent times. The German international wont even be given a chance to prove himself in the season opener as he is suffering from a hamstring injury. The 2014 World Cup winner is hoping to return to full training in October.The fourth defender absent is Calum Chambers. His versatility means he could have been an option at both centre-back and right wingback but for a knee injury that has kept him out since December. The club are hopeful the 25-year-old will be back in full training before the end of the year.Should Mikel Arteta go with his back three on Saturday, Gabriel may be partnered with Rob Holding and Kieran https://www.shopspursedge.com/san-antonio-spurs-jeresy/derrick-white-jersey Tierney, with William Saliba the only other out-and-out centre-back another option. Sead Kolasinac is also available, though would be considered a very risky move to play in a back three given he doesnt defend very well at all.The only other confirmed absence for Arsenals opener this weekend is attacker Gabriel Martinelli. The young Brazilian would not have been expected to start following the signing of Willian, though may have made the bench.

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Scotlands double header against Serbia and Macedonia will go a long way to deciding our qualification fate, even at such an early stage.As both games are at home 6 points are a nece sity especially if we view Serbia as a runner-up contender. Previous campaigns have been lost in Hampden rather than on our travels. Plainly speaking if we lose at home then there is no chance of Pina Coladas on the Copacabana.Much of the pre-match and campaign talk has been unusually, optimistic. Scotland po se ses strength in the forward areas which previous coaches bemoaned the lack of, but now we have an almost embarra sment of riches.The emergence of Jordan Rhodes, Robert Snodgra s and Ro s McCormack allied to https://www.shoprocketsedge.com/houston-rockets-jeresy mainstays like Steven Naismith, Kenny Miller and Shaun Maloney give Scotland a potent and capable attack for the first time in years. Jordan RhodesHowever, a slew of injuries in defence means Scotland are scrambling for experience and sufficient quality at the back. The late exit of Charlie Mulgrew, Danny Fox and Ru https://www.shoprocketsedge.com/houston-rockets-jeresy/kenyon-martin-jr-jersey sell Martin has dramatically weakened the previously, robust defensive wall and the last minute replacements Paul Dixon and Gary McKenzie lack international experience.And herein lies the problem.Scotlands last two friendly matches have shown us their greatest weakne s and strength.The 5-1 humbling against the USA at the tail end of last season was dreadful. Landon Donovan ripped through a ponderous and static defence at will and left the Scottish defence battered, bruised and sapped of confidence. With consideration that it was the end of a long season and under the blazing, Jacksonville sun Scotland still looked disorganised and exposed. youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2SSZfLiO70 Realistically we need an extra man to cover the space between defence and midfield: to aid the fragile centre halves and protect us when Alan Hutton goes on his marauding runs.Gary Caldwell should fit into this position but then it deprives us of his services at centre half and his influence upon a sometimes flaky Christophe Berra.Against Australia at Easter Road we were more adventurous and attack minded, even after going behind to an early wonder strike. The high tempo, kick and rush game suits Scotland and our abilities, there is no point in having unrealistic pretences to the Tiki-Taki Barcelona/Spain style when we dont have players able to carry it out. youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjBEJ2xM0qo James Morrison and Charlie AdamWhen the Scotland players are more combative and physical they impose themselves upon the game and the opponents. Its in our nature to be confrontational and antagonistic and a football team at its best should reflect the characteristics of its people. Think Brazil and Holland in the 1970s or France in the 1990s.Previous coaches have sacrificed attacking intrepidne s and risk for cold hard pragmatism and uber-defence and while this was almost succe sful with Walter Smith and Alex McLeish the end result was the same: TV tournaments.Craig Leveins no-striker, 4-6-0 formation against the Czech Republic https://www.shoprocketsedge.com/houston-rockets-jeresy/tyson-chandler-jersey was met with howls of derision and exasperation and rightly so.For the first time in years we have fine players who are capable and willing to attack and entertain so the least the coach should do is give them the opportunity to expre s themselves. But that is not to be too foolhardy and nave as neither these players nor the fans can stomach many more 5-1 humblings.I have my doubts about Craig Levein and his experimental line-ups and handling of the Steven Fletcher and Ian Black affairs but he has my full support none-the-le s.Craig LeveinI hope he leads us all the way to the Maracana and to do this he needs 6 points against Serbia https://www.shoprocketsedge.com/houston-rockets-jeresy/thabo-sefolosha-jersey and Macedonia. Anything le s and its warm Tennents at the T in the Park rather than a cool, Brahma on the Copacabana. vs Line-up for Friday versus Serbia: Alan McGregor Alan Hutton Christophe Berra Paul Dixon Gary Caldwell Charlie Adam Steven Naismith James Morrison Shaun Maloney Robert Snodgra s Jordan Rhodeskeysubstitutes: Ro s McCormack, Kenny Miller, Jamie Mackie, James Forrest or Don Cowie depending on injuries.Im fully aware that Levein will pick Miller alone up front.The Serbs are going through a transitional period and blooding in many youth players.They have a number of danger players but most are inexperienced at International level. The main goal threat should come from Dejan Lekic who plays for Genclerbirligi in the Turkish first division. In defence they have Branislav Ivanovic of Chelsea and Alexsandar Kolarov of Manchester City. ThankfullyDejan Stankovi https://www.shoprocketsedge.com/houston-rockets-jeresy/sterling-brown-jersey has retired.Their coach Sinisa Mihajlovic, who was an extremely gifted footballer andfree-kickspecialist, has been bullish and confident in preparation however he has a chequered and controversial past and is prone to outlandish outbursts.

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A dramatic 86th minute header from Paulinho sent Brazil to the final after a tight game. Forlan mi sed a penalty, Fred scored right at the break (41),Cavani sparked hope for Uruguay at the start of the second half (47). Spain or Italy will be Brazils opponent.With the goverment falling apart, the people going out on the street to protest. It didnt really mattered for Luiz Felipe Scolaris players as they continued their https://www.shopprogrizzlies.com/memphis-grizzlies-jeresy great mumentum from the start of the tournament picking up yet another win but this time Barcelonas new boy Neymar wasnt able to show something from the bag as Maxi Perriraclosed him down very effectively.Forlans penalty mi s in the 14th minute came after his corner and David Luiz tripped Uruguays captain Diego Lugano but Julio Cesar gue sed the right way and kept the Selecao in it. Freds goal came after great through ball from Paulinho towards Neymar left him alone against Muslera but the Brazilian tried to be quick and Muslera stopped it but couldnt stop Fred from slotting the rebound home as he took Brazil to half-time in the lead. With Uruguay knowing they have to do something in order to score and https://www.shopprogrizzlies.com/memphis-grizzlies-jeresy/de-anthony-melton-jersey save themselves they sent a lot of players up and it paid off as Thiago Silva tried to clear the ball out of danger but Cavani took the ball from Real Madrids po sible team-mate Marcelo and put the ball past Julio Cesar. As the last whistle and extra time came to a close, Scolari send in Bernard and Hernanes in for Oscar and Hulk and after several corner kicks attempts Neymar found Paulinhos head and sent Brazil into the final.Urugauys defensive line: Straight away from the first whistle Uruguay defended with three lines of defence (3-4-3) and closed down every creative player in the Brazil ranks as Maxi Perreira closed down Neymar and made him be stuck in the right wing for the majority of the game and Juventus Martin Caceres closed Zenits Hulk and made him stuck at the left wing without any https://www.shopprogrizzlies.com/memphis-grizzlies-t-shirts option to shoot. Neymars importance: Neymar froved to be a pivotal member of Scolaris team scoring three amazing goals in three games but against Uruguay he wasnt able to do nothing and just after he tried to run away from Perreira to the center Brazil were actually doing something that could change the game.Brazils subtitutions: Scolari is getting a lot of criticizem about Bernard not being one of the first team player, and he proved to Scolari https://www.shopprogrizzlies.com/memphis-grizzlies-jeresy/grayson-allen-jersey that the ctitics are right after coming from the bench and moving from side to side, pa sing balls that cut the Uruguays defence and he was more effective from Hulk.Uruguays lack of depth: As the game reached the dying moments of the game and after Scolari already did two of three subtitutes Tabarez didnt had anyone to send to the pitch in order to change the game, he made just one subtitution because of Gonzalezs injury as he brought Walter Gargano on, he could send Abel Hernandez that scored four goals against Tahiti on and try to score a last-minute goal. Uruguay have a lot to prove in the World Cup next year.Man Of The Match = Paolinho: As Uruguay did their best to cover every space of Brazils attacking players Paulinho did enough to stay alone to pa s an amazing through ball to Neymar which eventually went in and score the goal to send the Selecao to the final and proved to be a vital role at the heart of midfield.Ratings:Brazil: Cesar 7, Alves 6, Marcelo 7, Thiago Silva 5, Luiz 5, Luiz Gustavo 5, Oscar 5, Paulinho 7, Neymar 6, Fred 6, Hulk 5. Subs: Bernard 5, Hernanes 5, Dante 4.Uruguay: Muslera 6, Lugano 7, Godin 7, Rodriguez 6, M Pereira 6, Arevalo 6, Gonzalez 6, Caceres 6, Forlan 6, https://www.shopprogrizzlies.com/memphis-grizzlies-jeresy/desmond-bane-jersey Cavani 6, Suarez 5. Subs: Gargano 5.

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Manchester City have confirmed https://www.shoppistonsedge.com/detroit-pistons-jeresy/joe-dumars-jersey that Raheem Sterling wont feature during the forthcoming Premier League clash against West Ham United after sustaining a hamstring injury.The England international recently limped out of the Cityzens Premier League defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on the road and the club have now confirmed that he has sustained damage to his left hamstring.Raheem Sterling will mi s the visit of West Ham after scans revealed he has suffered damage to his left hamstring, a statement on the clubs official website read.No official timescale has been provided for the recovery but a Grade I injury https://www.shoppistonsedge.com/detroit-pistons-jeresy/liangelo-ball-jersey could see him sidelined for around two to three weeks, provided there is no https://www.shoppistonsedge.com/detroit-pistons-jeresy/jerami-grant-jersey setback. Judging by this, he could return prior to the Champions League round of 16 first leg at Real Madrid on February 26 and the same has been highlighted in a report published by earlier this week.Pep Guardiolas side are already out of the running for a third-straight Premier League crown with the between themselves and runaway leaders Liverpool.They are scheduled to host https://www.shoppistonsedge.com/detroit-pistons-jeresy/bob-lanier-jersey West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium this weekend and they have a good chance to returning to winning ways, based on their strong head-to-head record against the Hammers.The Premier League holders have dominated the east London outfit with wins in each of the previous https://www.shoppistonsedge.com/detroit-pistons-jeresy in all competitions and out of those, they have scored four or more goals on five occasions.Cityzens all-time leading goalscorer Sergio Aguero has been the key threat to the Hammers backline with an impre sive tally of from 16 appearances in all competitions.

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The new Premier League season continues apace this weekend, with some eye-catching fixtures scheduled to take place.Five teams head into the weekend with a 100 percent record, but https://www.shoppelicansedge.com/new-orleans-pelicans-jeresy/julius-randle-jersey at least one of those will go as Liverpool meet Chelsea at Anfield.If you are inclined towards betting, you can about the odds for this game and all the other matches.Read on as we take a closer look at the weekend ahead and pick out our five best bets for the latest round of fixtures. Liverpool vs ChelseaThe clash between Liverpool and Chelsea is the standout fixture this weekend and gives both teams the chance to lay down an early marker in the title race.The Reds have started the campaign with two easy victories over Norwich City and Burnley, but the Blues will provide a much sterner test.Thomas Tuchel has built a well-oiled machine at Chelsea, and their acquisition of striker https://www.shoppelicansedge.com/new-orleans-pelicans-hoodie Romelu Lukaku is the icing on the cake.Both sides will be desperate to avoid defeat which makes odds of around 5/2 for the draw look extremely appealing.Burnley vs Leeds UnitedBurnley have started the season poorly with defeats against Brighton & Hove Albion and Liverpool, but this game gives them a chance to get off the mark.Leeds were woeful at Manchester United on the opening weekend and were lucky to escape with a point against Everton on Matchday 2.The Clarets can ill-afford to lose another game at this early stage, and manager Sean Dyche is likely to have them fired up for this one.Leeds should have enough about them to avoid defeat, so backing the draw at 12/5 could well pay dividends.West Ham United vs Crystal PalaceWest Ham United have been https://www.shoppelicansedge.com/new-orleans-pelicans-jeresy/christian-wood-jersey in excellent form in their opening two matches, smashing four goals past both Newcastle United and Leicester City.Those results have demonstrated that last seasons sixth-place finish was not a fluke, and they are a banker bet to make it three-out-of-three this weekend.However, the odds reflect their performances, and there is far more value to be had in the total goals over/under market.More than 3.5 goals can be backed at odds of 11/5, which looks too good to mi s given the Hammers current form.Tottenham Hotspur vs WatfordNuno Espirito Santo built up a reputation for being pragmatic at Wolverhampton Wanderers, and he has continued in the same vein at Tottenham Hotspur.His team have recorded succe sive 1-0 victories over Manchester City https://www.shoppelicansedge.com/new-orleans-pelicans-jeresy/eric-bledsoe-jersey and Wolves, and it would be no surprise to see another low-scoring game on Sunday.Watford won their opening home game 3-2 against Aston Villa before losing 2-0 at Brighton and are likely to try and keep things tight at Spurs.On that basis, the Evens on offer for under 2.5 goals in the match is arguably https://www.shoppelicansedge.com/new-orleans-pelicans-jeresy/kira-lewis-jr-jersey one of the best bets of the weekend.Wolves vs Manchester UnitedManchester United were handed an early wake-up call last weekend as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton at St Marys.The result was a disappointment after their , but they are strongly fancied to return to winning ways at Molineux.Wolves are yet to get on the scoresheet this season and could have their work cut out if Raphael Varane is chosen alongside Harry Maguire.United to win to nil is priced at 2/1, and that looks exceptional value about a team that many people have tipped to mount a serious title challenge.

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As a division that https://www.shoppacersedge.com/indiana-pacers-jeresy/naz-mitrou-long-jersey is so often incredibly competitive its grown in quality and also in prestige in the last few years with more and more big clubs finding themselves in League one and having to battle their way out, Leeds and Southampton being two of the bigger names to have won promotion recently. This year is no different as Wolves find themselves in a league that contains such a spread of clubs in their size and finance it seems straight forward to where each side will finish, but Yeovil were favourites for relegation last season and now they are one promotion off of the Premiership. The nearly-men of last season are expected by many to make a push as Brentford so nearly gained promotion but fell at the final hurdle after a strong season and some delicious attacking football throughout that Premier League sides would have been proud of they have done well to retain Clayton Donaldson. However, it would be a surprise to see them fly through the league again without further additions as https://www.shoppacersedge.com/indiana-pacers-jeresy/malcolm-brogdon-jersey theyve lost some players who were quite integral and when a team gets so close to promotion there often seems to be a hangover season of recovery to get to the point to push again; this is what Brentford may have to experience although they will still be around the key positions. Wolves are almost everyones favourites for a direct promotion back to the Championship this season, but there will be time for them to turn it around and the remaining few weeks of the transfer window are vital for them to keep their key players otherwise it could be a tricky season for Wolves and it is crucial they get Leigh Griffiths firing; but the season is not one to expect fireworks from as Kenny Jackett is a steady manager who needs to perform one head-twisting turnaround. This season is stabilising themselves as a club and giving themselves a foundation to mount a promotion charge this season, although it could have all come too soon that play-offs could https://www.shoppacersedge.com/indiana-pacers-hats be their best hope unle s they really can hit the ground running and settle on a formation that allows Bakary Sako to settle into a role producing opportunities for Griffiths and plug the hole in their midfield ball winning area after the sale of former-club captain Karl Henry to QPR. Other sides are all involved in the chase for promotion, with Peterborough being amongst the favourites to go straight back up as Darren Ferguson has built an efficient side that were unlucky to be relegated, I can definitely see them going straight back up as one of the automatically promoted sides. The Posh have kept a lot of their Championship side intact and definitely po se s the credentials to put together a long run of form but heavily rely on keeping their defence well marshalled and keeping regular clean sheets; Ferguson will require all of his tactical nous to out manoeuvre his opponent in this league and will face some sides who can provide some notable surprises. In general, this league takes a lot of time to get used to and https://www.shoppacersedge.com/indiana-pacers-jeresy/t-j-mcconnell-jersey the variety of styles that you can face; as a number of teams will draft in talented youngsters with pace and energy the speed of football at this level is troubling to keep up with and to carefully scout each team more so than anywhere else with players appearing at clubs from nowhere and providing some breathtaking performances as Chelsea loanee Milan Lalkovic did on his Walsall debut, the managers take on a lot of responsibility and my dark horses are undoubtedly Preston to come up with the goods and have in my opinion the best manager in the league, in Simon Grayson. Graysons experience at this level will give North End the advantage tactically, although Bristol City will also provide a threat with the number of players they have brought in and the signing of Jay Emmanuel-Thomas gives some much needed experience of a higher level and a powerful versatile forward who will cause some slower and veteran defenders in this league problems. A season of surprises and big contests, some lower league players will https://www.shoppacersedge.com/indiana-pacers-jeresy/justin-holiday-jersey get trips to old and once majestic stadia whilst recent Premier League players may find themselves wondering just how they ended up playing on a rainy Tuesday evening at Crawley and getting run around by some fresh-faced under-18 from the Premiership whilst they ache all over from their league cup game six months ago. League one; the league encompa sing all aspects, young, old, big clubs, growing clubs, the league of change.

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Tomorrow sees what could be https://www.shopnuggetsedge.com/denver-nuggets-jeresy/keita-bates-diop-jersey the defining game for Croatia at the Euros, as they line up against footballing giants Italy. Once again the game will be played in Poznan, at the Stadion Miejski, and if Croatia are able to bag all three points theyll confirm their place in the quarter finals. Slaven Bilic has to convey to his players that this is a must win game, if they draw or lose then they will have to face world champions Spain knowing that they need a result, a prospect no team would look forward to. Going on the last round of games from Group C do Croatia stand a chance against the world cup winners of 2006? Are the omens good or bad for Slaven Bilics side? And ultimately will they make it through?Now if youve read previous posts on this blog you know Im a big sceptic of Italys chances at the Euros, for me the state of the national game going through yet another match fixing scandal, the age of the squad and their poor performance at the last world cup all point to Italy not being able to amount to much in this tournament. Against Spain though they proved me wrong, the team seemed sharp and motivated and manager Cesare Prandelli really won the battle of the tactics as he lined up in a manner that matched the superiority of Spains midfield and ensured they couldnt get the tie on the ball that Spain use to dominate teams. In the end Italy were slightly unlucky not to get the win against a strikerle s Spain and the Azzurri were left rueing mi sed chances https://www.shopnuggetsedge.com/denver-nuggets-jeresy/zeke-nnaji-jersey that probably should have earned them the three points.Croatia against Ireland looked the far superior side, and they dominated po se sion and the play, ensuring that the Irish only had a couple of chances throughout the game, saying this Croatia did ride their luck slightly with their last two goals and they wont be able to rely on such circumstances against a much more experienced Italy side. Croatia must try to play the same way as they did against Ireland, with Rakitic and Modric pushing forward often, causing the opposition central midfield partnership to play deep, and to encourage the full backs to get forward, as a Srna was at his best against Ireland when he was bombing forward. Mandzukic and Jelavic looked a troublesome pair and they should cause the Italian back four some problems, however Mandzukic cant expect to win the aerial battle against the stalwart that is Chilleni as easily as he did against Dunne. The one match up that will be crucial will be Modric against De Ro si, the defensive midfielder played exceptionally against Spain and was able to contain a world beating midfield at times, if he is able to do this to Modric then Croatias creative spark might fizzle out. The line https://www.shopnuggetsedge.com/denver-nuggets-jeresy/nikola-jokic-jersey up of Italys midfield might also cause Croatia problems, as Pirlo rolled back the years against Spain and was able to play the role of not only the ball player but the attacking midfielder as well, if he is able to do this again Croatias Vukojevic he might struggle as he didnt really have to face anyone coming at him against Ireland.In terms of defensively for Croatia I do not believe that Prandelli will start Balotelli again, especially not after the shocker he had in front of goal against Spain, this means they are likely to line up with Ca sano and goal scorer Di Natale. Croatia will struggle https://www.shopnuggetsedge.com/denver-nuggets-jeresy/gary-harris-jersey to contain these two in my opinion, and just like against Ireland I can see Corluka and Schindenfeld giving away a lot of free kicks, which might come back to punish Croatia, especially with the strong aerial presence the Italians po se s and the poor tactical defending that led to Irelands goal against Croatia in the opening game. On the front foot for Italy Croatias main task must be to match Pirlo, he pulled the strings against Spain, and it was his perfectly weighted ball that set Di Natale through on goal for the opener, and if Croatia are able to deal with him the supply to the front men will be seriously inhibited. Despite Italys good performance against Spain I can still see Croatia getting a victory, both teams will be really fired up for the game, with Italy wanting to record their first victory of the tournament and Croatia wanting to secure their place in the quarter final. Croatia will go into the game in high confidence, knowing that they have only been beaten once by the Italians in their last six meetings, and this omen might carry them through the game. For me this is the crunch game of Group C, both teams https://www.shopnuggetsedge.com/denver-nuggets-jeresy/facundo-campazzo-jersey will be raring to go, knowing that anything le s than a win and their future in the tournament will be in jeopardy. The Croatian midfield will need to be at its absolute best to match the quality that Italy po se s in that area, and they might have to move the ball around on the ground like were used to seeing as the long ball up to Mandzukic that worked so well against the Irish might be nipped in the bud by the aerial dominance of Italy. I believe it will be a close game, and I can see Croatia taking the lead, however I think that discipline will come round and punish the Croatians, and maybe a set piece or a penalty will even up the score in Poznan. If Jelavic is on point though and Croatia can play it to his feet he might swing the game back in Croatias favour and I can see him earning a hard fought, and very tight, victory for his country against the Azzurri.

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Tottenham Hotspur secured a historic victory at Old Trafford last weekend making it their first win in 23 years at Old Trafford. Spurs managed to last https://www.shoplakersedge.com/los-angeles-lakers-hats beat the Red Devils in 1989 but they ended the run with goals from Belgian defender Jan Vertonghen, Gareth Bale and Clint Dempsey. This made it Uniteds second defeat of the season which left them four points behind league leaders Chelsea who beat Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium.There were glimpses of the Southampton match as Jan Vertonghen strolled through the Manchester United defence to net his first goal for the club in le s than two minutes. Thirty minutes later Gareth Bale dribbled from the left wing acro s the field to finish in the bottom right corner as Rio Ferdinands half- https://www.shoplakersedge.com/los-angeles-lakers-jeresy/kareem-abdul-jabbar-jersey hearted challenge would have left Sir Alex Ferguson unimpre sed. The score was a shock 2-0 to Spurs at half time.A half time lashing from Sir Alex Ferguson lifted the fight in Uniteds attack. Wayne Rooney came on for Ryan Giggs in which he made an immediate impact as he slipped in a low cro s for Nani to slot past Brad Friedel which made it 2 https://www.shoplakersedge.com/los-angeles-lakers-jeresy/javale-mcgee-jersey -1. It only took 40 seconds after the goal for Spurs to get their third as Clint Dempsey slotted home his first for the club from a Lindegaard parry and then https://www.shoplakersedge.com/los-angeles-lakers-jeresy/danny-green-jersey Shinji Kagawa scored again one minute later which made the score 2-3 to Spurs. A crazy run of goals saw three goals in just 140 seconds. Manchester United were unlucky to equalise as they dominated second half po se sion but Spurs managed to hold on to the onslaught to secure a famous victory.United showed true fight in the second half as they resembled football taught by Sir Matt Busby. This was the first time this season that Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney gelled well together which raises the question of why Rooney did not start the match. United https://www.shoplakersedge.com/los-angeles-lakers-t-shirts need to improve defensively if they want a positive result against Newcastle United at St. James Park next weekend.

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Brentford, founded in 1889 are this year and its safe https://www.shopknicksedge.com/new-york-knicks-jeresy/wayne-ellington-jersey to say that their journey has been a turbulent and exciting one. No one can accuse Brentford of not fighting for their place in the Championship and they should be proud to have secured and maintained their position in the second division. Following on from a pattern of relegation and promotion, its great to see the Bees doing so well, but do we know who is responsible for their succe s?The Manager Prior to hiring Brentfords latest manager Dean Smith, Mark Warburton was hailed as being the best manager the team ever had. He was said https://www.shopknicksedge.com/new-york-knicks-jeresy/mario-hezonja-jersey to have been the sole reason Bretford changed their direction and offered what seemed like a much-sustained succe s rate under his leadership. The bees have been criticised most recently for fielding weakened sides of the competition at a time when Bretfords manager had only been at the club for one month. It is still unclear where the club will go under the management of Dean Smith, but we cant say he isnt achieving good things at the moment, having them just The Brentford Pair One of the reasons Bretford are seeing succe s in their play has been said to be because of . They have been working wonders in keeping the team in top https://www.shopknicksedge.com/new-york-knicks-t-shirts form and are hailed as being the next big thing on the pitch. In 2016 they extended their contracts to last until the summer of 2019.Both have shown the pa sion for developing as players and have grown in confidence while playing for Bretford.Scott HoganBrentford striker Scott Hogan has attracted a great deal of attention in the transfer window and has scored a ma sive 14 goals in his 25 appearances for Bretford. He has reportedly said that he would be looking to move to a premier league club so while he can be said to be contributing to Bretfords wins, its uncertain how much longer https://www.shopknicksedge.com/new-york-knicks-jeresy/dennis-smith-jr-jersey this will continue. What will Bretford do upon his departure and what will that mean for their succe s rate?New CoachOne of the reasons Bretford have seen succe s over recent months could be partially due to their new coach, Thomas Frank. Franks has been brought in a second a sistant manager for Dean Smith to work alongside Richard OKelly and will be heavily involved in both the A and B teams.InvestmentClub owner Matthew Benham has invested in Superliga side FC Midylland and while it is unclear exactly what his attraction to Danish football is, it is hoped that it will work for Brentfords benefit.While it is clear that Bretfords manager is playing an important part in their succe s, it is evident that there are a number of reasons Brentford are doing so well recently. There is a great deal of change happening in the team at https://www.shopknicksedge.com/new-york-knicks-jeresy/mitchell-robinson-jersey the moment so it will be interesting to see how this impacts on the teams succe s as the year goes on.

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Usually, I wait till nearer the end of the season to voice my opinions on who I think will be embroiled in a relegation battle. However, this season, I can make my judgements earlier on, because there are many le s teams involved this time round. QPR, Wigan, Reading and Aston Villa are the clubs I think will be involved this time round. I know a lot of people would throw Southampton into the mix aswell, but Im confident that they are strong enough to survive, and they already have a few points head start.Of all of the clubs in the mix https://www.shophornetsedge.com/brooklyn-nets-jeresy/nicolas-claxton-jersey , I think QPR are most likely to go down. This is surprising when you look at the players they have on hand, including Loic Remy, Adel Taraabt and Bobby Zamora. They also have other good players, and sometimes I think that if all of these players were grouped together at a different club, they would be able to do very well. The manager isnt the problem either, as Harry Redknapp has been in this situation before at Tottenham and Portsmouth and kept them up, so he shouldnt be struggling as much as heis with QPR. So, if none of these are the problems, what is it? Personally (although I would be glad to hear opinions in comments below) I think it is the whole ethos of the team, the way they go about their busine s. For we are always hearing of stories of infighting between team-mates in the camp, something which needs to be sorted out, as a team struggling at the bottom need to pull together as a team. Twitter has also caused problems, as Tony Fernandes claims that he would quit the club if he couldnt sort problems out would not be very good news for the https://www.shophornetsedge.com/brooklyn-nets-jeresy/timothe-luwawu-cabarrot-jersey team, and it would undoubtedly knock their confidence.Aston Villa have also been on a steady decline this season. Their policy in recent years has been to sell their top players to other clubs, (Milner, Barry, Young) and then invest in the future. This can work sometimes, but at Aston Villa it hasnt due to their lack of experience. They are the second youngest squad in the premiership, and although they have promising youngsters like Christian Benteke and Andre Weimman, they dont have https://www.shophornetsedge.com/brooklyn-nets-jeresy/d-angelo-russell-jersey much experience and have struggled because of this. This is in no way Paul Lamberts fault, as he hasnt been given the money from Randy Lerner to get some more experienced players in. He has come in to this side and told to do a job with very young guys. As well as this they have the problem with Darren Bent. Now I am not suggesting in any way that it is a one man team, but he is their most expensive player and I think he deserves more chances. He has had injuries, but they seem to have gone away now, so he should be getting more minutes.Another team that have struggled this season are Reading. They came into the premier league at the start of the season with a very weak side compared to others in the league, and although they have made some significant signings, one of which being Pavel Pobgrebnyak, they still lack some cla s. Brian McDermott is a very good manager, though, and recent performances have given them hope, but I do worry that their lack of top flight quality will keep them from staying up, as this becomes important towards the end of the season. Netherthele s, they have been on better form recently than some of their other relegation https://www.shophornetsedge.com/brooklyn-nets-jeresy/joe-harris-jersey opponents, and if they keep this up, they have every chance of staying up. Wigan are also in trouble. They seem to be always in the mix, but usually stay up on the last day of the season. However, this time round, I have the feeling it is going to be different due to their inconsistency. This is a major problem for Wigan, who have le s opponents this time, and I do feel that they will continue to struggle. They do have some hope though, as Roberto Martinez is a very good manager and has brought in some https://www.shophornetsedge.com/brooklyn-nets-jeresy/jason-kidd-jersey decent players with very little money, and Wigan do play good football which can cause problems for teams around the premier league. Out of all the teams I have written about here, I think Wigan have the best chance of staying up because of this.We shall see at the end of the season whether I am right or wrong, and if you have any suggestions or other ideas, please leave a comment below.

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