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Wenger finally has the midfielder he’s wanted

It was ten years ago that Arsenal slipped in, swift and savvy, to secure the services of Tomas Rosicky from Borussia Dortmund. Having done business this early, for many of their fans the World Cup was the first glimpse they got of the Czech playmaker. The creeping intrigue turned into plain excitement after a dazzling performance against the Americans. Arsenal…

Grace Saville May 23, 2016

Analysis

The re-invention of Catenaccio: The evolution of defensive tactics

Attack, Attack, Attack As the tireless cliché goes: football is an art form – creative and elegant. That’s what we want it to be, anyway. Never have football teams been so heavily criticised if they didn’t exhibit The Beautiful Game in its glorious entirety. It seems passes are being praised more than goals. And as for the appreciation for a…

Monika Kemp December 21, 2012

Europe

Julian Brandt: Bayer’s Blonde Bandit

Last season, Wolfsburg sold Kevin De Bruyne for a club record £55 million but could also regret allowing Julian Brandt to leave at youth level for Bayer Leverkusen. The German U20 international is one third of a dangerous forward line including Chicharito and Karim Bellarabi which has been involved in 11 of the team’s last 13 goals. Brandt has been…

Ayden Wallace April 25, 2016