The reasoning behind Tottenham's move for Adama Traore
by Ben McAleer
at Jumatatu, Ago 23 2021 16:45
There are no prizes for successfully guessing Europe's top dribbler this season despite the infancy of 2021/22. Across his two Wolves outings, Adama Traore has completed a whopping 20 dribbles, with nine of those coming against Tottenham on Sunday. For context, Spurs, as a team, completed nine.The a...
Revealed: Messi second in top 10 dribblers in Europe this season
by Martin Laurence
at Jumapili, Mac 28 2021 09:00
With the international break affording a pause for reflection from club football, it's a chance to take stock of some of the top statistical performers this season so far. Here we take a look at those players that get bums off seats, or sofas in the current climate, with their dribbling prowess, cou...
Eight international debutants to watch out for from the Premier League
by Josh Wright
at Jumatano, Okt 7 2020 11:59
Now the madness of transfer deadline day is out of the way, it is time to turn our attention to the international break. Flying footballers out around the world to mingle with other footballers from around the world doesn't seem best practice during a global pandemic but money talks and that's where...
Man Utd youngsters bag two end of season Premier League awards
by Ben McAleer
at Jumanne, Jul 28 2020 16:53
It's awards season in the Premier League following the culmination of the 2019/20 season. Jordan Henderson was named the Football Writer's Association player of the year having captained Liverpool to title success and it's as good a time as any to look at the WhoScored.com Premier League individual ...
Wildcard Saint-Maximin's Newcastle impact makes him signing of the season
by Martin Laurence
at Alhamisi, Jul 2 2020 12:01
While transfer fees continued to soar, it's fair to say there haven't been too many signings from last summer that have really shone in the Premier League, particularly from an attacking perspective. While the teams most would consider to be the elite in the country looked to sure things up defensiv...
Liverpool trio joined by Manchester United signing in Most Effective Stats XI
by Josh Wright
at Jumatatu, Apr 27 2020 17:00
Having already revealed the most ineffective Premier League XI as thing stand in 2019/20, it is time to do the opposite here. Rather than look for players that have disappointed statistically, here we find players that have flourished in their particular position. As was the case for the Ineffective...
The top 50 players in Europe - Man City target Gnabry finishes above Mahrez from 15-11
by Josh Wright
at Jumanne, Apr 7 2020 16:23
Depending on how you view it, the next five in our countdown to the best player in Europe are either elite or unlucky to miss out on the top 10. Or maybe both. Having kicked off from 20th place on Monday, it's time to run the rule over those ranked 15 to 11 in Europe's top five leagues.Bayern Munich...
Stats study proves Messi is among Europe's elite dribblers but Neymar isn't
by Martin Laurence
at Jumanne, Apr 7 2020 10:50
When it comes to dribbling there have been some remarkable figures posted in Europe's top five leagues this season.Numerous players immediately spring to mind when thinking about the best players at going past an opponent, with Lionel Messi, Neymar and - more recently - Adama Traore chief among them...
Manchester clubs dominate most improved Premier League XI
by Martin Laurence
at Alhamisi, Mac 26 2020 15:06
If you ever played competitive amateur football at any level, you would know that any award for the 'most improved player' isn't necessarily seen or taken as a compliment! A somewhat glorified participation acknowledgement in many cases, that's certainly not true of the following lineup.With an inde...
Sancho and Ronaldo fall well short of ultimate dribble XI
by Martin Laurence
at Jumatatu, Mac 16 2020 14:54
Following our Stats XI series opener taking key passes into account, today's sequel focuses on successful dribbles, building a lineup of the players to have completed the most in Europe's top five leagues this season.There are, once again, some big name omissions in the likes of Jadon Sancho and Cri...