Chris Dunlavy
Chris Dunlavy: Data overdose can dilute natural game
Can you have too much knowledge? Is it possible to be overprepared? Most coaches would say no.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 3 days agoChris Dunlavy: Wingers? Just leave it to the full-backs now
Chris Dunlavy says the art of old-school wing play isn’t dead – it’s just been reborn through modern full-backs like Ryan Giles and Milan van Ewijk.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 week agoChris Dunlavy: England owe debt of thanks to EFL impact
England’s 3-0 cruise against Wales on Thursday evening was a reminder of the vital role the EFL plays in developing the international stars of tomorrow.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 week agoChris Dunlavy: There’s no quick fix at Norwich City
Norwich City could sack Liam Manning. And it might work. But there are bigger problems at Carrow Road than the occupant of the dugout.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 week agoMISSED MILAN GOT THE BUG FOR HIS CLUB
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL DEALS: Milan Mandaric MILAN Mandaric was both a ruthless businessman and an old romantic when it came to owning football clubs. The Serbian-American, who died last Saturday aged...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 weeks agoON-SONG LOUZA HAS GOT IT ALL TO PLAY FOR
TALENT: Imran Louza IMRAN Louza’s match-winning performance for Watford last weekend was a reminder that, at his best, the Moroccan is one of the most creative midfielders in the Championship. The 26-year-old scored one and...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 weeks agoPROTECTING THE PREMIER LEAGUE PIE ISN’T PRIORITY FOR ALL
TOM Wagner’s comments about financial redistribution are a classic example of the tone-deaf disconnect between corporate suits and actual football supporters. Wagner, whose Knight-head consortium owns Birmingham City, said that the EFL should “not take...
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/ 2 weeks agoChris Dunlavy: Frank Lampard lights way for Coventry City goal ace Victor Torp
Victor Torp scored his fifth goal of the season in Coventry City’s 3-0 win over Birmingham City last weekend, prompting Frank Lampard to offer a very familiar analysis of his Danish midfielder.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 3 weeks agoChris Dunlavy: Play on? It’s hard to blame George Brown
What do we value more in our sportsmen? A sense of fair play? Or a ruthless will to win? Do we want Paolo Di Canio? Or George Brown?
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 3 weeks agoNATH NEEDS TO PUT FOOT ON THE GAS
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL NATHAN Broadhead’s midweek goal in the 2-0 victory over Reading was a reminder of just how good the Welshman can be on his day. That raw talent is...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 3 weeks agoMY CALL: GO BACK TO PLAY LAST TEN MINUTES
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL GOAL: Todd Cantwell ON THE pitch, rules are rules. There is no room for interpretation. So why should it be any different when it comes to abandoned games?...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoIt’s far cheaper to change the boss
Chris Dunlavy FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL IT IS 26 years since Ruud Gullit made the fateful decision to drop club captain and local hero Alan Shearer for a huge Tyne-Wear derby at St James’ Park....
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoChris Dunlavy: West Brom duo need a change in fortunes
You have to feel for West Bromwich Albion. Not since the Charge of the Light Brigade has a frontline suffered so many casualties.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoCOME ON LADS, GET ON THE END OF THEM!
Chris Dunlavy CROSSES: Josh Murphy PORTSMOUTH’S best piece of business in the summer wasn’t a player they signed. It was one they kept. Josh Murphy was the subject of a £2m bid from Leicester in...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 1 month agoChris Dunlavy: Norwich City fortunate to hang on to ace Josh Sargent
If you had to assemble an identikit Premier League striker, it would probably look a lot like Josh Sargent.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 months agoChris Dunlavy: Big Ben Brereton Diaz simply has to chime in at Derby County
If you’re a glass half-full type of guy, Ben Brereton Diaz has lived the dream over the last couple of years.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 months agoChris Dunlavy: Forgotten Isaac Hayden can make his mark at QPR
Isaac Hayden was due a testimonial at Newcastle United next season. With the exception of club captain Jamal Lascelles, the 30-year-old midfielder was the Magpies’ longest-serving player.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 months agoCHAMPIONSHIP STAGE MAY BE TOP FOR TYLER
Chris Dunlavy A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL RISING STAR: Southampton’s Tyler Dibling takes on Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson last term and, inset, ex-Saint Gareth Bale PICTURE: Alamy COMPARISONS with Gareth Bale are inevitable for Tyler...
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 months agoChris Dunlavy: Leicester City’s high-wire fall is lesson to all
On the day Leicester City’s victorious captain Kasper Schmeichel hoisted aloft the FA Cup in May 2021, Nottingham Forest had just finished 17th in the Championship.
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Chris Dunlavy
/ 2 months agoChris Dunlavy: Service & system hold key for Macaulay Langstaff
Imagine, for a moment, that Thierry Henry had not been rescued by Arsenal in the summer of 1999.
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