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Player Focus: The Most Accurate Passers In Europe

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Player Focus: The Most Accurate Passers In Europe As the game has developed, the onus on ball retention and the recycling of possession has increased significantly. Teams are no longer looking towards the utilisation of a powerful target man as a battering room through the opposition defence as managers will often require their players to hold onto...

Player Focus: What Will Jesús Navas Add to Man City?

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Player Focus: What Will Jesús Navas Add to Man City? It’s the first of the big money arrivals to the Premier League and one that brings much intrigue. So what will Jesús Navas bring to the table at Manchester City? If WhoScored.com’s statistics are anything to go by then we can first and foremost expect plenty of classic wing play. ...

Player Focus: Fernando Llorente - The Right Man for Juventus

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Player Focus: Fernando Llorente - The Right Man for Juventus Shortly after he had returned to Juventus, Antonio Conte led his team south to the vociferous cauldron that Napoli call home, where the Bianconeri hadn’t secured a victory in over a decade. Inspired by their passionate home crowd, the Partenopei sprang into a 3-1 lead and were clearly in the a...

Player Focus: WhoScored's Under 21 Team of the Season

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Player Focus: WhoScored's Under 21 Team of the Season With La Liga coming to an end this weekend, WhoScored.com have taken the chance to calculate the Under 21 Team of the Season based on player ratings, though no players from the Spanish, nor the French league, make the grade. To do so players must have been 21 or under at the start of the season and ...

Player Focus: Is Stekelenburg A Viable Option For Fulham?

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Player Focus: Is Stekelenburg A Viable Option For Fulham? When it comes to goalkeepers, it’s widely regarded that their form rarely peaks until the autumn years of their profession. The experience garnered over a long and potentially successful playingcareer stands the performer in much better stead as each shotstopper aims to prolong their time at t...

Player Focus: La Liga Rivals for Spain Striking Spot

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Player Focus: La Liga Rivals for Spain Striking Spot The striker situation in Spain’s national team has always been a contentious issue, particularly surrounding players based in La Liga. In the past week the debate emerged again, as Roberto Soldado was selected ahead of Álvaro Negredo in Spain’s Confederations Cup Squad. Many were ...

Player Focus: Juve Switch Most Likely for Jovetic

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Player Focus: Juve Switch Most Likely for Jovetic For 71 minutes on the final day of the season, Fiorentina were in third place and set to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in four years. By obliterating Pescara 5-1, they’d put themselves in a position to seize upon any mistake Milan might make at Siena and things looked to ...

Player Focus: David Villa and Barcelona's Wealth of Strikers

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Player Focus: David Villa and Barcelona's Wealth of Strikers With the recent purchase of Neymar, it’s fair to say that Barcelona’s already potent attacking line has become that bit stronger. The long running transfer saga was brought to an abrupt end over the weekend as the Brazilian opted to sign his future away to the Blaugrana havingwept during...

Player Focus: Same Old England - Who Has Hodgson Overlooked?

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Player Focus: Same Old England - Who Has Hodgson Overlooked? England go into a double-header of friendlies against the Republic of Ireland and Brazil with a threadbare squad to choose from and Roy Hodgson bemoaning a number of close season friendlies putting strain on some of his players. It was the manager's choice, however, not to use the opportunity to off...

Player Focus: Neymar Leaves Behind a Stagnant Santos Side

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Player Focus: Neymar Leaves Behind a Stagnant Santos Side Sunday's forgettable 0-0 draw between Santos and Flamengo was notable only for the circumstances of the game. Firstly, it was the first Série A game to be staged at the shiny new Estádio Mané Garrincha, one of Brazil's World Cup stadiums. The 71,000-seater arena hosted a local s...