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Messi and Mbappe lead Ligue 1 Team of the Season

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, Jun 4 2023 10:35
Messi and Mbappe lead Ligue 1 Team of the Season The 2022/23 Ligue 1 season drew to a close on Saturday with PSG once again finishing top of the pile in France's top tier. The champions have two players make the WhoScored team of the season, while Monaco, Reims, Nantes, Nice, Rennes, Lorient, Montpellier and Lille are also represented.Yehvann Diou...
Categories: Best XI

Revealed: Europe's hottest hitman... and it's not Erling Haaland

by Ciaran McLoughlin at Tuesday, Mar 28 2023 13:30
Revealed: Europe's hottest hitman... and it's not Erling Haaland With league action returning soon, we take a look at the players who have been most clinical in front of goal in Europe's top five leagues this season. With players from Brentford to Marseille, we run down the top 10 most prolific players of those to have mustered 50 or more shots.10. Randal Kolo Mu...
Categories: Player Focus

Who is Amadou Onana? The towering Belgian to shore up Everton's midfield

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, Aug 7 2022 18:05
Who is Amadou Onana? The towering Belgian to shore up Everton's midfield When Lille allowed Boubakary Soumare to leave for Leicester last summer, some may have been feared at how his sale would impact the team. Worst was the departure of Christophe Galtier, but even so; Soumare started 21 times in their title winning campaign. Yet Lille needn't have worried too much, wit...
Categories: Player Focus

Chelsea vs Lille: Champions League team news and prediction

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Feb 22 2022 10:05
Chelsea vs Lille: Champions League team news and prediction Fresh from their Club World Cup success earlier this month, Chelsea return to Champions League duties for the welcome of Lille tonight. The Blues will look to secure a first leg advantage as they seek to successfully defend their Champions League crown.Ahead of tonight's game in west London, we prov...
Categories: Match Focus

Who is Sven Botman? The centre-back tasked with improving Newcastle's dire defence

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, Jan 2 2022 13:40
Who is Sven Botman? The centre-back tasked with improving Newcastle's dire defence When Newcastle United became the richest club in the world last October, fans were understandably excited at what the January transfer window would bring. The takeover by the Saudi backed Public Investment Fund was controversial to say the least, yet supporters were eager to see who would make the m...
Categories: Player Focus

Who is Sven Botman? The next Van Dijk wanted by Liverpool

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Feb 15 2021 15:05
Who is Sven Botman? The next Van Dijk wanted by Liverpool Liverpool's January push for a centre-back saw them wait until deadline day to eventually make their moves. Indeed, in the dying embers of the window, the defending champions brought in Ben Davies and Ozak Kabak from Preston and Schalke, respectively. The former capture was a left-field signing, whi...
Categories: Scout Report

How Arsenal target Gabriel compares to Arteta's current defensive options

by Ben McAleer at Saturday, Aug 8 2020 11:35
How Arsenal target Gabriel compares to Arteta's current defensive options Everton must have believed they had the edge on their Premier League rivals in the race for Gabriel when his name began to don the gossip columns a few months ago. The Toffees have been courting the Brazilian for some time following an impressive campaign for Lille where he really made a starting sp...
Categories: Player Focus

Revealed: Stats show Liverpool target is living up to Drogba comparisons

by Ben McAleer at Saturday, May 2 2020 09:30
Revealed: Stats show Liverpool target is living up to Drogba comparisons Lille's excellent 2018/19 campaign came at a cost. Yes, Les Dogues were the second best side in France, but it saw their best players placed firmly in the shop window. Top rated player Nicolas Pepe (7.62) was sold off to Arsenal, while Thiago Mendes (7.27) made the switch to Ligue 1 rivals Lyon. AC ...
Categories: Player Focus

Premier League Outcasts: Sanches shining with top-four chasing Lille

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, Mar 15 2020 14:24
Premier League Outcasts: Sanches shining with top-four chasing Lille The lasting memory of Renato Sanches and his spell in England was his pass to an advertising board he mistook for a Swansea teammate in their 1-0 loss at Chelsea. The Portuguese youngster joined the Swans from Bayern Munich on loan in a move that caught the imagination of football fans as they were ...
Categories: Player Focus

Leicester dominate Euro best XI as Foxes maul Southampton

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Oct 28 2019 15:55
Leicester dominate Euro best XI as Foxes maul Southampton Leicester were rampant as they blew Southampton away on the south coast and it's no surprise to see that the Foxes dominate the WhoScored.com European team of the week, while Chelsea's Captain America Christian Pulisic also makes the cut having earned a perfect 10 against Burnley.Goalkeeper: Tim Kru...
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