Seb Stafford-Bloor
Seb Stafford-Bloor is a football writer at Tifo Football and member of the Football Writers' Association. He was formerly a regularly columnist for the FourFourTwo website, covering all aspects of the game, including tactical analysis, reaction pieces, longer-term trends and critiquing the increasingly shady business of football's financial side and authorities' decision-making.
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Manchester United On the anniversary of Edwards' death, Seb Stafford-Bloor writes that while he was a player of a very different era, the level of his greatness means that he shouldn't be forgotten

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Manchester United For too long, the French forward has been enigmatic and out of form - but it's heartening to see him step out of his own shadow at last

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Sheffield United How Chris Wilder has handled the on-loan goalkeeper spectacularly well at Sheffield United - almost too well, in fact

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Premier League A Netflix-style Premier League streaming service is mooted, with supporters relishing the prospect of watching their favourite teams on demand. But in an increasingly tribal fan environment, is Premflix a good idea after all?

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Premier League The Premier League winter break isn't so much a chance for clubs to recharge, but another opportunity to fill television schedules

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Manchester United On February 5, 1958, Manchester United played in Belgrade. Looking at that line-up now helps us appreciate the true loss of one of football's great tragedies

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Manchester United Don't be fooled by the spin that some United fans will have you believe over the signing of Bruno Fernandes - the club are still better off with Ed Woodward negotiating fewer transfers

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Premier League For some reason, there's an expectation that the best coaches won't be able to coax an immediate improvement from their team – and that has an impact on the ones who do

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Manchester United The fact United have yet to introduce a new management model raises the terrifying prospect that some at Old Trafford aren't aware how bad things are

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UEFA Champions League More football is a great thing for television – but it will run our already tired stars further into the ground

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Paul Pogba The Frenchman's agent may have come to represent much of what is wrong with modern football – but that doesn't stop him being right

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Manchester United Defeat to Arsenal showed up how Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are a team that learns nothing, can't adapt and have no way of imposing themselves on a match

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Manchester United When Manchester United take on Jose Mourinho's new Tottenham side on Wednesday night, Solskjaer will be facing the only manager who offers him any identity at all

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Premier League Giving fans more, cheaper and better options to watch football at home could deter them from attending games. But only if clubs carry on as though nothing has changed

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Premier League Nearly 30 years of Sky Sports televising the Premier League has transformed our habits as football consumers. The potential of a model that airs all games would change even more. But is that what we want?

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England The final Three Lions match before the Munich air disaster saw a squad brought together who were about to move apart in very different ways, finds Seb Stafford-Bloor

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Mauricio Pochettino Managing the dressing rooms of Real Madrid, Manchester United and Bayern Munich involves more pressure and scrutiny than Pochettino suffered at Spurs

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic Don't let the MLS fool you – at 38, Ibrahimovic is still a remarkable footballer. But his performative arrogance rings hollow, writes Seb Stafford-Bloor

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UEFA Champions League The likes of Manchester United, Manchester City, Juventus and PSG are chasing the 19-year-old striker. But will a move to a top club be good for him?

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Jose Mourinho Once, the Special One would have had his pick of Europe's top jobs. Now, he could miss out on them all – so what does he need to do?

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Manchester United Not only does the system deployed against Liverpool allow Harry Maguire more freedom to influence a game, it's also the first sign of original thinking we've seen at Old Trafford in a long time

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Manchester United It doesn't matter whether Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gets one, two or six transfer windows – if he's not the right man, United are halting their progress once again

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Manchester United Aged 21, the young striker has been shouldered with the burden of spearheading a woeful Manchester United – but playing for his country is a glimpse into a world of alternative circumstances

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Premier League The Premier League has taken over a year to find a successor to Richard Scudamore. How will his replacement deal with TV rights, Brexit and Jeremy Corbyn?

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Manchester United The director of football question is highly pertinent because it shifts United towards a place where they truly value on-pitch success – at least in theory, writes Seb Stafford-Bloor
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