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My Best Prospect: Thiago Maia
THIAGO MAIA Club: Santos Age: 19 Position: CDM/CM BACKGROUND •Born in Boa Vista, in the north of Brazil, Thiago Maia started his footballing development playing for local side Extremo Norte. However in 2010, aged 13, his footballing talent was becoming apparent and he moved to São Paulo to play for São Caetano’s youth categories. It…
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Mustafa Baba’s Tactical Revolution
There was a moment after Osmanlispor’ 1-0 win against Çaykur Rizespor in the Turkish Süper Toto Lig at Yeni Rize Şehir Stadı, when Osmanlispor manager Mustafa Reşit Akçay (also known as “Mustafa Baba”) shook Hikmet Karaman’ hand. That moment was an idea in my head, to do an article about the weirdest, yet most exciting…
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My Best Prospect: Ebenezer Ofori
In a team where the rising star Alexander Isak stole the headlights 2016, it’s another player that many would describe as the heart and lungs of the team. Ebenezer Ofori joined the Stockholm-based club AIK from his team back at home in Ghana, New Edubiase United, at the age of 18 in 2013. The Swedish…
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Scouting Report: Daniel Bragança
It’s no secret that Sporting Lisbon possesses one of, if not the best youth academy in Europe. Benfica and Porto have found success in scouting South American players and selling them for hefty profits, but Sporting’s key to becoming a perennial Champions League side is homegrown. Just last summer, 10 of their academy products made…
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My Best Prospect: Christopher Nkunku
The Paris Saint-Germain academy or Centre de formation du Paris Saint Germain, based in St.-Germain-en-Laye have a knack of transforming young french talents into composed players, ready to take on Ligue 1. The likes of Mamadou Sakho, Steven N’Zonzi, Sylvain Distin, Nicolas Anelka and more recently Moussa Dembele and Kingsley Coman have walked through the…
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The Evolution of Antonio Conte’s Chelsea
Chelsea Chronicle – The 343 Era At the moment of writing this, Chelsea is now top of table entering into the new year and have now completed a 13-consecutive win streak, a feat only matched by Arsenal in the 2000/01 season. For a club so used to dominance, it could be seen as business as…
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Scouting Report: Akram Komilov
Akram Komilov is a 20 year old left back from Uzbekistan current playing for Bunyodkor in the Uzbek league. He shone internationally at the U20 World Cup in 2015 where he demonstrated an immense ability to carry the ball forward across large distances. He has an adept ability to find space before delivering crosses into…
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What Victor Lindelöf Can Bring To Manchester United
By: @MoradFutbol
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Tactical Analysis: Paulo Dybala’s performance vs. AC Milan in the Supercoppa Italiana 2016
In many ways, Paulo Dybala’s performance in the 2016 Supercoppa Italiana was a winter sequel of Lionel Messi’s performance in the 2016 Copa América Final. Both Argentines played in foreign continents, setting foot in two burgeoning newcomers to the football scene (Doha and New York, respectively). Both strikers more or less played in a hybrid trequartista role, as…
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Compilation: Mesut Özil – 2016/17
Video showcases some of Mesut’s best moments so far this season. The trequartista will be hoping to continue his goal scoring form this season in Arsenal’s title run. Supplemented with his creative skills, Mesut is a delightful player to watch. Video by @ThatGooner.
