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Tyronne Ebuehi’s Tough Road Back to Top Form
At the end of the 2017/18 season, Tyronne Ebuehi was one of the brightest young talents in European football, his impressive performances helped ADO Den Haag to a 7th place finish in the Eredivisie. And in the same summer in which he was part of Nigeria’s World Cup campaign in Russia 2018, Ebuehi joined Benfica…
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Player Analysis: Nacho Fernández
The past decade has seen Real Madrid dominate European football, winning an unprecedented three Champions League trophies in a row as well as three league titles and two Copa del Rey trophies, but one area in which they have paled in comparison to other major European giants is their youth production rate. Whilst Real…
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Chidera Ejuke: CSKA Moscow’s Nigerian Winger
2019/20 was Chidera Ejuke’s breakout season in European football, Heerenveen paid €2 million to sign him from Norwegian giants Vålerenga in what turned out to be a profitable deal for all involved. The Nigerian winger quickly established himself as Heerenveen’s best player, his impressive performances backed up with his 10 goals and 6 assists in…
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Tactical Analysis: Inter’s Wide Overloads
Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta were trailblazers in Serie A with regards to their commitment to achieving wide overloads through using advanced centre backs, featuring drifting forwards and dropping midfielders; however, this season particularly has seen Inter adopt some of the methods used by Atalanta and improve on them through automatising and greater player quality. This…
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Player Analysis: José Campaña
José Campaña is a Spanish footballer who plays in the humble team of Levante UD, a team that usually fights near the middle of the table. He has the level to be in a bigger club but for one reason or another, he still has not made the move. His ability as a player is…
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The European Super League and Greed: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Following Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with relegation-battling Fulham last Sunday, a few murmurs were heard about a possible new European Super League being signed off imminently. Later that day, the Gunners (and the other clubs involved) confirmed that such a scenario was indeed true. For many years now various football organisations have made decisions that…
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Player Analysis: Sepp van den Berg
Sepp van den Berg was only 17 when Liverpool signed him for £1.3 million, rising to £4.6 million with clauses in his contract from his hometown club, PEC Zwolle. He joined the reigning Champions League holders at the time of the signing in 2019 with plenty of expectations. The pressure was already there with comparisons…
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Diadié Samassékou: Mali’s Midfield Machine
For most casual fans, African football is a mystery. Club competition is underfunded and marred by corruption, whilst international tournaments like the African Cup of Nations rarely receive the same exposure as their European or South American counterparts. Whilst the Black Stars of Ghana stole the hearts of football fans with their inspiring performance…
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Player Analysis: Mady Camara
The cradle of western civilisation has borne witness to countless legends, mythical or not. Men of distinction, character, and strength have long inhabited the lands of the Hellenes, from the stories of Achilles to the very real legacy of Alexander the Great. Though contemporary Greece appears to be on the ropes both in a footballing…
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The Sunday Evening the World’s Biggest Club Owners Bit off More Than They Could Chew
Normally after a good old helping of football over the weekend, I like to digest games and decipher what has caught my eye. It was almost impossible however to avoid the decadent predicament that all who love the game faced in a breathtaking 72 hours from the announcement on Sunday at midnight, to what now…
