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WhoScored.com's England National Dream Team XI

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Aug 10 2011 09:45
WhoScored.com's England National Dream Team XI England were set to host Holland in an eye-catching friendly today before the game was postponed due to the rioting in the capital. Fabio Capello will have been hoping to reunite his squad following a break from internationals but saw stars such as Jack Wilshere, Darren Bent and Frank Lampard withdr...
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Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Premier League

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Aug 3 2011 10:17
Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Premier League A new series of articles this week turns our attentions to the top five goal scoring centre-halves in each of Europe’s main five leagues. Beginning with the Premier League, we highlight those all-action, inspirational figures whose aerial presence and eye for goal in the opponent’s penal...
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The Best Wingers for Crossing & Dribbling Across Europe

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jul 29 2011 16:43
The Best Wingers for Crossing & Dribbling Across Europe As a round-up of WhoScored.com's feature on Europe's best attacking wingers from each of the top 5 divisions, we have collated the leading 5 players per category based on crossing and dribbling levels from each of the leagues, with some interesting conclusions to be drawn.As a reminder, all players ...
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Aguero - Another Quality Forward for the Premier League

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Jul 29 2011 14:02
Aguero - Another Quality Forward for the Premier League The transfer of Sergio Aguero from Athletic Madrid to Man City is a truly significant coup for the Premier League side. Having been linked with Juventus and Real Madrid, Aguero has instead opted for the ambitious Abu-Dhabi owned club and the move brings a true world-class talent to England’s t...
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The Premier League’s Top 5 Attacking Full-Backs for 2010/11

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Jul 27 2011 10:35
The Premier League’s Top 5 Attacking Full-Backs for 2010/11 It was none other than Jonathan Wilson, the guru of football tactics, who hailed the importance of the modern day full-back in an article previewing last year‘s World Cup. According to Wilson:“The full-backs are the only players on the field who regularly have space in front of them, and...
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The Premier League's Top 5 Wingers for Defensive Contribution

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Jul 21 2011 16:38
The Premier League's Top 5 Wingers for Defensive Contribution Having analysed the Premier League's most prolific crossing wingers in our latest feature on wide men, we look at the top 5 in the division with regards to their defensive contribution.All figures shown relate to the performances each player made from wide positions only and are based on WhoScored.c...
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The Premier League's Top 5 Crossing Wingers

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Jul 20 2011 17:22
The Premier League's Top 5 Crossing Wingers WhoScored.com's latest feature focuses on the world's top crossers of the ball, compiling the best 5 players based on crosses attempted per game for each of the top 5 divisions, kicking off in England with the Premier League.The leading 5 are also analysed in terms of their threat from wide with reg...
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Premier League Under-21 Team of Season 2010/11

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Jul 20 2011 10:55
Premier League Under-21 Team of Season 2010/11 In a new series of articles focusing on each of the top five leagues in Europe, we take a look at the best young performers of last season. With only players who started the previous campaign aged 21 years old or under up for consideration, we use WhoScored.com’s match rankings as the starting...
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Young Guns of 2011/12? Five Premier League Rising Stars for Next Season

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Jul 19 2011 11:11
Young Guns of 2011/12? Five Premier League Rising Stars for Next Season Last season saw the rise to prominence of several young stars in England’s top flight as youth was given more of a chance throughout the Premier League. The likes of Jack Wilshere cemented his place alongside Alex Song in Arsenal’s central midfield, while at champions Man United, Javier ...
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Top 5 Premier League Centre Backs for Defensive Stats Combined

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Jul 12 2011 15:12
Top 5 Premier League Centre Backs for Defensive Stats Combined According to WhoScored.com ratings it is decipherable to see the best defender's from last season with regards to purely defensive statistics, starting with the Premier League.The likes of Manchester City, Chelsea and Everton are all represented, while pressure from opposing sides also forced the be...
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