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Serie A Under-21 Team of Season 2010/11

by Paul McKinnon at Thursday, Jul 21 2011 10:44
Serie A Under-21 Team of Season 2010/11 The second of our articles focusing on the best young players of 2010/11 sees our attentions turn to Serie A. With only those players aged 21 or under at the start of last season up for consideration, our XI takes the same shape as champions Milan; a 4-3-1-2 gives the side a solid base and allows wh...
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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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Premier League Under-21 Team of Season 2010/11

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Jul 20 2011 10:55
Premier League Under-21 Team of Season 2010/11 In a new series of articles focusing on each of the top five leagues in Europe, we take a look at the best young performers of last season. With only players who started the previous campaign aged 21 years old or under up for consideration, we use WhoScored.com’s match rankings as the starting...
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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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Young Guns of 2011/12? Five Premier League Rising Stars for Next Season

by Paul McKinnon at Tuesday, Jul 19 2011 11:11
Young Guns of 2011/12? Five Premier League Rising Stars for Next Season Last season saw the rise to prominence of several young stars in England’s top flight as youth was given more of a chance throughout the Premier League. The likes of Jack Wilshere cemented his place alongside Alex Song in Arsenal’s central midfield, while at champions Man United, Javier ...
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Why Another Loan Move Should Benefit Daniel Sturridge

by Paul McKinnon at Monday, Jul 18 2011 17:02
Why Another Loan Move Should Benefit Daniel Sturridge In spite of an eye-catching loan spell at the Reebok with Bolton during the second half of last season, it seems Daniel Sturridge is likely to be farmed out on loan once again by Chelsea. Speaking of the player’s future over the last couple of days, Andre Villas-Boas has admitted uncertainty o...
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Real Madrid Or Juventus? How Gaetano D'Agostino's Dream Sent Him To Siena

by Adam Digby at Monday, Jul 18 2011 15:33
I have not spoken to the new coach, we are both waiting for it to become official. I have had a good season, possibly the best of my career. I was told that Inter, another great club, were also interested in me but I understand that Juventus have done enough to get me. - Gaetano D'Agostino, June 4 2...
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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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