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Sheffield United – Strengths, Weaknesses and can they survive in PL? Sheffield United are back in the Premier League after a 12-year hiatus, following their relegation to the Championship at the end of the 2006-07 season. Chris Wilder’s men have been playing good football and deserved to be one of the three teams playing top-flight … Read more
Scout Report – Christopher Jullien, Celtic’s new signing After days of speculation, Scottish treble winners Celtic have completed the signing of Toulouse centre-back Christopher Jullien for a fee around £7m on a four-year deal. (h/t Scottish Sun) In what is considered a statement signing by the Hoops, they had to make this happen, chiefly due … Read more
How Oxlade-Chamberlain can be like a new signing to Liverpool When the Liverpool squad regather for the upcoming pre-season camp, they will have a fully-fit Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain back in the fold, possibly raring to go from minute one. The former Arsenal man, who was signed for £35m in the summer of 2017 (h/t BBC), suffered … Read more
What happened the previous three times when Aston Villa got promoted Aston Villa are back in the Premier League three years after they were relegated at the end of the 2015/16 season. This time though, they had to win the playoff final against Derby County to join Norwich City and Sheffield United into the big-time … Read more
Scout report – Sepp van den Berg, Liverpool’s new signing Finally, European champions Liverpool have made their first summer signing – 17-year-old centre-back Sepp van den Berg from Eredivisie side Zwolle for a fee of around £1.3m. (h/t BBC) Now, from the outside, it doesn’t seem like the young Dutchman will make it to the … Read more
Scout report: Brighton’s new signing Leandro Trossard After days of speculation, Brighton & Hove Albion have finally signed Leandro Trossard for a fee around £15m (h/t Telegraph). This is Graham Potter’s second summer signing after the club managed to swoop in for Portsmouth centre-back Matt Clarke. As mentioned in the report, the former Belgium U21 … Read more
Chelsea opinion: What Lampard can bring to the Blues tactically The good news has arrived for Chelsea fans. Derby County have given Frank Lampard the permission to talk to Chelsea ahead of his potential return to Stamford Bridge, this time as a manager (h/t Mirror). This must be music to the Blues’ fans ears, as … Read more
Manchester United opinion: How Solskjaer can use Aaron Wan-Bissaka tactically After days of speculation, it looks like Manchester United have agreed on a fee with Crystal Palace for the signature of full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka. If the deal is completed as expected, it could cost United around £45m plus add-ons, pushing the overall price of the … Read more
Liverpool opinion: How Klopp has built a squad that doesn’t need major additions Until the summer of 2015, three months before the arrival of Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool were a club that usually signed raw talents. The idea was to groom them over two to three seasons and then the big clubs would snap those up … Read more
Leeds opinion: How Bielsa can improve the Whites after trailing off since January Until last Christmas, Leeds United were one of the best teams in the Championship and were well on their way to at least finish second in the table. However, things took a downward curve since the turn of this year and here … Read more
Aston Villa opinion: How Dean Smith can use the new signings After a remarkable comeback in the second half of last season and winning the playoff final, Aston Villa are back in the Premier League and look good to stay here for some time. While the January loan signing Tyrone Mings from Bournemouth proved to … Read more
Celtic opinion: How Neil Lennon can impose his philosophy and make the Hoops unbeatable After winning a domestic treble in the recently-concluded season, it is hard to think of how Neil Lennon can still improve Celtic and impose his philosophy to make them unbeatable in the future. There was a managerial change in February, with … Read more