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Serie A's Leading 4 Attacking Wingers

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jul 22 2011 14:51
Serie A's Leading 4 Attacking Wingers WhoScored.com's latest feature focusing on the world's top crossers and dribblers of the ball, compiling the best 5 players from each of the top 5 divisions, moves onto Italy's Serie A.In a league in which stereotypical wingers are less commonly utilized, the Serie A saw just 4 players make the mini...
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The Premier League's Top 5 Wingers for Defensive Contribution

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Jul 21 2011 16:38
The Premier League's Top 5 Wingers for Defensive Contribution Having analysed the Premier League's most prolific crossing wingers in our latest feature on wide men, we look at the top 5 in the division with regards to their defensive contribution.All figures shown relate to the performances each player made from wide positions only and are based on WhoScored.c...
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Wenger Looking to Trio of English Defensive Alternatives

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Jul 21 2011 14:36
Wenger Looking to Trio of English Defensive Alternatives Having entrusted his fellow French compatriots to hold the fort in Arsenal's back-line before now, Arsene Wenger looks to be keen on adding an English influence into his centre-back pairing. Last season, the Gunners boss had the option to line-up with a back four comprising entirely of Frenchman. Ho...
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The Premier League's Top 5 Crossing Wingers

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Jul 20 2011 17:22
The Premier League's Top 5 Crossing Wingers WhoScored.com's latest feature focuses on the world's top crossers of the ball, compiling the best 5 players based on crosses attempted per game for each of the top 5 divisions, kicking off in England with the Premier League.The leading 5 are also analysed in terms of their threat from wide with reg...
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Why Mancini Sees Aguero as Tevez's Perfect Replacement

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Jul 19 2011 16:26
Why Mancini Sees Aguero as Tevez's Perfect Replacement A day after Manchester City reportedly agreed a fee with Carlos Tevez's former club Corinthians to see the Argentine return to South America, manager Roberto Mancini has confirmed that a bid for Atletico Madrid striker Sergio Aguero is imminent.A fee for Tevez's Argentina teammate is unknown but is ...
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The World's Top 5 Midfielders for All-Round Contribution Last Season

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Jul 19 2011 13:47
The World's Top 5 Midfielders for All-Round Contribution Last Season After a recent article highlighted the huge success of Chile and Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Arturo Vidal, we have sought to find out whether any of world's midfielders in the top 5 leagues can compare with his magnificent all-round contribution.The search filtered out players who failed to score ab...
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Top 5 La Liga Centre Backs for Defensive Stats Combined

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Jul 18 2011 10:21
Top 5 La Liga Centre Backs for Defensive Stats Combined Concluding our feature on the world's most dominant centre-backs from last season, we analyze the purely defensive statistics of Spain's La Liga players to compile the top 5.Of the league's top 6, eventual champions Barcelona are represented on the leader board along with 6th placed Athletic Bilbao....
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Top 5 Ligue 1 Centre Backs for Defensive Stats Combined

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jul 15 2011 16:22
Top 5 Ligue 1 Centre Backs for Defensive Stats Combined The penultimate instalment of a feature analyzing the best centre-backs from last season with regards to purely defensive statistics looks at the French Ligue 1's most dominant defenders.Interestingly, none of the 5 clubs who qualified for European competitions are represented in the league's top 5 ...
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Smalling & Jones the Next Ferdinand & Terry?

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jul 15 2011 14:22
Smalling & Jones the Next Ferdinand & Terry? Having recently tied centre-back Chris Smalling down to a new long-term contract, Manchester United have added the former Fulham man's England Under-21 defensive partner Phil Jones to their ranks, and in doing so, may have combined England's future defensive pairing together ahead of their best year...
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Top 5 Bundesliga Centre Backs for Defensive Stats Combined

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Jul 14 2011 16:38
Top 5 Bundesliga Centre Backs for Defensive Stats Combined The third installment of a feature analyzing the best centre-backs from last season with regards to purely defensive statistics looks at the German Bundesliga's most dominant defenders.Perhaps unsurprisingly, the eventual league champions in Germany, Borussia Dortmund are represented in the league's...
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