The right-back dilemma between Lahm and Alves

High quality right-backs are becoming more and more of a scarcity and that is quite ironic after being spoiled with the existence of many like Cafu, Javier Zanetti and Lilian Thuram in the previous generation. The question of who is the best right-back in the world at the moment is likely to be greeted with …

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How Monaco are redeeming themselves through faith in youth

AS Monaco have been a flickering force in the French top flight and European football over the past two decades. At their highest, they were making an appearance in the 2004 Champions League final and when matters got excruciatingly low, the club suffered relegation from Ligue 1 in 2011. Monaco were previously labelled the Manchester …

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The curious case of contracts and Laurent Koscielny

Even though Arsenal’s return to form has calmed some nerves, not all issues appear to have been addressed at the Emirates stadium. For a player the magnitude of Laurent Koscielny to enter the final year of his contract without much concern publicly shown by the club should be worrying for Arsenal fans. The likes of Mesut …

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