WhoScored Tipster: European Sunday Betting
by Alistair Tweedale
at Ijumaa, Mac 1 2013 14:13
The WhoScored Tipster is back for another weekend of European action, and with another instalment of El Clasico on Saturday, the focus of Sunday's games will generally be on a key North London derby in the race for Champions League football, while Atletico look to consolidate their hold on second pl...
Player Focus: Scorers of the Most Valuable Goals
by Alistair Tweedale
at Jumatano, Feb 27 2013 10:43
Gareth Bale's 90th minute wondergoal against West Ham on Monday night drew, in amongst the praise, a surprising amount of criticism for Tottenham, with claims abound that Spurs are too reliant on their superstar, with Bale, quite aptly, having bailed them out in each of their last 4 Premier League g...
Team Focus: The Worrying Lack of Progress at Chelsea
by Alistair Tweedale
at Jumatatu, Feb 25 2013 16:03
Rafa Benitez has been fighting an uphill battle at Stamford Bridge ever since his appointment as interim manager back in November, his affiliation with Liverpool simply too much for many fans to overcome. Results echoed these problems, with away performances and results significantly better than in ...
WhoScored Tipster: Sunday Betting Across Europe
by Alistair Tweedale
at Ijumaa, Feb 22 2013 14:30
Sunday sees a whole host of top games to choose from across Europe's top leagues, though a large proportion of the attention could well be on a cup game, as Bradford take on Swansea at Wembley in the Capital One Cup final. With the underdogs on a record breaking run of 9 consecutive penalty shootout...
WhoScored Tipster: Sunday Betting Across Europe
by Alistair Tweedale
at Ijumaa, Feb 15 2013 15:07
In terms of high profile football, this weekend is to some extent the eye of the storm, with the relative calm of league action following midweek Champions League games and preceding next week's clashes in Europe's elite competition. There are still, though, plenty of ties to whet the appetite, with...
Champions League Focus: Real Madrid vs Manchester United
by Alistair Tweedale
at Jumanne, Feb 12 2013 15:03
The last time a Ronaldo played against Manchester United he produced a masterclass in goalscoring and almost single-handedly silenced the home crowd. That was the original R9; the Brazilian Ronaldo, who has now fallen from grace but scored a hat-trick that night at Old Trafford to put the tie out of...
WhoScored Tipster: Sunday Betting Across Europe
by Alistair Tweedale
at Ijumaa, Feb 8 2013 15:33
The WhoScored Tipster is back again with yet more tips for the weekend's action across Europe's top 5 leagues, with a look into if and where there are any bets worth placing in the key games on Sunday. While most of the headline clashes are on Saturday this week, there are still a number of notable ...
Premier League Focus: Records Against the Top 10
by Alistair Tweedale
at Jumatano, Feb 6 2013 14:56
What usually separates teams at the top of a league is not results against the so-called 'lesser' teams but instead how they fare against the teams around them in the table. Of course, by beating a near rival, not only are you gaining three points but you are also denying them any gain, making those...
Player Focus: Europe's Golden Oldies
by Alistair Tweedale
at Jumanne, Jan 29 2013 17:30
The focus of transfer policy these days is almost unreservedly on investment in youth and looking to the future. Paul Lambert at Aston Villa, for example, has bought his players young and on countless occasions this season fielded a starting eleven with an average age of just 23, but the failings of...