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Player Focus: England's Options at Centre-Back

by Alistair Tweedale at Monday, Mar 25 2013 16:56
Player Focus: England's Options at Centre-Back We all thought the whole Rio Ferdinand-John Terry saga might have been behind us when Terry announced his international retirement towards the beginning of the season, and yet Rio stepped in last week to open a new can of worms by rejecting his call up last week. There are still some important, unan...
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Player Focus: Questionable International Omissions

by Alistair Tweedale at Friday, Mar 22 2013 13:35
Player Focus: Questionable International Omissions The international break is a quiet time for football, with little in the way of breaking news, but each manager's choices in his squad selection ensure there are talking points aplenty and a fair, though relatively small, amount of controversy. The continued inclusion of Emile Heskey in England squa...
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Player Focus: Real Sociedad's Rising Stars

by David Cartlidge at Thursday, Mar 21 2013 16:44
Player Focus: Real Sociedad's Rising Stars While most clubs have to trawl around the world in search of future stars, Real Sociedad only had to look to their own youth academy to find not only one, but two players, who are now key to both their future and their present.Iñigo Martinez and Asier Illarramendi have this season established...
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Player Focus: Leon Osman

by Alistair Tweedale at Wednesday, Mar 20 2013 15:05
Player Focus: Leon Osman Leon Osman's seemingly unconditional loyalty to Everton Football Club has made him so much more than just a fans' favourite at Goodison Park. He is now well into his 9th season as an established member of the Toffees' squad, and yet it is only really this season that he has begun to receive acclaim ...
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Player Focus: Potential International Debutants

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Mar 19 2013 16:34
Player Focus: Potential International Debutants International football is back in full swing this week and with that in mind we thought we'd take a look at a number of newcomers on the scene. In this focus we'll analyse the form of four players that could make debuts for their respective national sides in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.We're f...
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Player Focus: Chelsea Have the Brains but Not De Bruyne

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Mar 18 2013 17:09
Player Focus: Chelsea Have the Brains but Not De Bruyne Stamford Bridge isn't exactly a happy place right now, despite a fourth successive home league win putting Chelsea back in the driving seat to finish third in the Premier League. The Blues are in fact unbeaten at home since early January, winning 6 and drawing 2 of their 8 matches in all competition...
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Player Focus: Is Joe Hart Really England's Number One?

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Mar 13 2013 12:35
Player Focus: Is Joe Hart Really England's Number One? The debate as to who is the best Premier League goalkeeper has become more hotly contested this season as some number ones have come to the fore while the form of others have dropped.In this piece we'll examine the vital statistics of those mad enough to play between the posts, looking closely at a ...
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Player Focus: Europe's Top Attacking Full-Backs - Lahm, Evra and Baines

by Alistair Tweedale at Monday, Mar 11 2013 16:47
Player Focus: Europe's Top Attacking Full-Backs - Lahm, Evra and Baines The development of tactics over the years has seen vast changes in the roles players in certain positions are charged with fulfilling on the football field. Whilst the job of the centre-forward has remained much the same - until more recently with the introduction of the 'false 9', of course - the f...
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Player Focus: Six of the Best from the Champions League

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Mar 4 2013 17:09
Player Focus: Six of the Best from the Champions League With the Champions League now back in full swing and ready to restart this week WhoScored takes a look at our top rated players in the tournament thus far. The following is a rundown from six to one of those still in with a chance of reaching the quarter-finals.6. Blaise Matuidi (PSG) - 7.81The atta...
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Player Focus: Scorers of the Most Valuable Goals

by Alistair Tweedale at Wednesday, Feb 27 2013 10:43
Player Focus: Scorers of the Most Valuable Goals Gareth Bale's 90th minute wondergoal against West Ham on Monday night drew, in amongst the praise, a surprising amount of criticism for Tottenham, with claims abound that Spurs are too reliant on their superstar, with Bale, quite aptly, having bailed them out in each of their last 4 Premier League g...
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