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Stats Analysis: Europe's One-Footed Wonders

by Martin Laurence at Jumatatu, Feb 27 2012 18:08
Stats Analysis: Europe's One-Footed Wonders Some of the world's best players have been extremely reliant on their favoured foot over the years, with Lionel Messi joining a long line of greats who produce the majority of their magic with their left foot, and Robin van Persie doing the same in the Premier League - or is he?Well when it comes to...
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Stats Analysis: WhoScored's Top Rated Full-Backs

by Paul McKinnon at Jumatatu, Feb 27 2012 12:29
Stats Analysis: WhoScored's Top Rated Full-Backs In accordance with our rankings, we analyse the stats of the top five players per position, highlighting just why they have each proved crucial to their respective teams. With the goalkeepers already reviewed, we move on to the full-backs this time round, with the only proviso that each player must ...
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Stats Analysis: Deadly from Distance

by Martin Laurence at Ijumaa, Feb 24 2012 18:17
Stats Analysis: Deadly from Distance WhoScored has scoured the top 5 leagues to evaluate the most prolific, most accurate and deadliest sharp shooter from distance this season. Investigating each league individually, we have only collected the players to hit the target with at least 10 shots from outside the box to prove their willingn...
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Team Focus: Inter - Problems Much More Serious Than Schoolboy Errors

by Adam Digby at Jumatano, Feb 22 2012 12:12
Team Focus: Inter - Problems Much More Serious Than Schoolboy Errors Now famous across Italy, young Inter fan Filippo recently held up a placard at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, begging his heroes to play well so he wasn’t made fun of at school. Sadly for the kid, whose sad fate has not only been broadcast to the nation but is now the ridicule of Milan fans, ligh...
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Stats Analysis: WhoScored's Top Rated Goalkeepers

by Paul McKinnon at Ijumaa, Feb 17 2012 11:48
Stats Analysis: WhoScored's Top Rated Goalkeepers With just over a third of the domestic season remaining in most of Europe’s elite leagues, WhoScored have taken time to look back on the most consistent performers of the campaign thus far. In accordance with our rankings, we shine the spotlight on the top five players for each position, highl...
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League Focus: Serie A's Midfield Evolution

by Jacopo Piotto at Alhamisi, Feb 16 2012 10:59
League Focus: Serie A's Midfield Evolution Italian football is facing a crisis that started at the end of the 90s. After reaching 9 Champions League finals in 10 years as of the 1988/89 season, the big clubs haven't dominated as they had before. Tactics have always been the key for Italian teams to win all over Europe. However, thanks to mor...
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Stats Analysis: Differing Tactics from Villas-Boas & Villa's Boss

by Martin Laurence at Alhamisi, Feb 16 2012 10:38
Stats Analysis: Differing Tactics from Villas-Boas & Villa's Boss With managers nowadays more open to attempting to find new solutions to problems on the pitch by tinkering with line-ups and formations, versatility is increasingly becoming a key trait to have in the modern game. However, if you take a straw poll of football fans from around the country the vast ma...
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Team Focus: Villarreal - Borja Leading the Revival

by Kieran Canning at Jumatano, Feb 15 2012 13:40
Team Focus: Villarreal - Borja Leading the Revival Amongst a crazily congested La Liga table there is a great potential for fluidity. As Villarreal are finding out, even If you are only halfway up you can still go either up or down.Four weeks ago it appeared the Yellow Submarine were sinking, a lifeless 3-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid on January 15 sa...
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Team Focus: Montpellier - Giroud's Supporting Cast

by Andrew Gibney at Jumatano, Feb 15 2012 12:30
Team Focus: Montpellier - Giroud's Supporting Cast Ok, hands up if you had Paris Saint Germain vs Montpellier in week 24 of Ligue 1 as a top of the table clash when the fixtures were announced in the summer. No? Neither did we. It's about time that Montpellier got the credit their superb play deserves. With 23 games gone La Paillade have only tasted...
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Team Focus: Werder Bremen - A One Man Team?

by Ross Dunbar at Jumanne, Feb 14 2012 15:58
Team Focus: Werder Bremen - A One Man Team? Werder Bremen slumped to a lacklustre home draw against Hoffenheim on Saturday and many pointed at the omission of Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro as a reason for their disappointing performance. Hoffenheim were under new stewardship with Markus Babbel taking charge of the club for the first time h...
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