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The Watford Way: Attack really can be the best form of defence

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Apr 11 2023

Most teams are cautious when playing the teams near the top of the division. They are respectful. They get men back in numbers. Watford, on the other hand, just go for…

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QPR, Adel Taarabt and the Neil Warnock approach to man-management

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 29 2010

When choosing a captain, a manager looks for a cool head, a player who will keep his composure and set an example for the rest. He looks for experience, someone…

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Are Changes Ever Going To Be Made?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

Manchester United was left scratching their head as to how the referee, Lee Mason, was able to award Lee Bowyer’s equalizing goal in their 1-1 draw against Birmingham City. There were at least three infractions on that particular play that could have been called to award United a free-kick, which would have rule out the Blues’ goal, but, instead, the referee gave it, and the Reds dropped two more crucial away points on the season.

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Soccerlens Top 10 Fighting Footballers

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 17 2010

There’s a particular line of thinking which suggests that ‘everybody likes a dust-up’ once in a while, no more so than this decuplet of scrappers, snarlers, biters, scratchers and degenerate…

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Birmingham 1 United 1: Black & Blued Against Brum

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

Manchester United continued their awful away form, as they dropped another two points in the 1-1 draw with Birmingham City at St. Andrew’s. Dimitar Berbatov scored his eighth goal in three games, but it was cancelled out by a very controversial, late equalizer by Lee Bowyer, which saw Birmingham steal a point against United.

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The Soccerlens Cheaters And Scoundrels XI

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 9 2022

Soccerlens bring to you: The Cheaters XI – which is basically just the England squad of the last five or so years (plus a few peripherals) which, you can’t help…

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Ben's Biggest Blunder

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

Former Manchester United goalkeeper, Ben Foster, has immaturely grabbed all of the headlines before the match with his new club, Birmingham City, because he sounded off with unqualified bitterness. Foster has insisted that he has absolutely no regrets over swapping the Theatre of Dreams for St. Andrew’s this summer, but some of his comments clearly show his resentment about how his brief United career unfolded.

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Write The Arsenal off at your peril!

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

Write The Arsenal off at your peril after a great performance against Chelsea!

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Birmingham Preview: No Time To Breathe

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

With just two days rest, Manchester United travel to St. Andrew’s to take on Birmingham City in another festive period encounter in the Barclays Premier League. United triumphed to a 2-0 win over Sunderland at Old Trafford, but Birmingham’s match against Everton was postponed due to frozen pipes at Goodison Park, so the hosts should be well-rested.

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United 2 Sunderland 0: Reds Smack Mackems

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

In their first match in nearly two weeks, Manchester United earned a well-deserved 2-0 win over Sunderland at Old Trafford in the Barclays Premier League. Dimitar Berbatov proved to Sir Alex Ferguson that he must be in contention for all future matches as the Bulgarian forward scored two goals – one albeit a massive deflection – to earn all three points for United.

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Boxing Day Predictions: Leeds will finally lose, Cardiff will finally win

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 26 2010

QPR v Swansea Two sides having great seasons but going through bad patches; both have won just 2 of their last 6. The meanest defence in the division looked frankly…

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Premier League Clubs in Crisis – Part 5: Which Players Should West Ham Buy in January?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 25 2010

The final club being examined in this series is the struggling West Ham United. This surely is not one of the finest years in Avram Grant’s managerial career. He experienced…

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Premier League Clubs in Crisis – Part 4: Which Players Should Fulham Buy in January?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 25 2010

The penultimate club to be considered in this series is Fulham. Last season, the Cottagers were reaching for the stars. A fairytale run that led them to the Europa League…

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Soccerlens Top 5 Luckiest Transfers

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Dec 17 2010

It’s that time of year when thoughts should ineffably turn to those less fortunate than ourselves, ’tis the season of ‘goodwill to all men’ and all that jazz. However, me…

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Ferguson Proves That He Still Has It

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

Sir Alex Ferguson finally gave in to give a press conference ahead of Manchester United’s match with Sunderland at Old Trafford, but some journalists wish that he was still protesting. The reporters who were in attendance at Carrington witnessed first-hand that the United manager is still very willing and able to unleash one his famous hairdryer lectures as he directed his disappointment towards all of them.

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