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Player Focus: Andre-Pierre Gignac (Marseille)

by Andrew Gibney at Friday, Aug 31 2012 12:51
Player Focus: Andre-Pierre Gignac (Marseille) As his right foot shot beat Geoffrey Jourdren into the near corner Andre-Pierre Gignac peeled away in celebration, ecstatic to have scored his second league goal in three games, but this was more than just a game winner for the French striker, this questionably was the return of one of Ligue 1&rsquo...
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Player Focus: Could Arsenal Replace an Alex on Song?

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Aug 10 2012 16:09
Player Focus: Could Arsenal Replace an Alex on Song? A lot of this summer's transfer interest has centred around Arsenal, and not only their new signings but the attempts to keep hold of the stars of last season. Though the Robin van Persie saga rumbles on and has gained much of the focus surrounding the club, interest has seemingly emerged in Alex So...
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Player Focus: Most Accurate Crossers

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Aug 9 2012 15:51
Player Focus: Most Accurate Crossers Before the new season begins we've decided to take a look at some of the stats leaders from the previous campaign again, with a run down of the top crossers across Europe's top 5 leagues last season. Players are rated on cross accuracy above any other factor here but must have completed at least 1 a...
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Player Focus: Most Common Assist-Goal Combinations

by Alistair Tweedale at Wednesday, Aug 1 2012 13:45
Player Focus: Most Common Assist-Goal Combinations When a player signs for a new club, it can more often that not take them a while to settle in. Sometimes players never find their feet with new teammates, with partnerships failing to form. Sometimes, though, players simply click, and form lethal duos in their new surroundings. More likely, however,...
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Hot Prospect Scout: Five Top Young Centre-Forwards

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Jul 30 2012 16:47
Hot Prospect Scout: Five Top Young Centre-Forwards We round up our series looking into hot prospects across Europe who will look to develop further next season with a handful of strikers to catch the eye last time around. In turn, some of our chosen few have already earned big money moves this summer and attracted attention from afar. Each of the fi...
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Hot Prospect Scout: Five Top Young Wingers / Wide Midfielders

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jul 27 2012 16:57
Hot Prospect Scout: Five Top Young Wingers / Wide Midfielders Our series of hot prospect scout reports advances into the more attacking positions on the pitch, with five young wingers taking centre stage this time around. Here we have chosen a handful of players who are likely to play important roles for their sides next season having already made their talent...
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Player Focus: Why Liverpool Want Joe Allen

by Alistair Tweedale at Thursday, Jul 26 2012 16:32
Player Focus: Why Liverpool Want Joe Allen While the player himself is settled in London with Team GB for the Olympics, Joe Allen’s name has been flying about in the media, with a potential transfer to Liverpool being mooted as more than a mere possibility. Brendan Rodgers is apparently keen to take the midfielder with him to Anfield a...
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Hot Prospect Scout: Five Top Young Defensive Midfielders

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Jul 25 2012 17:14
Hot Prospect Scout: Five Top Young Defensive Midfielders The latest in our series of scout reports on a number of top young players across Europe sees us switch our attentions to defensive midfielders, all of whom may not be big names now but should enhance their reputations next season. As ever, all players chosen will begin next season under the age of ...
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Player Focus: Could Spurs Replace Modric?

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Jul 24 2012 16:43
Player Focus: Could Spurs Replace Modric? Having failed to report for training last week, Luka Modric's future at Tottenham hangs in the balance, with prospective suitors such as Real Madrid unwilling to stump up Spurs' valuation in advance of £35m for the playmaker. Either way he certainly hasn't endeared himself to new manager Andre...
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Hot Prospect Scout: Five Top Young Centre-Backs

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Jul 23 2012 16:37
Hot Prospect Scout: Five Top Young Centre-Backs With less than a month to go before the season kicks off, carrying on from our focus on a number of top young full-backs across Europe, we look at a handful of centre-backs who will be looking to continue their impressive development in the 2012/13 campaign. The following five players have been chos...
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