REVEALED: No Messi, Neymar or Hazard among 10 most successful dribblers in Europe
by Martin Laurence
at Friday, Feb 1 2019 16:41
We’ve delved into the stats to reveal the 10 most successful dribblers in Europe’s top five leagues, looking at the percentage of dribble attempts that each player completes in order to do so.First and foremost, it’s worth clarifying that in terms of statistics a dribble is only co...
Player Focus: What Does Giannelli Imbula Bring to Stoke?
by Ben McAleer
at Tuesday, Feb 2 2016 15:45
As many expected, deadline day of the January transfer window ended not with a bang, but a whimper. The biggest news of the day came from the Etihad Stadium, where the worst kept secret in football was announced as Manchester City confirmed that Pep Guardiola would succeed Manuel Pellegrini as manag...
Player Focus: French Midfielders Proving Hot Property in the Transfer Market
by Martin Laurence
at Tuesday, Jun 23 2015 16:23
As far as the transfer market is concerned this summer, holding midfielders are proving to be hot property, with many expected to exchange clubs over the coming months. Johannes Geis is the latest to have made an eye-catching move, trading Mainz for Schalke despite interest from a host of clubs acro...
Match Focus: England on Alert as France Production Line Keeps Rolling
by Andy Brassell
at Monday, Nov 17 2014 12:03
It has been an encouraging month or so for England's under-21s, following up qualification for Euro 2015 with Friday night's convincing win over Portugal. As an opponent that failed to make it to the Czech Republic comes into focus, it is important to retrain the thoughts on what the representative ...
Player Focus: Interest in Imbula High Following Strong Start to the Season
by Martin Laurence
at Thursday, Oct 23 2014 09:48
While a video of their hugely popular manager Marcelo Bielsa was doing the rounds on social media this weekend Marseille were easing to an eighth successive Ligue 1 victory against Toulouse. It was the display of a side now well versed in their coach's philosophy, playing at the very top of their ga...