Declan Warrington
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Rotation, Rotation, Rotation: Why Mourinho might have caused Chelsea's Champions League failure
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Chelsea The Portuguese tactician may have done well to take a leaf from a Chelsea predecessor's book (to a certain extent), writes Declan Warrington...
FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: No.15, Franco Baresi
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FFT 100 Greatest Committed, intelligent and with a thirst for clean sheets, the Italian central defender also set up play from the back with unerring ease
Real Madrid's flawed youth policy could be preventing global domination
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Real Madrid Los Blancos have long built their success around a glittering array of stars, but they could have so much more with the right long-term strategy, writes Declan Warrington...
7 brilliant teams pulled apart before they could fulfil their potential
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Lists Oh, Ajax... it's coming. It's happened to them before, of course – and these other European club sides who had their best players sold before they could achieve ultimate glory
The curse of being "England's next goalkeeper"
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England You're the next big thing, the safest gloves in England... then you get picked for the Three Lions, and your career swan-dives. Declan Warrington investigates the victims - and wonders what might be going wrong...
FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: No.14, George Best
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FFT 100 Greatest Northern Ireland and Manchester United's troubled genius was a dazzling, courageous spectacle in his prime
What exactly is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer getting right at Manchester United?
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Manchester United More than just inspiring confidence, Solskjaer has found a way to overhaul a declining institution, writes Declan Warrington
Meet England's fringe players offering Roy Hodgson a 2016 selection headache
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England Who's hoping to make a name for themself in the next nine months? Declan Warrington investigates the options...
Hodgson will be remembered for wrong reasons, but his successor must not let some good work go to waste
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Roy Hodgson His major tournaments were overwhelming disappointments, writes Declan Warrington, but don’t completely discredit what he leaves for the next man to work with