Player Focus: January Signings Making the Biggest Impact
by Martin Laurence
at Salı, Şub 26 2013 15:49
Although Mario Balotelli had an evidently frustrating evening against his former club Inter - see dent in San Siro goal post - the controversial forward has had quite the impact back in Milan. Having previously been branded as a 'rotten apple' by Silvio Berlusconi of all people, the Italian inevitab...
Player Focus: Christian Benteke - A Wanted Man
by Martin Laurence
at Cuma, Şub 22 2013 16:20
When Arsenal host Villa this weekend the home fans may well have their eye on an opposition player as well as their own with the Gunners, along with fierce rivals Tottenham, strongly linked with the visitors prized asset.Christian Benteke has been a revelation in his first season in English football...
Player Focus: The Impact of Innocent Emeghara
by James Horncastle
at Çarşamba, Şub 20 2013 15:59
Football managers could be forgiven for thinking they work in the film industry these days. Like members of the Academy and BAFTA they're sent thousands of screeners to review. It's just that the stacks of DVDs they receive either come from the club's performance analysis department or agents lookin...
Player Focus: Taking Chances - The Easy & The Hard Way
by Martin Laurence
at Salı, Şub 19 2013 17:02
It's fair to say that the goalscorers across Europe's top 5 leagues have excelled themselves this season, with as many as 54 players already having reached double figures. At this stage in the previous two campaigns that was a feat that only 41 players could manage and here we take a closer look at ...
Player Focus: Perfect Timing - Europe's Cleanest Tacklers
by Martin Laurence
at Pazartesi, Şub 18 2013 17:15
Player Focus: Europe's Culpable Possession Conceders
by Martin Laurence
at Perşembe, Şub 14 2013 17:40
Player Focus: Hamsik the Key to Napoli's Scudetto Challenge
by James Horncastle
at Perşembe, Şub 7 2013 14:51
A place in Napoli's history books awaits Marek Hamsik. At 25, he is already in the club's top 10 goalscorers of all-time, a remarkable feat for a midfield player. Up until now, I've got 68, he said, and the objective is to get to 77, where there's [Giuseppe] Savoldi. To overtake Maradona [on 115], I...
Player Focus: Europe's Most Consistent Performers
by Martin Laurence
at Salı, Şub 5 2013 17:12
Barcelona's relatively routine 3-1 victory over Celta Vigo back in November won't have shocked anyone, but there was one surprising outcome from the match. Lionel Messi neither scored or assisted a goal in the game and completed only 1 dribble to ensure that he picked up a WhoScored rating of just 6...
Player Focus: Europe's Golden Oldies
by Alistair Tweedale
at Salı, Oca 29 2013 17:30
The focus of transfer policy these days is almost unreservedly on investment in youth and looking to the future. Paul Lambert at Aston Villa, for example, has bought his players young and on countless occasions this season fielded a starting eleven with an average age of just 23, but the failings of...
Player Focus: Goalkeepers' Save Success Rates
by Alistair Tweedale
at Perşembe, Oca 24 2013 16:53
The goalkeeper: the last line of defence. Some say the most important man in a team, others say less so, possibly in the hope that they will not be needed if the outfielders do their jobs properly. The fact of the matter is, though, that goalkeepers are key to a team's success, and a good goalkeepin...