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REVEALED: The top 10 tackling centre-backs in Europe

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Nov 18 2016 12:43
REVEALED: The top 10 tackling centre-backs in Europe Some would have you believe that tackling is something of a lost art in football, with the leniency towards full-blooded challenges seemingly a thing of the past. While it’s always been a vital part of winning possession, the timing of tackles is more important than ever, so we wanted to look ...
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Blind’s Form Gives Mourinho Selection Headache

by Josh Wright at Wednesday, Sep 7 2016 13:08
Blind’s Form Gives Mourinho Selection Headache Manchester United still had two weeks to go until their first pre-season fixture of the summer and Jose Mourinho already appeared to have made a decision on Daley Blind’s future at the club. “I like one or two multi-functional players because when you are in trouble, you always need one ...
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The Premier League's Most Ineffective XI

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Apr 28 2016 17:00
The Premier League's Most Ineffective XI It’s about that time of year that having celebrated the excellent achievements of some of the standout performers in the Premier League this season, we shed light on some less than desirable statistics.As has become a tradition at WhoScored.com, we’ve compiled an XI of players whose expl...
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Blind Forging Career at the Heart of United's Defence

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Apr 7 2016 15:50
Blind Forging Career at the Heart of United's Defence For all the criticisms directed at Louis van Gaal, one has to commend his ability to improve Manchester United’s defensive resilience. Chris Smalling has arguably been the club’s improved player since the Dutchman took over the Old Trafford reins back in 2014. The English centre-back&rsq...
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Player Focus: Blind's Absence Likely to Dent United's Top 4 Hopes

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Nov 18 2014 09:54
Player Focus: Blind's Absence Likely to Dent United's Top 4 Hopes He (Daley Blind) plays far too many square passes and takes the easy option, Gary Neville said of Manchester United’s summer signing earlier this month. The former United right-back believes Blind needs to take more risks in midfield in order to provide better service for strikers Wayne Rooney...
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Player Focus: Lasse Schöne Epitomising Team Philosophy at Ajax

by Mohamed Moallim at Wednesday, Aug 27 2014 11:03
Player Focus: Lasse Schöne Epitomising Team Philosophy at Ajax Football is a team sport might be a mundane response, yet it is a wholly accurate one in explaining Frank de Boer's success: four successive championships over the past three-and-a-half years. There's a touch of egalitarianism – our strength is that we are not dependent on one person – w...
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Team Focus: Dutch Must Repeat Group Stage Gameplan to Defeat Argentina

by Andy Brassell at Tuesday, Jul 8 2014 14:24
Team Focus: Dutch Must Repeat Group Stage Gameplan to Defeat Argentina First impressions last. That has certainly been the case for the Netherlands in this World Cup, and it is entirely understandable. The jaw-dropping 5-1 victory over Spain was less than four weeks ago, but already feels like it is part of the competition’s legend, given both its style and its c...
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Team Focus: Highest Rated World Cup Group Stages XI

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jun 27 2014 17:15
Team Focus: Highest Rated World Cup Group Stages XI 136 goals were scored in the group stages of the 2014 World Cup, a significant improvement on South Africa 2010 where the ball hit the net 101 times in the opening 48 games. European giants Spain, Portugal, Italy and England all crashed out at the first hurdle, while Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Arge...
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Match Focus: Key Components to Van Gaal's Gameplan vs Spain

by Martin Laurence at Friday, Jun 13 2014 10:55
Match Focus: Key Components to Van Gaal's Gameplan vs Spain It's perhaps the glamour tie of the first round of fixtures - arguably the group stages as a whole - and on just the second day of the World Cup no less. Spain face Netherlands in a repeat of the 2010 final, with the Dutch looking to thwart the reigning champions in 90 minutes once more.In what will...
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Player Focus: Van Gaal's Oranje Left-Back Dilemma

by Mohamed Moallim at Monday, Feb 24 2014 12:31
Player Focus: Van Gaal's Oranje Left-Back Dilemma Daley Blind switching to midfield from defence has given Louis van Gaal some food for thought. Despite an upward trajectory in the heart of midfield for Ajax, Blind remains Oranje's first choice left-back but Van Gaal, as he's shown before, isn't afraid to go against a past assertion.Van Gaal, who r...
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