WhoScored's 2011 Ligue 1 Player and Young Player of the Year
by Martin Laurence
at Pazartesi, Ara 26 2011 15:15
The third edition of our WhoScored Player of the Calendar Year feature takes us to France and Ligue 1, where a number of players who caught the eye last season have continued their form into this. There are also places on our top 10 leaderboard for a couple of players who have really impressed since...
WhoScored's 2011 La Liga Player and Young Player of the Year
by Martin Laurence
at Çarşamba, Ara 21 2011 17:51
Following on from yesterday's feature detailing the top rated players according to WhoScored in the Bundesliga for the calendar year of 2011, we analyse the best performers in the other league that is already taking a winter break.It is now 16 games through Spain's La Liga campaign and Real Madrid l...
WhoScored's 2011 Bundesliga Player and Young Player of the Year
by Martin Laurence
at Salı, Ara 20 2011 18:08
With the Bundesliga now officially hibernating for the winter at the halfway mark of the 2011/12 season, WhoScored thought it best to start here for our feature rounding up the top players in each league. We will be announcing our Player of the Year for each division over the coming weeks based on p...
Europe's Unluckiest Squad Players
by Martin Laurence
at Cuma, Ara 16 2011 17:27
With almost half of the 2011/12 season now having been played, it is fair to say that most managers in Europe have settled on their preferred XIs up-to-now. With that in mind, WhoScored has decided to take a closer look at the players who are perhaps a little unfortunate not to be in their manager's...
Player Focus: Arsenal Win When Song's On Song
by Martin Laurence
at Çarşamba, Ara 14 2011 16:04
A run of 7 wins in their last 8 league games, with the other a draw against Fulham, sees Arsenal as the form team in the Premier League and just 9 points off of the top of the table. Although the gap still sounds substantial, the Gunners' points tally of 29 is one that may have seemed unattainable a...
Good Things Come to Those Who Wait: Goal Droughts
by Martin Laurence
at Salı, Ara 13 2011 18:07
In the previous weekend some of the Premier League's standout goal droughts came to an end, with the likes of Rooney, Suarez and Victor Moses netting long awaited strikes for their teams. We look at the streaks they had gone on without scoring and delve deeper into Europe's ongoing strugglers in fro...
Bundesliga Boasting the Finest Finishers
by Martin Laurence
at Pazartesi, Ara 12 2011 17:42
With some sharp shooters already stamping their authority in Europe this season, WhoScored has undergone an analysis of individuals, and indeed league averages that stand out when it comes to shooting stats for the most prolific players for shots on target. Of the top 5 players in terms of total sho...
Podolski Epitomising the 'One-Man Team' Phrase?
by Martin Laurence
at Salı, Ara 6 2011 16:59
When it comes to so-called 'one-man teams', and indeed one-team men, Lukas Podolski ranks as one of the very best. A product of FC Cologne's youth academy, Podolski did attempt to make the step up in the biggest possible way in domestic German football, joining Bayern Munich in 2006. Having endured ...
The Most Successful Dribblers in Each of Europe's Top 5 Leagues
by Martin Laurence
at Pazartesi, Ara 5 2011 17:50
Having recently investigated the most accurate crossers of the ball in Europe, WhoScored decided that those who have been successful with the highest percentage of their attempted dribbles should go under the microscope.We looked at the most successful dribbler from each of Europe's top 5 leagues, f...