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Premier League – Week 10 Results & Table
The big game of the week kept Arsenal at the top of the table with a five point lead after beating Liverpool 2-0, while Chelsea lost some ground with a 2-0 loss at Newcastle. Manchester City got a huge win (7-0) over Norwich, putting them back on track in the title race, and Manchester United won two matches in a row (3-1 at Fulham), also making sounds of title challengers again.
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Premier League – Arsenal vs Liverpool Predictions
All the talk of Arsenal having a weak schedule comes to end as the host Liverpool for a first vs third matchup that shall determine for both clubs if their early success was due to a low quality of competition they’ve faced or simply being a lot better than people expected them to be.
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FC Barcelona – Neymar Making Lionel Messi Redundant
So it’s been four consecutive league matches without Lionel Messi scoring a goal. The last one he scored was back in September. Meanwhile, Barcelona don’t seem too bothered by it; not as long as they’re winning, keeping a six point lead over Real Madrid and getting quite a lot from Neymar and Alexis Sanchez, carrying the team through these weird and unexpected time.
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AC Milan – Kaka Might Flourish, Team Will Not
It seems that Kaka is finding life a the San Siro quite comfortable, scoring a wonderful goal for AC Milan in their 1-1 draw with Lazio, but the second most successful club in European football history is going through one of it’s worst periods in quite some time, and the emergence of the Brazilian star isn’t enough to help them get out of this rut.
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Real Madrid – Gareth Bale Diving Like Cristiano Ronaldo
Maybe Gareth Bale silenced some critics by scoring two goals and playing his first 90 minutes for Real Madrid, but he also showed he’s aligned with Cristiano Ronaldo in more than just putting the ball in the net, bringing his diving repertoire to the La Liga in embarrassing fashion.
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Gadji Tallo – Faking an Injury and Getting Mad About It
You can’t have your cake and eat it too was made for situations like the one we witnessed in the match between Ajaccio and Guingamp, as Gadji Tallo faked an injury to be taken off the pitch with a stretcher, and then throw a fit and look completely healthy when he realized his manager, Fabrizio Ravanelli, pulled him off with a substitution.
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FC Barcelona – Cesc Fabregas Takes Over For Messi
One thing that’s hard to admit but easy to notice – Barcelona have been playing better this season with Cesc Fabregas at the central midfielder position instead of Xavi, evne if it means less classic Barca style and a more direct approach. With the team picking up a 3-0 away win in a tough stadium, no one can argue that this approach is the wrong way to about it.
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Messi vs Ronaldo – Who Cares About Sepp Blatter?
The latest set of idiotic things spoken by FIFA president Sepp Blatter helped reveal the vanity Cristiano Ronaldo is plagued with, and the lack of wits he or those running his social media operations for him possess, taking the whole comparison with Lionel Messi too seriously.
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Chelsea FC – Juan Mata Deserves a Starting Spot
With such a deep squad, especially at the attacking midfielder position, the League Cup isn’t an opportunity only to get minutes, but also to prove you deserve a spot in more important competitions as well. Juan Mata has become the scapegoat for Chelsea and Jose Mourinho this season when things aren’t working well, but when he does get 90 minutes to play, regardless of the rival, he usually proves he deserves more than he’s getting so far.
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Arsenal FC – Arsene Wenger Needs to Be Worried
Even though Arsenal didn’t use the best lineup available to them in the League Cup, they still played with Aaron Ramsey, Jack Wilshere, Santi Cazorla and Laurent Koscielny. Having Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil coming off the bench didn’t really help them either, suggesting the next couple of weeks might be a bit too much for this team despite the impressive start.