Player Focus: The Stats Leaders You May Not Have Seen in 2014
by Martin Laurence
at Tuesday, Dec 30 2014 17:43
With the calendar year coming to a close it is the ideal time to churn out statistical round-ups. While many are obvious - Ronaldo has scored lots of goals etc. - and perhaps lack some context we've decided to look into five statistics that you perhaps won't have come across when it comes to the top...
Player Focus: Were Chelsea too Quick to Dismiss In-Form De Bruyne?
by Dinesh Hardayal
at Thursday, Nov 6 2014 16:29
Over the weekend Dieter Hecking registered his 100th Bundesliga win as a coach after his Wolves team brushed aside VfB Stuttgart. Despite it being a match with an abundance of chances for both teams, Wolfsburg were the victors in a comfortable 4-0 away win. It was their 5th consecutive league victor...
Team Focus: Youthful Belgium Can Use World Cup to Build for Future
by Alistair Tweedale
at Tuesday, Jun 17 2014 14:08
For Belgium, this World Cup has been billed as an opportunity for their young side, brimming with talent, to show onlookers the planet over the extent of their talents. It is no secret just how good the likes of Eden Hazard, Vincent Kompany and Romelu Lukaku are, but do they genuinely, as some have ...
Player Focus: Players of the Month for April
by Alistair Tweedale
at Wednesday, Apr 30 2014 22:50
As the season reaches its climax across Europe, strength in depth is vitally important for any team. A manager able to rotate and keep his players fresh so they can maintain fitness and form right through to this crucial part of the season can be the difference between success and failure, and it ma...
Player Focus: Europe's Top Dribblers by Frequency and Effectiveness
by Martin Laurence
at Friday, Jun 7 2013 15:00
The 2012/13 season wasn't without the odd moment of magic across Europe's top 5 leagues this season, and in this piece we look at those that have thrilled and excited with some exceptional dribbling skills over the course of the campaign.An ability to round and outfox an opponent is what the fans lo...
Player Focus: Best New Signings of the Season XI
by Alistair Tweedale
at Tuesday, Jun 4 2013 16:28
Transfer season is upon us, and while our insatiable appetite for football has to be satisfied by mere speculation and the hope of a marque signing, the media does its best to attract interest with the best rumours they can find. Only some of those will become a reality, however, and only a proporti...
Player Focus: WhoScored's Under 21 Team of the Season
by Martin Laurence
at Monday, Jun 3 2013 17:45
With La Liga coming to an end this weekend, WhoScored.com have taken the chance to calculate the Under 21 Team of the Season based on player ratings, though no players from the Spanish, nor the French league, make the grade. To do so players must have been 21 or under at the start of the season and ...
Player Focus: Chelsea Have the Brains but Not De Bruyne
by Martin Laurence
at Monday, Mar 18 2013 17:09
Stamford Bridge isn't exactly a happy place right now, despite a fourth successive home league win putting Chelsea back in the driving seat to finish third in the Premier League. The Blues are in fact unbeaten at home since early January, winning 6 and drawing 2 of their 8 matches in all competition...