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Stats Analysis: Differing Tactics from Villas-Boas & Villa's Boss

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Stats Analysis: Differing Tactics from Villas-Boas & Villa's Boss With managers nowadays more open to attempting to find new solutions to problems on the pitch by tinkering with line-ups and formations, versatility is increasingly becoming a key trait to have in the modern game. However, if you take a straw poll of football fans from around the country the vast ma...

Team Focus: Villarreal - Borja Leading the Revival

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Team Focus: Villarreal - Borja Leading the Revival Amongst a crazily congested La Liga table there is a great potential for fluidity. As Villarreal are finding out, even If you are only halfway up you can still go either up or down.Four weeks ago it appeared the Yellow Submarine were sinking, a lifeless 3-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid on January 15 sa...

Team Focus: Montpellier - Giroud's Supporting Cast

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Team Focus: Montpellier - Giroud's Supporting Cast Ok, hands up if you had Paris Saint Germain vs Montpellier in week 24 of Ligue 1 as a top of the table clash when the fixtures were announced in the summer. No? Neither did we. It's about time that Montpellier got the credit their superb play deserves. With 23 games gone La Paillade have only tasted...

Team Focus: Werder Bremen - A One Man Team?

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Team Focus: Werder Bremen - A One Man Team? Werder Bremen slumped to a lacklustre home draw against Hoffenheim on Saturday and many pointed at the omission of Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro as a reason for their disappointing performance. Hoffenheim were under new stewardship with Markus Babbel taking charge of the club for the first time h...

Stats Analysis: WhoScored's Disappointing Signings XI

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Stats Analysis: WhoScored's Disappointing Signings XI There have been some superb additions to the Premier League this season from the well-known to the relatively unknown but, while the likes of Aguero and Vorm flourish, many have somewhat stuttered when it comes to finding their feet at new clubs this season. With this in mind WhoScored delves deeper...

Stats Analysis: Misfiring Strikers - Worst Accuracy

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Stats Analysis: Misfiring Strikers - Worst Accuracy There have been some incredible performances from the Premier League’s leading marksmen this season. Robin van Persie has already surpassed the 20 goal mark that earned Tevez and Berbatov the golden boot last season and Ba, Aguero and Rooney all well on their way to joining him. In fact, only ...

Stats Analysis: More Serie A Surprises - Aerial Superiority

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Stats Analysis: More Serie A Surprises - Aerial Superiority Unlike other leagues, Serie A is not commonly associated with great headers of the ball, even among its defenders. While England and English football bring to mind classic number nines and lumbering central defenders, Italy is more readily thought of for bringing culture to the game and beyond the a...

OptaJoe Analysis: Creator Supreme

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OptaJoe Analysis: Creator Supreme Who leads the way in terms of Minutes per Chance Created in the Premier League since August 2007?...

Player Focus: The Importance of Mohammed Abdellaoue

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Player Focus: The Importance of Mohammed Abdellaoue Hannover 96 have a match-made in heaven with their current head coach Mirko Slomka, who has taken the club to a new level after nine years of regular mid-table finishes in the Bundesliga. The 44-year-old spent some of his playing career with Hannover and had time as U19 coach and assistant first-tea...

Stats Analysis: Dominated Defenders - Worst Aerial Success

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Stats Analysis: Dominated Defenders - Worst Aerial Success The towering centre-half has been a tradition synonymous with the English game for many years, with a number of Premier League players still very much fitting that mould. However, WhoScored has decided to take a look at those who perhaps haven't been as dominant as they should be in the air and, in ...