Team Focus: What’s Going Wrong for Montanier at Rennes?
by Andy Brassell
at Jumanne, Mac 18 2014 10:53
There are many variations of circumspection that the majority of footballers employ in post-match interviews, flitting between platitudes, faux humility and light boredom. One we rarely see is genuine, sunken-faced concern, but that was the mood of Rennes’ goalkeeper Benoît Costil after ...
League Focus: Three Pivotal Matches in Ligue 1’s Battle at the Bottom
by Andy Brassell
at Jumatatu, Jan 6 2014 12:09
Montpellier v MonacoThis should read as a meeting of some promise, with the 2012 champions taking on stylish, nouveau riche visitors. In fact, we have two teams with wildly divergent aims. Montpellier have lost the fewest matches in the bottom nine (6) but are hovering above the drop zone, with only...
Team Focus: Brittany Fears: Where the Ligue 1 Title Could be Won & Lost
by Andrew Gibney
at Jumanne, Feb 28 2012 16:38
Team Focus: Europe's Youngest Squads
by Martin Laurence
at Jumatatu, Feb 20 2012 18:12
We at WhoScored have decided to investigate the clubs in Europe's top 5 leagues who are most willing to rely on their younger stars by accumulating the average age of each squad. Only players to have played a part in at least 5 league games were considered to filter out the odd sub appearance from a...
Why Yann M'Vila is Mr. Dependable for Rennes and France at Just 21
by Andrew Gibney
at Alhamisi, Ago 25 2011 09:54
The beautiful area of Brittany will welcome Red Star Belgrade to the Stade de route de Lorient this evening as Rennes try to protect an excellent first leg result and confirm passage to the Europa League Group Stage.Goals from Jonathan Pitroipa and Victor Hugo Montano, having gone behind to a Mendes...