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Player Focus: Julian Draxler - The Midfielder Perfect For Manchester City

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Jul 9 2013 15:30
Player Focus: Julian Draxler - The Midfielder Perfect For Manchester City Manchester City’s reported interest in Julian Draxler is comprehensible: having missed out on the signing of Isco to Real Madrid, a young, dynamic, creative playmaker to potentially field the void behind a striker seemingly remains a necessity. While David Silva will likely occupy the number 1...
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Player Focus: Why Teams Should Be Looking To Darren Bent

by Ben McAleer at Jumanne, Jul 9 2013 11:00
Player Focus: Why Teams Should Be Looking To Darren Bent The day Aston Villa confirmed the arrival of Christian Benteke, many would never have imagined the Belgium international taking to his new surroundings as well as he did. Ending the season with 19 goals - only Robin van Persie (26), Luis Suárez (23) and Gareth Bale (21) netted more - has seen...
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Player Focus: Why Ljajic is a Better Option than Jovetic

by Martin Laurence at Jumatatu, Jul 8 2013 16:00
Player Focus: Why Ljajic is a Better Option than Jovetic Maybe a punch in the face was just what was required where Adem Ljajic is concerned. The former Partizan prospect appeared to be stagnating somewhat at Fiorentina before former coach Delio Rossi took offence to some sarcastic applause from the young Serbian. Here is a player who was on the cusp of s...
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Player Focus: Shot Accuracy and Chance Conversion

by Ben McAleer at Jumatatu, Jul 8 2013 13:30
Player Focus: Shot Accuracy and Chance Conversion The aim of football is to outscore your opponent - anyone with a basic knowledge of the beautiful game will tell you that much. Obviously, the more goals scored per game, the better, but many will happily see a hard fought 1-0 win ground out in order to secure all three points. The entertainment val...
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Player Focus: The Top Rated Substitutes in Europe's Top 5 Leagues

by Martin Laurence at Jumatatu, Jul 8 2013 09:30
Player Focus: The Top Rated Substitutes in Europe's Top 5 Leagues The phrase super-sub has been around for some time now, with a number of players picking up the somewhat unwanted tag having become renowned for making an impact from the bench.In this piece we look at those with the best WhoScored rating purely in the games in which they were used as a substitute, ...
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Player Focus: Is Klinsmann or Schmid Right About Johnson and Evans?

by Graham Ruthven at Ijumaa, Jul 5 2013 16:50
Player Focus: Is Klinsmann or Schmid Right About Johnson and Evans? When Jurgen Klinsmann announced his squad for the upcoming Gold Cup campaign the Seattle Sounders were given a reprieve.Having been without two of their best, most consistent performers for the best part of a month due to a round of international friendlies and World Cup qualifiers, Eddie Johnson an...
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Player Focus: Roque Santa Cruz and the Altering Perception of Stoke City

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Jul 5 2013 10:30
Player Focus: Roque Santa Cruz and the Altering Perception of Stoke City When Felipe Santana netted a controversial winner for Borussia Dortmund in their 3-2 Champions League win over Malaga in April, it saw Los Boquerones’ European adventure end until the 2014/15 season, at the earliest, having been banned from Europe as a result of their increasing levels of debt...
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Player Focus: An Alternative Look at Europe's Most Creative Players

by Martin Laurence at Alhamisi, Jul 4 2013 17:33
Player Focus: An Alternative Look at Europe's Most Creative Players It's fair to say that when you think of Europe's most creative players your mind tends to wander towards Spain's plethora of midfield talent. Indeed, in Europe's top 5 leagues last season it was Man City's David Silva who picked up the most key passes per game (3.3) and Barcelona's Andres Iniesta wh...
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Player Focus: Why Isco is Set for Greatness at Real Madrid

by David Cartlidge at Jumatano, Jul 3 2013 12:33
Player Focus: Why Isco is Set for Greatness at Real Madrid It’s no surprise that at 21-year old Isco finds himself at one of the best clubs in the world. His career trajectory thus far has been rapid and at Real Madrid, any ceiling that may stop him has been removed. A startling performance last season against Zenit St Petersburg in his first ever Cha...
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Player Focus: Is There Better Value for Money than Cavani?

by Martin Laurence at Jumanne, Jul 2 2013 16:21
Player Focus: Is There Better Value for Money than Cavani? Edinson Cavani's brace against Italy in the third place play-off of the Confederations Cup served as a reminder of what the Uruguayan can do, having also netted in the semi-final showdown with Brazil.Since then it has been reported that Chelsea have had a bid in the region of £43m rejected for...
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