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Europe's Underachievers: Serie A - Inter Milan

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Oct 14 2011 16:39
Europe's Underachievers: Serie A - Inter Milan Our look at Europe's top underachieving clubs leads us to Italy, where two of Serie A's giants are flailing low down in the bottom half of the table. While Inter fans will be delighted with AC Milan's slow start to the season, they will be more concerned with their own demise having racked up just 4...
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Daniele De Rossi: Leader Of The Revolution

by Adam Digby at Thursday, Oct 13 2011 09:25
Daniele De Rossi: Leader Of The Revolution Juventus sit proudly, as Serie A resumes following what is already the third International break of the season, atop the league standings and the club's players, management and supporters revel in the seemingly successful operation to restore prestige and honour to the Old Lady. Her reputation has t...
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Unbeaten Sides Clash at Etihad with Villa Out for Revenge

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Oct 12 2011 16:39
Unbeaten Sides Clash at Etihad with Villa Out for Revenge While the red side of Manchester will be making the trip to Liverpool come Saturday, City are holding the fort and looking to protect their unbeaten run against a Villa side that can boast the same feat. However, while City's run has seen them drop just 2 points, Villa have drawn 5 matches, winning ...
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United Aiming for Revenge Via Wide Men at Anfield

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Oct 12 2011 11:22
United Aiming for Revenge Via Wide Men at Anfield Saturday lunchtime brings with it one of the most anticipated match-ups of the English domestic season, as Liverpool play host to Man United. Typically fraught with tension, these encounters tend to throw the form book out the window, as shown by last season’s equivalent Anfield fixture where ...
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The Cleanest vs Clumsiest Premier League Tacklers

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Oct 11 2011 16:34
The Cleanest vs Clumsiest Premier League Tacklers As WhoScored continues to entertain itself with interesting stats and findings from the first two months of the season in the absence of club football over the last week, we have compiled two very different Premier League teams. Whilst we applaud those players who have been most effective in the tac...
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Who to Replace Rooney? Capello's Dilemma After Red Mist

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Oct 11 2011 12:40
Who to Replace Rooney? Capello's Dilemma After Red Mist Last week saw WhoScored focus our attentions on possible strike partners for Wayne Rooney ahead of the game in Montenegro. Friday’s show of petulance and subsequent red card, however, sparks a shift in our approach to England’s dilemma, with Fabio Capello determined to draw up a masterpl...
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The Most Aerially Dominant Premier League XI

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Oct 10 2011 09:03
The Most Aerially Dominant Premier League XI With much often made of the playing style of some of the Premier League's physically dominant teams, WhoScored investigates the best XI from the division by position (in a 4-4-2 formation) for aerial duel success.As many players maintain high records due to the limited number of aerial challenges th...
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Europe's Underachievers: Premier League - Arsenal

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Oct 7 2011 11:27
Europe's Underachievers: Premier League - Arsenal While there have been plenty of surprise packages in Europe's top 5 leagues, with the likes of Levante and MGladbach springing to mind to date, some clubs have struggled to find their feet in the 2011/12 season, and would have expected much better starts.With the international break now upon us WhoS...
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Serie A's Surprise Package? It's Black and White

by Adam Digby at Thursday, Oct 6 2011 16:06
Serie A's Surprise Package? It's Black and White Top of the table, playing great football despite a summer transfer campaign that was questioned by many, the team in black and white striped shirts are once again slicing through opponents with relative ease and look assured in possession of the ball. Their talismanic captain and number ten is both ...
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La Liga Team Focus: Levante

by Paul McKinnon at Thursday, Oct 6 2011 09:50
La Liga Team Focus: Levante While the sight of Barcelona at the top of La Liga after six rounds of matches is only really to be expected, the team sitting in second place has raised more than a few eyebrows. Equal on points with Pep Guardiola’s side, with an identical record of four wins and two draws, Levante’s st...
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