Day: 14 April 2022

By Bulldog Drummond We have often noted the great change that came over Arsenal last season as the club worked to eliminate tackles from their playing style.    And in fact this has worked as Arsenal are now 19th in the tackles league for the Premier League this season; only Manchester City undertake fewer tackles.  …

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By Tony Attwood Corruption in football; the story spreads: Juve boss threatened with prison Changes to the financial controls of clubs in Europe looked doomed to failure In one sense it seems a crazy thing to do – to buy a big football club where the fans have expectations of success.  After all most clubs …

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