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# Underachievers

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Battle of the underachievers and more Premier League talking points
Netherlands on the brink of major embarrassment unless results go their way tonight
Gervinho slaps opponent in uninspiring start for Ivory Coast's 'golden generation'
The Magnificent Seven: the best of the nearly men