Bolton Wanderers
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If Bolton can change, England certainly can
Under the influence of Owen Coyle, Bolton Wanderers have spent this season surprising and dazzling onlookers with their new found appreciation for flowing football. The reinvention of the Trotters is a fantastic example of how a manager can transform a team by instilling belief and direction in his players; two things the English national side are in desperate need of.
Why This Is The Most Open Title Race In Years
Although Chelsea sit at the summit of the table after 14 Premier League games with 28 points, they have already lost 4 times. Manchester United, having drawn as many games as they have won, sit second with the same points; Arsenal are only two points adrift having already lost 3 home games this season. Harry…
Unsung Coyle Twists the Perception of Bolton
What is it with Scotland and football managers? Ever since Sir Alex Ferguson set the blueprint for management for the modern age, chairmen across England have been falling over themselves to get themselves the next big thing from across the border. While English bosses still look years away from finding a maiden Premier League title…
Unsurprising Premier League successes – Titus Bramble and Zat Knight
With John Terry and Rio Ferdinand both looking uncertainly at their futures as age and injury begin to take their toll, two much criticised central defenders who would hardly have been in the thoughts of England fans until now and who would probably bring any England manager who dared pick them far more criticism even…
Fantasy Football: Tevez, Drogba, Berbatov and other Premier League top scorers
Week nine of the Soccerlens Fantasy Football Game is approaching. If you want to win some of the week nine prize money, then you need to know which players are likely to score points. Last week we listed the 11 players with the most Premier League assists, this week we’re listing the top scorers. So,…
10 Unsung Fantasy Football Heroes of the Premier League
We recently listed the best performing fantasy players in the Soccerlens Fantasy Football Game, and the top 10 featured a lot of familiar faces. Chelsea’s Didier Drogba, Manchester United’s Nani, and so on. Not a surprise, and most players know these players will deliver value. For example, Didier Drogba featured in 66% of all teams…
Lets Hear It For England’s Kevin Davies!
Without trying to sound like too much of a curmudgeon, it’s easy to see Bolton striker Kevin Davies as a throwback to simpler footballing times. In this hallowed era of tinfoil boots and spindly pre-pubescent physiques, for a man of his proportions to make it into the national squad is nothing short of a minor…
Sam Allardyce – A Case For The Defence
So we’re all agreed then … Allardyce is an uncouth buffoon, his teams play archaic football and the mere prospect of the man daring to entertain the idea that he be entitled to better things is confirmation of a delusional state. Right? … Wrong.
Bolton 2 United 2: Blown Against Bolton
In contrasting style to their previous two Barclays Premier League draws, Manchester United were forced to come-from-behind twice to secure a 2-2 draw with the Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium.
Why ugly football is worth its weight in gold?
Ugly football or negative football is often derided as being bad for the game, however I believe that ugly, hard working, strong tackling are qualities not only invaluable for a team to succeed but also good for the game as a whole and contrary to popular belief good and exciting to watch. Brad Gilbert the…
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