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Miralem Pjanic With a Beautiful Free Kick (Roma vs Napoli)
The AS Roma train isn’t stopping for anyone, and even the early injury of Francesco Totti didn’t spoil the party, as Miralem Pjanic stepped in perfectly in the role of the set piece takes, scoring a beautiful free kick just before half time and converted another penalty kick in a 2-0 win over Napoli, keeping the league leaders perfect so far this season.
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Manchester United Transfer Rumors – Will Sign Kurt Zouma
Among the half a dozen clubs showing a real interest in Kurt Zouma of Saint Etienne are Manchester United, who despite a long list of credible centre backs have plenty of problems defensively, which might lead to a January acquisition of the 18-year old French defender.
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It Must Be Frustrating to be Cristiano Ronaldo on This Real Madrid Team
Can Cristiano Ronaldo be regarded at some point till the end of his career as the best player in the world? Sure, by some, but he’s lost the popular vote. What’s left for him is to win as much as possible with Real Madrid – La Liga & Champions League titles, only that doesn’t seem to be going too well either.
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Manchester United – Shinji Kagawa is Still Waiting
When Shinji Kagawa was first signed by Manchester United, there were some who criticized the deal as being one that’s made for the wrong reasons – tapping in to the Japanese market instead of actually bringing someone who will improve the team. Under David Moyes, giving Kagawa only 45 minutes of playing time so far this season, that sentiment seems to be quite true.
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Chelsea FC Transfer Rumors – Closer to Signing Eliaquim Mangala
Possibly the best centre back in Europe playing outside of the elite leagues, Eliaquim Mangala has been the subject of quite a lot of interest from teams interesting in signing the Porto player. Due to his recent change in the agent department, there’s more than a slight chance that Chelsea could become his next club.
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FC Barcelona Transfer Rumors – Will Sign Mats Hummels
Reports in Germany indicate that after quite a few years without a new centre back signing, next summer will be the one Barcelona finally end their defensive problems by signings Mats Hummels from Borussia Dortmund, who have given one of their best players in recent years the permission to speak with the Spanish champions.
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Liverpool FC – Steven Gerrard Needs a Better Midfield Partner
Into his seventh season with Liverpool, Lucas Leiva is still someone that needs to prove his value to the club over and over again. In a central midfield consisting of only two players right now – Steven Gerrard and Lucas, it seems like the Brazilian simply isn’t good enough for what the club is trying to do and achieve.
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Real Madrid – Sami Khedira Isn’t the Problem
One of the amusing things about the La Liga is the amount of panic rising through the ranks at Real Madrid after dropping 5 points from their first 8 league matches. As it has to be someone’s fault they’re already behind Barcelona by this much, the Spanish media has turned to Sami Khedira.
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Mourinho Knows What He’s Doing, But He Does Make Mistakes
Drama and controversy always follows Jose Mourinho, and nothing has changed since his return to Chelsea and the Premier League, mostly noted for his early benching and treatment of Juan Mata and his decision to loan out Romelu Lukaku, even though he might have been the best striker on his squad.
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Manchester United – Moyes to Blame for Garay Not Signing
Considering how disappointing Manchester United have looked this season, all fingers are usually pointed at David Moyes and the club’s transfer market dealings in the offseason. As the defense still looks like a dysfunctional unit that needs sorting out, the failure to bring in Ezequiel Garay from Benfica looks like another opportunity missed and handled badly.