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Player Analysis: Ferran Torres
With Leroy Sané’s contract entering its final 12 months and the German demanding a transfer to Bayern Munich, Manchester City were forced to sell their star winger to the Bavarian side for a fee potentially rising to €60 million. City were forced to act fast to secure a Sané replacement — and they decided to…
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How Atalanta Use Their Center Backs in Possession
Playing three centre backs is often presented rather superficially as defensive system, as many anticipate it will manifest itself as a back five: subtracting either a midfielder or a forward in favour of a defender. However, many teams such as Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta use the extra cover provided by a back three to allow…
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Why Rodrigo Moreno is a Perfect Fit for Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds
“Rodrigo Moreno to Leeds. The forward of the Spanish team is going to a newly promoted [team] in England. To gain perspective: it is as if Harry Kane signs for Elche,” wrote former footballer Alberto Edjogo-Owono on social media. After a lengthy exile from the top flight, Marcelo Bielsa’s Whites sent out a statement…
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Finding a Casemiro Backup
On July 27, 2019, Casemiro was set to board a flight from São Paulo to Orlando, where he had aimed to spend a week vacationing in Disney World with his mother, sister, wife, and daughter. After a trying campaign that saw him win Copa América with Brazil and suffer the worst season of his Real…
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Where is Bukayo Saka’s Best Position?
Over the past few seasons, Arsenal have lacked the attacking guile from wide areas which their adversaries flaunt in abundance. While the interminable links to Thomas Lemar and Wilfried Zaha suggest the club have reportedly tried to resolve this issue, the Gunners appear to have stumbled upon one of their own in Bukayo Saka. …
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Ashley Williams: Liberia’s Exciting Young Goalkeeper
When you think of Liberia, you think of George Weah, one of its greatest sons. A legendary footballer who shone in Europe during a highly decorated career which included him becoming the first and only African player to win the coveted Ballon D’Or in 1995. Since his heyday, Liberia have not produced any players as…
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Neymar: The Star Too Far
8 minutes. The insignificance of human beings is signified by the fact the Sun you look at was actually the Sun 8 minutes prior. Such is the distance between the Earth and the Sun that light cannot travel in the usual instance we are accustomed to, like when we flick a switch and it immediately…
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Alexander Sørloth: King of the North
This past season, several young Norwegian players finally established themselves as elite prospects in Europe’s top five leagues; Erling Haaland netted an astonishing 44 goals and 10 assists at Borussia Dortmund and Red Bull Salzburg, Martin Ødegaard had a brilliant loan spell at Real Sociedad, whilst Sander Berge has won a starting spot for Chris…
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Marco Rose and the Art of Exceeding Expectations
After the end of the Bundesliga season, Borussia Mönchengladbach sporting director Max Eberl spoke to the media in praise of head coach Marco Rose: “He is a top coach. Unfortunately, if you look at it from our point of view, that makes him interesting for other clubs as well, of course – and I mean…
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The Curious Case of Backup Goalkeepers
Tomasso Berni at Inter Milan, Rob Green at Chelsea, Scott Carson at Man City, Lee Grant at United, and now Joe Hart at Spurs, are just some of the back-up keepers that have found themselves at top clubs, whether by talent or circumstance. In almost all of these cases, the third keeper remains well…
