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The Cleanest vs Clumsiest Premier League Tacklers

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The Cleanest vs Clumsiest Premier League Tacklers 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...

Who to Replace Rooney? Capello's Dilemma After Red Mist

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Who to Replace Rooney? Capello's Dilemma After Red Mist Last week saw WhoScored focus our attentions on possible strike partners for Wayne Rooney ahead of the game in Montenegro. Friday’s show of petulance and subsequent red card, however, sparks a shift in our approach to England’s dilemma, with Fabio Capello determined to draw up a masterpl...

The Most Aerially Dominant Premier League XI

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The Most Aerially Dominant Premier League XI With much often made of the playing style of some of the Premier League's physically dominant teams, WhoScored investigates the best XI from the division by position (in a 4-4-2 formation) for aerial duel success.As many players maintain high records due to the limited number of aerial challenges th...

Europe's Underachievers: Premier League - Arsenal

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Europe's Underachievers: Premier League - Arsenal While there have been plenty of surprise packages in Europe's top 5 leagues, with the likes of Levante and MGladbach springing to mind to date, some clubs have struggled to find their feet in the 2011/12 season, and would have expected much better starts.With the international break now upon us WhoS...

Serie A's Surprise Package? It's Black and White

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Serie A's Surprise Package? It's Black and White Top of the table, playing great football despite a summer transfer campaign that was questioned by many, the team in black and white striped shirts are once again slicing through opponents with relative ease and look assured in possession of the ball. Their talismanic captain and number ten is both ...

La Liga Team Focus: Levante

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La Liga Team Focus: Levante While the sight of Barcelona at the top of La Liga after six rounds of matches is only really to be expected, the team sitting in second place has raised more than a few eyebrows. Equal on points with Pep Guardiola’s side, with an identical record of four wins and two draws, Levante’s st...

Player Focus: Emmanuel Adebayor

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Player Focus: Emmanuel Adebayor While much of Sunday's North-London derby's attention both pre and post match focused on former Gunner Emmanuel Adebayor, the Togo international towered above the abuse with another fine display to cap an excellent first month in the white of Tottenham.The 27-year-old has been much maligned over the...

Who to Partner Rooney? Capello's Issue in Crucial Qualifier

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Who to Partner Rooney? Capello's Issue in Crucial Qualifier While there is no question towards Fabio Capello's selection for his England squad to face Montenegro in the final Euro 2012 qualifier in most regards, many have suggested that Andy Carroll is somewhat fortunate to have earned a call-up. With Wayne Rooney an absolute certainty in any England squad, ...

WhoScored's Premier League Most Creative XI

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WhoScored's Premier League Most Creative XI With 2 months and 7 games of the Premier League season now over, WhoScored investigates the division’s best creators by position to assemble the Premier League's Most Creative XI.Basing our findings on key passes over the course of the season thus far, or passes which directly lead to a goal-s...

Bundesliga Team Focus: Borussia MGladbach

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Bundesliga Team Focus: Borussia MGladbach It took a two-leg relegation play-off last season to prevent Borussia MGladbach from dropping out of the Bundesliga. A late goal in each of the two games against VfL Bochum earned the side a 2-1 aggregate win, thus ensuring their safety in Germany’s top flight for yet another campaign. As the ...