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Player Focus: The Evolution of 2014 Ballon d'Or Winner Cristiano Ronaldo

by Dermot Corrigan at Tuesday, Jan 13 2015 15:55
Player Focus: The Evolution of 2014 Ballon d'Or Winner Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo’s claiming of a third Ballon D’Or trophy on Monday night has been widely regarded as fair recognition for a calendar year in which the Real Madrid and Portugal attacker played 63 games in all competitions, scored 62 goals and provided 21 assists. Immediately after recei...
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Team Focus: Moyes Beginning to Get the Best From Inconsistent Stars

by Dermot Corrigan at Wednesday, Jan 7 2015 14:32
Team Focus: Moyes Beginning to Get the Best From Inconsistent Stars Sunday’s 1-0 La Liga win over Barcelona was the first really big result for David Moyes since joining the San Sebastian club late last year. It also suggested that the Scot’s attempts to get more from some of the talented but less consistent members of his squad are working.Man of the ma...
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League Focus: La Liga 2014/15 Winter Break Statistical Roundup

by Dermot Corrigan at Tuesday, Dec 23 2014 14:08
League Focus: La Liga 2014/15 Winter Break Statistical Roundup A look around the statistics as La Liga heads into its winter break shows the expected big stars right at the top of the most important areas, while also highlighting the displays of some of the more low-profile players who have impressed through the first five months of the 2014/15 season.Cristiano...
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Player Focus: Giménez Form Calling Miranda's Right to Start for Atletico into Question

by Dermot Corrigan at Tuesday, Dec 16 2014 13:40
Player Focus: Giménez Form Calling Miranda's Right to Start for Atletico into Question When regular first-choice Miranda was injured on international duty with Brazil in November, Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone had no qualms about putting in 19-year-old Jose Maria Giménez, and the teenager has responded with a string of excellent performances.Giménez’s most ey...
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Player Focus: Real Madrid Youth Cheryshev Emerging as a Top Creator at Villarreal

by Dermot Corrigan at Tuesday, Dec 9 2014 16:33
Player Focus: Real Madrid Youth Cheryshev Emerging as a Top Creator at Villarreal Three La Liga players made Whoscored.com’s European team of the week last weekend. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi being in there was no surprise after their latest match-winning hat-tricks. Fewer onlookers would however have predicted the inclusion of Villarreal’s Spanish-raised Russ...
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Player Focus: Valencia's Centre-Backs Providing Foundations for Future Success

by Dermot Corrigan at Tuesday, Dec 2 2014 16:08
Player Focus: Valencia's Centre-Backs Providing Foundations for Future Success Valencia were extremely unfortunate not to get at least a point against Barcelona on Sunday night, but the performance nonetheless again highlighted the excellence of Los Che’s new centre-back pairing Nicolás Otamendi and Shkodran Mustafi.As usual Barça had lots of the ball [67.2...
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Player Focus: Undervalued Tiago Continuing to Show His Worth for Atletico

by Dermot Corrigan at Tuesday, Nov 25 2014 14:42
Player Focus: Undervalued Tiago Continuing to Show His Worth for Atletico Amid all the media speculation of an exodus from La Liga champions Atletico Madrid last summer, there was little attention paid to the future of midfielder Tiago Mendes. Players of the quality and profile of Diego Costa, Thibaut Courtois, Felipe Luis and David Villa all left, while Colchoneros fans ...
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Player Focus: Rakitic's Waning Influence in Enrique's New Barcelona

by Dermot Corrigan at Tuesday, Nov 11 2014 13:44
Player Focus: Rakitic's Waning Influence in Enrique's New Barcelona In Barça’s 5-0 win at Levante in September, Ivan Rakitic was the game’s outstanding player. The Croat had 139 touches of the ball, made 123 passes at a 91.1% success rate, securing an outstanding 8.84 WhoScored.com rating. The 18 million euro summer signing from Sevilla also score...
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Team Focus: Emery Can Afford to be More Adventurous in Sevilla Midfield Selection

by Dermot Corrigan at Tuesday, Nov 4 2014 14:13
Team Focus: Emery Can Afford to be More Adventurous in Sevilla Midfield Selection Sevilla's impressive start to the season saw them go to San Mames on Sunday afternoon with a chance to go top of La Liga. It wasn’t to be, however, and instead a cautious looking team slipped to a 1-0 defeat, deservedly beaten by hosts Athletic Bilbao. This meant Unai Emery's side ended the we...
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Team Focus: Madrid's Progression Sees Them Beat Barca at Their Own Game

by Dermot Corrigan at Tuesday, Oct 28 2014 16:36
Team Focus: Madrid's Progression Sees Them Beat Barca at Their Own Game There was something new about the teamsheets for Saturday’s clasico at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. It was Real Madrid, not Barcelona, who took to the field with more technically-adept playmakers in their XI.All of Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Isco and James Rodriguez started for Madrid in centr...
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