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Has Makelele ruined Chelsea’s plans?

by Dexter on May 21st, 2008 | 137 words | 1 comment

The sports pages are brimming with gloriously over-the-top stories (is there a big match on or something?), The Sun have a headline that simply says:
“BLUNATIC”

whilst the Daily Mail bellows:

“MAD MAK: Cole injury doubt after ‘red card’ tackle by team-mate in training”

The headlines are very melodramatic, but all you have to do is look at […]

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Portsmouth team-mates love their ‘young Makelele with pace’

by stresster on January 28th, 2008 | 239 words | no comments

Lassana Diarra wasn’t exactly complimentary about Portsmouth when he signed from Arsenal earlier this month, yet that hasn’t stopped the midfielder from receiving the plaudits from team-mates after a goal and fine all-round performance in his team’s 2-1 victory over Plymouth on Saturday. The Daily Mail reports that at least the Frenchman can finally start […]

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Is Reo-Coker the new Makelele?

by Dexter on December 26th, 2007 | 220 words | 3 comments

Aston Villa’s midfielder Nigel Reo Coker is apparently lapping up the comparisons to French legend Claude Makele, with manager Martin O’Neill apparently calling him “Makelele with legs”. So will we see Reo-Coker tottering around in fishnet stockings and stillettos or is he referring to another quality that legs hold?
Over to the man himself - Reo […]

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