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Player Focus: Is There Anyone Out There Quite Like Leighton Baines?

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Player Focus: Is There Anyone Out There Quite Like Leighton Baines? The role of the modern day full back has become increasingly important, with the ball often recycled out to the right and left sided defenders more often than any other position. Nowadays their capabilities in attack are often as important as their solidity at the back, and there are few that have s...

Player Focus: Special Delivery Revisited - Europe's Top Crossers

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Player Focus: Special Delivery Revisited - Europe's Top Crossers With the development of the more aesthetically pleasing short passing, tiki-taka playing style, according to some at least, the art of crossing can be undervalued.When used effectively, however, accurate delivery into the box can still be profitable to some of Europe's top sides. Indeed, only two te...

League Focus: WhoScored's La Liga Team of the Season

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League Focus: WhoScored's La Liga Team of the Season With La Liga now all wrapped up, we can finally name the WhoScored Team of the Season according to our unique rating system. As you’d expect the team features a heavy presence of Barcelona and Real Madrid players, but there are a few surprise names thrown into the mix, particularly so when it ...

Player Focus: The Top 5 Full-Backs in La Liga

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Player Focus: The Top 5 Full-Backs in La Liga A full-back is one of the most vital components of any team, as he can provide stability and intelligence in defence but also support from an attacking point of view. The best these days can balance both, and La Liga has several who are adept in doing so. The position is even more important in some ...

Player Focus: Perfect Timing - Europe's Cleanest Tacklers

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Player Focus: Perfect Timing - Europe's Cleanest Tacklers A familiar sight this weekend saw Sergio Ramos receive his marching orders for the 11th time in his La Liga career. Only 11 players have committed more fouls than the Real Madrid man in Spain this season, but here we’re looking at the opposite end of the spectrum.In an attempt to collate a lis...