Tag: Football Analysis
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The Battle of the Premier League’s Elite Number 6s The 2025–26 Premier League season is well underway, and one of the most intriguing midfield battles is unfolding among three of Europe’s most complete holding midfielders — Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), Martin Zubimendi (Arsenal), and Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool). While Caicedo and Gravenberch have already experienced the intensity…
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The Premier League’s new era of strikers is taking shape — and after seven games, the numbers already tell us who’s settling in best. Hugo Ekitike leads the pack, ahead of Viktor Gyökeres and Benjamin Šeško, based on performance data from FBref and Squawka. Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike, signed from Eintracht Frankfurt for £79 million; Manchester…
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As the EPL 2025–26 season approaches Gameweek 8, the debate over who deserves the title of the best right-back in the Premier League has intensified. Since Trent Alexander-Arnold’s move to Real Madrid at the end of the 2024–25 campaign, another generation of full-backs has stepped up to claim that crown. Among them, Arsenal’s Jurrien Timber…
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When former Manchester City defender Danny Mills suggested that Pep Guardiola’s tactical system had restricted Jack Grealish after his £100 million move from Aston Villa, his words struck a chord — and the evidence suggests Mills may have been right. As Mills explained, “Pep likes to play in a certain way, and Pep doesn’t really…
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Liverpool have officially completed the signing of Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt this summer, adding another exciting talent to their attacking options. Meanwhile, arch-rivals Manchester United having completed a deal for Benjamin Šeško from RB Leipzig, with the Bundesliga club said to have accepted a package worth €82.5 million plus €2.5 million in add-ons according…
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Arsenal supporters will be hoping that new signing Martín Zubimendi can replicate the transformative impact Rodri had after his arrival at Manchester City. The Spanish midfielder joined Pep Guardiola’s side from Atlético Madrid in 2019 for £62.8 million, and has since become one of the Premier League’s most dominant holding midfielders, helping the Citizens lift…