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Milan-Udinese: We'll Call You Right Back

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Milan-Udinese: We'll Call You Right Back Since taking over as coach of the Italian national team in the aftermath of Italy's horrific showing at the World Cup in South Africa, Cesare Prandelli has had an incredible impact on the Azzurri. Six wins and a draw - added to the default victory over Serbia - is a remarkable return given the previ...

Ibrahimovic's Absence a Blessing in Disguise for AC Milan?

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Ibrahimovic's Absence a Blessing in Disguise for AC Milan? For the past eight seasons, the key to winning a domestic title has been simple- buy Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the league success will automatically follow. Over three different countries and with five different clubs, the Swede’s record is as unique as it is unquantifiable. From Ajax to Juventus...

Top 5 Serie A Centre Backs for Defensive Stats Combined

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Top 5 Serie A Centre Backs for Defensive Stats Combined The second installment of a feature looking at the best centre backs from last season with regards to purely defensive statistics looks at the Serie A's most dominant defenders.Both Milan clubs are represented in the league's best 5, with champions AC possessing 2 of the leading centre-backs. Caglia...

Thiago Silva - Shaped By Club and Personal History

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It was nearly so very different.With supreme consistency and efficiency, Thiago Silva has matured into one of the best defenders in Serie A. Almost always among the better performers in any match, he has quickly become a vital component of the Milan defence. In the most difficult moments of the seas...

Clean Sheets: Analysing Top Defences Around Europe

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While the likes of Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Inter Milan may have bagged more goals than any team in their divisions last season, all failed to capture their respective leagues. A look at each of the top five divisions in Europe shows that, in three instances, the team with the highest number o...

Statistical Weak Points for the Top Three in Serie A

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Statistical Weak Points for the Top Three in Serie A This years transfer season is about to officially open soon and there is a lot of movement predicted this year, especially in Serie A. From a statistical point of view there are a few ways to find out what area's a team is weak in and where they should improve. One way is to look at player performan...

Europe All Star Team, May 09-15, 2011

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Europe All Star Team, May 09-15, 2011 This week’s All Star XI sees some of the very best players across the top five divisions joined by some from teams fighting relegation, with the threat of the dreaded drop bringing out the very best in players such as Charles N’Zogbia and Djamel Mesbah. The pair take their place alongsid...

Analysis of a Title-Winning Match: AS Roma v AC Milan

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Analysis of a Title-Winning Match: AS Roma v AC Milan Overview Milan arrived at the Stadio Olympico needing a point from the match with Roma to clinch their first league title in seven years and duly obliged; this 0-0 draw ended Inter’s five year-reign as Serie A champions, handing the title to Massimiliano Allegri’s side with two league ga...

AS Roma v AC Milan - Pre Match Analysis

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AS Roma v AC Milan - Pre Match Analysis AC Milan line up against AS Roma in the Stadio Olympico tonight looking for the victory that would crown them Serie A champions for 2010/11. With just three games to go, it would take a monumental collapse for Massimiliano Allegri’s side to be denied the league now; Milan have an eight point l...