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IT USED TO B E PAIRFECT

MARK GODFREY asks if two up top is gone for good

ONCE upon a time, a key element to any successful team was their strike partnership.
Throughout the history of the game the majority of the most decorated sides had a front pair that could unsettle any defence they came up against. Yet in the modern game these partnerships are becoming increasingly rar e.
The relatively new trend of playing a lone frontman has become the norm at all levels and has achieved significant success, notably with Chelsea’s Champions League victory last season. Spain even took it a step further with the...

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