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Player Focus: Ramsey Enjoying Central Limelight Once Again

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Player Focus: Ramsey Enjoying Central Limelight Once Again Aaron Ramsey’s goal against Aston Villa on Sunday could hardly have offered a better snapshot both of his performance in that game and of his wider qualities as a footballer. He won possession back with a tackle on Idrissa Gueye then surged 60 yards forward to be a few yards to Mesut Ozil&rsqu...

Team Focus: Can Arsenal Cope Against Olympiakos Without Fundamental Core?

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Team Focus: Can Arsenal Cope Against Olympiakos Without Fundamental Core? It is a match of fundamental importance, but also one that shows a fundamental crux with Arsene Wenger’s entire management of Arsenal.When Arsenal were at their best, a few weeks before tonight’s decisive Champions League fixture away to Olympiakos, it was because the manager had impress...

Player Focus: Coquelin’s Injury Presents Ramsey Central Role he Craves

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Player Focus: Coquelin’s Injury Presents Ramsey Central Role he Craves Social media erupted with sniggers from those who criticised Arsene Wenger’s decision to make Petr Cech their only signing of the summer when it was confirmed Francis Coquelin would miss the next two months through injury on Monday.The French midfielder’s bizarre route into the first-tea...

Player Focus: Fantasy Football Tipster

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Player Focus: Fantasy Football Tipster With the Premier League season now upon us, fans up and down the country have gone to great lengths to pick what they feel is the best Fantasy Football team. Users can spend hours at a time tinkering with their squad in the hope of securing maximum points.With that in mind, we here at WhoScored.com ...

League Focus: WhoScored's Premier League Ineffective vs Effective XI

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League Focus: WhoScored's Premier League Ineffective vs Effective XI For every high there is always a low where football is concerned, and for every standout performer there are those that have enjoyed far less success. In this piece we've compiled an ineffective Premier League XI as well as an effective one, based on a number of statistical feats over the course of ...

League Focus: Mid Season Premier League Player Awards

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League Focus: Mid Season Premier League Player Awards The Premier League season is taking shape and though there is a long way before anything is decided, 20 matches is a decent landmark to take a look at the best and the worst of the season so far. Arsenal have proved themselves as genuine title contenders for the first time in years, while West Ham n...

Player Focus: Top Rated Players of the Season So Far

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Player Focus: Top Rated Players of the Season So Far As 2013 draws to a close, Luis Suárez ends the year at the halfway point in the season as WhoScored’s highest rated player in Europe’s top 5 leagues. The Liverpool frontman currently boasts an average rating of 8.73 following a blistering return to domestic action having missed th...

Team Focus: What is Arsenal's Best Midfield?

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Team Focus: What is Arsenal's Best Midfield? On the one occasion this season when Arsene Wenger was asked the question out straight, he attempted a bit of evasion.What, exactly, is his best midfield five? The Arsenal manager waxed on about the options available, before offering a knowing smile.He and everyone else around the Emirates have cert...

Match Report: Fluid Arsenal Midfield Too Much for Liverpool

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Match Report: Fluid Arsenal Midfield Too Much for Liverpool This game was billed as the first real test of this title-chasing Arsenal side. Prior to today, the Gunners had only faced Tottenham of all teams in the top half of the Premier League table, and if there was one criticism of them it was that they hadn’t yet proved themselves against the league...

Player Focus: All in the Timing for Premier League's Top Tacklers

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Player Focus: All in the Timing for Premier League's Top Tacklers The best tacklers in the game are not only the ones that break up play with countless challenges in the midfield but those that do so with impeccable timing, conceding a limited number of fouls in the process.Here we'll look at those that stand out with regards to the latter, analysing the players t...