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FC Thun are pushing for promotion in Switzerland and it is based on a solid defensive structure, explains Anantaajith Raghuraman in his weekly column.

Staying with a defensive theme, Fintan O’Reilly looks at how St Etienne keep it so tight at the back.

This week, Beth Limb is in the Netherlands spying on on the wonderfully named Vitesse talent, Mikah Hoop.

That’s all for this morning – we will be back later with some articles from the #archives

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