Author: Venkatesh & Prashanth

Kyle Walker – Made for Pep and Manchester City

Kyle Walker – Made for Pep and Manchester City

Posted by | Aug 2, 2017 | , , , |

As soon the 2016-17 Premier League season ended, Manchester City and Pep Guardiola started releasing players. They just couldn’t wait any longer. Out went Clichy, Sagna, Zabaleta and Zabaleta. These were players who had served the Citizens quite well. And these were players who played as full backs. You do not release 4 full backs without having able replacements lined up. One of them is Kyle Walker. Not many players divide opinion as Walker does. Here we look at how much a step up Walker is when compared to the people who were occupying his position at City for...

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Alvaro Morata – Job Description at Chelsea

Alvaro Morata – Job Description at Chelsea

Posted by | Jul 23, 2017 | |

No sooner had Chelsea been crowned Champions of England, the season long tension that had been developing between Diego Costa and Antonio Conte reached its zenith and a simple text message snapped the chord once and for all. And then began the great search for a striker. Lukaku looked certain to be making a return, but for a variety of reasons, chiefly interest from Manchester United, the move failed to materialize. Then the eyes turned towards Spain and Madrid. Chelsea had learned their lesson and this time, without much ado, Alvaro Morata was signed. Morata’s defensive responsibilities? Costa made...

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Antonio Rudiger: Three Defenders in One

Antonio Rudiger: Three Defenders in One

Posted by | Jul 17, 2017 | , , |

The Draft Fantasy season is here! Sign up today and draft your team. Do you have what it takes? Premier League Champions have finally opened their account in the transfer market with the signing of  German defender Antonio Rudiger for £34 million. After a solid season with AS Roma coupled with Confederation Cup triumph, the 24-year old is high on confidence and should add more stability to the already existing rock-solid defense of Chelsea. Rotation between David Luiz and Rudiger? Chelsea were criticized for making a panic buy as they bought David Luiz during the final hours of the 2016...

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Alexandre Lacazette – Start of a new era at Arsenal

Alexandre Lacazette – Start of a new era at Arsenal

Posted by | Jul 11, 2017 | , |

Breaking the record fee has been the storyline this transfer season. From Wolves to Bournemouth to Everton, everyone has been trying to get their man, turning a blind eye to the exorbitant money involved. Following that script is Arsenal with the capture of their long time love, Alexandre Lacazette from Olympique Lyonnais. That Atletico Madrid was courting his signature showcases his pedigree and world class appeal. Lacazette vs Giroud While all the other elite teams had strikers vying for the golden boot (Costa, Kane, Aguero, Lukaku, Ibrahimovic), Arsenal were looking to their midfield maestros for the necessary inspiration. Lacazette...

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Michael Keane – Premier League’s New Gem

Michael Keane – Premier League’s New Gem

Posted by | Jul 9, 2017 | , , |

When your team concedes only 44 goals over an entire season, defenders and goalkeepers might hardly be high on your transfer wish list. But when you are managed by one of the best centre backs the world has seen, the standards are probably quite high. See More: The Start of a New Era at Arsenal And when the said manager sanctions a £30 million bid for a defender (a centre back, also that), the defender should doubtless be the deal. Yes, we are talking about Michael Keane here. While Pickford’s transfer showed intent, Keane’s cements it. Everton want to...

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Harry Maguire – Defender with a Midfielder’s traits

Harry Maguire – Defender with a Midfielder’s traits

Posted by | Jul 2, 2017 | , |

Leicester City have signed Harry Maguire hoping to begin a new era under Craig Shakespeare. The talented central defender, 24, was always likely to leave Hull City after their relegation to the Championship, with a raft of top-flight clubs interested. But Leicester made the first move and secured the English man.  Maguire instead of Wes Morgan or Robert Huth? Yes Hull City got relegated. But had it not been for Maguire, their inevitable downhill slope would have been much steeper. Morgan and Huth were a formidable pair during Leicester’s title winning season conceding just 36 goals but it wasn’t...

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Mohamed Salah – The One Who Almost Got Away

Mohamed Salah – The One Who Almost Got Away

Posted by | Jun 25, 2017 | , |

Just when everyone thought Liverpool needed to tighten their defense, with their entire backline albeit Joel Matip needing an upgrade, they go and sign a forward and a winger. Well done Kloppo!! But consider this, Liverpool scored the least number of goals (21) amongst last season’s top 4 Premier League clubs after 60 minutes. Chelsea, Spurs and City scored 36, 32 and 30 goals between 60 and 90 minutes respectively. Chelsea gained a massive 19 points from their late game surges. Liverpool gained only one. The Reds just did not seem to be showing that fight towards the end....

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Jordan Pickford – Tailor-made for Everton

Jordan Pickford – Tailor-made for Everton

Posted by | Jun 20, 2017 | , |

Everton have been splashing cash at players recently. 4 of their most expensive signings have arrived in 2017 and if we include 2016 as well, that number rises to 6. That is 12 months of activity in a 139 year history. The spend gets vindicated if we look at the 15 point difference between 7th placed Everton and 8th placed Southampton. See More: The Template Team This past season, the big 4 became the big 6. Everton are really pushing for it to become the big 7. But, more often than not they have ended up as the neither-here-nor-there...

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