Match Focus: Midfielders At The Heart Of Juventus vs Napoli Clash
by Adam Digby
at martedì, ott 16 2012 11:12
This Saturday sees the resumption of what is quickly becoming the hottest battle in Serie A as Napoli once again travel north to face off against Juventus, the team who represent everything supporters of the Partenopei despise. Seemingly their entire ethos is to rally against the establishment, pain...
League Focus: Ligue 1 Goals
by Andrew Gibney
at venerdì, ott 5 2012 10:47
In Ligue 1 the teams that end up on top are unsurprisingly the most clinical. Its one thing to create chances (ask Lille), while it's another thing to put them away. Too often chances are wasted and teams struggle, reputations are made, and many are broken. Take Valenciennes' excellent 4-1 win over ...
Premier League Focus: Shooting Statistics
by Alistair Tweedale
at mercoledì, set 26 2012 16:39
With the 2012/13 Premier League season just over a mere month old, we are still some way from learning how the table will pan out come May. The generally considered top clubs are starting to take up positions towards the upper part of the table, while all three promoted clubs currently lie in the bo...
League Focus: Serie A Surprises
by Adam Digby
at martedì, set 18 2012 12:35
Thanks to the recent break for World Cup Qualifiers, the Serie A season is just three weeks old and, while that is certainly not long enough for anyone other than Maurizio Zamparini to base a sound judgement on, it does give us enough data to throw up some interesting statistical surprises. Looking ...
League Focus: It's Not All About The Money in Serie A
by Adam Digby
at martedì, set 11 2012 16:32
As is now customary, Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport has published the salary of every player in Serie A. The figures are given in terms of annual salary paid after tax and includes no bonus payments of any kind, allowing the most simplistic of comparisons across the teams, players and ...
League Focus: Average Premier League Team Ages
by Martin Laurence
at venerdì, set 7 2012 13:32
With the international break upon us we've had time to take an in-depth look at the average ages of each team in the Premier League based on their starting XIs over the first 3 fixtures. While it becomes apparent that a number of managers are looking towards the future by fielding younger sides, oth...
Serie A’s Week One Analysis: Il verdetto del campo
by Adam Digby
at martedì, ago 28 2012 14:54
League Focus: New Signings Shine in the Premier League
by Alistair Tweedale
at giovedì, ago 23 2012 11:43
Whether a summer signing will fail or succeed we, of course, cannot tell from just one match. However, much will be made of the impressive performances and impact of the players to grace the Premier League for the first time this weekend. The two players to achieve the highest WhoScored rating in th...
League Focus: Serie A's Top 5 Summer Transfers
by Adam Digby
at martedì, ago 21 2012 10:58