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Arsenal FC – Theo Walcott Strikes Before it Got Really Boring
Boring Arsenal is no longer a chant attached to the team George Graham led to win two Premier League titles over 20 years ago. It’s alive and well, even under the hands of the Arsene Wenger, who’s no longer the magician he used to be. Theo Walcott may have broken the club’s Premier League record for quickest ever goal, but there was nothing too impressive in the 89 minutes that followed.
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Europa League – The Two Teams in the 2013 Final
Losing in the Champions League has its benefits and rewards for certain teams, as both Benfica and Chelsea made the most of dropping to the knockout stages in the Europa League, making it to the 2013 final, a first for both teams in the competition.
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Arsenal FC – Theo Walcott Should Start Playing as a Striker
Arsene Wenger keeps refusing the talented English forward, but after going through so much this season in terms of trying to find consistent goal scoring, maybe the solution of giving Theo Walcott more opportunities to play in the center of the attack, as a striker instead of a winger on the right, is the best one he has to use.
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Chelsea FC – Fernando Torres Starts What David Luiz Finishes
A night that should have been a piece of cake turned into another match with a little bit of fear injected into it for Chelsea, who can’t have anything go smoothly this season. But Fernando Torres has those matches in which he actually looks like a formidable striker, with the help of some brilliant Eden Hazard dribbling, and David Luiz proved once again why he is the MVP for the team this season.
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Manchester United – Robin Van Persie is Hoping His First Isn’t The Last
Is it possible to begin your career at the age of 29? Robin van Persie will be 30 next season, but despite playing for nearly a decade with a top club in the Premier League, he has only one league championship to show for it, finally earning his due after leaving Arsenal for Manchester United.
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Liverpool FC – Can’t Give Up on Luis Suarez
The media, the government; everyone seems to want a piece of Luis Suarez. Liverpool have got themselves a complicated person as their most talented player, but it doesn’t mean he isn’t worth the trouble. In a situation that is fixable with closer scrutiny and inner-criticism on his behavior, both sides can come out much stronger and better from recent events.
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Chelsea FC – Juan Mata & Eden Hazard to Bring Trophies the Right Way
No one remembers, or wants to at least, ugly champions. Chelsea won the Champions League last season, but it was through uninspiring, painful to watch football, “robbing” more worthy teams of their just due. Juan Mata was part of that team, but that victorious ending isn’t attributed to him, or the style his presence on the pitch is usually for. This season, with a lesser trophy up for grabs, and as a foundation for the future, the Spanish international wants to win playing attractive football.
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Champions League – The Two Teams in the 2013 Final
The first all German final in the history of the Champions League will be between Bayern Munich, four time champions, and Borussia Dortmund, one-time winners, as the two ran rampant over their Spanish counterparts in the semifinals, signaling that it might be a new era in European football, with a new style and heroes dominating the scene.
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Arsenal FC – Jack Wilshere is Not the Future
The huge turn Arsene Wenger has pulled over the last couple of seasons, partially because of his refrain from big spending, and trying to create a basis of young English talent to lead Arsenal in the future is a welcomed one, but trying to mislead everyone, including himself, by putting too much on the shoulders of Jack Wilshere will only lead to more disappointment in the future.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Ends Another Season With Nothing
Some players, without too many opportunities to win titles through their careers, cherish their opportunities when a national cup competition is the one to bring them glory. For clubs like Real Madrid, and superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo, falling back on those kind of trophies after missing out yet again on the league championship and the Champions League isn’t something that gives him too much joy.