Richard Jolly
Richard Jolly also writes for the National, the Guardian, the Observer, the Straits Times, the Independent, Sporting Life, Football 365 and the Blizzard. He has written for the FourFourTwo website since 2018 and for the magazine in the 1990s and the 2020s, but not in between. He has covered 1500+ games and remembers a disturbing number of the 0-0 draws.
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Brighton defender Ben White has proved himself an intelligent, composed and versatile defender despite his tender age

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Italy manager Roberto Mancini has proved he still belongs among football's great gaffers

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The football has been sensational this summer, but that is in spite of multi-nation hosting

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Reaching this stage of Euro 2020 means England have reached consecutive semi-finals – and this generation have cemented themselves as contenders

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Spain's pairing of Aymeric Laporte and Pau Torres could be a problem against free-scoring Italy

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Italy's Roberto Mancini and Gianluca Vialli were Sampdoria strikers who achieved the unlikely - now winning Euro 2020 could complete a full circle for the double-act

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France had the talent to win Euro 2020, but limped out after capitulation against Switzerland

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Kevin De Bruyne has fallen victim of bad challenges in this year's Champions League final and again at Euro 2020

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Netherlands boss Frank de Boer has thrown out the Cruyffian blueprint to deliver attacking, successful football at Euro 2020

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Euro 2020 has been difficult for Denmark - but the team has turned trauma into triumph following what happened to Christian Eriksen

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England may be blessed with the most talented roster of full-backs at Euro 2020, but they're being stifled by a conservative approach

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Gareth Southgate silenced his critics with winning formula against Croatia, but national outrage is never far away

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Spain can dominate the ball, yet they lack a goalscoring midfielder to ease the burden on the striker

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The EFL has been responsible for producing many of the players at Euro 2020 - and not just in the England squad

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Ahead of Euro 2020, Roberto Mancini inherited an Italy squad bereft of creativity, yet they are revitalised under him

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Didier Deschamps' prospective Euro 2020 France squad has the perfect blend of youth, experience, star quality and determination

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Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne was the standout player last season, according to his peers - but football writers didn't agree

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Real Madrid have an ageing squad and no cash to refresh it - remaining Mr Nice Guy won't be easy for Ancelotti

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The England Euro 2020 squad doesn't include the Tottenham defender, who had been a key man for Southgate's side at Russia 2018

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Antonio Conte left Inter after a bust-up with the board over spending - and it isn't the first time it's been an issue with a world class manager

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Guardiola had form with false nines in the past, but he's relying on the tactic more than ever in his fifth year at City

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Aguero leaves Manchester City a genuine legend but are new club Barcelona getting a player too far past his peak?

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Carlo Ancelotti's Everton went from European hopefuls to mid table obscurity in a pitiful 2021
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