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Euro 2012 Focus: Player Stats Leaderboards

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Euro 2012 Focus: Player Stats Leaderboards With Euro 2012 just days away, we thought we'd give you an idea of the players to look out for in a number of statistical categories before we begin our live coverage, with all the up-to-date figures and frontrunners throughout the tournament. Using last season's stats from each of Europe's top 5 le...

Euro 2012 Focus: England's Midfield Alternatives

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Euro 2012 Focus: England's Midfield Alternatives Whether he would have been involved from the off for England at the Euros is up for debate, but there is no doubt that the loss of Frank Lampard through injury will have hit the camp hard. The fact that Gareth Barry, who was forced to pull out of the squad early this week, may have had a better chan...

Euro 2012 Focus: What is France's Best Available XI?

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Euro 2012 Focus: What is France's Best Available XI? On Tuesday morning Laurent Blanc announced the 23-man squad that he would be taking to Ukraine for this summer’s European championships. There were little surprises in the 27 players Blanc had originally called up but when it came to whittling down the selection to 23, Blanc only had to drop t...

Player Focus: Best Relegated Players

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Player Focus: Best Relegated Players With international football taking centre stage in the upcoming weeks at Euro 2012, many of the top clubs will be looking to recruit the best players from the tournament. However, for the teams lower down the rankings, the summer is an opportunity to find the bargains from across Europe. One of the ...

Zonal Marking Euro 2012 Focus: Ones to Watch

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Zonal Marking Euro 2012 Focus: Ones to Watch The major contenders for Euro 2012 have named starting XIs full of tried and tested options – but a few youngsters are looking to make their mark on the competition. Here, we profile five of the most promising players under the age of 21.Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, EnglandThe Arsenal youngster se...

Player Focus: Save Success Rate

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Player Focus: Save Success Rate Goalkeepers can often be the most undervalued players in any team, and it is true that a truly great one can be the difference between winning and losing a title or survival from the drop. Therefore, we have decided to analyse those who have been key to their side's respective success this season by...

Player Focus: Impact on Team - With & Without

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Player Focus: Impact on Team - With & Without Throughout a season, debates will rage amongst fans as to who exactly is responsible for their side’s peaks and troughs in form, yet it is often very difficult to ascertain exactly who should be credited. With each of Europe’s top 5 leagues now completed, hindsight gives us a frustrating...

League Focus: Ligue 1's Best Attacking Players

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League Focus: Ligue 1's Best Attacking Players Now to continue picking Ligue 1’s team of the year, after selecting the back four and goalkeeper last week (click here) it is time to push forward into the midfield and attack. The following are six players from four different clubs producing some outstanding performances in what was an amazin...

Player Focus: European Hotshot Mario Gomez

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Player Focus: European Hotshot Mario Gomez Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s goalscoring exploits may be the talk of world football at the moment, but there is another player who could light up the stage at the Allianz Arena on Saturday: Mario Gomez. The German striker has scored 41 goals in all competitions this season and 12 in 11...

Euro 2012 Focus: Italy Squad Selection

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Euro 2012 Focus: Italy Squad Selection Italy is a country of football managers, and before every single friendly match that the national team plays, all those managers discuss the squad, not to mention what happens before big events such as the European Championships or the World Cup. Sacchi, Zoff, Trapattoni and Lippi know that very wel...