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		<title>Harry Redknapp&#8217;s Brilliant Tactical Pragmatism</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Bergmann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lost in Stoke&#8217;s controversial win on Sunday, in which referee Chris Foy failed to award Spurs two clear penalties and a legitimate goal, was Harry Redknapp&#8217;s magnificent tactical switch to a 3-5-2 at halftime. Redknapp is frequently described in the UK as an old school football manager that doesn&#8217;t really do tactics. He is credited [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=assoc-football.com&amp;blog=609735&amp;post=2129&amp;subd=associationfootball&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dalglish should try Dirk Kuyt as Lucas replacement for Liverpool</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Gude</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Liverpool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Premier League]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The news that Lucas Leiva has been lost for the season with a torn ACL (something with which I can empathize as I am five weeks out from surgery to repair my own torn ACL, it sucks - best wishes to Lucas) will really test Liverpool&#8217;s squad as there is not a natural replacement for the Brazilian. The importance [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=assoc-football.com&amp;blog=609735&amp;post=2125&amp;subd=associationfootball&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Dilemma of Jermaine Defoe: Why Redknapp Should Keep Benching Him</title>
		<link>http://assoc-football.com/2011/11/30/the-dilemma-of-jermaine-defoe-why-redknapp-should-keep-benching-him/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Bergmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Premier League]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Jermaine Defoe is on he scores goals and right now he is on. He has five premier league goals this season, despite getting limited minutes off the bench. Against West Brom on Saturday, Defoe scored a fantastic goal that gave Spurs a late lead. This seems to create a real managerial problem for Harry [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=assoc-football.com&amp;blog=609735&amp;post=2119&amp;subd=associationfootball&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can Spurs keep it going to capitalize on City wobble?</title>
		<link>http://assoc-football.com/2011/11/27/can-spurs-keep-it-going-to-capitalize-on-city-wobble/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Gude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Manchester City have looked like Champions-elect since their strong start to the season was capped with the 6-1 destruction of the holders Manchester United at Old Trafford. But with Liverpool giving City their first real domestic contest after another disapointing outing in the Champions League, a Spurs team which has quietly taken 28 from its [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=assoc-football.com&amp;blog=609735&amp;post=2113&amp;subd=associationfootball&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. gets win and goals but defense looks porous against Slovenia</title>
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		<comments>http://assoc-football.com/2011/11/16/u-s-gets-win-and-goals-but-defense-looks-porous-against-slovenia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Gude</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://assoc-football.com/?p=2108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Scoring more goals in one half than the team had in Jurgen Klinsmann&#8217;s first six games in charge combined was a welcome change, as was the resulting 3-2 victory, only the German&#8217;s second as manager. For the first time in his tenure, Klinsmann set out two dedicated strikers and the change in tactics certainly contributed to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=assoc-football.com&amp;blog=609735&amp;post=2108&amp;subd=associationfootball&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five lessons from USA v France</title>
		<link>http://assoc-football.com/2011/11/12/five-lessons-from-usa-v-france/</link>
		<comments>http://assoc-football.com/2011/11/12/five-lessons-from-usa-v-france/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Gude</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is hard to find positives from the dismal performance of the United States during their 1-0 defeat to France in Paris. Yes, it was very disappointing and it would be easy to go the full Lalas and limit analysis to whining incessantly &#8220;where is the possession this Jurgen Klinsmann keeps talking about?&#8221; But just [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=assoc-football.com&amp;blog=609735&amp;post=2105&amp;subd=associationfootball&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Arsenal the best place for Brek Shea?</title>
		<link>http://assoc-football.com/2011/11/10/is-arsenal-the-best-place-for-brek-shea/</link>
		<comments>http://assoc-football.com/2011/11/10/is-arsenal-the-best-place-for-brek-shea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Gude</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Future of American soccer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[News that Brek Shea will join Arsenal on a two-week trial following the USMNT&#8217;s games in Europe against France and Slovenia is big news and clearly an indication that the FC Dallas left-winger is likely the next American to make the leap to Europe. But are the Gunners really the best landing spot for Shea? [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=assoc-football.com&amp;blog=609735&amp;post=2101&amp;subd=associationfootball&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five lessons from Klinsmann&#8217;s first five games</title>
		<link>http://assoc-football.com/2011/11/09/five-lessons-from-klinsmanns-first-five-games/</link>
		<comments>http://assoc-football.com/2011/11/09/five-lessons-from-klinsmanns-first-five-games/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Gude</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[USMNT]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What hope does Jürgen Klinsmann&#8217;s USMNT have against France on Friday and Slovenia on Tuesday after mixed fortunes in his first five games in charge? Progress not Miracles Just one win and two goals is probably not what Jürgen Klinsmann imagined the return would be through his first five games in charge of the U.S. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=assoc-football.com&amp;blog=609735&amp;post=2097&amp;subd=associationfootball&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MLS Playoffs Are Great! But Lose The Wild Card</title>
		<link>http://assoc-football.com/2011/11/08/mls-playoffs-are-great-but-lose-the-wild-card/</link>
		<comments>http://assoc-football.com/2011/11/08/mls-playoffs-are-great-but-lose-the-wild-card/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Bergmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MLS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Playoffs matter in American sports and the MLS playoffs are showing why. In a country with a packed sports marketplace it is difficult for regular season play to really captivate the country. All the other major professional sports, except for the NFL, similarly rely on the playoffs to serve as their premier national platform. This [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=assoc-football.com&amp;blog=609735&amp;post=2088&amp;subd=associationfootball&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Association Football is Back!</title>
		<link>http://assoc-football.com/2011/11/06/association-football-is-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Gude</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re back. Life intervened—we both got married and got new jobs—to make it very difficult to devote the kind of time necessary to keep up the blog at the frequency posting we wanted and as a result, we got away from writing anything. But we&#8217;ve missed it, and thanks to the strong admonitions of friends [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=assoc-football.com&amp;blog=609735&amp;post=2083&amp;subd=associationfootball&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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