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Team Focus: Donadoni Impact Sparks Drastic Change in Bologna Ambition

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Team Focus: Donadoni Impact Sparks Drastic Change in Bologna Ambition Roberto Donadoni was in the car when his phone began to ring. “I was on my way to Cuccaro to pick up the Nils Liedholm award.” The 52-year-old former winger was being recognised for the job he did at Parma. Unlike Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, he di...

League Focus: Roma in Danger of Losing Touch of Relentless Juventus

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League Focus: Roma in Danger of Losing Touch of Relentless Juventus Before Sunday’s game against Verona at the Juventus Stadium, a banner was unfurled in the stands. “The years and seasons pass but once again we’re winter champions.” The Old Lady had been anointed with a week to spare following a 3-1 win away in Naples and she showed no mercy...

Player Focus: In Form Italy Strikers Giving Prandelli Selection Dilemma

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Player Focus: In Form Italy Strikers Giving Prandelli Selection Dilemma When England travel to Brazil the fear and trepidation from the fans when it comes to opposition forwards will likely focus around Uruguay's deadly duo. The prospect of facing Messrs Suarez and Cavani would be enough to put the frighteners up even the hardiest of defences, and the pessimistic of the...

Player Focus: March Purple Patches - Forwards in Form

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Player Focus: March Purple Patches - Forwards in Form March proved to be a profitable month for a number of the strikers across Europe's top 5 leagues, with WhoScored.com looking at those that have recently hit a purple patch at club level. There were as many as 12 players that scored in at least 4 league matches over the 31 days - an achievement that ...

Hot Prospect Scout: Five Top Young Centre-Forwards

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Hot Prospect Scout: Five Top Young Centre-Forwards We round up our series looking into hot prospects across Europe who will look to develop further next season with a handful of strikers to catch the eye last time around. In turn, some of our chosen few have already earned big money moves this summer and attracted attention from afar. Each of the fi...