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Player Focus: Shot Accuracy and Chance Conversion

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Player Focus: Shot Accuracy and Chance Conversion The aim of football is to outscore your opponent - anyone with a basic knowledge of the beautiful game will tell you that much. Obviously, the more goals scored per game, the better, but many will happily see a hard fought 1-0 win ground out in order to secure all three points. The entertainment val...

Player Focus: Roque Santa Cruz and the Altering Perception of Stoke City

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Player Focus: Roque Santa Cruz and the Altering Perception of Stoke City When Felipe Santana netted a controversial winner for Borussia Dortmund in their 3-2 Champions League win over Malaga in April, it saw Los Boquerones’ European adventure end until the 2014/15 season, at the earliest, having been banned from Europe as a result of their increasing levels of debt...

Team Focus: Which Defender Should Barcelona Look To Sign?

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Team Focus: Which Defender Should Barcelona Look To Sign? It's a signing that is as bizarre as it is astute, but when Stoke City confirmed the acquisition of Marc Muniesa from Barcelona on a free, the footballing world had to double take as to whether the news was fact or fiction. Dates were checked ensuring it wasn’t April 1st and with the Potters a...

Team Focus: Manchester City Will Regret Not Signing Mario Gomez

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Team Focus: Manchester City Will Regret Not Signing Mario Gomez There’s a button on the Internet that is pressed whenever Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez impresses for club or country. This button has become somewhat of a sensation over the World Wide Web, with fans readying the link to the site whenever the frontman takes to the field. The Germany inter...

Player Focus: Why Lars Bender Is High On Arsenal's Wishlist

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Player Focus: Why Lars Bender Is High On Arsenal's Wishlist Arsenal have money to spend this summer, of that there is no doubt. Gonzalo Higuaín, Wayne Rooney and even Fernando Torres have been linked with a move to North London as Arsene Wenger looks to unload his transfer ‘war chest’ on the unsuspecting footballing world, with the board keen to stress that...

Player Focus: Neymar - The Best of the Confederations Cup

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Player Focus: Neymar - The Best of the Confederations Cup When Barcelona confirmed the arrival of Brazil international Neymar, it brought to an end a transfer saga that, it can be argued, had duly run its course. The biggest - and richest - teams in world football had taken a shine to the former Santos star, with the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester City, ...

Team Focus: Combined Brazil and Spain Starting XI

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Team Focus: Combined Brazil and Spain Starting XI Following what can only be described as one of the greatest penalty shoot-outs in recent memory, Jesús Navas’ effort from 12 yards confirmed Spain’s place in the Confederations Cup final after Leonardo Bonucci blazed his effort over the bar. The win will see La Roja come up agains...

Team Focus: Which Midfielder Would Be A Better Fit For Manchester United?

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Team Focus: Which Midfielder Would Be A Better Fit For Manchester United? On Wednesday 8th May 2013, the news of Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement began to reverberate around every media outlet, quicker than a record breaking 100m Usain Bolt sprint. The veteran Scot had overseen a managerial reign spanning 39 years with five different teams, the most noteworthy of whic...

Team Focus: Where Do Spurs Need To Improve This Summer?

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Team Focus: Where Do Spurs Need To Improve This Summer? When Gareth Bale netted his 21stleague goal of the 2012/13 season in the final day 1-0 win over Sunderland back in May, it gave Tottenham Hotspur a slither of hope that a Champions League place could be secured. Alas, Laurent Koscielny’s goal in Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Newcastle United sa...

Team Focus: How Might Real Madrid Line Up Under Carlo Ancelotti?

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Team Focus: How Might Real Madrid Line Up Under Carlo Ancelotti? The worst kept secret in football was revealed on Tuesday as Real Madrid announced the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti as head coach. The Italian succeeds the obstreperous José Mourinho in the Bernabeu hotseat after a rumbustious three years in the Spanish capital having been heavily linked wi...