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Player Focus: Goalkeepers' Save Success Rates

by Alistair Tweedale at Thursday, Jan 24 2013 16:53
Player Focus: Goalkeepers' Save Success Rates The goalkeeper: the last line of defence. Some say the most important man in a team, others say less so, possibly in the hope that they will not be needed if the outfielders do their jobs properly. The fact of the matter is, though, that goalkeepers are key to a team's success, and a good goalkeepin...
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Team Focus: Southampton - The Pochettino Effect

by Alistair Tweedale at Tuesday, Jan 22 2013 16:11
Team Focus: Southampton - The Pochettino Effect The arrival of a new manager at a club is often enough to galvanise a failing side, but in the case of Southampton, Mauricio Pochettino had come to St Mary's with the club unbeaten in 5 Premier League games and on their way up the table. On the back of an impressive draw at Stamford Bridge after hav...
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WhoScored Tipster: Super Sunday Betting

by Alistair Tweedale at Friday, Jan 18 2013 16:50
WhoScored Tipster: Super Sunday Betting As long as the relentless snowfall across England does not wipe out the weekend's football schedule, the Premier League should see another exciting round of fixtures in the coming days. In spite of what was something of an anticlimax last week, expectations of drama will still be high this 'Super Su...
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Player Focus: Europe's Top Goal Contributors

by Alistair Tweedale at Wednesday, Jan 16 2013 12:23
Player Focus: Europe's Top Goal Contributors Like Arsenal last season, teams are often chastised for being overly reliant on a single player, with critics arguing that without that player they would struggle and potentially even fail. Without Robin van Persie this term, Arsenal are undoubtedly worse off and they paid for any dependence on the ...
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WhoScored Tipster: Super Sunday Betting

by Alistair Tweedale at Friday, Jan 11 2013 15:20
WhoScored Tipster: Super Sunday Betting Sunday looks set to be a dramatic day of Premier League action, with Liverpool travelling to Old Trafford before Arsenal host Manchester City as four of the biggest teams in English football face off. Thus, here we take a look at what the statistics suggest could be good wagers this weekend.Manchest...
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Player Focus: Steven Gerrard

by Alistair Tweedale at Tuesday, Jan 8 2013 14:03
Player Focus: Steven Gerrard Steven Gerrard has always been one to strive to be the very best. Some may argue that he could have been even better had he taken the chance to leave his underachieving boyhood club and gone on to the riches of Chelsea, and that may well be the case, but with Frank Lampard set to be discarded at the...
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WhoScored Tipster: Napoli vs Roma & First Goalscorers

by Alistair Tweedale at Friday, Jan 4 2013 17:26
WhoScored Tipster: Napoli vs Roma & First Goalscorers With fans having to satisfy their thirst for football over the Christmas period almost solely with English league football, La Liga and Serie A make a welcome return to action this weekend, with some tasty games in store. The FA Cup takes centre stage in England, so a top 6 clash between Napoli and ...
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WhoScored Tipster: Premier League Betting

by Alistair Tweedale at Friday, Dec 21 2012 16:58
WhoScored Tipster: Premier League Betting While the seasonal winter break is fast approaching across Europe, English football is gearing up for the most hectic part of its schedule, with 4 games for each team between now and the 2nd of January. The depth of squads will be tested to their limits, and managers will need to rotate effectively ...
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Player Focus: Premier Possession Winners

by Alistair Tweedale at Tuesday, Dec 18 2012 16:34
Player Focus: Premier Possession Winners Every fan has a favourite player for their team, and quite often goalscorers get the lion's share of the praise. Managers will also have their favoured players, and their choice will rarely correlate with that of the fans, because managers will pay more attention to the finer details, with those pla...
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WhoScored Tipster: Big Match Betting

by Alistair Tweedale at Friday, Dec 14 2012 16:45
WhoScored Tipster: Big Match Betting This weekend's fixture list reaches a crescendo on Sunday night, with top of the table clashes in both Spain and France as second placed Atlético travel to Camp Nou to face title favourites Barcelona and big-spending Paris Saint Germain host Lyon. With the games being played simultaneousl...
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