March 20, 2008 – 10:21 pm
Open any Chelsea blogs these days and you are likely to find a groundswell of disapproval for Avram Grant. The circumstances in which Chelsea drew 4-4 with Tottenham Hotspur in this “entertaining” London derby has won Grant few fans and belief in his ability to fill the trophy cabinet is waning.
A victory will put Chelsea […]
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You win some, you lose some. Juande Ramos was stoic in defeat as Tottenham were eliminated from the Uefa Cup after a nail-biting penalty shootout. An English team dumped out on penalties, is it a surprise? For those who follow football, they will know that anything associated with “England” and the word “penalty” doesn’t look […]
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February 26, 2008 – 7:47 am
Is Jonathan Woodgate the answer to Tottenham’s leaky defense? There are some snickers which accompany this question but in the heady hour of triumph, Woodgate can do no wrong, after his precious extra-time winner stripped Chelsea of the Carling Cup trophy.
I will say it is luck as the usually reliable Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech messed […]
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February 4, 2008 – 3:01 am
Arsenal handed Manchester City their first home defeat in the Premier League and leapfrogged over Manchester United to the league summit. The 3-1 victory gave Arsenal a two-point lead as the Red Devils experienced a slight hiccup with a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane.
Dimitar Berbatov’s first half effort put Tottenham in the lead but […]
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January 30, 2008 – 8:02 am
Paul Scholes will play an instrumental role for Manchester United as they aim to repeat their treble achievement of 1999. Out for three months following a knee operation, his return is good news as the final stretch of the race is what differentiates the champions from the pretenders.
After making a substitute appearance in last week […]
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January 28, 2008 – 6:11 pm
Cristiano Ronaldo’s brace helped Manchester United to a 3-1 victory against 10-man Tottenham in an entertaining FA Cup fourth round tie at Old Trafford on Sunday. With Manchester City bidding farewell after losing 2-1 to Sheffield United, six Premier League teams (a record low) remain among the 16 that go into the fifth-round draw.
The game […]
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January 23, 2008 – 10:05 am
Tottenham eliminated their mental block against Arsenal and booked a place in the Carling Cup final with a 5-1 rout on Tuesday. It was a miserable 21 matches for Spurs since they last experienced the sweet taste of victory over the Gunners, but nine years of anguish and self-doubt were swept away in style at […]
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January 20, 2008 – 9:29 am
A welcome reprieve for Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger as his team thrust aside the lethargy against Birmingham last week. They kept pace with leader Manchester United by handing Fulham a crushing 3-0 defeat. With an insipid attack, lack of creativity, poor control of the ball and a jittery defense (every department is malfunctioning), there is […]
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