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Countdown: Payet and Pogba among the worst finishers in Europe

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Countdown: Payet and Pogba among the worst finishers in Europe Following on from last week’s countdown of the most clinical teams in Europe here we look at the opposite end of the spectrum, instead assessing the players, rather than clubs, with the lowest conversion rates. With no player to have had more than 30 shots having failed to score in Europe&rsqu...

Reinvigorated City Benefitting From De Bruyne's Return

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Reinvigorated City Benefitting From De Bruyne's Return Ahead of Chelsea’s welcome of Manchester City on Saturday evening, much of the focus was on Kevin De Bruyne’s return to Stamford Bridge. The Belgian was sold by former manager Jose Mourinho to Wolfsburg in January 2014 having failed to convince the Portuguese boss he warranted regular ga...

Team Focus: Manchester City Epitomise Inconsistency of this Premier League

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Team Focus: Manchester City Epitomise Inconsistency of this Premier League After a big win, Pablo Zabaleta was back in bullish mood. “We have a big period coming up,” the Manchester City full-back said after his side’s 4-0 demolition of Crystal Palace. “Four months, and we are in four competitions… we need to perform well week in, week out, a...

Team Focus: Belgium Not Yet Transcendent but Among Euro Favourites

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Team Focus: Belgium Not Yet Transcendent but Among Euro Favourites Plenty still claim that international friendlies are meaningless, but you’d have had a job on your hands telling that to Belgium fans last week. The King Baudouin Stadium has been the venue for significant outpourings of joy in the past few years - most recently after the 3-1 victory over Isra...

Match Focus: Baptism of Fire for Garde as Man City Travel to Villa

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Match Focus: Baptism of Fire for Garde as Man City Travel to Villa Aston Villa vs Manchester CityHaving parted ways with Tom Sherwood a fortnight ago Aston Villa finally announced the appointment of Remi Garde ahead of their game at Tottenham on Monday, with the Frenchman in the stands to run the rule over his new team. It was the perfect example of the task at han...

Match Focus: Four Key Battles in Sunday's Manchester Derby

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Match Focus: Four Key Battles in Sunday's Manchester Derby Sunday’s Manchester Derby could go a long way to determining who secures Premier League glory this season. City are the current pacesetters having taken 21 points from a possible 27 so far, but United are hot on their heels with 19 points from nine games. With Arsenal welcoming Everton in Satu...

Player Focus: De Bruyne Making Immediate Impact Upon Premier League Return

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Player Focus: De Bruyne Making Immediate Impact Upon Premier League Return Looking back to Manchester City’s 6-1 thumping of Newcastle on Saturday, one was not surprised to see Sergio Agüero draw the plaudits from fans. The Argentine’s five-goal haul in the space of 20 minutes - albeit with half time sandwiched in between - was the fastest in Premier Leagu...

Team Focus: Is De Bruyne a Necessity for Manchester City?

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Team Focus: Is De Bruyne a Necessity for Manchester City? As far as starts to the season go, Manchester City’s has gone very much according to plan. The only team to boast a 100% start to the campaign, having scored 8 goals and conceded 0, they have stated their intentions early on in their bid to usurp Chelsea atop England’s top tier. The 3-0 ...

WhoScored Quiz: Bundesliga 2014/15 Round Up

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Ahead of the Bundesliga's return next month test yourself on some of last season's stats in the German top-flight...

League Focus: Six Key Figures of the Bundesliga in 2014/15

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League Focus: Six Key Figures of the Bundesliga in 2014/15 The Finisher – Alexander MeierDespite missing the final 7 matches of the season due to injury, Alexander Meier still managed to acquire the Torjägerkanone (Top goalscorer award), scoring an impressive 19 goals in just 24 starts for Eintracht Frankfurt. The veteran forward has been clinica...