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Player Focus: The Most Valuable Goal Contributors in Europe

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Player Focus: The Most Valuable Goal Contributors in Europe Lionel Messi's injury towards the tail end of the season rather upset Barcelona's canter towards the title in La Liga. Whilst not solely responsible for their Champions League drubbing at the hands of Bayern Munich (who were simply brilliant and should not be discredited), Messi's absence from the f...

Player Focus: Europe's Top Dribblers by Frequency and Effectiveness

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Player Focus: Europe's Top Dribblers by Frequency and Effectiveness The 2012/13 season wasn't without the odd moment of magic across Europe's top 5 leagues this season, and in this piece we look at those that have thrilled and excited with some exceptional dribbling skills over the course of the campaign.An ability to round and outfox an opponent is what the fans lo...

League Focus: WhoScored's La Liga Team of the Season

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League Focus: WhoScored's La Liga Team of the Season With La Liga now all wrapped up, we can finally name the WhoScored Team of the Season according to our unique rating system. As you’d expect the team features a heavy presence of Barcelona and Real Madrid players, but there are a few surprise names thrown into the mix, particularly so when it ...

Player Focus: Burnout a Worry for International Stars

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Player Focus: Burnout a Worry for International Stars While players from 8 nations face the Confederations Cup this summer, others have the opportunity for some well-earned rest before next season's campaign, which culminates in Brazil at the 2014 World Cup. Fatigue and burnout are genuine problems, making the next few months of R and R all the more im...

Player Focus: The Myth Of The Super Sub

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Player Focus: The Myth Of The Super Sub Every team has one - a player to come off the bench and save the day in the dying embers of a competitive encounter that will either secure a much-needed point or deliver a victory in the face of adversity.It’s the myth of the super sub that has regularly left football fans scratching their he...

Player Focus: Diego Leading Europe's Top Dribblers

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Player Focus: Diego Leading Europe's Top Dribblers Regardless of the stature of the team you play for, there is always that one player who perceives himself to be the pick of bunch, or the one that possesses that natural ability to brush past an opponent with minimal ease, no matter the level of the football being played.In the modern game, while th...

Player Focus: Six of the Best from the Champions League

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Player Focus: Six of the Best from the Champions League With the Champions League now back in full swing and ready to restart this week WhoScored takes a look at our top rated players in the tournament thus far. The following is a rundown from six to one of those still in with a chance of reaching the quarter-finals.6. Blaise Matuidi (PSG) - 7.81The atta...

Player Focus: Europe's Most Consistent Performers

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Player Focus: Europe's Most Consistent Performers Barcelona's relatively routine 3-1 victory over Celta Vigo back in November won't have shocked anyone, but there was one surprising outcome from the match. Lionel Messi neither scored or assisted a goal in the game and completed only 1 dribble to ensure that he picked up a WhoScored rating of just 6...

Player Focus: October Team of the Month

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Player Focus: October Team of the Month October has come and gone, but some performances from a number of the world's top players will stay fresh in the memory as we take a look at the best players over the past month.Here we look at the best available XI in a 4-4-2 formation comprised of players from across Europe's top 5 leagues startin...

Player Focus: Most Common Assist-Goal Combinations

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Player Focus: Most Common Assist-Goal Combinations When a player signs for a new club, it can more often that not take them a while to settle in. Sometimes players never find their feet with new teammates, with partnerships failing to form. Sometimes, though, players simply click, and form lethal duos in their new surroundings. More likely, however,...