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Can Partizan FK Arsenal?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 28 2010

Arsenal suffered a 3-2 loss at the hands of West Brom on the weekend in the English Premier League and they will be hoping to recover some lost pride when they goto Serbia to face FK Partizan Belgrade. Or is it as easy as it seems like?

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Yin, Yang & Football

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 28 2010

When ex-Manchester United striker Dong Fangzhuo left Legia Warsaw on August 1, a brief yet beautiful piece of football symmetry disappeared with him. The first Chinese player in Poland may…

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Is Wayne Rooney Really Finished?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 28 2010

For better or worse, the planets seem to be fatefully aligning at Manchester United of late – at least in terms of their striking options. The dismal trough of slurry…

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Werder Bremen Finally Up And Running

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 28 2010

Werder Bremen looked set for a dismal season. Not only had their star of last season left for Real Madrid, but they had numerous injury problems and results weren’t going…

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Should Sevilla Have Stuck With Antonio Alvarez?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 28 2010

With just five matches gone in the current La Liga campaign, the bosses and fans at Sevilla have decided that they have seen enough of Antonio Alvarez and have given…

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Welcome to the new Arsenal Blog

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Jan 14 2022

Welcome to the new Arsenal blog on Soccerlens. Our regular Arsenal bloggers from the main Soccerlens blog will be taking over from here on in and will keep you updated…

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Soccerlens Fantasy Football: How I Learned Not to Trust Manuel Almunia

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 28 2010

Week six of the Soccerlens Fantasy Football Game is over, with my Soccerlens All-Stars team finishing sixth in our 11 team league, just two points and three places short of…

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AS Roma must now kick on after proving their title credentials against Inter

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 28 2010

AS Roma must now certainly believe that they have turned a corner as Mirko Vucinic popped up in the dying embers of their Serie A clash with Internazionale on Saturday…

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Valencia Preview: Don't Mess Up At Mestalla

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

Manchester United travel to the Mestalla to take on Valencia in their second Group C match in the UEFA Champions League, and with their backs already against the wall, the…

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The Whole Verus The Sum

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

There is an old saying, “The whole is greater than the sum of the parts,” which pinpoints Manchester United’s faulty defending. A lot of talk is being made about all…

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Can Chelsea see Marseille off without Drogba and Lampard?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 28 2010

Chelsea will be hopeful that the Newcastle horrors in the Carling Cup will be forgotten by the time the Ligue 1 champions, Marseille, face them in the Champions League group stage game.

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Paddy Crerand Interview: History, Corrupt Media and Manchester United’s title aspirations

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Feb 19 2011

Scott over at ROM recently got an interview with former Manchester United great Paddy Crerand. Amongst the many things discussed: The difference in how players were treated in Paddy’s time…

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Dirk Kuyt: Torres just needs time, that doesn’t mean he’s leaving

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 27 2010

Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt thinks that teammate Fernando Torres just needs time to heal from his current drop of form, and that Torres is happy in Anfield. Scoring only one…

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Stamford Bridge classic proves Newcastle is still alive

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 27 2010

As cries of “that’s why we’re champions” rung out at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening, the Fulham residents would undoubtedly have thought it was service as usual. How wrong they…

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Jonathan Woodgate’s Injury Deemed ‘Untreatable’: Is It Time To Bite The Bullet?

Author image Charlie Rhodes  •  Sep 27 2010

The footballing career of Tottenham defender Jonathan Woodgate is seemingly teetering over the proverbial precipice after the blindingly obvious has finally dawned on him, his manager Harry Redknapp and everybody…

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