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Tottenham’s disappointing form continued after a 1-1 draw with champions Leicester City.


It was an extremely disappointing result for Mauricio Pochettino and his team considering that they were playing at home. After a spectacular run of results that saw them secure a 2-0 win over Manchester City before the last international break, Spurs were considered as potential title contenders. However, they have failed to win since that unlikely win over City and have dropped five points behind the table leaders as a result. Even after this latest result, the club continue to remain in a strong position.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino does have a big work of bringing back confidence into the team, but he is not unfazed about the recent poor form. A lot was made up of the club’s high-intensity style of football at the start of the season. Many felt that Tottenham would not be able to keep up this level of intensity in the second half of the season due to their involvement in the Champions League.

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It’s about 10 years now that Theo Walcott has been playing for the Gunners, but, Arsene Wenger reckons the forward has not yet got to his peak.

Walcott has had to cope up with a lot of injury setbacks in the past years, but, in the ongoing season, whenever he has been slotted in the centre, he has shown good form.

Walcott had caught everyone’s attention when he was given a place in the Three Lions team for World Cup in 2006.

He was in his teenage at that point of time and had not even made his debut in Premier League.

But, Sven Goran Eriksson, the then England boss, recognized him as a special talent.

Over the years, Walcott has failed to evolve as quickly as he would perhaps have been expected to, but, from time to time, he has come up with class performances to keep reminding people that there’s no lack of talent.

According to Wenger, it’s in the mid twenties that a player makes big strides in the game and grows in stature. So, for Walcott, what he does from here onwards is vital and would decide where he ends up in his career.

In the words of Wenger, “It’s the coming few years which would decide whether he is able to make the transformation from a good forward to a legendary forward.” Continue Reading

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Write-up by Peri Witny

On January ten, the Premiere League resumes following a week of FA Cup matches with league leaders Liverpool Football Club try to widen its lead more than its closest pursuers Chelsea and rivals Manchester United. The Reds get on Stoke Metropolis at Britannia Stadium with kick off time at five:thirty pm GMT. They are presently on a excellent run, as their last reduction was to Tottenham very last November, have chalked up five wins and 4 attracts and are motivated to continue their unbeaten streak.

The Reds have to win this game, after some people thought was a lackluster exhibiting for the duration of their residence game at Anfield. A 1st half strike by captain Steven Gerrard was disallowed for offside earning protests from the fans and the Liverpool supervisor Rafael Benitez and his coaching workers. It could have offered Liverpool the win and improve their lead. As an alternative the disallowed aim gave Stoke the required inspiration to play aggressively in defense the rest of the sport. Thomas Sorensen thwarted Robbie Keane’s strike in the second fifty percent although Andy Griffin created a late goal-line clearance as they held the leaders on to a – score. This time, Liverpool are hoping to attain a far better football outcome.

Club supervisor Rafael Benitez will have an practically full squad of players to choose from for this match as previously injured players Martin Skrtel, Fabio Aurelio and Fernando Torres have recuperated and returned to the side. Javier Mascherano has an ankle knock but is anticipated to recover although Alvaro Arbeloa has been provided further time to heal his hamstring dilemma. Midfielder Xabi Alonso, who picked up an damage which essential 7 stitches in his foot throughout the team’s FA Cup victory about Preston, is harm with the severity of his injury nevertheless unfamiliar until eventually now. Benitez is hoping that the midfielder’s problem improves at the end of the week ahead of making the selection to see if Alonso is match to be incorporated in the match against the Potteries. Youthful Argentinean left back Emiliano Insua shall not be joining the staff as he has departed for worldwide duty to join the Under-20 South American Championships in Venezuela and signify his nation. Insua has started out at the left back again place for 4 video games straight. He shall be gone until eventually February eight.

Gerrard, in the meantime, has to show himself the moment far more. He made a outstanding efficiency during the game towards Preston which saw him finish the match with an assist to Torres for the target that insured Liverpool’s advance into the fourth spherical, a overall performance that earned him praises from his manager and the fans. He was beneath scrutiny of the press and the English football enthusiasts after information about his alleged involvement and subsequently getting charged with assault and affray was reported by the media. Benitez to begin with wanted to relaxation him for the duration of the match towards Preston but instantly decided in opposition to it as soon as the information broke out. Supporters of the club want to see how the England midfielder shall play at the time when his individual existence suffered a blow. And they hope that his good run of type shall carry on as the club strives for premiership supremacy.

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