A detailed look at what would have happened to Spurs if Gareth Bale had left last summer

One debate that has reached almost clichéd proportions in recent months is the characterisation of Tottenham as a one-man team – that one man, of course, being Gareth Bale. Spurs tasted the ultimate disappointment on the last day of the season, being beaten to fourth place by Arsenal, but it was only Bale’s last minute winner against Sunderland that left Arsenal needing those three points at Newcastle. So how much lower than fifth would they have finished without Gareth Bale’s 26 goals?

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Top 3 Unsung heroes: defenders who’ve made the difference for their clubs

Branislav Ivanovic

His header right at the death helped Chelsea to their second consecutive European trophy. The honour of Chelsea’s Player of the Year may have gone to Juan Mata but there is no doubt as to how pivotal Ivanovic’s contributions have been to the West London club.

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Arsenal given price tag for Ligue 1 target

 

Talksport have reported that Remy Cabella will cost Arsenal 100million Euros if they wish to sign him from Montpellier.

This story annoyed me on numerous levels. Firstly the price, I

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Arsenal defender told he can leave the club for just £5m

Arsenal fans have made it known that the partnership between giant German Per Mertesacker and Frenchman Laurent Koscielny is the one they want as the heart of their defence.

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Geoffrey Kondogbia - Why Chelsea and Arsenal should sign the youngster

It has been another season of relative hardship for Sevilla as they sit in mid-table in La Liga once again. They are a club who

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Tottenham’s pursuit of Leandro Damiao now more important than ever?

Tottenham will be playing in the Europa League next season after finishing in fifth place in the Premiership being pipped to the final Champions League spot by Arsenal.

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Andrei Arsharvin a career in England unfulfilled

31-year-old winger Andrei Arsharvin will be leaving London in the next couple of weeks as his contract expires at Arsenal. He signed for the Gunners in 2009 for a reported £15 million from Zenit St Petersburg after some hugely impressive displays for both Zenit and on the national stage with Russia. Arsene Wenger pinpointed the player as one of the best attacking players in European football, however he couldn’t recreate the form he showed in Russia in England for Arsenal

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Will Arsenal's Champions League qualification spark a spending spree? 3 targets with statistics

Arsenal secured fourth place yesterday and with it a spot in the Champions League for next season. They celebrated like they had won the league, which is perhaps a sign of how far back they have gone in recent years, but will their position in with Europe's elite and Arsene Wenger's job continuing to gather pressure, will we see the Gunners finally splash out? Here are three men we think they should be moving for.

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Belgium: world cup 2014 potential triumph already on the horizon?

The bilingual country’s current team is arguably the best side it has ever had. Belgium tops its World Cup qualification group with 5 wins and only 1 draw. With an average age of almost 26 and a number of promising players who play for some of the biggest clubs in Europe, is Belgium a serious contender for the 2014 World Cup Glory?

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Everything Arsenal fans need to know about their goal-grabbing target

Despite this injury period, there is no doubt that Sanogo has all the raw ability to make it in the Premier League. He is blessed with a fantastic physique combined with strength, similar to that of Romelu Lukaku and Christian Benteke and has lightning acceleration.

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Arsenal and Spurs: the fight for fourth

This is it then, the final weekend of Premier League action until play resumes in mid-August.

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Chelsea could make £15m defender first signing of the season

With Chelsea still looking for a new manager for next season, although a certain Portuguese chap is likely to be appointed, they continue to sound out transfer targets to fight off the Manchester clubs in order to regain the Premier League trophy. This time, according to the Express, the man in contention for a move to the Bridge is Southampton starlet Luke Shaw.

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Arsenal closing in on striker with eight goals in seven games

With it being rumoured that one of Lukas Podolski or Olivier Giroud will be leaving the Emirates at the end of the season, ESPN are reporting that Arsenal are on the verge of signing 20-year-old  Yaya Sanogo from Auxerre.

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Arsenal defender the subject of a £12.5m move to Russia

It is going to be a summer of change in the Premier League when the season comes to a close, and Arsenal are sure to be part of it. The rumour this time round, as reported in the Express, is that the Gunners right-back Bacary Sagna will leave the Emirates on a free when his deal expires in the coming months.

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The race for fourth - the North East decides

 

Wigan’s defeat at Arsenal last night saved Tottenham’s Danny Rose from a rather uncomfortable last day of the season.

The young left back has been on loan at Sunderland this

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