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Finding the next… Vincent Kompany - A statistical analysis

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Feb 10 2017 18:12
Finding the next… Vincent Kompany - A statistical analysis How do you replace an icon? It’s a conundrum that a number of clubs will have to contend with this summer, with Philipp Lahm recently announcing that he will retire from Bayern at the end of the season. The German has enjoyed a stellar playing career and adapted his game throughout to play in ...
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Countdown: The top youngsters of 2017 so far

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Feb 9 2017 17:36
Countdown: The top youngsters of 2017 so far So we all know Gabriel Jesus has been pretty handy since breaking into the Manchester City starting XI, but what other youngsters have had an eye-catching start to the year? He we countdown the top ten players aged 21 or under to have made 3 or more appearances in Europe's top 5 leagues in 2017......
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Forster getting off lightly compared to foreign Premier League counterparts

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Feb 8 2017 17:00
Forster getting off lightly compared to foreign Premier League counterparts It’s been a year of highs and lows for Southampton already, and it’s only early February. Having booked their place at Wembley for the final of the EFL Cup at the expense of Liverpool, winning both legs against Jurgen Klopp’s men, Saints have endured a difficult spell in the league...
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Six of the Best: New signings making an immediate impact

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Feb 7 2017 12:00
Six of the Best: New signings making an immediate impact Julian Draxler - WhoScored.com rating 7.49It’s fair to say things turned sour for Julian Draxler at Wolfsburg, with the Germany international facing jeers from his own fans having expressed a desire to leave on numerous occasions. Strongly linked with the likes of Arsenal and Juventus in recen...
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The impossible football quiz #20

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Feb 6 2017 12:39
The impossible football quiz #20 ...
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Top 10: Europe's best teams at holding onto winning positions

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Feb 3 2017 17:59
Top 10: Europe's best teams at holding onto winning positions The ability to manage a game once you have taken the lead can be difference between winning a title or falling short and securing survival or being condemned to relegation. It’s something that some pride themselves on, with Jose Mourinho perhaps the most famous example of a manager that has be...
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Fact or Fiction: Could cowardly champions Leicester really get relegated?

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Feb 1 2017 16:03
Fact or Fiction: Could cowardly champions Leicester really get relegated? It may have taken a controversial late Sam Vokes winner to condemn Leicester to their ninth away defeat of the season but in truth they hardly deserved more. The Clarets were denied a blatant penalty in the first half and not only controlled possession (59%) - which is very much against their genera...
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Countdown: Payet and Pogba among the worst finishers in Europe

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Jan 30 2017 16:00
Countdown: Payet and Pogba among the worst finishers in Europe Following on from last week’s countdown of the most clinical teams in Europe here we look at the opposite end of the spectrum, instead assessing the players, rather than clubs, with the lowest conversion rates. With no player to have had more than 30 shots having failed to score in Europe&rsqu...
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The impossible football quiz #19

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Jan 30 2017 12:05
The impossible football quiz #19 The FA Cup threw up plenty of surprises this weekend, while this week's quiz also covers the rest of Europe's top leagues that were in action. Will you suffer a humiliating loss in this week's quiz, or does Wembley await?...
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Hot Streak: Manchester City must beware Monaco - Europe's most exciting team

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Jan 26 2017 17:47
Hot Streak: Manchester City must beware Monaco - Europe's most exciting team As far as the best attacking sides in Europe are concerned, the likes of Real Madrid’s ‘BBC’ and Barcelona’s ‘MSN’ are generally considered the strongest. The two Spanish giants are indeed among the highest scoring teams in Europe this season but their tallies pal...
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