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Poyet: Chelsea midfielder Kante better than Casemiro, Busquets
Former Chelsea midfielder Gus Poyet has declared N'Golo Kante as the best in the world.
Poyet says it's no surprise Chelsea defeated Manchester United last week with Kante back in the XI.
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Australia qualify for fourth World Cup in a row
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Mutiny on the bench symbolic of Italy’s swift decline under Ventura | Paolo Bandini
Apocalypse, how? The Italian Football Federation’s president, Carlo Tavecchio, had defined the prospect of missing out on the 2018 World Cup as a disaster of biblical proportions. Now the worst has come to pass, the Azzurri failing to qualify for the first time in 60 years after losing their playoff with Sweden. All that remains for a proud football nation is to analyse where it went wrong.
A partial answer could be found on the pitch at San Siro. Italy dominated Sweden with more than 75% of possession, yet lacked the subtlety to unpick a packed defence: pumping endless crosses into a penalty area where their opponents held a clear height advantage. A lack of nuance in the final third has been an ongoing problem for a team that has scored just three times in its last six competitive fixtures.
Continue reading...Monday, November 13, 2017
Brighton captain Bruno: Knockaert and I good for eachother
Brighton & Hove Albion captain Bruno admits he's enjoying his partnership with Anthony Knockaert.
The right-wing duo have featured together in seven of Albion's previous nine Premier League games.
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