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Aguero - Another Quality Forward for the Premier League

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Jul 29 2011 14:02
Aguero - Another Quality Forward for the Premier League The transfer of Sergio Aguero from Athletic Madrid to Man City is a truly significant coup for the Premier League side. Having been linked with Juventus and Real Madrid, Aguero has instead opted for the ambitious Abu-Dhabi owned club and the move brings a true world-class talent to England’s t...
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The Premier League’s Top 5 Attacking Full-Backs for 2010/11

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Jul 27 2011 10:35
The Premier League’s Top 5 Attacking Full-Backs for 2010/11 It was none other than Jonathan Wilson, the guru of football tactics, who hailed the importance of the modern day full-back in an article previewing last year‘s World Cup. According to Wilson:“The full-backs are the only players on the field who regularly have space in front of them, and...
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The Premier League's Top 5 Wingers for Defensive Contribution

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Jul 21 2011 16:38
The Premier League's Top 5 Wingers for Defensive Contribution Having analysed the Premier League's most prolific crossing wingers in our latest feature on wide men, we look at the top 5 in the division with regards to their defensive contribution.All figures shown relate to the performances each player made from wide positions only and are based on WhoScored.c...
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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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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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Top 5 Premier League Centre Backs for Defensive Stats Combined

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Jul 12 2011 15:12
Top 5 Premier League Centre Backs for Defensive Stats Combined According to WhoScored.com ratings it is decipherable to see the best defender's from last season with regards to purely defensive statistics, starting with the Premier League.The likes of Manchester City, Chelsea and Everton are all represented, while pressure from opposing sides also forced the be...
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Newly Appointed Managers Handed Favourable Premier League Starts

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jul 8 2011 11:04
Newly Appointed Managers Handed Favourable Premier League Starts The Premier League fixture list for next season appears to have been kind to the managers who have joined new clubs this summer, with Alex McLeish at Aston Villa, Martin Jol at Fulham and Andre Villas-Boas all receiving favourable opening matches to the 2011-12 campaign.New Aston Villa manager Alex ...
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Premier League Top 10 Key Passers

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Jul 1 2011 10:29
Premier League Top 10 Key Passers For our next series of articles on Europe’s main five leagues, we take a look at the ten top players for Key Passes from each league. These are the players who, week after week, set up goal scoring chances aplenty for their team mates during the course of a match. Whether the opportunity leads...
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Premier League Top 10 Talismen

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Jun 24 2011 13:08
Premier League Top 10 Talismen What makes a talisman? The phrase, bandied about with a certain regularity, tends to be applied to Carlos Tevez more than most Premier League players. Does the likes of Tevez give his team a better chance of winning, does him being on the pitch guarantee more goals or does his presence lift the side...
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