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Player Focus: Is It Problematic Being A One-Man Team?

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Player Focus: Is It Problematic Being A One-Man Team? Picking up a man of the match award is an honour that any player will happily receive in football, regardless of the result of their team. The award highlights the input and display of said performer in a game and the more a player picks up, the more highly revered they tend to be.Naturally, any pla...

Team Focus: Does Hitting The Woodwork More Equate To Success?

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Team Focus: Does Hitting The Woodwork More Equate To Success? The scene was perfectly set in Jamie Carragher’s 737th, and last ever, appearance in a Liverpool shirt. The defender, who has scored as many own goals for Tottenham Hotspur (3) than strikes at the right end for the Reds in the Premier League, saw his 30 yard effort cannon off the post in what ...

WhoScored Tipster: Premier League Final Day Special

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WhoScored Tipster: Premier League Final Day Special With 5 teams unable to move positions and only 2 sides playing games of any real significance, the final day of the 2012/13 Premier League season has little riding on it. If Arsenal win their trip to Newcastle, Spurs cannot catch them and that will be that in the race for fourth spot. However, with ...

Player Focus: Maturing Coutinho Set for Iconic Liverpool Status?

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Player Focus: Maturing Coutinho Set for Iconic Liverpool Status? While a Daniel Sturridge hat-trick ultimately sealed all three points for Liverpool at Craven Cottage this weekend, the influence of another January signing should not be undervalued. Many felt that Brazilian 'wonderkid' Philippe Coutinho would take time to acclimatise to the faster and more physica...

WhoScored Tipster: Sunday Betting - The Merseyside Derby and More

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WhoScored Tipster: Sunday Betting - The Merseyside Derby and More Come this time in the season a weekend is always going to feature important games, and this week's clashes are as key as any. Super Sunday in the Premier League is a tasty one, while Barcelona can all but secure the Primera Division title and Napoli can do much to end Inter's dwindling hopes of Euro...

Match Focus: Most Shots in a Game Across Europe

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Match Focus: Most Shots in a Game Across Europe AC Milan inadvertently set a season high shot tally on Sunday evening during their 4-2 win over Catania, firing off 38 attempts as they twice had to come from behind to secure a crucial three points in their pursuit of a Champions League finish.On average, it saw the Rossoneri fire away an effort in...

Team Focus: Possession Doesn't Necessarily Guarantee Success

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Team Focus: Possession Doesn't Necessarily Guarantee Success Brendan Rodgers, last year, spoke of relieving pressure through possession prior to his appointment at Liverpool. The 40-year-old has regularly talked up the need to retain the ball during his managerial career, which has often seen him become the butt of a number of football related jokes.Well, at ...

WhoScored Tipster: Super Sunday Betting

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WhoScored Tipster: Super Sunday Betting Sunday's action could have huge consequences in the race for Champions League football in England, while Juventus could take a huge step towards securing the Serie A title at the end of the weekend. It is with these top matches that the WhoScored Tipster's attentions are focused for the best bets of...

WhoScored Tipster: Sunday Betting Across Europe

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WhoScored Tipster: Sunday Betting Across Europe In terms of high profile football, this weekend is to some extent the eye of the storm, with the relative calm of league action following midweek Champions League games and preceding next week's clashes in Europe's elite competition. There are still, though, plenty of ties to whet the appetite, with...

Premier League Focus: Records Against the Top 10

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Premier League Focus: Records Against the Top 10 What usually separates teams at the top of a league is not results against the so-called 'lesser' teams but instead how they fare against the teams around them in the table. Of course, by beating a near rival, not only are you gaining three points but you are also denying them any gain, making those...