Statistical Oddities: Five Serie A Surprises
by Adam Digby
at Alhamisi, Jan 5 2012 12:14
With Serie A away on its traditional Winter Break, fans of Italian football are reduced to searching for snippets of information on transfer rumours and training camps as the league builds up to its return this coming weekend. In an attempt to fill the void left by the absence of Calcio (which almos...
La Liga Team of the Season at the Halfway Stage
by Martin Laurence
at Jumatano, Jan 4 2012 17:26
After a well-earned winter break, teams from the Serie A and La Liga are readying themselves for action again this weekend so we take the chance to analyse each of the league's best XIs of the season thus far, starting in Spain.It will come as no surprise to learn that the best possible side accordi...
WhoScored's 2011 Premier League Player of the Year
by Martin Laurence
at Jumanne, Jan 3 2012 17:18
In the final instalment of our feature focusing on the best players per division based upon WhoScored ratings over the calendar year of 2011, we analyse the Premier League that, unlike any of the other top leagues in Europe, has had no rest bite over the winter.The winner of our award is perhaps ine...
Premier League: Unexpected Stars with Unexpected Stats
by Paul McKinnon
at Jumamosi, Des 31 2011 12:59
Ligue 1 Team of the Season at the Halfway Stage
by Martin Laurence
at Ijumaa, Des 30 2011 21:18
As we approach 2012 the only players in Europe's top 5 leagues who aren't enjoying the festive break are plying their trade in the Premier League, so in the meantime we analyse the best XIs at the halfway stage of the season elsewhere.First up we look across the channel at France's Ligue 1, where PS...
Title Deciders - Top Players from the Top Six
by Paul McKinnon
at Ijumaa, Des 30 2011 13:31
Hot Shots Part Two: Serie A's Most Prolific Midfielders
by Adam Digby
at Alhamisi, Des 29 2011 13:57
Last week we looked at the most accurate strikers in Serie A, bringing you the seven most prolific front-men of the season so far. Yet in today's game it isn't just those hit-men who are responsible for scoring goals. With so many teams utilising a formation with just one man up front it is increasi...
Premier League's Top Rated Bottom Half Players
by Paul McKinnon
at Jumatano, Des 28 2011 17:07
WhoScored's 2011 Serie A Player and Young Player of the Year
by Martin Laurence
at Jumanne, Des 27 2011 18:17
In the penultimate edition of the WhoScored Player of the Calendar Year in each of Europe's top 5 leagues we analyse the top performers of Italy's Serie A since the beginning of 2011.While there are a number of predictable inclusions in our top 10, there is also a selection of high-profile absentees...
WhoScored's 2011 Ligue 1 Player and Young Player of the Year
by Martin Laurence
at Jumatatu, Des 26 2011 15:15
The third edition of our WhoScored Player of the Calendar Year feature takes us to France and Ligue 1, where a number of players who caught the eye last season have continued their form into this. There are also places on our top 10 leaderboard for a couple of players who have really impressed since...