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Jury still out on AVB

Chelsea’s impressive 3-0 Champions League win over Valencia on Tuesday has eased the pressure on their young coach, Andre Villas-Boas, but the Portuguese still has plenty of work to do to convince he is the right man to bring silverware back to Stamford Bridge (Chelsea 14/1 – Premier League Outright). AVB survived in the Chelsea hot-seat [...]
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Torres still to silence doubters

There is much more to Sunday’s big Premier League clash between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge than Fernando Torres with plenty at stake for both sides as they look to fulfill their ambitions this season. Three defeats so far for the Blues is hardly the start that fans were hoping for under new boss Andre [...]
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Reds running to stand still

Sunderland have been the busiest club in the transfer market so far this summer while Premier League champions Manchester United have not been shy to splash the cash either, but it is Liverpool’s dealing which are arguably providing the biggest talking points. The Black Cats were beset by horrendous injury problems as the 2010/11 season wore [...]
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Danes still hopeful on Euro glory

The Under-21 European Championship hosts Denmark remain confident they can go far on home soil but must quickly find a way back after an opening-day Group A defeat against Switzerland (Group A outright winner). The Danes went down to a superb solo goal from Xherdan Shaqiri but they will still have hopes of success if history [...]
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Premier spot still up for grabs

As we enter a two-week break in the Championship, there appears to be a straight scrap between up to five clubs to see who will join Neil Warnock’s QPR (1/8 Outright) in the Premier League next season. Here we will take a look at the teams we feel are in the running for the second automatic [...]
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Owen still dreaming of England call

Manchester United striker Michael Owen says he still dreams of playing for England but knows his chances of featuring in Fabio Capello’s side again look remote (United 16/5 – Premier League outright). The 30-year-old last played for the Three Lions when he came on as a substitute in a 1-0 defeat to France in March 2008 [...]
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Lampard still on the mend

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti admits Frank Lampard is at least two weeks away from returning to action and will miss some crucial games for both club and country (Chelsea 3/10 to beat Marseille in the Champions League). The 32-year-old has been out of action for a month and has not played since the Blues beat Stoke [...]
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Grant still optimistic

Avram Grant is confident that West Ham can turn their season around and feels their performances do not justify their current place in the Premier League (West Ham 11/8 to be relegated). The Hammers are currently bottom of the Premier League, having taken just one point from their opening five games, with a 1-1 draw at [...]
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Poulsen still adapting to Liverpool life

Summer signing Christian Poulsen has admitted it will take him a while to settle into life at Liverpool and adapt to the hectic pace of the Premier League (6/4 – top-4 finish). The Denmark international joined from Juventus before the transfer window closed and the midfielder featured from the start against West Brom last Sunday in [...]
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Players still behind Capello – Barry

Gareth Barry insists the England players (1/12 to qualify for Euro 2012) still believe in Fabio Capello, as the squad go into their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign. An appalling showing at the World Cup this summer led to many fans and pundits calling for a change at the top. But Capello, who signed a new deal before [...]
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