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League Focus: The Bundesliga Team of the Season

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League Focus: The Bundesliga Team of the Season In the past, a major cup final - be it domestic or European - has seen the participants resist the temptation to play an expansive, free flowing attacking game of football in the fear of being caught out by their opposite number should the encounter become that much more open.However, had there been...

Player Focus: Japan's Attacking Talents in the Bundesliga

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Player Focus: Japan's Attacking Talents in the Bundesliga It's fair to say that the influence of Asian players is growing in the European game nowadays, with the Bundesliga the forerunner for showcasing talents from The Far East. Even after the departure of Shinji Kagawa to the Premier League, a strong contingent of attacking players from The Orient remain...

Player Focus: September All Star Team of the Month

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Player Focus: September All Star Team of the Month With September now having come and gone there were a number of standout performances over the top 5 leagues during the last 30 days. Here we compile our team of the month with those with the best average WhoScored ratings since 1st September making the grade.Those to perform consistently well over t...

Player Focus: Weekend Stats Round Up

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Player Focus: Weekend Stats Round Up After the previous round of fixtures across Europe's top 5 leagues this weekend there were, as ever, a number of standout statistical performances to catch the eye. Here we look at the players that led the way across Europe over a number of categories, starting with those to impress in attacking are...

Player Focus: Records Surpassed this Weekend

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Player Focus: Records Surpassed this Weekend After a somewhat tedious international break for club football fans, the full compliment of action returned this weekend, with a number of standout statistics. With it being so early into the new season there are more opportunities to record new campaign high figures, with a selection of players man...

League Focus: Bundesliga Team of the Season

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League Focus: Bundesliga Team of the Season The Bundesliga came to a close last weekend (Final League Table), with Borussia Dortmund retaining their crown following an unbeaten streak of 28 league games, running until the end of the season. They beat Bayern to the title relatively comfortably in the end, with an 8-point gap at the top. Undoub...

Zonal Marking Team Focus: Borussia Dortmund

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Zonal Marking Team Focus: Borussia Dortmund With a win this weekend, Borussia Dortmund will clinch their second consecutive title. Of course, victory over fourth-placed Borussia Monchengladbach should not be taken for granted. But then, Dortmund are now unbeaten in 25 games, an extremely impressive record in a league that is arguably more com...

Team Focus: Augsburg Making Late Claim for Survival

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Team Focus: Augsburg Making Late Claim for Survival FC Augsburg were a surprise addition to the Bundesliga just under a year ago when they secured the second promotion place in the Second Division ahead of VfL Bochum thanks to an incredible goal-difference.The Bavarians had never participated in the top-flight before this season and they finished las...

Team Focus: Bayern Munich

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Team Focus: Bayern Munich Less than a month ago, the carnival of chaos that is the FC Bayern boardroom was in full swing with the Bavarians dropping eight points behind Borussia Dortmund and trailing FC Basel in their Champions League Last 16 clash.Uli Hoeness and Karl-Heinz Ruminnegge had apparently addressed the players in...

League Focus: Bundesliga’s Top Creators

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League Focus: Bundesliga’s Top Creators Over the last decade, the Bundesliga has been a perfect platform for the ever-changing world of football tactics. In the more pragmatic days of German football, 4-5-1 was very popular and under the likes of Ottmar Hitzfeld, German clubs dominated on the continental stage using the ‘traditional...