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Team Focus: England Improve but Lack Defensive Dynamism

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Team Focus: England Improve but Lack Defensive Dynamism The inquest as to why England suffered their first group stage exit from a World Cup since 1958 is already in full swing. Many thought that the team may well struggle after a tough draw but there is still understandable disappointment at falling at the first hurdle.There were some obvious downfalls ...

Team Focus: Hodgson's Archaic Approach at the Root of England's Problems

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Team Focus: Hodgson's Archaic Approach at the Root of England's Problems It was supposed to be so different this time. To some degree it was different, except not in the manner intended. England are now facing up to their first group-stage exit since Euro 2000, and their worst performance at a World Cup since 1958.Those are the bald facts. The more brutal truth is that t...

Player Focus: European Team of the Season

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Player Focus: European Team of the Season The culmination of Sevilla-Elche brought an end to a season full of twists and turns in Europe’s top 5 leagues. Atlético Madrid surpassed all expectations with their La Liga title win, while Manchester City, Juventus, PSG and Bayern Munich secured domestic glory.Nevertheless, of each ch...

League Focus: Premier League Team of the Season

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League Focus: Premier League Team of the Season Manchester City secured their second Premier League title in three years this weekend as the season drew to a close. Liverpool ran the Citizens’ close, but at 5pm on Sunday, Manuel Pellegrini became the first non-European coach to secure England’s top prize.WhoScored.com has formulated t...

League Focus: WhoScored's Team of the Season vs the PFA's

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League Focus: WhoScored's Team of the Season vs the PFA's Has any footballing matter ever gone without debate? For that matter, has any such topic ever evoked more widespread fervour than the announcement of the PFA's yearly team of the season? The latest instalment is no different, and there is plenty to discuss and argue over regarding the XI players sel...

Player Focus: Mature Lampard Still Shining for England

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Player Focus: Mature Lampard Still Shining for England The Frank Lampard-Steven Gerrard conundrum has troubled managers of the national team for near enough a decade. Nobody has been able to fit the two best English midfielders of their generation into a consistently functional and effective partnership, the generally held conception being that they are...

Player Focus: Same Old England - Who Has Hodgson Overlooked?

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Player Focus: Same Old England - Who Has Hodgson Overlooked? England go into a double-header of friendlies against the Republic of Ireland and Brazil with a threadbare squad to choose from and Roy Hodgson bemoaning a number of close season friendlies putting strain on some of his players. It was the manager's choice, however, not to use the opportunity to off...

Fantasy Football Tipster: Gameweek 31

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Fantasy Football Tipster: Gameweek 31 After a long international break WhoScored's fantasy football tipster is back in full swing with this week's suggested XI ahead of match week 31. We line up in a 4-3-3 this time round, with a number of stand out statistics to consider when making your selections ahead of this weekend.Jan MuchaIt's f...

Player Focus: Steven Gerrard

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Player Focus: Steven Gerrard Steven Gerrard has always been one to strive to be the very best. Some may argue that he could have been even better had he taken the chance to leave his underachieving boyhood club and gone on to the riches of Chelsea, and that may well be the case, but with Frank Lampard set to be discarded at the...

Player Focus: Are Lampard and Gerrard Too Similar?

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Player Focus: Are Lampard and Gerrard Too Similar? With Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard appearing in the same side for the first time in over two years at international level on Friday and set to do so once again this week, the debate as to whether the two can play in the same team has resurfaced. The duo haven't featured as prominently in the same...