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Player Focus: Giuseppe Rossi's Impressive Return To Action With Fiorentina

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Player Focus: Giuseppe Rossi's Impressive Return To Action With Fiorentina 2-0 is often referred to as the most dangerous scoreline in football. Teams in the position are apprehensive about pushing forward to add a third, but in turn are fearful about sitting too deep to invite pressure on the backline, therefore running the risk of allowing the opposition back into the en...

Match Report: Sandro's Midfield Display Crucial In Win Over Aston Villa

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Match Report: Sandro's Midfield Display Crucial In Win Over Aston Villa In a turgid opening 45 minutes at a rain drenched Villa Park, much of the focus was on the ensuing midfield battle between Fabian Delph and Sandro. The former has been impressive for Aston Villa this season and, it can be argued, is deserving of a place in the England squad, while the latter was dra...

Match Report: Samuel Eto'o Proves He's Deserving Of Being Chelsea's Starting Striker

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Match Report: Samuel Eto'o Proves He's Deserving Of Being Chelsea's Starting Striker “It's up to me to prove he was wrong,” were the words of Romelu Lukaku following Everton's defeat to Manchester City before the international break. Chelsea fans were somewhat bemused as to why the powerful Belgian was loaned out for the season following an impressive Premier League camp...

Player Focus: Does Jesse Lingard's Birmingham Form Justify An Old Trafford Return?

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Player Focus: Does Jesse Lingard's Birmingham Form Justify An Old Trafford Return? Following England’s 2-0 win over Poland, the speculation surrounding Adnan Januzaj’s international future has lessened significantly. The possibility of the young Manchester United winger turning out for the Three Lions, despite his insistence on playing for Albania, was talked about at ...

Player Focus: Paul Pogba Living Up To His Potential

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Player Focus: Paul Pogba Living Up To His Potential Manchester United fans must still be reeling from the departure of Paul Pogba last summer. The Frenchman exited Old Trafford to sign for Juventus and has, as many expected, shown clear indications that he possesses the ability to live up to the potential he exhibited as a youngster.In 27 league appe...

Player Focus: Does Luca Toni Warrant A Return To The Italian National Team?

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Player Focus: Does Luca Toni Warrant A Return To The Italian National Team? At the ripe old age of 36, Luca Toni is still impressing in Italy’s top tier. The burly striker joined Hellas Verona in the summer and made an instantaneous impact for his new club, netting a brace in his first game in the opening day 2-1 win over Milan back in August.Following reports that th...

Player Focus: Why Sidney Sam Deserves To Start For Germany

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Player Focus: Why Sidney Sam Deserves To Start For Germany Last season Bayer Leverkusen impressed under the managerial partnership of Sami Hyypia and Sascha Lewandowski. Securing a third place finish in the Bundesliga just 1 point behind Champions League runners’ up Borussia Dortmund, the team won a number of admirers across the continent.After the se...

Player Focus: Joe Hart No Longer Head & Shoulders Above The Rest

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Player Focus: Joe Hart No Longer Head & Shoulders Above The Rest When a goalkeeper makes a mistake, the incident comes under the microscope more so than any other player on the pitch. If a striker misses a goalscoring opportunity, he will likely have another chance to right his wrong butif a goalkeeper commits an error, the likely outcome is a goal against his te...

Player Focus: The Rejuvenation of Gervinho

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Player Focus: The Rejuvenation of Gervinho Few would have expected AS Roma to be sitting atop Serie A after 7 games this season. The Italian capital side have seen Pablo Osvaldo, Erik Lamela and Marquinhos depart the Stadio Olimpico over the summer, with the former pairing netting 43.7% of their 71 league goals between them last term.In thei...

Player Focus: September Stats Roundup

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Player Focus: September Stats Roundup In Spain, Germany and France, three predictable names top the league with Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Monaco, respectively, leading the way at the beginning of October. In England and Italy, however, Arsenal and AS Roma top the Premier League and Serie A respectively, with the latter perhaps th...