Dougie Critchley
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London, England
Joined April 2012
Slightly different tweet from me this morning…. Just over a year ago one of my best friends was diagnosed with an acute form of Leukemia. He is one of the friendliest, most energetic, cheekiest, fun loving people you could ever meet, with the most encyclopaedic knowledge of a.
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Josip Illicic had his contract terminated by mutual consent after a long battle with his physical and mental health. 60 goals, 44 assists in 173 games. One of Serie A’s best players of the last 10 years. What a send off!
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Kylian Mbappé went past 200 goals for PSG last weekend and I haven't really been able to get over it since. Nicolas Anelka scored 210 club goals in his entire career, Michael Owen 222, Salah 252 to date. Mbappé has scored 231 goals for Monaco and PSG and he's still only 24.
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Genuine question in his 2 and a half years in Italy, how many of Fikayo Tomori’s 129 Milan games has Southgate watched in person?.
🗣️ - Henderson: "I just found out Gareth Southgate was here tonight, hopefully he feels like he picked a good game to watch."
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This to me is why football shouldn’t be in the Olympics. For the majority of Olympians, they work relentlessly for 4 years to peak at just the right time. It’s the pinnacle, their reason. Sure they want gold, but a silver medal is massive. It’s not a Carabao Cup runners up.
Michael Olise took off his silver medal straight away after losing the Olympic final 💔🥈
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Stuttgart qualify for the Champions League. lose Guirassy, Anton and Ito. Bologna qualify for the Champions League. lose Calafiori, Zirkzee and Motta. Girona qualify for the Champions League. lose Garcia. And people wonder why it's always the same clubs dominating!.
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Real Madrid’s behaviour tonight has been pretty embarrassing. A club of that stature, 15-time European Champions, with a joint record 12 Ballon D’Or wins for 8 different players…. Throwing its toys out the pram because a world class player won an award ahead of another.
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Ever since we posted this clip of @MinaFootball talking about De Bruyne potentially moving to Saudi Arabia she has been abused on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok… and it’s simply not acceptable. We asked Mina to come back on The Lowdown this week because she is one of the most.
Is a move to Saudi on the cards for Kevin De Bruyne? 💭
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A perfect example of HOW NOT to respond to allegations of racism:.
Official statement regarding yesterday's incident during our friendly vs. Wolves:
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Seen plenty of people talk up France, Germany and England…. But not nearly enough about Portugal. This squad is ridiculous.
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Maurizio Sarri has his Lazio side in 2nd, on track for their best finish since 2000. Unai Emery taking Villa from 16th to 6th in 17 League games. A reminder that one “failure” at a Top 6 Premier League club, doesn’t make you a bad manager.
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Charles De Ketelaere is a useful reminder to never write off young players for "failing" at one club. 0 goals in 40 games for Milan in 22/23. But 18 goals and 20 assists in 68 games under Gasperini, including 6 in this year's UCL. Wonderful technician. So much time.
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I don’t think there is anyone in the world that can match this man’s football knowledge… if you know, you know
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Not an Arsenal fan. But I'd 100% rather watch a video like this (from any club) than a bland photoshopped image of a player grabbing the badge and pointing downwards, with 2028 in the background. This is a genuine insight into his character. Need more of this.
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Caicedo is a great signing for Chelsea but it’s a staggering fee. They’ve now spent £821m in 3 windows under Todd Boehly. Man City have spent £716m over the 11 windows dating back to the start of 2018/19. It’s completely excessive spending.
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So if Liverpool win the League this year. and it's very much an "if" at this stage. They'll draw level with Man United's all-time English League record of 20 titles. And have won double the amount of European Cups. Interesting. very interesting.
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When Mamardashvili arrives next summer, Kelleher will leave. But he’ll leave with Liverpool fans blessing and a permanent space in their hearts. Can add Mbappe penalty save to a remarkable 58 game CV to date.
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@piersmorgan How can you not have any awareness of what tweeting this stupid attempt at humour, to your 8.8m followers, is going to have on her mental health?. No one cares that she doesn’t fit Piers Morgan’s version of femininity.
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The net spend of the 18 La Liga clubs not including Real Madrid and Barcelona this summer is €4.7m. Nottingham Forest's net spend so far this summer is €121m.
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Manuel Ugarte: 23 years old.Leny Yoro: 18 years old.Matthjis De Ligt: 25 years old.Joshua Zirkzee: 23 years old.Noussair Mazraoui: 26 years old. All signed for £180m. That's a sensational window by United. There are no excuses for Ten Hag to not seriously improve on 23/24.
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I can’t believe the amount of people I’ve seen saying this isn’t offside. It’s offside, it’s black and white. An inch offside, is still offside. “Introduce thicker lines,” “don’t allow offsides if it’s less than 3 inches.” Attackers will still be 0.5 inches from the thicker
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It wasn’t a Dortmund side with Aubameyang, Sancho, Bellingham or Haaland…. It wasn’t Nagelsmann’s RB Leipzig…. It was Bayer Leverkusen, under a novice coach that didn’t just end Bayern’s dominance, they absolutely smashed it. One of my favourite footballing stories ever!
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Chelsea have won 6 Premier League games in the 235 days that Russ has been running the entire length of Africa.
Day 235 of running the entire length of Africa. Approx 1,292,500 calories burnt on the mission so far, which is equivalent to 3231 @huel shakes, 13,605 Freddos or 6838 pints of Carling.
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Best upgrades in recent seasons:. Tonali, sold for €58m ➡️ Reijnders, bought for €20.5m. Mount, sold for €64m ➡️ Palmer, bought for €47m. Bakker, sold for €9.5m ➡️ Grimaldo, FREE. Hojlund, sold for €73m ➡️ De Ketelaere, €22m. Fullkrug, sold for €27m ➡️ Guirrassy, €18m.
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Bought for a club record £97.5m…. 15 goals in 44 games…. Spent the last 2 seasons on loan at other clubs…. Sold for a £67.5m loss…. Lukaku’s move to Chelsea is in my opinion only topped by Antony as the worst deal in Premier League history.
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I’m sorry but Joshua Zirkzee, Matthjis De Ligt, Manuel Ugarte… they aren’t this bad. They may not be Premier League title winning level. But they are competent young players. That United shirt does something to players, I’m telling you.
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You have mastered the art of the deepfake. You have the power to create any scenario or alter history anyway you wanted. I just don't think the first thing you do is create a video of an inebriated David Coote sitting on a sofa criticising Jurgen Klopp!.
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It's a real, real shame that Ben White fell out with Gareth Southgate. Elite technical ability, excellent in the air, leader and unrelenting aggression. He's a top, top player.
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Kepa Arrizabalaga: most expensive goalkeeper of all time, on loan at Real Madrid. Wesley Fofana: 5th most expensive CB of all time, started 12 League games for Chelsea. Marc Cucurella: Most expensive left back of all time, 12 League starts this season. Moises Caicedo: Most.
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Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Jeremie Frimpong, Jamie Gittens, Michael Olise, Morgan Rogers, Romeo Lavia, Rico Lewis, Brahim Diaz, Jadon Sancho, Felix Nmecha, Adrien Rabiot, Liam Delap, Aleix Garcia, Seko Fofana, Kieran Trippier. I don't think Man City's academy gets enough credit?.
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You break through at Zaragoza. Earn a move to the club you've always wanted to represent in Athletic Club. Work under Bielsa, reaching a Copa Del Rey and Europa League final. Spend 5 years representing Man United. become a cult hero and work with Mourinho. Reach a
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Goals in their first 40 Premier League games:. Nicolas Jackson: 18.Didier Drogba: 16.Luis Suarez: 12.Robin Van Persie: 8.
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I genuinely find it baffling how a player can go from making 3 Premier League starts. Then moving clubs. And then instantly looking like one of the Premier League's best players. Cole Palmer shouldn't be THIS good at this stage, it doesn't make sense.
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Newcastle fans complaining about FFP. Over the last 5 windows your net spend has been £352m, £215m more than Man City's in that period. In that time you've sold two players for over £10m, one of which was Chris Wood who you sold at a loss of £11.2m. This was inevitable.
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14 tackles, a tally topped only by Moises Caicedo and Antonee Robinson in the Premier League. A 64% tackle success rate, better than Gabriel and Calafiori. The Trent Alexander-Arnold can't defend narrative is just lazy at this point.
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Arsenal are now 17 points ahead of Spurs and 30 ahead of Chelsea. They finished 24 points ahead of the next best London side in 22/23. That was the largest gap between the top 2 London sides in Premier League history. London has quite literally never been so red. 🔴.
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Sorry… . That might be the softest 2nd yellow I’ve ever seen. Veltman and Rice tangle, but if anything Veltman is the aggressor…. Freekick Brighton… Rice touches the ball away… Veltman boots Rice. And it’s a 2nd yellow for Rice?!.
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David Coote fired from the PGMOL. The investigation has been concluded. He’s a 42 year old man that has just lost the job he no doubt dreamt of ever since he started out as a referee at 16. I hope people just leave it at that.
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Arsenal will be the story but can we please give Aston Villa some credit…. Lost key players to injury, playing European football for the first time since 2010/11 and yet they’ve beaten City and Arsenal twice under the most underrated manager in world football. Mr Unai Emery.
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Given the fact they've had to contend with Rice and Trossard's reds, injuries to Odegaard and Merino and had to play Spurs, Brighton, Villa and City in their first 5 games. To be 2 points off City, having been well below their best, is a solid return.
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My Euros Team Of The Tournament. GK: Mamardashvili 🇬🇪. RB: Kounde 🇫🇷.CB: Saliba 🇫🇷.CB: Guehi 🏴.LB: Cucurella 🇪🇸. CM: Kroos 🇩🇪.CM: Ruiz 🇪🇸 .CM: Olmo: 🇪🇸. RW: Yamal 🇪🇸.ST: Gakpo 🇳🇱.LW: Williams 🇪🇸. Player of the tournament: Yamal 🇪🇸.
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Since the start of 2023, Rodri has played 95 games for club and country. He's lost 6 of them. Since the start of 2023, Rodri has won 8 major trophies. Real Madrid fans need to stop acting like it's OUTRAGEOUS that Rodri looks set to win the Ballon D'Or.
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Cornered, panicking, lashing out.
🔺EXCLUSIVE. Manchester City have launched an unprecedented legal action against the Premier League in a move that has sparked civil war in English football’s top flight. The outcome could dramatically alter the landscape of the professional game, @Lawton_Times reports.
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If Michael Olise signs for Chelsea what does it mean for Noni Madueke who they signed in January? What does it mean for Raheem Sterling who they signed last summer?. The hoarding of players continues.
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Kai Havertz: 6ft 4.William Saliba: 6ft 4.Gabriel: 6ft 3.Mikel Merino: 6ft 2.Declan Rice: 6ft 2.Jakub Kiwior: 6ft 2.Takehiro Tomiyasu: 6ft 2.Riccardo Calafiori: 6ft 2.Ben White: 6ft 1.Thomas Partey: 6ft 1. Mikel Arteta has created an incredibly physically imposing team.
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8 Premier League sides entered into European competition this season and one, just one reached the semi finals… Aston Villa in the Conference League via a penalty shootout. Given the discrepancy in spending over the last few years, this is nothing short of a humiliation for the.
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What?! . I’m sorry that’s an incredibly soft penalty. Saliba is attempting to head the ball, and there is the lightest graze of Joao Pedro’s head. That’s going to give the “Arsenal agenda” brigade a lot of oxygen.
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Arsenal have extended the deals of Saka and Saliba and added Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber to a squad that got 84 points last season. I am confused why people think they are going to drop off. As far as I’m concerned they aren’t going anywhere.
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Antony has created the same amount of chances as Martin Ødegaard in 23/24. (8). Antony has played 1 game since August.
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This annoys me so much and I'm not even an Arsenal fan. It would not be a "terrible season" or a "failure" if Arsenal finish 2nd. They finished 5th last year. People are confusing disappointment with failure. They are very, very different things.
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Do you know who’s created the most chances for France at Euro 2024?. Kylian Mbappe… no. Ousmane Dembele… no. Antoine Griezmann… no. Jules Kounde… ✅.
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2 games, 2 wins… . 4 goals scored, 0 conceded…. XG created: 6.4.XG against: 2.1. In back to back games against the European and Premier League Champions…. That is a week that Liverpool fans will remember for the rest of their lives. Sensational.
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I will never skip an Eden Hazard comp, and nor should you.
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It's never easy joining a club in January, it's never easy jumping up a Division. So massive, massive respect to Morgan Rogers and Adam Wharton. They've made it look easy.
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In. Kim Min Jae: €18m.Anguissa: €15m.Kvaratskhelia: €10m.Raspadori and Simeone: €8.5m Loans. Out. Koulibaly: €38m.Ruiz: €23m.Milik: €8m.Ospina, Insigne, Mertens: Frees. €12.9m total profit. 10 points clear. Got to go down as the most successful rebuild ever.
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How I'd rank every Premier League club's season. A* to F. Thread (🧵). (Try not to take it too seriously it's just a bit of fun).
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Did the Premier League Big 6 finish in the Top 6?. 23/24 ❌.22/23 ❌.21/22 ✅.20/21 ❌.19/20 ❌.18/19 ✅.17/18 ✅.16/17 ✅.15/16 ❌.14/15 ✅.13/14 ❌.12/13 ❌.11/12 ❌.10/11 ✅.09/10 ❌.08/09 ❌.07/08 ❌.06/07 ❌.05/06❌.04/05 ❌.03/04 ❌.02/03 ❌.01/02❌.00/01❌. It might have.
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If his brother wasn’t already one of the best players in the world, there’d be a lot more noise around Jobe Bellingham right now.
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When I think of last night a lot of players spring to mind… Foden’s 1st half display, the maturity and bravery shown by Mainoo, Watkins’ sensational finish…. But the player who set the tone… Saka. Very few players in my lifetime have played as consistently well for England.
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I really struggle to believe that has EVER happened in the Premier League. One substitute with his first touch (Tsimikas) assists for another substitute to score with his first touch (Jota). Absolute madness, Arne Slot strikes again!.
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Rodri has evolved into something so much more than a mere defensive midfielder. 8 goals and 9 assists this season in the League and Champions League… he’s averaging more shots per game/90 than Odegaard… he’s created more chances than Luis Diaz. All whilst completing the most
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Haaland has scored 32 goals this season. That's a tally that Henry and Rooney topped twice in this country, Aguero once and Suarez never did. Not bad for a "League 2" level striker who has missed 12 games of this season with injury.
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Mo Salah is rightly lauded as one of the Premier League's all-time great forwards. his consistency is mindblowing. But Cole Palmer since the start of last season. wow.
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Yamal, Williams, Rodri, Pedri, Barella, Dimarco, Bastoni, Chiesa on the pitch…. But all I’m seeing is a Marc Cucurella masterclass. I’m not even joking!.
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Buying Olise for £8.4m and selling him for £50m. Replacing him with Marcus Edwards, for a rumoured price of just £12m. would be great business. Edwards is a sensational dribbler. Crystal Palace continue to make some of the most intelligent deals in the Premier League!
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There is contact…. But my word that is soft. Robert Sánchez cost Chelsea at Anfield, he’s cost them at Old Trafford.
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10 assists in 13 League games. Bukayo Saka has 25 games to get 11 assists and break Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne’s Premier League record of 20 in a single season. Very, very achievable.
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What a choice for the France captaincy over Griezmann….
🚨 JUST IN: Kylian Mbappé has informed French NT that he ONLY wants to play the most important games with them. His top priority is winning Ballon d'Or 2025, which is why he wants to avoid all injury risk. @Santi_J_FM
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We are nearly 50% through this Premier League season and if I had to pick a Footballer of The Year so far. It would be Declan Rice. Think he's been close to faultless.
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Unsurprisingly in this moral cesspit formerly known as twitter, I’m seeing a lot of sympathy for Angela Carini’s Olympic dream ending…. But very little for Imane Khelif, a biological female, who is having her gender, identity and integrity questioned via a trial by social media.
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I don’t think there is a club in world football that is as accommodating to their stars as Man City. Sterling, Jesus, Zinchenko, Torres, Sané and now Mahrez… if you want to leave the club, they’ll thank you, let you go and normally sign an upgrade! . It’s unique.
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Was a huge fan of Villa signing Moussa Diaby, as I loved watching him play at Leverkusen. Strong start, faded and he chooses Saudi Arabia over Champions League at 25 years old. Each to their own, but I think that’s hugely disappointing.
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If Arsenal win their remaining 2 games, they'd have won 16 of their final 18 League games. They'll finish with 89 points, a tally they've topped once in Premier League history. Sir Alex's Man United finished with more points in 3 of his 13 title wins. And yet it might not be
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Mauro Icardi, Nicolo Zaniolo, Lucas Torreira, Sergio OIiveira, Leo Dubois, Milot Rashica, Dries Mertens, Angelino. maybe Davinson Sanchez. I hope Galatasaray make the Champions League, because that is a bizarre and very watchable group of players!.
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Huge, huge credit to whoever scouted Murillo. 27 games he'd played, in his ENTIRE career when he was signed as a 21 year old from Corinthians. He's a completely unique defender. he reminds me of Rudiger, he's a little bit mad, you can't take your eyes off him. Excellent
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Rooney Premier League games played: 491. Salah Premier League games played: 276. Given the fact I doubt there is a football fan alive that wouldn't have Rooney in their Top 3 Premier League players, is it time we put Salah up there too?.
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English players that deserve to be under serious consideration by Thomas Tuchel as part of the new setup. 🦁 Liam Delap.🦁 Morgan Rogers.🦁 Lewis Hall.🦁 Leif Davis (The Shaw/Chilwell/Trippier days are over).🦁 Jamie Gittens.🦁 Curtis Jones.
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Little bit of personal news… we got engaged this weekend. I’m a very happy and very lucky man.
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Feels brutal to point out but Kyle Walker’s acceleration, his USP… has vanished.
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Do you remember when we used to compare Gerrard, Lampard and Arteta as managers?. Absolutely laughable now….
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I'm getting the impression that Millwall are really happy to have signed Japet Tanganga on loan.
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Sunderland have managed to loan a player who has cost Rennes and Roma a combined £35.8m in the last 2 summers…. Sunderland have spent £25.4m since being relegated from the Premier League in 2017. This is crazy…. Welcome to Sunderland Enzo Le Fee!.
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Arsenal are on track for 99 points this season. They haven’t finished with more than 75 since 2013/14. Their improvement is a huge credit to the players, Arteta, Edu and the owners.
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89th minute 2-2 at Anfield. United desperate for a point, to stem the flow, to show any sign of progress. Darwin Nunez bursting into the box. Leny Yoro crunching, perfectly executed sliding tackle. huge moment. Welcome to the Premier League Leny Yoro!.
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@AnalysisAbc Isn't it. it's not even a disrespect to Salah, just shows the freakish levels Mbappe is hitting.
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Biggest takeaway from a United perspective. Eriksen and Casemiro can play in the Europa League. But for the League. it quite simply has to be Ugarte and Mainoo.
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Barcelona's Ranking In Europe's Top 5 Leagues:. Wins: 1st.Points: 1st.Goals: 1st.XG: 1st.Shots: 1st.Shots on target: 1st.Tackles in opposition 3rd: 1st.Dribbles completed: 1st. They are well and truly back.
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If the reported £34m fee is correct for De Ligt, I think that's close to the perfect signing for United. Over 360 career appearances at 24, League titles in 3 countries and has previously thrived under Ten Hag. I don't think you could sign a better centre back for that fee.
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Replacing Gary Lineker is a near impossible task. He is Match Of The Day. It’s all multiple generations have ever known. Broadcasting behemoth!.
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How did we let Man City sign Haaland and Alvarez for £69m, just £7m more than Marc Cucurella cost Chelsea?.
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In 17.5 games, Mo Salah breaks the Premier League record for most games both scoring and assisting. Phenomenon.
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Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and now potentially David Raya all choosing Arsenal over Bayern Munich…. Has an elite European side ever missed out on 3 targets to the same team in the same window?. I can’t think of any.
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Anthony Gordon telling Everton fans to "stick by the team because they need you," as he joins Newcastle with days of the January transfer window remaining after refusing to train. Will take some beating as the most tone deaf football statement of 2023.
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I think the worst thing Arsenal could do right now is PANIC. Spending £100m on a 27 year old striker, coming off a 9 month ban, who likely won't win you a League title this season, is panicking. Waiting until the summer and spending £100m+ on a world class 25 year old, is wise!
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The best Premier League front 3 of the last 10 years.
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Just the 6 chances created and 1 assist today for Martin Odegaard. To come back at this level having not played since August?. Sign of a truly exceptional footballer.
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2nd for defensive actions in Europe's Top 5 Leagues. The 7th best completion rate of anyone to attempt more than 20. 52 passes into the final 3rd, 4th among Premier League midfielders. Moises Caicedo has been one of the best midfielders in the world this season.
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