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Player Focus: Could Clément Chantôme Replace Marouane Fellaini?

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jul 11 2013 15:00
Player Focus: Could Clément Chantôme Replace Marouane Fellaini? When David Beckham signed for Paris Saint-Germain in January, it was expected to not only boost the profile of the Parisian side, but also improve the team as a whole. The pressure was on Carlo Ancelotti to land their first title since 1994 and an experienced head in the middle of the park was just ...
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Player Focus: Can Belfodil Emulate his Former Inter Icons?

by James Horncastle at Thursday, Jul 11 2013 11:46
Player Focus: Can Belfodil Emulate his Former Inter Icons? When Ishak Belfodil moved to Italy 18 months ago, fans joked about his surname. “Belfodil?” they asked. “Who or what is that? It sounds like an antibiotic.” Signed by Inter last week, you could say that after finishing ninth in Serie A last season and not qualifying for any E...
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Player Focus: The UEFA Best Player In Europe

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jul 10 2013 15:06
Player Focus: The UEFA Best Player In Europe As UEFA announced the 10-man shortlist for the best player in Europe last season, it was unsurprising to see the Bundesliga dominate. Champions League finalists Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund boasted five candidates between them. The former are represented with four of the five in the form of T...
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Player Focus: Ageless Alex Flourishing with Coritiba

by Jack Lang at Wednesday, Jul 10 2013 12:00
Player Focus: Ageless Alex Flourishing with Coritiba The Campeonato Brasileiro has a rather different relationship with age than most leagues. In Europe, the norm is that most players are in what we would consider the middle years of a playing career - around 25 to 30, say. The older or younger you go, the fewer players there are. The age/players grap...
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Player Focus: Julian Draxler - The Midfielder Perfect For Manchester City

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jul 9 2013 15:30
Player Focus: Julian Draxler - The Midfielder Perfect For Manchester City Manchester City’s reported interest in Julian Draxler is comprehensible: having missed out on the signing of Isco to Real Madrid, a young, dynamic, creative playmaker to potentially field the void behind a striker seemingly remains a necessity. While David Silva will likely occupy the number 1...
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Player Focus: Why Teams Should Be Looking To Darren Bent

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jul 9 2013 11:00
Player Focus: Why Teams Should Be Looking To Darren Bent The day Aston Villa confirmed the arrival of Christian Benteke, many would never have imagined the Belgium international taking to his new surroundings as well as he did. Ending the season with 19 goals - only Robin van Persie (26), Luis Suárez (23) and Gareth Bale (21) netted more - has seen...
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Player Focus: Why Ljajic is a Better Option than Jovetic

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Jul 8 2013 16:00
Player Focus: Why Ljajic is a Better Option than Jovetic Maybe a punch in the face was just what was required where Adem Ljajic is concerned. The former Partizan prospect appeared to be stagnating somewhat at Fiorentina before former coach Delio Rossi took offence to some sarcastic applause from the young Serbian. Here is a player who was on the cusp of s...
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Player Focus: Shot Accuracy and Chance Conversion

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jul 8 2013 13:30
Player Focus: Shot Accuracy and Chance Conversion The aim of football is to outscore your opponent - anyone with a basic knowledge of the beautiful game will tell you that much. Obviously, the more goals scored per game, the better, but many will happily see a hard fought 1-0 win ground out in order to secure all three points. The entertainment val...
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Player Focus: The Top Rated Substitutes in Europe's Top 5 Leagues

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Jul 8 2013 09:30
Player Focus: The Top Rated Substitutes in Europe's Top 5 Leagues The phrase super-sub has been around for some time now, with a number of players picking up the somewhat unwanted tag having become renowned for making an impact from the bench.In this piece we look at those with the best WhoScored rating purely in the games in which they were used as a substitute, ...
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Player Focus: Is Klinsmann or Schmid Right About Johnson and Evans?

by Graham Ruthven at Friday, Jul 5 2013 16:50
Player Focus: Is Klinsmann or Schmid Right About Johnson and Evans? When Jurgen Klinsmann announced his squad for the upcoming Gold Cup campaign the Seattle Sounders were given a reprieve.Having been without two of their best, most consistent performers for the best part of a month due to a round of international friendlies and World Cup qualifiers, Eddie Johnson an...
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