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Player Focus: Club Form Suggests Deschamps was Wrong to Oust Nasri

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Player Focus: Club Form Suggests Deschamps was Wrong to Oust Nasri City fans might well insist Edin Dzeko, Martín Demichelis and Samir Nasri played an important role in their title win this term. The former duo in particular were criticised early in the season, but impressed as the Citizens sat atop England’s top tier come the final day. Both were rewa...

Team Focus: All Change for France as they Chase the Impossible Dream

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Team Focus: All Change for France as they Chase the Impossible Dream “We’re ready to die on the pitch to get there.” So said Olivier Giroud, speaking of how “angry” he was at France’s World Cup play-off defeat to Ukraine on Friday. Something probably already died on the pitch at the Olympiyskiy that night – France’s hop...

Match Focus: France vs England Stats Study

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Match Focus: France vs England Stats Study Just to wet your appetite ahead of the big match in Group D of Euro 2012 between France and England this evening, as if it were needed, we have put together a few graphics to suggest who may have the upper hand. There is no doubt that France go into the game as favourites, but is that theory justifi...

Contrasting Finishing Leaving Top Creators with Contrasting Figures

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Contrasting Finishing Leaving Top Creators with Contrasting Figures WhoScored has trawled through the stats once more to provide you with in depth data on the most creative players across Europe's top 5 leagues, based on key passes per game. To gain a greater understanding of the individuals who have consistently laid on chance after chance for teammates, only playe...

WhoScored's Premier League Most Creative XI

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WhoScored's Premier League Most Creative XI With 2 months and 7 games of the Premier League season now over, WhoScored investigates the division’s best creators by position to assemble the Premier League's Most Creative XI.Basing our findings on key passes over the course of the season thus far, or passes which directly lead to a goal-s...

Manchester City vs Wigan Key Battles

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Manchester City vs Wigan Key Battles Man City go into this weekend’s home match with Wigan as overwhelming favourites after a superb start to the season. Joint-top with neighbours United after three games, Roberto Mancini’s side arrive on the back of a 5-1 away win at Spurs and given the sort of form they are currently show...

WhoScored Premier League Team of the Week- Matchday 3

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WhoScored Premier League Team of the Week- Matchday 3 Last weekend’s performances from both Manchester clubs stole the headlines with devastating displays against north London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham. It’s no surprise to see their players dominate the WhoScored rankings, but with Wayne Rooney and Edin Dzeko already showcased in our Eur...

Manchester Hit Men Profit From Creative Class

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Manchester Hit Men Profit From Creative Class The red and blue sides of Manchester have stamped their authority on the Premier League early this season with three successive victories. The exploits of strikers Wayne Rooney and Edin Dzeko, who top the scoring charts with 5 and 6 respectively, have been key to the rival sides' early success, with...

Can Mata and Gervinho Replace Fabregas and Nasri?

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Can Mata and Gervinho Replace Fabregas and Nasri? It’s looking increasingly likely that Juan Mata will be appearing in the Premier League next season. With Tottenham joining Arsenal in their pursuit of the highly rated Valencia youngster, it seems the race for Mata’s signature is now a straightforward battle between the two North London...

Why Nasri Could be More Important to Arsenal than Fabregas After Gervinho Signing

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Why Nasri Could be More Important to Arsenal than Fabregas After Gervinho Signing A matter of days ago Arsenal fans were staring the stark possibility of losing arguably their two most creative players in the face. However, the completion of Gervinho's signing from Lille coupled by suggestions that Nasri may well stay at the club have lifted the mood at the Emirates and suggest t...