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Team Focus: Analysing the Correlation Between Possession & Defensive Organisation

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Jan 29 2015 17:54
Team Focus: Analysing the Correlation Between Possession & Defensive Organisation When discussing the concept of possession football there will always be those for and against the ideals it propagates. How often do you hear generally uninformed 'pundits' use the phrase I don't really like statistics, but… before highlighting a side's possession figures to illustrate their ...
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Player Focus: Allardyce's Tactics Complimenting Carroll's West Ham Return

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jan 28 2015 13:10
Player Focus: Allardyce's Tactics Complimenting Carroll's West Ham Return Due to its timing, the Africa Cup of Nations presents fringe players with the perfect opportunity to stake a claim for a regular starting berth for teams whose players will participate in the tournament. Andy Carroll was one of those hoping to leapfrog a striking rival in the pecking order earler in...
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Player Focus: Scrutinised Falcao Proving His Worth at United

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jan 21 2015 16:45
Player Focus: Scrutinised Falcao Proving His Worth at United Falcao’s loan move to Manchester United was perhaps the biggest shock of the summer transfer window. The Colombian moved to Old Trafford on deadline day, despite numerous reports suggesting he was close to signing for Real Madrid during the off season. The player himself even tweeted ‘Dr...
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Match Report: Liverpool's Defensive Resolve the Highlight for Rodgers at Villa

by Martin Laurence at Sunday, Jan 18 2015 17:14
Match Report: Liverpool's Defensive Resolve the Highlight for Rodgers at Villa Aston Villa 0-2 Liverpool was arguably the most predictable scoreline of the day on Saturday, though the result was perhaps not as straightforward as it seemed on paper.The fact that Paul Lambert's men failed to find the target for the 10th time in the league this season was no shock, but the way in...
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Match Report: Van Gaal's Changes Help United to 3 points at QPR

by Ben McAleer at Saturday, Jan 17 2015 17:50
Match Report: Van Gaal's Changes Help United to 3 points at QPR Manchester United maintained their impressive record over QPR with a hard-fought 2-0 win at Loftus Road. United have now won each of their last 6 league meetings with the R's, scoring 15 in the process and conceding just the 1. Victory ensured the former champions will end the weekend in the top-4, ...
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UPDATE: WhoScored iOS App Launched!

by WhoScored.com at Friday, Jan 16 2015 10:20
UPDATE: WhoScored iOS App Launched! WhoScored.com is continuing to expand. We are delighted to announce the release of our free app for iPhone, allowing for accessibility to all of our popular products, detailed statistics and latest scores when on the go. Live Scores With a scaled down version of the ‘Live Scores’ section...
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Match Report: Fairytale Return for Pardew as Palace Overcome Spurs

by Ben McAleer at Sunday, Jan 11 2015 09:45
Match Report: Fairytale Return for Pardew as Palace Overcome Spurs Having succeeded Neil Warnock as Crystal Palace boss, Alan Pardew's return to Selhurst Park was exactly the fairytale he would have wanted. The 53-year-old spent 4 years with the south London side as a player and managed to guide the Eagles to all 3 points against Tottenham Hotspur in his first leag...
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League Focus: Analysing the Threat Premier League Teams Pose at Corners

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Jan 8 2015 17:45
League Focus: Analysing the Threat Premier League Teams Pose at Corners The first half we were battered, and we couldn’t handle Charlie Adam, his corner kicks are worth £10m. Those were the words of Sir Alex Ferguson after Manchester United’s 3-2 league win over Blackpool back in 2011. At the interval, Blackpool held a 2-goal advantage, with Adam cruci...
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Team Focus: Rodgers Has Struck The Right Attacking Balance With Front Three

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jan 6 2015 17:30
Team Focus: Rodgers Has Struck The Right Attacking Balance With Front Three At the beginning of November, Brendan Rodgers deployed a 3-man defence for the first time in the Premier League this season. The decision to field a 3-5-1-1 formation did not have the desired effect though, as Liverpool succumbed to a 1-0 defeat at Newcastle United, however Rodgers was not willing t...
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Team Focus: Which Premier League Team Will be Affected Most by the AFCON?

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jan 2 2015 17:00
Team Focus: Which Premier League Team Will be Affected Most by the AFCON? Our problem is to make sure we overcome the loss of our African Cup players and hopefully not let that impede too much on our results and position in the league, West Ham boss Sam Allardyce said prior to the 1-1 draw with West Brom on New Year's Day. The Hammers manager will be forced to make do wit...
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