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Gervinho Sees Red In Dour Arsenal Opener

by Paul McKinnon at Sunday, Aug 14 2011 10:03
Gervinho Sees Red In Dour Arsenal Opener Both sides had a pre-season mainly affected by off-field matters. Barcelona’s chase of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri’s desire for a Man City move has been Arsene Wenger‘s main concern, while Jose Enrique and Joey Barton’s use of social media to criticise Newcastle cast a long...

Team Focus: The Challenges Ahead for Man United

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Aug 12 2011 13:06
Team Focus: The Challenges Ahead for Man United Last season was a somewhat bittersweet one for Sir Alex Ferguson and Man United. While the club celebrated clinching a record nineteenth title to reclaim the Premier League from Carlo Ancelotti’s Chelsea, their final fixture of the season proved a chastening experience. The Champions League Fi...
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2011/12 Player Focus: Nani

by Paul McKinnon at Thursday, Aug 11 2011 10:51
2011/12 Player Focus: Nani 2011/12 Player Focus: Nani Last season saw Nani finally realise the potential that persuaded Sir Alex Ferguson to shell out €25.5m for his services back in June 2007. In his fourth season at Old Trafford, the former Sporting CP winger developed a consistency previously missing in his game, and ...
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WhoScored.com's England National Dream Team XI

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, Aug 10 2011 09:45
WhoScored.com's England National Dream Team XI England were set to host Holland in an eye-catching friendly today before the game was postponed due to the rioting in the capital. Fabio Capello will have been hoping to reunite his squad following a break from internationals but saw stars such as Jack Wilshere, Darren Bent and Frank Lampard withdr...
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Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Premier League

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Aug 3 2011 10:17
Top 5 Goal Scoring Centre Halves for 2010/11- Premier League A new series of articles this week turns our attentions to the top five goal scoring centre-halves in each of Europe’s main five leagues. Beginning with the Premier League, we highlight those all-action, inspirational figures whose aerial presence and eye for goal in the opponent’s penal...
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The Best Wingers for Crossing & Dribbling Across Europe

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jul 29 2011 16:43
The Best Wingers for Crossing & Dribbling Across Europe As a round-up of WhoScored.com's feature on Europe's best attacking wingers from each of the top 5 divisions, we have collated the leading 5 players per category based on crossing and dribbling levels from each of the leagues, with some interesting conclusions to be drawn.As a reminder, all players ...
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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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