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Player Focus: Koulibaly Defying Critics to Draw Comparisons With Serie A Greats

by James Horncastle at Wednesday, Feb 10 2016 15:15
Player Focus: Koulibaly Defying Critics to Draw Comparisons With Serie A Greats Kalidou Koulibaly made headlines throughout the world last week. Unfortunately it was not for his performances, which is how he would have preferred it. Instead it was because he was the victim of racist abuse when his Napoli side went to play Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico. Either you do something or...
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Player Focus: The Race to Finish Top Goalscorer in Europe's Top 5 Leagues

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Feb 9 2016 16:43
Player Focus: The Race to Finish Top Goalscorer in Europe's Top 5 Leagues As we near the business end of the season across Europe’s top five leagues, it’s worth noting that there is an average of 2.60 goals scored per game at present. The title contenders are firing their teams to glory while those towards the bottom continue to fluff their lines when the oppo...
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Player Focus: Can Higuain Buck Scorer Trend & Lead Napoli to the Title?

by James Horncastle at Thursday, Jan 14 2016 09:57
Player Focus: Can Higuain Buck Scorer Trend & Lead Napoli to the Title? To get the measure of Maurizio Sarri, consider this for a moment. He turned 57 on Sunday. Until last season, he had never coached in Serie A. He never played professionally. And yet upon being confronted with Gonzalo Higuain, the striker Napoli paid €38m for a couple of years ago, the second hi...
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League Focus: Why the Headed Goal is a Dying Art in Serie A

by James Horncastle at Tuesday, Jan 5 2016 17:01
League Focus: Why the Headed Goal is a Dying Art in Serie A No one has scored more headed goals in the history of Serie A than Alberto Gilardino and so when Palermo sold Paulo Dybala to Juventus last summer and signed him as a replacement, it was evident that how they attacked would have to change. A little less interplay between the lines and players taking...
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Player Focus: Higuain Primed to Fire Napoli to Serie A Summit

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Nov 27 2015 16:25
Player Focus: Higuain Primed to Fire Napoli to Serie A Summit “The contract will be respected. He’ll only go if a madman offers the buy-out clause. However, Gonzalo still belongs to Napoli,” the club’s charismatic chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis said of his star striker over the summer. Gonzalo Higuain’s current release clause is s...
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Player Focus: Football Immortality in Impressive Insigne's Sights

by James Horncastle at Tuesday, Oct 6 2015 17:30
Player Focus: Football Immortality in Impressive Insigne's Sights Even the Boston Celtics were on their feet. VIPs on Sunday night at San Siro, they had been impressed by the pick and roll and the small ball played by Napoli. Lorenzo Insigne probably reminded them of Muggsy Bogues. 15 minutes from the end, he left the field to a standing ovation, not only from the...
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Team Focus: New Look Napoli Hoping to Fly Below the Radar Under Sarri

by James Horncastle at Tuesday, Jul 21 2015 13:45
Team Focus: New Look Napoli Hoping to Fly Below the Radar Under Sarri Taking the microphone before a crowd of Napoli fans eagerly awaiting the presentation of the club’s new kit, Aurelio De Laurentiis finished his announcement with a cry of “vinceremo”. We will win. He didn’t specify exactly what. Last year De Laurentiis had got carried away, d...
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Player Focus: Callejon's Route to Goals Proving Predictable But Not Preventable

by James Horncastle at Wednesday, Oct 29 2014 15:46
Player Focus: Callejon's Route to Goals Proving Predictable But Not Preventable As a twin myself, I am familiar with the questions Jose and Juanmi Callejon must have faced when they were growing up. To give an example, if one of you feels joy or pain, does the other experience it too? Right now, they’d make an interesting case study because their form as footballers appea...
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Team Focus: Agüero Injury Could Prove a Positive for Argentina

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Jun 30 2014 17:00
Team Focus: Agüero Injury Could Prove a Positive for Argentina Argentina were pre-tournament favourites with many ahead of the World Cup in neighbouring Brazil reason for one reason. Their firepower.While the doubts over Lionel Messi's ability to step up on the biggest stage possible at international level have certainly been allayed, it's been somewhat of a on...
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Player Focus: How Higuaín Has Covered for Cavani's Absence

by James Horncastle at Wednesday, Feb 12 2014 16:21
Player Focus: How Higuaín Has Covered for Cavani's Absence In Naples’ Piazza Mercato, the paint isn’t yet dry. You can smell the fumes, still hear the rattle of the spray can. A mural has appeared on one of its walls, signed by the local graffiti artist Raffo. It’s of Gonzalo Higuaín screaming in celebration. Vesuvius erupts with pu...
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