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Lazio pair lead the way in October Serie A best XI

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Lazio pair lead the way in October Serie A best XI Lazio have been in flying form this season having now won their last six league outings. Indeed, 15 points from a possible 15 available over October, including a 2-1 win at Juventus, means it’s little shock that two Biancocelesti stars make our Serie A team of the month, with Luis Alberto the ...

Barcelona, Roma and Monaco feature in Europe's top tips this weekend

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Barcelona, Roma and Monaco feature in Europe's top tips this weekend Almost all of the big teams in Europe’s top five leagues have been handed kind fixtures this weekend in a bid to take stock, perhaps rotate their teams with fresh legs and continue to charge towards league supremacy. This is no such luck for Paris Saint-Germain, however, who host Ligue 1 leade...

WhoScored Quiz: Serie A 2014/15 Round Up

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Serie A returns in just under 3 weeks. Why not whet your appetite with a quiz on last season's statistics?...

Player Focus: Putting Side Before Self Attracts Azzurri to Éder

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Player Focus: Putting Side Before Self Attracts Azzurri to Éder On the eve of Sampdoria’s game against Inter, Sinisa Mihajlovic called a team meeting at the club’s Mugnaini training ground in leafy Bogliasco. He booked the film room for it and left the players under the impression that they were about to do some opposition analysis. Big misunderstood...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips Spring is coming, so why not take the chance to go away, even in this week's accumulator? There are plenty of options for away wins over a widerange of odds but all in all, if you're look for big figures, then La Liga is the place for you this week.LIKELY BETSQPR vs Tottenham: AWAY WIN @ 1.80With th...

Player Focus: Understated Gabbiadini Reaping Rewards from Taking More Risks

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Player Focus: Understated Gabbiadini Reaping Rewards from Taking More Risks Manolo Gabbiadini is your classic Bergamasco. He’s reserved, understated. “I don’t like talking about myself.” His expression is that of a musone - a long face - making it difficult to tell what he’s really thinking. Little emotion is ever portrayed. Getting carried awa...

WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: The Weekend's Top Tips All the attention this weekend is on the Etihad Stadium, with no other top teams clashing in the other big leagues. However, the punters should not miss out on a couple of interesting chances to be taken in La Liga, where the midweek Cup fixtures will have consequences. LIKELY BETSManchester City vs...

Player Focus: Okaka Showing Nasty Side as he Begins to Fulfil Potential

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Player Focus: Okaka Showing Nasty Side as he Begins to Fulfil Potential “Now I think about it, Cassano could be a weatherman,” Stefano Okaka laughed. The Sampdoria striker had been reflecting on the low point of his career. It had come at Parma. Okaka had signed for them a couple of years ago, persuaded by general manager Pietro Leonardi and head coach Rober...

Team Focus: Young Samp Side Defying the Odds with Strong Serie A Start

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Team Focus: Young Samp Side Defying the Odds with Strong Serie A Start No longer in the same state of dishevelment and delirium as at Marassi on Sunday when, with his top button undone and tie unknotted, he hopped, skipped and danced on the pitch, twirling a blue, white and red handkerchief in the air to celebrate Sampdoria’s 1-0 win against Atalanta, their new o...

EXCLUSIVE: WhoScored Interviews Shkodran Mustafi

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EXCLUSIVE: WhoScored Interviews Shkodran Mustafi These are difficult times for Sampdoria. That may not be evident given that the Blucerchiati have avoided relegation with matches to spare, but manager Siniša Mihajlović has been less than happy with some of the recent performances, where some players’ commitment have been questioned.Sa...