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  Marti should have let Foxes run free

  Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL CARLO Ancelotti’s unprecedented success hinged on the principle that great players should never be constrained by tactics. It was a lesson learned the hard way. As a young coach at Parma in the summer of 1997, Ancelotti rejected the chance to sign Roberto...

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  Tame Terriers in hunt for lost spirit

  Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL IS MANAGING Huddersfield Town the most difficult job in the EFL right now? Liam Manning is about to find out. On paper, the 40-year-old is walking into a dream job. The Terriers have a fabulous stadium, a generous owner in Kevin Nagle and...

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  CLOSING ‘CHUTE PAYMENT WILL DO FOR ME…

  Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL PLEDGE: David Kogan DAVID Kogan, the chair of the new football regulator, has promised to review the impact of parachute payments on the EFL. It shouldn’t take long, and it certainly won’t require the “indepth analysis” the watchdog has pledged to undertake. A...

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  Chris Dunlavy: James McClean’s time at Wrexham shows the value of a veteran

  James McClean’s success at Wrexham shows that there is value in the older generation.