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Player Focus: Éver Banega

by David Cartlidge at Alhamisi, Apr 25 2013 15:17
Player Focus: Éver Banega Everyone knows about the selling of Valencia’s stars down the years, and few now remain. Those who do however should be cherished, and none more so than Éver Banega.The Argentinean midfield has experienced another season of inconsistency and a mixture of highs and lows. The negative asp...
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Player Focus: French Starlets Conquering Spain

by David Cartlidge at Alhamisi, Apr 18 2013 15:56
Player Focus: French Starlets Conquering Spain If France go on to dominate International football in a few years, they might have Spain’s La Liga to thank. Why? Because some of the best young French players around are currently earning their trade in Spain’s top flight, and importantly they’re playing regularly despite their te...
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Player Focus: Ivan Rakitic

by David Cartlidge at Alhamisi, Apr 11 2013 09:48
Player Focus: Ivan Rakitic During the summer there was great attention and analysis of Luka Modric’s move to Real Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur. However, it’s another Croatian who has dominated in La Liga this season and one who, at €1.5m, cost a mere fraction of his compatriot.In a season of very few consist...
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Team Focus: Can Deportivo Beat the Drop?

by David Cartlidge at Alhamisi, Apr 4 2013 14:19
Team Focus: Can Deportivo Beat the Drop? For a while it had all but evaporated, but now hope seems to have re-emerged at Deportivo La Coruna. Is it false hope, or do the Galician side genuinely have a chance of retaining their La Liga status this season? At the weekend they offered the strongest indication yet that a corner has been turned...
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Player Focus: Real Sociedad's Rising Stars

by David Cartlidge at Alhamisi, Mac 21 2013 16:44
Player Focus: Real Sociedad's Rising Stars While most clubs have to trawl around the world in search of future stars, Real Sociedad only had to look to their own youth academy to find not only one, but two players, who are now key to both their future and their present.Iñigo Martinez and Asier Illarramendi have this season established...
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Team Focus: Can Getafe Challenge for Europa League Places?

by David Cartlidge at Alhamisi, Mac 14 2013 15:55
Team Focus: Can Getafe Challenge for Europa League Places? It’s quite easy for teams to go under the radar in Spain when you’re not called Barcelona or Real Madrid. However, even putting aside Spain’s two giants Getafe are a club rarely discussed.They have quietly gone about their business and steadily climbed the table without any real ap...
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