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Player Focus: Could Di Natale Still Succeed on the International Stage?

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Oct 9 2014 16:25
Player Focus: Could Di Natale Still Succeed on the International Stage? In the film ‘Mike Bassett: England Manager’, there’s a moment where the recently-appointed England boss comically selects Ron Benson and Tony Hedges for his first squad. They’re third division players, one of them is 46! a reporter remarks in Bassett’s first press confe...
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Player Focus: Is Playing Off The Last Defender A Useful Means Of Attack?

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jul 30 2013 10:15
Player Focus: Is Playing Off The Last Defender A Useful Means Of Attack? “That lad must’ve been born offside,” is one of the more memorable quips from former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. The veteran Scot was referring to Italian striker Filippo Inzaghi, the 39-year-old famed during his playing career for playing off the last defender as ...
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Player Focus: The Most Valuable Goal Contributors in Europe

by Alistair Tweedale at Tuesday, Jun 18 2013 17:05
Player Focus: The Most Valuable Goal Contributors in Europe Lionel Messi's injury towards the tail end of the season rather upset Barcelona's canter towards the title in La Liga. Whilst not solely responsible for their Champions League drubbing at the hands of Bayern Munich (who were simply brilliant and should not be discredited), Messi's absence from the f...
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Player Focus: Europe's Biggest Threats on the Counter Attack

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, May 16 2013 11:00
Player Focus: Europe's Biggest Threats on the Counter Attack The theory that it's the weaker sides that are forced to play on the counter due to a lack of possession is one that has been quashed in recent years, with a number of Europe's top sides using the opportunity to break with devastating effect nowadays.The increasing dominance of the 4-2-3-1 tactic ce...
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League Focus: The Most Valuable Scorers in Serie A

by James Horncastle at Thursday, May 9 2013 12:17
League Focus: The Most Valuable Scorers in Serie A With the title race over and the season nearing its end in Serie A, a period of reflection begins. Who have been the real difference makers over the current campaign and how might you measure that? One reductive yet still quite revealing method is to look at points won as a direct result of the goal...
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WhoScored Tipster: Sunday Betting Across Europe

by Alistair Tweedale at Friday, Feb 1 2013 17:20
WhoScored Tipster: Sunday Betting Across Europe This coming Sunday four matches stand out from the crowd across the top 5 European leagues and it is on those that the WhoScored Tipster has its' attentions focused this week. In action there are historically big names that have fallen on harder times in recent times, with the likes of Valencia, Liv...
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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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League Focus: Serie A Team of the Season

by Alistair Tweedale at Tuesday, May 15 2012 17:21
League Focus: Serie A Team of the Season The 2011/12 Serie A season has been dominated by Antonio Conte’s Juventus side in his first season in charge at the Turin club. It is true that no club drew more games than The Old Lady, and it is also the case that AC Milan actually won more games, but the outstanding fact remains that Juve w...
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Euro 2012 Focus: Italy Squad Selection

by Cristiano Acconci at Tuesday, May 15 2012 15:06
Euro 2012 Focus: Italy Squad Selection Italy is a country of football managers, and before every single friendly match that the national team plays, all those managers discuss the squad, not to mention what happens before big events such as the European Championships or the World Cup. Sacchi, Zoff, Trapattoni and Lippi know that very wel...
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Stats Analysis: Serie A's Magnificent Seventies

by Adam Digby at Thursday, Mar 29 2012 12:49
Stats Analysis: Serie A's Magnificent Seventies The prominent American novelist Tom Wolfe dubbed it ‘The Me Decade’ as many of his countrymen “abandoned communal and left wing politics to take the money and run” yet, looking purely from a Serie A stand point, the 1970’s gave birth to a generation of footballers who h...
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