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Player Focus: Maturing Coutinho Set for Iconic Liverpool Status?

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Player Focus: Maturing Coutinho Set for Iconic Liverpool Status? While a Daniel Sturridge hat-trick ultimately sealed all three points for Liverpool at Craven Cottage this weekend, the influence of another January signing should not be undervalued. Many felt that Brazilian 'wonderkid' Philippe Coutinho would take time to acclimatise to the faster and more physica...

Player Focus: The Biggest Upturns in Form in 2013

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Player Focus: The Biggest Upturns in Form in 2013 WhoScored.com examines the players who have had the most significant upturn in form in 2013, with ratings from this season prior to January 1st deducted from their respective averages since the turn of the year. To be considered all players must have featured in at least ten games both before and si...

WhoScored's All Star Team of the Month - April

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WhoScored's All Star Team of the Month - April We've now entered the final month of the season across the major European leagues and while the titles have all effectively been sealed, there is still plenty to play for the clubs attempting to break into Europe, as well as those hoping to stave off the threat of relegation. April proved to be an i...

Player Focus: Matthew Lowton - Future England International?

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Player Focus: Matthew Lowton - Future England International? There was a familiar tense atmosphere at Villa Park when Sunderland came to visit, and few were expecting Aston Villa to run riot in the manner that they did in what was an undeniably crucial match in the fight against relegation. A second half Christian Benteke hat-trick again saw the Belgian, who ...

WhoScored Tipster: Champions League Semi-Final Betting

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WhoScored Tipster: Champions League Semi-Final Betting Real Madrid and Barcelona embark on what most believe will be missions that prove to be impossible, even with the talent at their disposal this week. Jose Mourinho's side are looking to become only the second ever team to overturn a 4-1 first leg deficit in the knockout stages of the Champions Leagu...

Team Focus: Hit for Six - Newcastle Back in the Mire

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Team Focus: Hit for Six - Newcastle Back in the Mire It's fair to say Newcastle fans would have been delighted to see Luis Suarez suspended for their game against Liverpool this weekend, but in his absence the Reds put in one of the best attacking displays all season. They were helped to do so in no small part by some abysmal defending from the home s...

Player Focus: Robin van Persie - Title Decider

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Player Focus: Robin van Persie - Title Decider When Wayne Rooney's inch perfect pass dropped over the shoulder of Robin van Persie against Aston Villa there was a real feeling that the Old Trafford crowd were about to witness something special. There are very few players who you would expect to score from such a position, and even fewer capable ...

Player Focus: WhoScored's Top Rated Under-21 XI

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Player Focus: WhoScored's Top Rated Under-21 XI It's been a breakthrough season for a number of young stars across Europe's top 5 leagues and WhoScored has compiled a team of the top rated players of the age of 21 and under.To be included in our all star XI players must have started at least 10 league games for their respective sides, and the res...

Player Focus: Biggest Player Impacts on Results

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Player Focus: Biggest Player Impacts on Results A team's results are never down to a single player, no matter how much the 'one man team' phrase is banded around nowadays, but it's fair to say that some players appear to have had a significant influence on those around them this season.In this piece WhoScored takes a look at the 5 players who&rsq...

Team Focus: Sides Progressing & Regressing in 2013

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Team Focus: Sides Progressing & Regressing in 2013 Although the race for the title in each of Europe’s top 5 leagues is shaping up to be somewhat of an anti-climax, with Bayern Munich already crowned Bundesliga champions, there’s still a lot to play for in the hunt for European places and the battle to avoid the drop.WhoScored takes a lo...