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Player Focus: Europe's Top Dribblers by Frequency and Effectiveness

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jun 7 2013 15:00
Player Focus: Europe's Top Dribblers by Frequency and Effectiveness The 2012/13 season wasn't without the odd moment of magic across Europe's top 5 leagues this season, and in this piece we look at those that have thrilled and excited with some exceptional dribbling skills over the course of the campaign.An ability to round and outfox an opponent is what the fans lo...
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Player Focus: Under 21 European Championship - Ones to Watch

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Jun 5 2013 16:03
Player Focus: Under 21 European Championship - Ones to Watch With the European Under 21 Championship now upon us scouts from some of the biggest clubs all over the continent will have jetted off to Israel to cast their eye over some of the hottest prospects in the game today. The holders Spain have an exceptionally strong contingent and will be favourites to ...
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Player Focus: Premier League Single Game Stat Records XI

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Jun 5 2013 09:20
Player Focus: Premier League Single Game Stat Records XI The Premier League season may have ended some weeks ago but WhoScored.com has taken the chance to look back at some outstanding contributions from players in certain games over the course of the 2012/13 campaign.In turn they have compiled an XI of single game stat leaders - those who picked up seaso...
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Player Focus: WhoScored's Under 21 Team of the Season

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Jun 3 2013 17:45
Player Focus: WhoScored's Under 21 Team of the Season With La Liga coming to an end this weekend, WhoScored.com have taken the chance to calculate the Under 21 Team of the Season based on player ratings, though no players from the Spanish, nor the French league, make the grade. To do so players must have been 21 or under at the start of the season and ...
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Team Focus: Has 4-4-2 Really Been Left in the Dark Ages?

by Martin Laurence at Friday, May 31 2013 10:51
Team Focus: Has 4-4-2 Really Been Left in the Dark Ages? 'A step back to the dark ages' is how former England marksman Gary Lineker described the tactics used in the current crop's latest performance against the Republic of Ireland, with manager Roy Hodgson reverting back to a 'predictable and dated' 4-4-2 formation.That is, at least, how the hosts ended ...
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Team Focus: Are Everton Fans Right to Fear Martinez Appointment?

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, May 30 2013 12:47
Team Focus: Are Everton Fans Right to Fear Martinez Appointment? Roberto Martinez is lovely isn't he? Ask Dave Whelan and he'll tell you that he is one of the top managers in Europe. It's odd then that Everton fans don't seem entirely likely to welcome the Spaniard with open arms, and the likelihood of hiring a manager that has just seen his side relegated isn't ...
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Player Focus: Same Old England - Who Has Hodgson Overlooked?

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, May 28 2013 16:07
Player Focus: Same Old England - Who Has Hodgson Overlooked? England go into a double-header of friendlies against the Republic of Ireland and Brazil with a threadbare squad to choose from and Roy Hodgson bemoaning a number of close season friendlies putting strain on some of his players. It was the manager's choice, however, not to use the opportunity to off...
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Player Focus: Bale's Wonder Goals a Luxury Spurs Can't Do Without

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:07
Player Focus: Bale's Wonder Goals a Luxury Spurs Can't Do Without Although Tottenham were unable to secure Champions League football ahead of fierce North London rivals Arsenal, their prized asset did manage to finish his individual campaign on an increasingly familiar high.Having cleaned up in the respective awards ceremonies from his teammates, peers and the foo...
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Player Focus: Europe's Biggest Threats on the Counter Attack

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, May 16 2013 11:00
Player Focus: Europe's Biggest Threats on the Counter Attack The theory that it's the weaker sides that are forced to play on the counter due to a lack of possession is one that has been quashed in recent years, with a number of Europe's top sides using the opportunity to break with devastating effect nowadays.The increasing dominance of the 4-2-3-1 tactic ce...
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Benfica vs Chelsea: Swapped Stars Compete in Key Battle

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, May 15 2013 09:28
Benfica vs Chelsea: Swapped Stars Compete in Key Battle When Chelsea and Benfica exited from the Champions League back in December the two were immediately installed at the upper end of the odds market to become Europa League champions. It should be no surprise then that arguably the two strongest teams to drop down from Europe's elite club competition w...
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