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WhoScored Bundesliga Team of the Week - Matchday 2

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Aug 24 2011 09:34
WhoScored Bundesliga Team of the Week - Matchday 2 Last week’s round of Bundesliga fixtures were filled with goals aplenty. Four teams found the net four or more times, with Bayern Munich’s 5-0 home win over Hamburger SV firing Jupp Heynckes’ side into the top three. Elsewhere, MGladbach continued their positive start to the new ca...
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WhoScored Ligue 1 Team of the Week - Matchday 2

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Aug 23 2011 14:50
WhoScored Ligue 1 Team of the Week - Matchday 2 While the focus last weekend was the domestic debut of Javier Pastore for big-spending Paris St Germain, plenty of others caught the eye. Montpellier racked up a 4-0 win over Rennes to become the only side with a 100% record so far, while Saint-Etienne battled away to Marseille to maintain their own...
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5 Young Premier League Midfielders Showing Early Signs of Promise

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Aug 22 2011 16:35
5 Young Premier League Midfielders Showing Early Signs of Promise It's early days in the new Premier League season but there have already been some eye-catching displays from a number of up and coming midfielders, with WhoScored analysing the contributions of 5 who may prove important to their respective sides this season. The list includes 2 wingers, 2 centre mid...
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WhoScored Premier League Team of the Week - Matchday 2

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Aug 22 2011 11:31
WhoScored Premier League Team of the Week - Matchday 2 The second weekend of the Premier League saw only 2 sides continue their winning form from the first game to lead the table, with both Wolves and Manchester City well represented in the WhoScored Team of the Week. In total the 5 defensive players in our XI, including the goalkeeper, conceded just 1 ...
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WhoScored.com’s German National Dream Team XI

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Aug 9 2011 12:59
WhoScored.com’s German National Dream Team XI Germany take on Brazil this Wednesday in a glamour tie of the midweek friendlies. Joachim Löw will be looking for a continuation of the form that has seen his side top UEFA EURO 2012 Group A with seven wins out of seven so far, while Brazil arrive in Stuttgart on the back of a disappointing Cop...
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Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- La Liga

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Aug 5 2011 14:41
Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- La Liga Next up in our look at the top scoring centre-halves of 2010/11 is La Liga. The top two teams are represented here, with Gerard Pique and Ricardo Carvalho proving their importance at either side of the pitch for Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively. There were impressive performers near the foot o...
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Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Serie A

by Paul McKinnon at Thursday, Aug 4 2011 10:09
Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Serie A The second article in our series focusing on goal scoring centre halves sees Serie A come under the microscope. Three of our top five proved crucial to their clubs in the bottom half of Italy’s top division, while just one player- Udinese’s Mehdi Benatia- starred for any of the top seven...
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Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Premier League

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Aug 3 2011 10:17
Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Premier League A new series of articles this week turns our attentions to the top five goal scoring centre-halves in each of Europe’s main five leagues. Beginning with the Premier League, we highlight those all-action, inspirational figures whose aerial presence and eye for goal in the opponent’s penal...
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N’Zogbia’s Outstanding Dribbling Fact or Fiction?

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Aug 2 2011 15:27
N’Zogbia’s Outstanding Dribbling Fact or Fiction? After Aston Villa completed the signing of Charles N'Zogbia for the reasonably modest fee of £9.5m they undoubtedly secured the services of one of the Premier League's most threatening wingers. The Frenchman is renowned for his dribbling ability and it isn't hard to see why.The 25-year-old att...
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Ligue 1’s Top 5 Attacking Full-Backs for 2010/11

by Paul McKinnon at Monday, Aug 1 2011 09:26
Ligue 1’s Top 5 Attacking Full-Backs for 2010/11 Our final article in the series focusing on attacking full-backs sees us take a look at Ligue 1. Benoît Trémoulinas of Bordeaux heads our list while Rod Fanni, Marseille’s mid-season purchase from Rennes, is the only player amongst the top six teams to find his way in our selectio...
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