Daniel Storey
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Tired and tested: what happened to Aston Villa’s big top-flight return?
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Aston Villa With the play-offs now seemingly out of reach, the former Premier League stalwarts must prepare for a fourth season in the Championship. Daniel Storey tracks where it all went wrong
Old dog, old tricks: Why Tony Pulis is becoming ever-less suited to the Championship
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Middlesbrough Sure, Boro are in the play-offs with less than a third of the season to go, writes Daniel Storey – but when the football is this uninspiring, success is the only option
Trippier's post-World Cup struggles show that yesterday counts for nothing
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Kieran Trippier The right-back was England's standout performer in Russia, but he's struggling for form back at Spurs. Daniel Storey examines the relentness nature of today's game
10 Premier League transfers we think will happen this month
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Transfer news The moves in and out of England's top flight that actually could be completed this January, brought to you by Daniel Storey
How Leeds's automatic promotion hopes fell apart – and what happens next
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Leeds United Promotion for Leeds now looks as difficult as it did back in August, but blame shouldn’t be put on Marcelo Bielsa
Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s road is running out at Chelsea – and reaching an inevitable conclusion
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Chelsea Left out of the latest England squad and scraping minutes for his boyhood club, the Blues midfielder is facing a painful and unfulfilling end at Stamford Bridge. Daniel Storey gets depressed…
Why Birmingham City’s obscene overspending threatens to derail the entire Championship season
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Birmingham City The club broke Financial Fair Play rules, but to deduct points now could overhaul a delicately balanced league table. Waiting could leave the EFL open to a court case. Will the Blues just get away with it?
4 big reasons why Manchester City have fallen out of form
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Manchester City It’s back-to-back defeats for Pep Guardiola’s record-breaking champs, who find themselves seven points adrift of the summit at the halfway mark. Daniel Storey ponders why...
The 7 Premier League players who’ve (pleasantly) surprised us the most this season
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Premier League It’s easy to pick out underperformers – but what about those who’ve shone unexpectedly this term? Daniel Storey chooses his favourites
Ranked! The 10 best Premier League players after 10 matches
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Premier League Enough time has passed to draw some conclusions from the season so far – so allow Daniel Storey to rate the finest performers in the top flight
The 6 most underrated players in the Premier League right now
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Premier League Sexy attackers hog the headlines each weekend, but they wouldn’t be able to strut their stuff without the backing of men like these, writes Daniel Storey
The 7 highest-capped England Under-21 players – and what happened to them
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England U21 Ahead of the start of the U21 Euros this weekend, Daniel Storey looks back at England's most capped players
Fulham need to start getting real and improve – or Slavisa Jokanovic will suffer the consequences
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Fulham The Cottagers’ defence record is atrocious this season, writes Daniel Storey, and undermining everything that was good about them in the Championship
How sorry Swansea City became middling also-rans from model club
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Swansea City Once renowned for their attractive football in the top flight, the club now look settled as mid-table Championship strugglers with low prospects. Daniel Storey asks: what happened?
How Frank Lampard became the latest manager to suffer Derby's poisoned promotion chalice – and what comes now
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Derby County Lamps knew the expectations when he took on the Rams’ job last summer – but after recent poor form, Derby have dropped out of the Championship play-offs. Can they keep the faith in their rookie manager?
How Callum Hudson-Odoi epitomises the young, English mentality of 2018
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Chelsea If you’re not going to play them, they’ll find someone who will. Daniel Storey on the country’s finest youngsters taking a stand and losing their fear
OWNA FC was supposed to change how football is run – but if it looks too good to be true…
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Non-League A phone app promised to democratise club ownership and give power back to the fans. Now the company faces administration. What happened?
Signing of the season? Richarlison proving the folly of transfer fee fury
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Richarlison A laughable deal they said, upon Everton’s unveiling of their new £40m man from Watford in the summer. Who's laughing now, writes Daniel Storey…
The ridiculous refereeing obsession: why the hell would you bother?
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Premier League Refereeing standards are higher than they'e ever been – so why are they on the receiving end of so much abuse? Daniel Storey looks at how we got here
FFT100 2018: No.7, Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
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FFT100 The second-best player of the World Cup has shone for Chelsea regardless of his team's form, and is thriving with the shackles off under Maurizio Sarri. And those Real Madrid links won't go away....
Chelsea’s central midfield conundrum: what to do with N'Golo Kante?
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Chelsea Jorginho's arrival has pushed the all-action dynamo out of the position in which he became a global icon – but at what cost? Maurizio Sarri bends for no man, writes Daniel Storey
Arsenal and Unai Emery: goodwill comes to those who wait
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Arsenal The Gunners may not win the league this season, writes Daniel Storey, but their new manager has already begun to reunite a divided club
Success on a shoestring: Why the rest of the Championship can learn from Daniel Farke and Norwich
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Norwich City A promotion push at Carrow Road looked unlikely when the Canaries were forced to make budget cuts in the summer, but Daniel Storey explains how the Norfolk outfit have exceeded expectations this term
How Everton rediscovered their mojo under Marco Silva
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Everton Sam Allardyce claimed to have won “hearts and minds” during his spell at Goodison Park last season, but Toffees remained unconvinced. You can’t blame them, writes Daniel Storey – there’s more out there besides mere passiveness
How bad are Burnley this season? The reality is frightening for Clarets fans
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Burnley Stoke of 2017/18 were dreadful, but defensively Sean Dyche's side are on course to surpass the Potters in alarming fashion. Time for another dose of that Dycheian inspiration, writes Daniel Storey
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