Player Focus: Is El Shaarawy The Player To Improve City's Attack?
by Ben McAleer
at Jumatano, Jun 12 2013 16:13
A summer of change is in effect at Manchester City. The removal of Roberto Mancini and subsequent arrival of Jesús Navas to add some much needed width to an overly narrow Citizens side hints towards a change in system with the imminent arrival of Manuel Pellegrini to navigate the team into th...
Player Focus: Special Delivery Revisited - Europe's Top Crossers
by Martin Laurence
at Jumanne, Jun 11 2013 12:55
With the development of the more aesthetically pleasing short passing, tiki-taka playing style, according to some at least, the art of crossing can be undervalued.When used effectively, however, accurate delivery into the box can still be profitable to some of Europe's top sides. Indeed, only two te...
Player Focus: Why Higuaín Is Europe's In Demand Striker
by Ben McAleer
at Ijumaa, Jun 7 2013 15:35
With the season now officially over, players are beginning to head away for their end of year break following a long and arduous domestic campaign. With it, the inevitable spinning of the transfer carousel has begun to grind into motion as a number of performers are touted for moves to the biggest a...
Player Focus: Europe's Top Dribblers by Frequency and Effectiveness
by Martin Laurence
at Ijumaa, Jun 7 2013 15:00
The 2012/13 season wasn't without the odd moment of magic across Europe's top 5 leagues this season, and in this piece we look at those that have thrilled and excited with some exceptional dribbling skills over the course of the campaign.An ability to round and outfox an opponent is what the fans lo...
Player Focus: Agudelo's Impact at New England Revolution
by Graham Ruthven
at Alhamisi, Jun 6 2013 17:20
Player Focus: Burnout a Worry for International Stars
by Alistair Tweedale
at Alhamisi, Jun 6 2013 13:26
While players from 8 nations face the Confederations Cup this summer, others have the opportunity for some well-earned rest before next season's campaign, which culminates in Brazil at the 2014 World Cup. Fatigue and burnout are genuine problems, making the next few months of R and R all the more im...
Player Focus: Under 21 European Championship - Ones to Watch
by Martin Laurence
at Jumatano, Jun 5 2013 16:03
With the European Under 21 Championship now upon us scouts from some of the biggest clubs all over the continent will have jetted off to Israel to cast their eye over some of the hottest prospects in the game today. The holders Spain have an exceptionally strong contingent and will be favourites to ...
Player Focus: Messi's Cousin Biancucchi Steps Up for Vitória
by Jack Lang
at Jumatano, Jun 5 2013 12:58
It's not easy growing up in someone else's shadow. Maybe you have a brother who is just stupidly good at piano and drags your whole family along to bi-weekly shows and performs at every social event and generally makes your life a Chopin-heavy hell. It could be your younger sister who, without even ...
Player Focus: Premier League Single Game Stat Records XI
by Martin Laurence
at Jumatano, Jun 5 2013 09:20
The Premier League season may have ended some weeks ago but WhoScored.com has taken the chance to look back at some outstanding contributions from players in certain games over the course of the 2012/13 campaign.In turn they have compiled an XI of single game stat leaders - those who picked up seaso...
Player Focus: Best New Signings of the Season XI
by Alistair Tweedale
at Jumanne, Jun 4 2013 16:28
Transfer season is upon us, and while our insatiable appetite for football has to be satisfied by mere speculation and the hope of a marque signing, the media does its best to attract interest with the best rumours they can find. Only some of those will become a reality, however, and only a proporti...