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Articles by Alex Hess

Zinedine Zidane Champions League final
Despite superficial similarities, Real and the Reds couldn’t be more different – both on the pitch and off it. With a Champions League up for grabs, Alex Hess explains why one side will have to give way ...
Arsene Wenger
14 May 2018
In a Premier League drunk on money, Wenger’s prudence and principles stood out. There’s nobody around to fill his shoes, argues Alex Hess
Rafa Benitez
13 April 2018
Rafa the gaffer, Jurgen the German and Dyche the worm-devourer – Alex Hess assess the Premier League’s bosses, with the exception of Darren Moore, who can’t be blamed for West Brom’s current state
Harry Kane, Fernando Llorente
16 March 2018
Tactical trends and the death of the super-sub is behind the modern suffering of No. 2 strikers, explains Alex Hess
Jozy Altidore Sunderland
10 January 2018
Not our opinion: it’s the raw data from our pals at STATS which tells us these men avoided goals like the plague during their time in the Premier League 
Danny Ings
4 January 2018
Stuck in a rut, but still with something to offer – Alex Hess on the Premier League players who need a move ASAP to reboot their careers
23 December 2017
A comeback for the ages, the best teenager since Messi and a Carroll double - Alex Hess picks out the most memorable moments of the last 12 months  
15 December 2017
A back-to-back Premier League champion with different clubs – one of them the most unlikely title winners in English football history. Is the Frenchman really this good? Just try watching his teams without him... 
15 December 2017
With 132 goals in 193 Premier League games for Manchester City, the Argentine is arguably English football's deadliest scorer – and 2017 was another profitable year
14 December 2017
At his best, Chelsea's brilliant Belgian is arguably a top-10 player in the world. But something, somewhere is holding him back