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Team Focus: Germany's Adaptation of the 'False 9' Can Steer Them to Glory

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Team Focus: Germany's Adaptation of the 'False 9' Can Steer Them to Glory Taking Miroslav Klose to the World Cup as the only striker was always going to be a risk for Germany, but it was one that Joachim Löw was willing to take. The decision to overlook Mario Gomez, Max Kruse and Kevin Volland was perhaps a controverisal one and has the potential to backfire.Despite ...

Player Focus: Stefan Kießling Deserving of Germany Recall

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Player Focus: Stefan Kießling Deserving of Germany Recall “Joachim Loew has recently stated that he hasn’t planned for me to be involved, so I’m not really thinking about it,” Stefan Kießling exclusively told WhoScored back in April when asked about his international future. The Bayer Leverkusen frontman has seen his career wi...

WhoScored Tipster: International Betting Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: International Betting Tips There are many predictable results ahead of this weekend's international fixtures, with qualification for next summer's World Cup already having been achieved by a number of nations. This week we choose some safe bets in those matches, as well as daring to predict the outcome of a few crucial head-t...

Player Focus: Why Sidney Sam Deserves To Start For Germany

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Player Focus: Why Sidney Sam Deserves To Start For Germany Last season Bayer Leverkusen impressed under the managerial partnership of Sami Hyypia and Sascha Lewandowski. Securing a third place finish in the Bundesliga just 1 point behind Champions League runners’ up Borussia Dortmund, the team won a number of admirers across the continent.After the se...

Euro 2012 Focus: Germany vs Italy

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Euro 2012 Focus: Germany vs Italy Joint favourites Germany face England's conquerors Italy in the second semi-final of Euro 2012 on Thursday night, with Löw’s side having been heavily backed since the tournament began having won all of their games so far. In comparison, Italy have only actually won once in normal time of ...

Euro 2012 Focus: Player Stats Leaderboards

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Euro 2012 Focus: Player Stats Leaderboards With the first of the Euro 2012 quarter-finals to kick-off later tonight we thought we'd take the opportunity, having named our team of the group stages yesterday, to share a stats pack of player leaderboards over the first three matches.We start with shots at goal, where a certain Cristiano Ronaldo...

Euro 2012 Focus: Netherlands vs Germany

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Euro 2012 Focus: Netherlands vs Germany Tonight's massive game between the Netherlands and Germany hardly needed extra intensity but given the fact that the latter could dump Holland out of the tournament prematurely, it should be a real thriller. There is certainly no love lost between the two great European footballing nations and while...

National Team Focus: France, Italy, and Germany

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National Team Focus: France, Italy, and Germany As Europe's clubs take a break from competitive action, much like the players on international duty, WhoScored.com never rests! Having analysed the best available England and Spain XIs ahead of their mouthwatering showdown on Saturday from the squads selected, we compare the likes of France, Italy a...

What a Waste: England and Germany's Worst Culprits for Shots Without Scoring

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What a Waste: England and Germany's Worst Culprits for Shots Without Scoring With 3 of the 5 major European Leagues now in full swing, goals have flown in in the Premier League and Bundesliga in particular, with Wayne Rooney and Mario Gomez showing exactly how it's done with 8 goals each. The former's haul have come from just 4 games, one fewer than Gomez, and come courtesy ...

Bundesliga Player of the Month Focus – Marco Reus

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Bundesliga Player of the Month Focus – Marco Reus We begin our focus on the player of the month from Europe's leading divisions in Germany's Bundesliga, where a young winger is drawing admiring glances.At just 22, Marco Reus is already a hero for his club, Borussia Monchengladbach, netting what proved to be the decisive goal in a relegation play-of...