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Brasileirão Week 10: Flamengo on Fire, Corinthians in Crisis and the Early Two-Way Title Race
A potential duel is between reigning champions Palmeiras and unlikely frontrunners Botafogo at the top of the Brasileirão table is in the offing as the 2023 campaign reached double figures in matchdays this week. Elsewhere in the standings, the gap outside the top six narrowed as several sides slipped up in a weekend of thoroughly…
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Argentina’s Top Ten Promising Defensive Midfielders
In recent years, Argentina have been known as a nation with a plethora of attacking talent & not necessarily having the defensive quality to mirror it, but upcoming talents are much more evenly distributed around the pitch with much more defensive quality In particular, there is an abundance of top defensive midfielders in Argentina all…
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Player Analysis: Nathan Wood
Club: Swansea City Nationality: England Position(s): CB, LCB Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’2”/188cm Age: 21 Strengths: physicality, athleticism, passing, ball-carrying Development Areas: ball-carrying when he’s defending the last man, experience At 21 years of age, Nathan Wood has emerged as a vital cog in defense for Swansea and is the epitome of the modern-day…
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Player Analysis: Khéphren Thuram
Club: OGC Nice Nationality: France Position(s): CM, AM, DM, LM Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’4”/192cm Age: 22 Strengths: physicality, dribbling, flair, tackling, mobility, passing Development Areas: Attacking output (G/A), shot volume At 22 years of age, Khéphren Thuram has emerged as a bright light in Nice’s ninth-place finish, and he looks set for a…
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Player Analysis: Iván Fresneda
Club: Real Valladolid Nationality: Spain Position(s): RB, RCB (back 3) Preferred Foot: Right Height: 5’10”/179cm Age: 18 Strengths: defensive awareness, dribbling, duels, 1v1s Development Areas: high-risk dribbles, not electric quick One year after achieving promotion, Real Valladolid suffered relegation after drawing 0-0 to Getafe on the final day, missing out on safety by a point.…
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Player Analysis: Hugo Larsson
Club: Eintracht Frankfurt (Malmö) Nationality: Sweden Position(s): CM, DM Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’2”/187cm Age: 18 Strengths: stamina, ball carrying, long passing & composure Development Areas: attacking output (G&A), strength After Jesper Lindstrøm, Jens Petter Hauge, and Frederik Rønnow, the latest Scandinavian talent to make his way to Eintracht Frankfurt is Hugo Larsson. The…
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Karim Benzema: The Best Center Forward of his Generation?
In 2018, after their millionth Champions League win, Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid, for Italian shores. The big question was how were Real Madrid going to replace their all-time top scorer. Who were they going to buy? The answer was nobody. Florentino Perez like always, knew something the rest of the world didn’t. He knew…
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The Highlights and Lowlights of the 2022/23 Season
In a season that felt like it started 4 years ago, we had some absolutely horrible occurrences and some heartwarming stories. Here are my picks for each and every one of them, starting with the bad so we can end on a more hopeful note. Worst Moments 1. The World Cup being sold…
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How West Ham Beat Fiorentina in the 2023 Europa Conference League Final
It’s rare for David Moyes to allow his excitement to spill into celebration, at least throughout his 25-year career in the dugout. And that’s why, in the moments after his West Ham United side triumphed in the Europa Conference League final, his cheesy grin and swinging arms were as loud as any words he said…
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Tactical Analysis: How Did Luton Town Reach the Premier League?
Luton Town completed the ultimate fairytale with their penalty victory against Coventry City in the EFL Championship playoff final. Their nine-year rise from the National League to the Premier League will go down in history as one of the most dramatic rises in English football. They finished third in the Championship this season, despite replacing…
