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Form rankings: The second best player in Europe right now that you’ve never heard of

by Martin Laurence at Jumanne, Des 4 2018 12:00
Form rankings: The second best player in Europe right now that you’ve never heard of While the man that has reclaimed top spot in the player form rankings in Europe’s top five leagues is no stranger to the position, but it’s fair to say the closest challenger to pole right now is one many won’t have heard of.It’s Neymar that is back at the summit having retur...
Categories: Form Guide

The star men from Saturday's Premier League action

by Martin Laurence at Jumamosi, Des 1 2018 19:55
The star men from Saturday's Premier League action We run through today’s man of the match performances in the Premier League as Manchester City extended their lead and rivals United dropped points for the third league game running.Shane Duffy - Huddersfield 1-2 BrightonThe Seagulls were forced to come from behind to take all three points and ...
Categories: Player Focus

Nemanja Matic: The central figure overlooked in Manchester United’s demise

by Martin Laurence at Ijumaa, Nov 30 2018 17:17
Nemanja Matic: The central figure overlooked in Manchester United’s demise As far as Manchester United are concerned, it’s fair to say that there are plenty of players that periodically or, in some cases, consistently come in for heavy criticism.Paul Pogba is the most obvious example, but the likes of Romelu Lukaku, Alexis Sanchez, Marcus Rashford and Chris Smalling ...
Categories: Player Focus

Strike pairings shine among 10 most improved players in Europe

by Martin Laurence at Jumatano, Nov 28 2018 16:54
Strike pairings shine among 10 most improved players in Europe While it’s fair to say that many of the usual suspects among Europe’s elite have made typically blistering starts to the season, we take a look at those that have exceeded expectations thus far following on from their performances in the previous campaign.We rundown the ten players to ha...
Categories: Player Focus

Team form rankings: Man City reclaim top spot with no LaLiga representative in top ten

by Martin Laurence at Jumanne, Nov 27 2018 16:36
Team form rankings: Man City reclaim top spot with no LaLiga representative in top ten In their yo-yo battle for supremacy in the team form rankings across Europe’s top five leagues, Manchester City have displaced Paris Saint Germain at the top once more following their 4-0 win at West Ham.It certainly wasn’t Pep Guardiola’s side at their best, mustering just nine sh...
Categories: Form Guide

Thorgan Hazard outshining Eden as most in form player in Europe

by Martin Laurence at Jumatatu, Nov 26 2018 15:41
Thorgan Hazard outshining Eden as most in form player in Europe There is significant change atop the European player form rankings this week, with a new leader taking top spot. While Eden Hazard ruled the roost in the early weeks and months of the season, the Chelsea man (now 13th) has been usurped by younger brother Thorgan.The Gladbach forward has fired his si...
Categories: Key Battles

We need to talk about Keita: The stats behind Liverpool star's struggle

by Martin Laurence at Jumatano, Nov 21 2018 16:00
We need to talk about Keita: The stats behind Liverpool star's struggle Liverpool made a number of exciting signings over the summer, but there is little doubt as to whom the fans were most looking forward to seeing in the red shirt.The anticipation of Naby Keita’s debut for the club was heightened by the fact that his signature was sealed the previous summer, and...
Categories: Player Focus

England vs Croatia match preview: The selection dilemmas in winner takes all encounter

by Martin Laurence at Jumamosi, Nov 17 2018 16:39
England vs Croatia match preview: The selection dilemmas in winner takes all encounter It’s fair to say that the UEFA Nations League has been a hit in its first year, throwing up a fair few shocks and some hard-fought encounters to legitimise its competitiveness. Many felt that the matches would be little more than glorified friendlies, particularly among Europe’s elite, b...
Categories: Key Battles

Netherlands future shines bright after dominating last two World Champions

by Martin Laurence at Jumamosi, Nov 17 2018 10:12
Netherlands future shines bright after dominating last two World Champions It’s been a torrid few years for the Netherlands as far as their national football team is concerned, failing to bridge a generational gap of top class stars. That is, it seems, until now after the Orange conquered World Cup winners France last night having thumped the 2014 champions Germany i...
Categories: Match Report

The decisive Nations League matches to keep an eye on this weekend

by Martin Laurence at Ijumaa, Nov 16 2018 15:27
The decisive Nations League matches to keep an eye on this weekend If there were any still questioning the implementation of the UEFA Nations League and whether it would serve up anything other than glorified friendlies, the final countdown to the competition should have allayed any such fears. With a number of mouth-watering and decisive matches to look forward to...
Categories: Weekend Preview