Six of the Best: Europe’s Golden Oldies
by Ben McAleer
at Salı, Eki 18 2016 17:50
While football fans prefer to focus on youth prospects, there are those who defy their age to continue plying their trade at the highest level and excel. With that in mind, WhoScored.com present Europe’s Golden Oldies, of players in Europe aged 35 and older to have made four or more league app...
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Undervalued Gareth Barry deserving of place in the record books
by Martin Laurence
at Salı, Eyl 20 2016 16:58
Longevity is difficult in a young mans game, and even more so in a league so intense as England’s top-flight. Therefore, when Gareth Barry marked his 600th Premier League appearance with a goal against Middlesbrough it was just reward for a player that has been a superb servant for club and co...
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League Focus: Premier League Halfway Point Stats Round-up
by Ben McAleer
at Perşembe, Ara 31 2015 12:35
The conclusion of Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Sunderland on Wednesday night signalled the halfway point of the current Premier League season. There have been plenty of shocks over the last six months, notably Leicester’s impressive rise up the table, and here WhoScored looks at the current ...
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Team Focus: Lack of Summer Investment may Hinder Everton's European Hopes
by Ben McAleer
at Çarşamba, Tem 23 2014 17:30
Second season syndrome relates to teams that, the previous year, were promoted to the next tier of football and performed above expectations in their debut in - or return to - said division. In their second term, however, the team in question struggles to match the exploits of the previous season an...
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Player Focus: Everton Should Sign Gareth Barry Permanently
by Ben McAleer
at Perşembe, May 22 2014 17:30
The signing of Fernandinho from Shakhtar Donetsk all but signaled the end of Gareth Barry’s time at Manchester City. The midfielder may have made 31 Premier League appearances for the club last season, 27 of which were starts, but the Brazilian leapfrogged his new teammate upon his arrival and...
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Player Focus: More Midfield Musings for Hodgson
by Alistair Tweedale
at Perşembe, Kas 7 2013 17:43
Naturally, Roy Hodgson could barely hide his delight at the praise he received for gambling on Andros Townsend in England's last round of World Cup qualifiers. He might have enjoyed it so much so that he is tempted into taking more risks in future, rather uncharacteristic of a manager usually known ...
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Team Focus: Everton Enjoying Changes Under Martínez
by Miguel Delaney
at Perşembe, Eki 31 2013 16:37
Given the near impossible job that David Moyes was offered in May, it’s consequently been much easier to overlook the extent of change his former club have experienced. Make no mistake, were this any other season, Everton’s adjustment would have been one of the stories of the early part ...
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League Focus: Premier League is Failing the England National Team
by Alistair Tweedale
at Salı, Ağu 6 2013 13:45
Increased foreign investment in the Premier League has its supporters and its critics. Those on the side of the former testify that the boost to both the profile and quality of England's top flight by such monetary input is fantastic to see, and with greater chances of British Champions League winne...
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Stats Analysis: Premier Passers
by Paul McKinnon
at Perşembe, Oca 12 2012 12:02
In a series of articles focussing on a specific area of the WhoScored statistics, we turn our attentions to the top seven players for most passes per game during the first half of the Premier League season. As Arsenal and Man City are the top two teams for average possession, with 58.7% and 57.3%, i...
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Manchester City vs Tottenham
by Paul McKinnon
at Salı, May 10 2011 10:00
Man City play host to Tottenham tonight knowing a victory would guarantee them a minimum fourth-place finish and clinch that much sought-after Champions League spot. Roberto Mancini has something of a dilemma, though; with an FA Cup Final against Stoke this weekend, does he choose to rest or rotate ...