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Player Focus: Does An Impassioned Individual Decrease The Likelihood Of Team Success?

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Aug 2 2013 16:00
Player Focus: Does An Impassioned Individual Decrease The Likelihood Of Team Success? Football is a passionate sport. Wayne Rooney exhibited this in his foul mouthed tirade down the camera in 2011 during Manchester United’s 4-2 win over West Ham, with the striker netting a hat-trick. A two-match ban quickly followed and as Rooney hastily explained: “I didn’t realise...
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Team Focus: Keeping Robert Snodgrass Will Be Norwich's Best Summer Signing

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Aug 1 2013 14:00
Team Focus: Keeping Robert Snodgrass Will Be Norwich's Best Summer Signing Ahead of every Premier League campaign, the main aim for teams that have either been promoted from the Championship or those that have survived the threat of dropping into England’s second tier is to reach the 40-point mark. For most, anything above that is a bonus. Upon their return to the to...
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Player Focus: How Franck Tabanou Can Improve Saint-Étienne

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jul 31 2013 15:00
Player Focus: How Franck Tabanou Can Improve Saint-Étienne Back in May,WhoScored.com had the pleasure of interviewing striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The then Saint-Étienne player spoke highly of Champions League runners’ up Borussia Dortmund, saying: “I have seen a lot of Borussia Dortmund’s matches, and I love their style of pl...
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Player Focus: Why Salomon Kalou Has His Premier League Admirers

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jul 30 2013 16:15
Player Focus: Why Salomon Kalou Has His Premier League Admirers When Chelsea secured the services of Salomon Kalou in 2006, José Mourinho at the time was delighted. He’d brought in a player who was prepared to work hard and showed an eagerness to improve in a new league. Regardless of his ethic, ‘Salou’, as Mourinho nicknamed him, never ...
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Player Focus: Is Playing Off The Last Defender A Useful Means Of Attack?

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jul 30 2013 10:15
Player Focus: Is Playing Off The Last Defender A Useful Means Of Attack? “That lad must’ve been born offside,” is one of the more memorable quips from former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. The veteran Scot was referring to Italian striker Filippo Inzaghi, the 39-year-old famed during his playing career for playing off the last defender as ...
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Player Focus: Why PSG Must Strive To Keep Hold Of Marco Verratti

by Ben McAleer at Saturday, Jul 27 2013 12:00
Player Focus: Why PSG Must Strive To Keep Hold Of Marco Verratti When you’re dubbed the new Andrea Pirlo, it would be of little shock to see a player crumble under the pressure. Not Marco Verratti, however. The young Italian was a pivotal member of the Pescara side that secured promotion to Serie A in 2012 as Serie B champions. Under the tutelage of then he...
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Team Focus: Luis Suárez And Why Arsenal Are Ready To Spend Big On The Striker

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jul 26 2013 10:30
Team Focus: Luis Suárez And Why Arsenal Are Ready To Spend Big On The Striker Swath aside the on-field petulance, the allegations of racial abuse aimed towards Patrice Evra and the cannibalistic traits Branislav Ivanovic was on the receiving end of and you have Luis Suárez stripped down to his purest form - a stupendous footballer. However, there are some who believe h...
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Team Focus: Fiorentina And Their Abundance Of Attacking Talent

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jul 25 2013 11:30
Team Focus: Fiorentina And Their Abundance Of Attacking Talent On the final day of the 2012/13 Serie A season, Fiorentina travelled to Pescara knowing that a victory over the Delfini and AC Milan failing to overcome Siena would see the Viola secure a place in the Champions League next season. In the end, their 5-1 win over the bottom placed side needn’t h...
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Team Focus: Where Would Gareth Bale Fit In Best At Manchester United?

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jul 24 2013 12:30
Team Focus: Where Would Gareth Bale Fit In Best At Manchester United? Gareth Bale: the name on everyone’s lips at the moment. Will he stay at Tottenham Hotspur? Will Real Madrid land their supposed top target this summer? Will Manchester United swoop for the Welshman between now and the close of the transfer window? Regardless of head coach Andre Villas-Boas con...
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Player Focus: Why Liverpool Should Add Hatem Ben Arfa To The Attack

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jul 23 2013 12:00
Player Focus: Why Liverpool Should Add Hatem Ben Arfa To The Attack As Liverpool prepare for the potential departure of talismanic striker Luis Suárez, manager Brendan Rodgers has looked to soften the blow of the Uruguayan’s expected exit by bringing in Iago Aspas and Luis Alberto, from Celta Vigo and Barcelona respectively. Replacing the 26-year-old wo...
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