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League Focus: The Relegation Battle In La Liga

by Ben McAleer at giovedì, mag 9 2013 17:20
League Focus: The Relegation Battle In La Liga Relegation - one of the game’s necessities. After a long drawn out season, teams that have failed to muster an adequate number of points feel the ice cold grip of footballs’ Grim Reaper tighten around the neck of an unsuspecting club.It's happened with Reading and Queens Park Rangers in ...
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Team Focus: Redknapp Using Mbia In Midfield Hasn't Helped QPR

by Ben McAleer at mercoledì, mag 8 2013 15:15
Team Focus: Redknapp Using Mbia In Midfield Hasn't Helped QPR When Queen's Park Rangers confirmed the appointment of Harry Redknapp back in November, the media were left frothing at the mouth that the prodigal son had returned to footballing management. Sacked by Tottenham Hotspur back in June, a decision that saw Spurs chairman Daniel Levy regarded as 'Worse ...
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Player Focus: Why Marek Hamsik Is Napoli's Creative Lynchpin

by Ben McAleer at martedì, mag 7 2013 14:12
Player Focus: Why Marek Hamsik Is Napoli's Creative Lynchpin There is something quite wonderful about Napoli, most notably the scalpel-sharp attacking trident utilised by Walter Mazzarri last season for the Partenopei. The application of Ezequiel Lavezzi, Marek Hamsik and Edinson Cavani not only made the club aesthetically pleasing from a fans perspective, bu...
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Team Focus: Inter's Inhibiting Formation Changes

by Ben McAleer at venerdì, mag 3 2013 14:00
Team Focus: Inter's Inhibiting Formation Changes It was a sad sight to see during Inter Milan's 1-0 defeat to Palermo last weekend. Captain and stalwart Javier Zanetti was stretchered off the Stadio Renzo Barbera pitch in the 17th minute after tearing his left Achilles tendon, an injury that would not only sideline the Argentine until November, bu...
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Player Focus: Why Chelsea Must Sign Radamel Falcao

by Ben McAleer at giovedì, mag 2 2013 16:40
Player Focus: Why Chelsea Must Sign Radamel Falcao When a frontman is dubbed 'El Tigre', the player in question is rightly feared by defenders across the world. Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao is regularly associated with the nickname as a result of his striking prowess during his respective stints in Portugal and now Spain.The Colombia internation...
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Match Focus: Most Shots in a Game Across Europe

by Ben McAleer at giovedì, mag 2 2013 09:40
Match Focus: Most Shots in a Game Across Europe AC Milan inadvertently set a season high shot tally on Sunday evening during their 4-2 win over Catania, firing off 38 attempts as they twice had to come from behind to secure a crucial three points in their pursuit of a Champions League finish.On average, it saw the Rossoneri fire away an effort in...
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Player Focus: Is Romelu Lukaku The Striker Chelsea Need?

by Ben McAleer at mercoledì, mag 1 2013 11:30
Player Focus: Is Romelu Lukaku The Striker Chelsea Need? How would one go about replacing soon-to-be-outgoing striker Didier Drogba? A player of his physical supremacy, not to mention his ability to lead the frontline with the standard expected of a striker that stands at 6ft 2in and built like a heavyweight boxer - it's fair to say Fernando Torres can't ...
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League Focus: Is Serie A Still The Most Defensive League In Europe?

by Ben McAleer at lunedì, apr 29 2013 17:20
League Focus: Is Serie A Still The Most Defensive League In Europe? In the 1960's, Inter Milan were highly revered as the greatest defensive team in world football. At the forefront of the Nerazzurri's success was Helanio Herrara. The Argentine moved from Barcelona to Italy after two rewarding years in Spain before he was forced out of the Camp Nou following several...
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Player Focus: Is Zlatan Ibrahimovic The Best Striker On The Continent?

by Ben McAleer at lunedì, apr 29 2013 14:30
Player Focus: Is Zlatan Ibrahimovic The Best Striker On The Continent? It's been largely mooted that the role of the classic 'number 9' striker is slowly dying out. In the modern game, frontmen are expected to not only provide the goals to his respective team, but also hold play up and chip in with assists for their fellow teammates.This has seen the input of Javier 'C...
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Team Focus: Possession Doesn't Necessarily Guarantee Success

by Ben McAleer at venerdì, apr 26 2013 16:34
Team Focus: Possession Doesn't Necessarily Guarantee Success Brendan Rodgers, last year, spoke of relieving pressure through possession prior to his appointment at Liverpool. The 40-year-old has regularly talked up the need to retain the ball during his managerial career, which has often seen him become the butt of a number of football related jokes.Well, at ...
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