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- Tue Aug 28 5:38 PM
On the final day of the 2007 season, Jose Mourinho strode up to the podium to accept his winners medal for the FA Cup. Instead of a moment of grace, Jose turned to Roman Abramovich and held up six fingers.…
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- Mon Jun 4 8:12 PM
No – he’s not a good forward option – 20 goals and 5 assists in 155 matches for Man U. No – he’s not a good DM, 79% passing in the Champions League, 79% passing while at Everton, averages almost…
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- Thu Feb 1 3:51 PM
Good morning, quick post here. I didn’t really get to watch much of the Tottenham-Man U match but on occasional glimpses I got to see Man U overrun in what I consider their now “typical” fashion. Mourinho has become a…
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- Tue Dec 26 7:52 PM
“The Last Judgement is clearly one of the most beautiful paintings ever but could Michelangelo do it in watercolors on the ceiling of Stoke Minster? I think not. And until he does, there will always be questions over his talent.”…
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- Mon Dec 11 4:35 PM
I watched Man City demolish Manchester United at Old Trafford and I think it’s fair to say that I haven’t seen football like that since 2005 and honestly, I’ve never seen better football in my life than yesterday’s win by…
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- Mon Dec 4 5:25 PM
On Saturday my daughter and I had my mom over to the house to bake cookies. I warned them both that I would have to watch the Arsenal match and that they would have to start the first couple of…
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- Sat Nov 11 4:38 PM
1 Year – Chelsea 2 Years – Leicester 4 Years – Manchester City 5 Years – Manchester United 13 Years – Arsenal 22 Years – Blackburn Rovers 25 Years – Leeds United 27 Years – Liverpool 30 Years – Everton…
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- Tue Jul 11 3:34 PM
The Guardian reported yesterday that Manchester United scouted Arsenal record signing Lacazette and “it is understood Mourinho was informed of doubts regarding Lacazette’s suitability for
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- Mon Jun 26 3:42 PM
Rumors abound that Manchester United, under manager Jose Mourinho, are looking to offload Anthony Martial for a significant loss on the €60m they paid for the
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- Tue May 9 5:08 PM
By Jonathan Blaustein You know what made me happy, since the last time I wrote a column for 7amkickoff? The fact that the two idiots
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- Mon Apr 3 3:16 PM
There is a passage late in the the book Pep Confidential which is illustrative of Pep Guardiola’s strengths and weaknesses. Facing Manchester United in the return
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- Fri Mar 3 3:56 PM
There were a few moments in football this week that made me wonder. The first was regarding published translations of Mesut Özil’s autobiography. I haven’t
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- Mon Dec 12 3:58 PM
As predictable as a Jose Mourinho swipe at Arsene Wenger to deflect criticism a Piers Morgan call for Wenger to be sacked after a loss
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- Sun Nov 20 6:42 PM
Arsenal snatched a late goal to take a point at Old Trafford and considering the fact that I expected Arsenal to lose, I should be
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- Fri Nov 18 3:51 PM
Breaking news, footballer gets drunk. Grown man and hair plug addict
Wayne Rooney was pictured drinking until late into the night after celebrating a friend’s
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- Tue Oct 18 3:31 PM
Can a leopard change its stripes? Can a tiger change its spots? Can Mourinho have a plan B in big away matches? Apparently not. Ever
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- Mon Sep 12 2:33 PM
Pep Guardiola got yet another one over Jose Mourinho as his Man City side outplayed Man U to a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford. I
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- Wed Mar 23 5:21 PM
“It’s dreadful for football. Once managers will be sacked after one or two bad results they will not care any more about working on what makes a club strong, with the youth- team players This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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- Tue Jan 5 5:59 PM
“Boring boring United” could be a chant you hear soon on the terraces at Old Trafford as Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United continue to sleepwalk through the 2015-16 Premier League This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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- Wed Dec 23 4:29 PM
5. His style of football Man U under van Gaal have been dreadfully boring. As first reported in my By The Numbers column on Arseblog News, Man U average 50 passes per shot. That’s 560 passes This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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- Fri Dec 18 8:30 PM
The triennial Jose Mourinho trainwreck has finally been cleared off the tracks and now fans of Premier League football can get back to the daily drudgery of complaining about referees, transfers, This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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- Tue Dec 15 3:09 PM
With all the newspapers covering the news of last night’s splash hit of the winter, Mythical Excuses: And Where to Find Them (The Jose Mourinho Chelsea Story), there have been few reporters This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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- Fri Oct 9 3:48 PM
0-6 Minutes: Arsenal — 43/47 passing, 1 chance created, 1 corner won. Manchester United — 2/6 passing, 3 clearances (5 clearances total in 90 minutes) 6th minute: goal Alexis Sanchez, 6 This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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- Sat Oct 3 8:59 PM
If you haven’t had a chance to watch Manchester United this season, you’re in for a bit of a surprise. Louis van Gaal has guided United to the top of the Premier League table but not with This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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- Sun Sep 20 6:44 PM
Jose Mourinho’s interview with BT Sport after Chelsea’s controversial 2-0 win over Arsenal gave us some insight into the man and his philosophies about football. It seems like one of his This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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- Sat Aug 29 12:35 AM
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal will be delighted with UEFA’s new seeding method as it ensured them the easiest group in this season’s Champions League. In previous seasons UEFA This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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- Mon Aug 3 2:11 AM
Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 to win the Charity Shield and instead of talking about Oxlade-Chamberlain’s brilliantly taken goal or the fact that Chelsea looked dreadfully short-handed up front and This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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- Sat Aug 1 10:28 PM
Eleven years ago. That’s when Arsene’s Arsenal first met Mourinho’s Chelsea. It was 12 December 2004, the match was played at Highbury, and the score ended up honors even at 2-2 This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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- Wed Jul 29 6:16 PM
By Tim Todd, Chief Transfermarkt Analyst In the summer of 1996, Newcastle were the biggest spenders in the Premier League, buying Alan Shearer for £15m. In fact, from 1996/97 to 2002/03 there were This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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- Tue May 19 3:10 PM
By Tim Todd Arsenal play West Brom on the final day of the season and just in case Gooners were hoping for an easy day, out Albion showed that they take these “meaningless” games This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!