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Match Focus: Midfielders At The Heart Of Juventus vs Napoli Clash

by Adam Digby at Jumanne, Okt 16 2012 11:12
Match Focus: Midfielders At The Heart Of Juventus vs Napoli Clash This Saturday sees the resumption of what is quickly becoming the hottest battle in Serie A as Napoli once again travel north to face off against Juventus, the team who represent everything supporters of the Partenopei despise. Seemingly their entire ethos is to rally against the establishment, pain...
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League Focus: Ligue 1 Goals

by Andrew Gibney at Ijumaa, Okt 5 2012 10:47
League Focus: Ligue 1 Goals In Ligue 1 the teams that end up on top are unsurprisingly the most clinical. Its one thing to create chances (ask Lille), while it's another thing to put them away. Too often chances are wasted and teams struggle, reputations are made, and many are broken. Take Valenciennes' excellent 4-1 win over ...
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Premier League Focus: Shooting Statistics

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumatano, Sep 26 2012 16:39
Premier League Focus: Shooting Statistics With the 2012/13 Premier League season just over a mere month old, we are still some way from learning how the table will pan out come May. The generally considered top clubs are starting to take up positions towards the upper part of the table, while all three promoted clubs currently lie in the bo...
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League Focus: Serie A Surprises

by Adam Digby at Jumanne, Sep 18 2012 12:35
League Focus: Serie A Surprises Thanks to the recent break for World Cup Qualifiers, the Serie A season is just three weeks old and, while that is certainly not long enough for anyone other than Maurizio Zamparini to base a sound judgement on, it does give us enough data to throw up some interesting statistical surprises. Looking ...
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League Focus: It's Not All About The Money in Serie A

by Adam Digby at Jumanne, Sep 11 2012 16:32
League Focus: It's Not All About The Money in Serie A As is now customary, Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport has published the salary of every player in Serie A. The figures are given in terms of annual salary paid after tax and includes no bonus payments of any kind, allowing the most simplistic of comparisons across the teams, players and ...
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League Focus: Average Premier League Team Ages

by Martin Laurence at Ijumaa, Sep 7 2012 13:32
League Focus: Average Premier League Team Ages With the international break upon us we've had time to take an in-depth look at the average ages of each team in the Premier League based on their starting XIs over the first 3 fixtures. While it becomes apparent that a number of managers are looking towards the future by fielding younger sides, oth...
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Serie A’s Week One Analysis: Il verdetto del campo

by Adam Digby at Jumanne, Ago 28 2012 14:54
Serie A’s Week One Analysis: Il verdetto del campo Italian’s often refer to ‘il verdetto del campo’ (the verdict of the pitch) as the definitive judge of players, teams and coaches and, by using the games of the opening weekend a number of points become apparent. Yes, after months of speculation, rumour and scandal, the world of Se...
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League Focus: New Signings Shine in the Premier League

by Alistair Tweedale at Alhamisi, Ago 23 2012 11:43
League Focus: New Signings Shine in the Premier League Whether a summer signing will fail or succeed we, of course, cannot tell from just one match. However, much will be made of the impressive performances and impact of the players to grace the Premier League for the first time this weekend. The two players to achieve the highest WhoScored rating in th...
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League Focus: Possession Means Little in La Liga

by Kieran Canning at Jumatano, Ago 22 2012 12:07
League Focus: Possession Means Little in La Liga If this summer's European Championship seemed to tell us anything it was that Spanish teams and Spanish players love possession. Having the ball and being in control of the game is when they feel most comfortable.Even if it wasn't always dazzling up until the demolition of Italy in the final, it was...
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League Focus: Serie A's Top 5 Summer Transfers

by Adam Digby at Jumanne, Ago 21 2012 10:58
League Focus: Serie A's Top 5 Summer Transfers The start of the new Serie A season is almost upon us, with Italy’s top flight set to return to action this coming weekend. In a summer transfer window which has seen six of the previous campaign's top twenty performers (according to our own WhoScored.com ranking system) changing clubs, we dec...
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