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.
Latest articles by Seb Stafford-Bloor
Man United must decide what they are, and where they’re going in the transfer market
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Manchester United The Old Trafford giants’ latest poor campaign reflects badly on a club whose recruitment strategy has become blurred. Now it’s time to put that right, writes Seb Stafford-Bloor…
Watch: Cerro Porteno player produces outrageous piece of skill before scoring
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In Other News... And Jerome Boateng thought he had it bad with Leo Messi in 2015...
Remember the Greek Superleague's armed pitch invader? He's now a billionaire...
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In Other News... The name Ivan Savvidi might not ring a bell – until you recall the story of his gun-wielding protest last week. Well, things are looking up for the world's most notorious pitch invader...
The 10 best Premier League signings of the summer transfer window
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Premier League Fulham’s continental coup, Leicester's brilliant bargain and Chelsea’s game-changer: Seb Stafford-Bloor picks out the premier purchases of this summer
England's senior side may be struggling but the Under-21s show that the future is bright
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England Seb Stafford-Bloor was at St Marys to watch the Young Lions' 3-2 defeat of Italy, a game in which they demonstrated that progress is at least being made at youth level
Chelsea's win over Tottenham was more than just a tactical victory for Frank Lampard over Mourinho
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Chelsea The Blues boss was able to work out the strategy that would be successful – but it was implementing it that was really impressive
Premier League preview: What will and won't happen this weekend
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Premier League FourFourTwo's look-ahead to the action as Liverpool and Everton contest the Merseyside derby, while Arsenal lock horns with Manchester City
Bournemouth 2 Arsenal 1: Observations from the Vitality Stadium
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Premier League Seb Stafford-Bloor was at Dean Court on Sunday to watch Arsenal overcome by a spirited Bournemouth.
Saturday FA Cup fourth round wrap: The things you might have missed
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FA Cup FFT's round-up of Saturday's FA Cup action, as Liverpool exit to West Brom while Newport come close to upsetting Tottenham
The League Cup has a strength that the FA Cup doesn't – an ability to adapt to survive. Here's how to save it
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EFL Cup A new European competition could cause problems for the EFL Cup's delicate popularity. So what reforms could be brought in?
Why games like Arsenal vs Spurs remain emotional in football's analytical world
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Arsenal Seb Stafford-Bloor explains how clashes between rival clubs represent the game at its most pure and primal
Six of the biggest jobs in Europe could be up for grabs – will Jose Mourinho be on the shortlist for any of them?
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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?
Forget the defence for a minute: England's midfield is the real concern right now
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England The backline can be improved by personnel, but there are systematic worries elsewhere preventing the Three Lions from fulfilling their potential beyond the likes of Bulgaria
Swansea 0-1 Brighton: Conclusions from the Liberty Stadium
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Premier League Seb Stafford-Bloor was at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday to watch Swansea continue their plunge in form
Chesterfield completely ignore Football League relegation, celebrate local cup win instead
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In Other News... Well, that's one way to cope with it: the Spireites were doomed to the drop on Tuesday night – but hoped their fans wouldn't notice
Best of the Premier League weekend: FFT's favourite performance, player... and moan
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Premier League FourFourTwo.com's latest wrap of the week that was, with Arsene Wenger given a fitting tribute and further cracks emerging for Antonio Conte's Chelsea
Why 2018 really is the biggest year in Tottenham's history
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Tottenham Hotspur With a superb manager, a fine team and a new stadium on the way, things look rosy for Spurs – but lessons must be learned or things could quickly go wrong, explains Seb Stafford-Bloor
Watch: Gremio defends finds top corner from 30 yards... with weaker foot
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In Other News... The Brazilian side just can't stop scoring beautiful goals at the moment...
Premier League good weekend, bad weekend
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Premier League FourFourTwo's winners and losers as Manchester United stumble at home, Liverpool fire at Anfield, and Spurs close on Chelsea
Saturday Premier League wrap: The things you might have missed
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Premier League FFT's round-up of all the Saturday action, with Huddersfield driving a nail into Alan Pardew's coffin and Liverpool hammering West Ham at Anfield.
Analysed: Winks' maturity shows great promise for Spurs
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Premier League Spurs left it late to come from behind against West Ham - but their newest young star was quick off the mark. Seb Stafford-Bloor was in the White Hart Lane press-box analysing it with our FREE Stats Zone app
Leicester are acting like a big club without the entitlement – and that's perfect for Brendan Rodgers
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Leicester City Signing a new long-term contract despite interest from Arsenal shows that Rodgers has learned the right lessons from Liverpool and Celtic
Analysed: The impressive evolution of Victor Moses – more than just a working part for Chelsea
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Stats Zone The Blues’ Nigerian wideman has struggled to find his place since his first season at Chelsea in 2012/13 – but not now, writes Seb Stafford-Bloor
Premier League preview: What (definitely) will and won't happen
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Premier League Chelsea travel to the Etihad Stadium, while Southampton and Stoke contest a relegation six-pointer
Why Premier League clubs are right to close the transfer window earlier
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Premier League If a proposed rule change comes into effect, domestic business will have to be concluded before the action gets underway in 2018/19. Seb Stafford-Bloor explains why it's a wise move