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Europe's Best: Xavi Stands Tall as Long Ball Master

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Europe's Best: Xavi Stands Tall as Long Ball Master WhoScored.com has taken the time to establish the players, per position, with the best range of passing based on the number of long balls completed per game, along with success rate. We have looked at the best 3 players from defence, midfield, attack and even in goal, to gauge who are Europe's great...

Europe's Most Fouled XI: Toppled or Tumbling?

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Europe's Most Fouled XI: Toppled or Tumbling? While the likes of Europe's leading dribbler Gokhan Tore have looked to stay on their feet (fouled just once per game on average) despite completing 6.3 successful dribbles per game, others have been felled a little more easily.Whether they are merely players targeted by opponents for 'special treat...

Player Focus: Gökhan Töre Tearing Up Defences

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Player Focus: Gökhan Töre Tearing Up Defences With Hamburg languishing at the bottom of the table under previous manager Michael Oenning, there has been a mini revival of sorts since Thorsten Fink took charge last month, though one player has shone in particular.The impact of the former Basel manager cannot be underestimated, with the young Ger...

Valencia Looking to End Real Dominance from Madrid

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Valencia Looking to End Real Dominance from Madrid With ten straight wins in all competitions producing 38 goals, it’s safe to say Real Madrid are the form team in Europe’s top five leagues right now. Jose Mourinho’s side have been breathtaking of late, signing off for the international break with a 7-1 Bernabeu destruction of Osas...

Giovinco & Torje Among Small Players with Big Futures

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Giovinco & Torje Among Small Players with Big Futures As Barcelona are currently and continually proving, size doesn’t matter. After a number of years where seemingly every club was packing their squad with imposing physical players, the game has changed to the extent where smaller [insert own use of ‘diminutive’ here] players are ver...

Torres & Co. Aim to Give Liverpool the Blues

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Torres & Co. Aim to Give Liverpool the Blues In any given gameweek, when the league leaders take on the team in third place, you’d expect it to be the focal point for the majority of onlookers. Even more so when both clubs, Manchester City and Newcastle United, are the last remaining unbeaten sides in this season’s Premier League a...

Team Focus: Saint Etienne Praying for Goals

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Team Focus: Saint Etienne Praying for Goals If there was ever a word to describe Saint-Etienne’s season so far then “mediocre” couldn’t be further from the truth. Sitting smack bang in the middle of the table with a record of four wins, four defeats and five draws. There was hope that this season was going to promise s...

Europe's Best Wingers for Defensive Contribution

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Europe's Best Wingers for Defensive Contribution Having looked at the best full-backs for their attacking contribution, it seemed only fair for WhoScored to analyse the best wingers going in the other direction.We looked at wide midfielders who constantly help out their full-back and don't shirk their defensive responsibilities, judging candidates...

Europe's Most Frustrated Creators

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Europe's Most Frustrated Creators Setting up goal scoring opportunities can be a thankless task at times. If the ball ends up in the back of the net, it’s the scorer who makes the headlines and grabs all the glory, more often than not. If the chance goes begging, on the other hand, your good work and moment of creative inspira...

Baines Leads Way for Europe's Best Attacking Full-Backs

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Baines Leads Way for Europe's Best Attacking Full-Backs 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...