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A Statistical Look At Who Is The Best Goal Scorer In Europe

May 17, 2012
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A Statistical Look At Who Is The Best Goal Scorer In Europe

With the season’s now finished in the big European divisions, we take a look at the Golden Boot winner Lionel Messi, and 9 others. Here, we will have a look at how they scored, how important the goals were, and whether there is room for improvement for next season. Player Goals (Penalties) Appearances Shots...

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A Statistical Look At England’s Best Striking Options

May 16, 2012
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A Statistical Look At England’s Best Striking Options

After Roy Hodgson revealed in his first press conference as England manager that he will be taking Wayne Rooney to the European Championship, there will be much debate about...

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Did Manchester City Buy The Premier League Title?

May 15, 2012
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Did Manchester City Buy The Premier League Title?

Manchester City are the Champions of England. This is a cold, hard, undeniable fact. Their name will forever be written in the history books as the team that were...

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Where Next For Dalglish And Liverpool?

May 14, 2012
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Where Next For Dalglish And Liverpool?

Having lost the FA Cup final to Chelsea and having finished 8th, below their rivals Everton in the league it is now fair to assess Liverpool’s season fully. Having...

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Where Next For Blackburn Rovers?

May 12, 2012
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Where Next For Blackburn Rovers?

So, after all these years, we finally know – the chicken crossed the road to get to Ewood Park. Its journey was long and arduous, but its short lived...

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A Tactical Look At How Yann M’Vila Could Improve Arsenal

May 9, 2012
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A Tactical Look At How Yann M’Vila Could Improve Arsenal

Arsenal are reportedly closing in on the signing of French defensive midfielder Yann M’Vila for £17.2 million from Rennes. A move that should be seen as a good thing...

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A Tactical Look At Where Eden Hazard Would Fit In Best

May 8, 2012
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A Tactical Look At Where Eden Hazard Would Fit In Best

Manchester United Manchester United have been strongly linked with Hazard in the last twelve months as they failed to capture Sneijder last summer and had to call Scholes out...

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Hodgson, Redknapp And The Curse Of The England Managerial Role

May 4, 2012
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Hodgson, Redknapp And The Curse Of The England Managerial Role

A question must be asked in the light of the recent appointment of Roy Hodgson as England manager: why did anyone in their right mind think that Harry Redknapp...

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A Tactical Look At The Goal Scoring ‘Support Striker’

May 3, 2012
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A Tactical Look At The Goal Scoring ‘Support Striker’

If we scour the top scorers charts of all the European big leagues it is clear that a certain type of player is dominating the rankings, not conventional strikers...

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Pep Guardiola: An End Of An Era

May 2, 2012
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Pep Guardiola: An End Of An Era

It is not often four years can be considered an era, nor indeed the ‘eternity’ proposed by Pep Guardiola. We are more accustomed to a four-year period representing a...

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Could Cosmi Stand In The Way Of Juve’s Title Hopes?

May 2, 2012
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Could Cosmi Stand In The Way Of Juve’s Title Hopes?

“The game against Lecce is the game of our lives.”Antonio Conte Champions elect Juventus face relegation threatened Lecce in a game that Conte is labelling as his most important...

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A Tactical And Statistical Look At The Playmaker Part One

May 1, 2012
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A Tactical And Statistical Look At The Playmaker Part One

With the death of the traditional number 10 many of Europe’s top sides have looked to other areas of the pitch for the creative spark which has seen a rise of the ‘inverted...

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A Historical Look At Why Cristiano Ronaldo Should Win The Ballon d’Or

April 30, 2012
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A Historical Look At Why Cristiano Ronaldo Should Win The Ballon d’Or

For the last few years, the Ballon d’Or has, rightly or wrongly, been awarded to players who have performed in the key games in the year. Cristiano Ronaldo has...

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