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England Can’t Keep Giving Opponents Too Many Chances – Southgate

David Folami — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 23:25:48 +0000

England manager, Gareth Southgate has come out to say that his team has a lot of work to do defensively. He recently revealed that improvements are clearly needed at the back ahead of the tournament. According to him, his defenders were not disciplined in the way they defended in the latest friendly clash, and their [...]

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Mina Couldn’t Compete With Barcelona Star Defenders – Puyol

David Folami — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 20:06:42 +0000

Barcelona legend, Carles Puyol has said Yerry Mina’s spell at the Spanish club did not pan out well because he found it difficult to adapt. Yerry Mina was formerly a Barcelona player before he was loaned out to gather more experience and ended up getting sold to his current club, Everton. Puyol also blamed the [...]

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Terry Will Develop Defenders Wherever He Is – Ola Aina

David Folami — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:37:23 +0000

Ola Aina has backed his former Chelsea teammate John Terry to be a big success at Aston Villa after being appointed assistant coach at the Championship side. The former England captain officially announced his retirement from playing on October 7 and was unveiled at Villa three days later, where he’ll assist new head coach Dean [...]

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Lukaku Makes It Difficult For Defenders – Pogba

David Folami — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 17:35:43 +0000

Paul Pogba has urged on Manchester United to “wake up” after a third consecutive draw saw them slip behind Chelsea and down to third in the Premier League table. “We didn’t lose but we have to wake up, bounce back and get back to winning,” he told MUTV. “We drew again. Three draws we have [...]

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Van Dijk Is One Of The Best Defenders In The World – Claude Puel

David Folami — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 07:59:19 +0000

Claude Puel has said he believes Virgil van Dijk can become the best defender in the world after his record £75 million move to Liverpool. Puel said: “He is one of the best defenders in the world and he has all the qualities to become the best. It is fantastic for Liverpool. “He can play [...]

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Messi, Ronaldo Know Defenders Are Scared – Boateng

David Folami — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 12:50:15 +0000

Bayern Munich centre-back Jerome Boateng believes Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo can smell a defender’s fear in one-on-ones. Real Madrid star Ronaldo and Messi have scored 63 goals between them for their clubs this season, with the latter’s combination with Luis Suarez and Neymar at Barcelona drawing praise. Boateng gave an insight into what it [...]

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