Team Focus: Montpellier Move Towards Safety but Can They Keep Cabella?
by Andy Brassell
at Jumatatu, Jan 20 2014 12:45
As Montpellier closed on an unlikely title triumph in 2012, their colourful president Louis ‘Lou Lou’ Nicollin decreed such an exploit “impossible” in one of his rare printable comments about his club’s progress. A tricky start to this season, leading to the departure o...
Team Focus: World Cup Playoffs Round-Up
by Alistair Tweedale
at Jumatano, Nov 20 2013 14:57
Portugal vs Sweden (4-2 agg)A World Cup without me is nothing to watch, bold words spoken by the legend that is Zlatan Ibrahimoivic after he and his Sweden teammates' hopes of making it to next summer's World Cup were dashed by Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal. The Sweden captain of course does not ma...
Team Focus: What Should Joe Kinnear Look to Improve at Newcastle?
by Alistair Tweedale
at Jumatatu, Jun 17 2013 17:53
The return of Joe Kinnear to St James' Park is hardly likely to send the Newcastle faithful into the kind of jittery excitement that can be aroused in a fan by the second coming of a former manager. Chelsea fans have almost been waiting for Jose Mourinho to go back to Stamford Bridge since the day h...
Team Focus: Hit for Six - Newcastle Back in the Mire
by Martin Laurence
at Jumatatu, Apr 29 2013 16:16
It's fair to say Newcastle fans would have been delighted to see Luis Suarez suspended for their game against Liverpool this weekend, but in his absence the Reds put in one of the best attacking displays all season. They were helped to do so in no small part by some abysmal defending from the home s...
Fantasy Football Tipster: Gameweek 33
by Martin Laurence
at Ijumaa, Apr 12 2013 11:48
Match Week 32 Round-upAll 20 Premier League sides were in action in match week 32 of the Premier League, with no shortage of standout performances.One man who continued his scintillating form since a loan move to QPR, however, was Andros Townsend, and he picked up the best WhoScored rating of the ro...
Team Focus: Cabaye's the Limit for Newcastle's Frenchmen
by Martin Laurence
at Alhamisi, Jan 31 2013 11:57
Newcastle's French revolution was strengthened on Tuesday night after three new Ligue 1 signings made debuts for the club in the vital 2-1 win at Villa Park. The victory was their first away from home in all competitions this season, spanning over 17 matches, and put distance between themselves and ...
Euro 2012 Focus: Player Stats Leaderboards
by Martin Laurence
at Jumatano, Jun 6 2012 17:36
With Euro 2012 just days away, we thought we'd give you an idea of the players to look out for in a number of statistical categories before we begin our live coverage, with all the up-to-date figures and frontrunners throughout the tournament. Using last season's stats from each of Europe's top 5 le...
Stats Analysis: Deadly from Distance
by Martin Laurence
at Ijumaa, Feb 24 2012 18:17
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...
The Cleanest vs Clumsiest Premier League Tacklers
by Martin Laurence
at Jumanne, Okt 11 2011 16:34
As WhoScored continues to entertain itself with interesting stats and findings from the first two months of the season in the absence of club football over the last week, we have compiled two very different Premier League teams. Whilst we applaud those players who have been most effective in the tac...
Premier League Team Focus: Newcastle United
by Paul McKinnon
at Jumatatu, Okt 3 2011 10:43