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Player Focus: Club Form Suggests Deschamps was Wrong to Oust Nasri

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Player Focus: Club Form Suggests Deschamps was Wrong to Oust Nasri City fans might well insist Edin Dzeko, Martín Demichelis and Samir Nasri played an important role in their title win this term. The former duo in particular were criticised early in the season, but impressed as the Citizens sat atop England’s top tier come the final day. Both were rewa...

Player Focus: Everton Should Sign Gareth Barry Permanently

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Player Focus: Everton Should Sign Gareth Barry Permanently The signing of Fernandinho from Shakhtar Donetsk all but signaled the end of Gareth Barry’s time at Manchester City. The midfielder may have made 31 Premier League appearances for the club last season, 27 of which were starts, but the Brazilian leapfrogged his new teammate upon his arrival and...

Match Focus: Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid - Four Key Battles

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Match Focus: Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid - Four Key Battles The upcoming installment of El Derbi madrileño is undoubtedly the biggest in recent memory. Real Madrid are out to secure La Décima, while Atlético Madrid are looking to cap off a sensational season on the back of their title win last weekend, in turn becoming the first team to ...

Player Focus: Berbatov can Become Falcao's Perfect Foil for Monaco

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Player Focus: Berbatov can Become Falcao's Perfect Foil for Monaco On Tuesday, Monaco confirmed what many had suspected was imminent and announced the sacking of Claudio Ranieri. Rumours had been circulating for weeks that the ‘Tinkerman’ would be shown the exit door and it proved only a matter of time before Les Rouges et Blanc relieved him of his duti...

Player Focus: Ramos' Real Performances Show He's Matching Ancelotti's Needs

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Player Focus: Ramos' Real Performances Show He's Matching Ancelotti's Needs Prior to Real Madrid’s 4-0 thumping of Osasuna last month, Sergio Ramos had netted just 1 goal in 43 appearances in all competitions this season. Fast-forward to the present day and the defender has 5 in his last 6, including a brace against Bayern to cement Los Blancos’ place in the Cha...

Player Focus: European Team of the Season

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Player Focus: European Team of the Season The culmination of Sevilla-Elche brought an end to a season full of twists and turns in Europe’s top 5 leagues. Atlético Madrid surpassed all expectations with their La Liga title win, while Manchester City, Juventus, PSG and Bayern Munich secured domestic glory.Nevertheless, of each ch...

Player Focus: Nothing the Mata with Juan's United Performances

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Player Focus: Nothing the Mata with Juan's United Performances While the signing of Juan Mata in January did not pave over the cracks that were showing at Manchester United, the arrival of the Spaniard certainly excited fans. His acquisition for a club record £37.1m was not, however, able to save David Moyes from the sack and Mata'sperceived drop in form ...

Team Focus: The Premier League Newcomers XI

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Team Focus: The Premier League Newcomers XI Each summer, a raft of new players arrive in the Premier League, be they big money signings or youth-team products. Some go on to succeed in England’s top tier, others fail to cut the grade and are quickly forgotten.With that, we here at WhoScored.com have formulated a team of the season of pl...

League Focus: Premier League Team of the Season

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League Focus: Premier League Team of the Season Manchester City secured their second Premier League title in three years this weekend as the season drew to a close. Liverpool ran the Citizens’ close, but at 5pm on Sunday, Manuel Pellegrini became the first non-European coach to secure England’s top prize.WhoScored.com has formulated t...

Player Focus: Edin's Dzeko & Hyde Performances Lift City to the Top

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Player Focus: Edin's Dzeko & Hyde Performances Lift City to the Top When the referee blew for half time at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night a nervous atmosphere engulfed the home side. Manchester City were drawing 0-0 with Aston Villa and while one point would have been enough to take them to the top of the Premier League, three would have provided the cushion ...