Tournament Focus: Copa America 2015 Group Stage Roundup
by Ben McAleer
at lundi, juin 22 2015 14:40
The culmination of the group stages of the 2015 Copa America eventually saw few surprises, despite both Mexico and Venezuela falling at the first hurdle, and ultimately those expected to progress did so. Heavyweights Uruguay and Colombia navigated their way through Group B and C respectively by the ...
Team Focus: Champions League Team of the Season
by Ben McAleer
at lundi, juin 8 2015 12:35
Player Focus: Special Delivery Revisited - Europe's Top Crossers
by Martin Laurence
at mardi, juin 11 2013 12:55
With the development of the more aesthetically pleasing short passing, tiki-taka playing style, according to some at least, the art of crossing can be undervalued.When used effectively, however, accurate delivery into the box can still be profitable to some of Europe's top sides. Indeed, only two te...
Player Focus: Burnout a Worry for International Stars
by Alistair Tweedale
at jeudi, juin 6 2013 13:26
While players from 8 nations face the Confederations Cup this summer, others have the opportunity for some well-earned rest before next season's campaign, which culminates in Brazil at the 2014 World Cup. Fatigue and burnout are genuine problems, making the next few months of R and R all the more im...
Player Focus: Most Common Assist-Goal Combinations
by Alistair Tweedale
at mercredi, août 1 2012 13:45
When a player signs for a new club, it can more often that not take them a while to settle in. Sometimes players never find their feet with new teammates, with partnerships failing to form. Sometimes, though, players simply click, and form lethal duos in their new surroundings. More likely, however,...
Stats Analysis: WhoScored's Top Rated Full-Backs
by Paul McKinnon
at lundi, févr. 27 2012 12:29
In accordance with our rankings, we analyse the stats of the top five players per position, highlighting just why they have each proved crucial to their respective teams. With the goalkeepers already reviewed, we move on to the full-backs this time round, with the only proviso that each player must ...
La Liga Team of the Season at the Halfway Stage
by Martin Laurence
at mercredi, janv. 4 2012 17:26
After a well-earned winter break, teams from the Serie A and La Liga are readying themselves for action again this weekend so we take the chance to analyse each of the league's best XIs of the season thus far, starting in Spain.It will come as no surprise to learn that the best possible side accordi...
Baines Leads Way for Europe's Best Attacking Full-Backs
by Martin Laurence
at lundi, nov. 14 2011 16:32
The job of the full-back has changed dramatically over the years, arguably more so than any other role on the pitch. Club and opposition pending, a full-back is expected to work up and down the flank more so than a traditional wide midfielder in many sides these days, and the right and left-backs' r...