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The Best Midfield Partnership in Europe That Nobody is Talking About
13 years have passed since VFB Stuttgart won the league title with one of the most exciting young squads ever seen in the Bundesliga. With a 19-year-old Sami Khedira and 20-year-old Mario Gomez, Stuttgart’s side quickly coined the nickname Die Jungen Wilden (Wild Youth), playing attractive football with a youthful exuberance free of any pressure…
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Premier League Predictions: Matchday Eleven
With the arrival of December comes Matchday 11 in the Premier League. Though there will be just nine games, as Aston Villa vs Newcastle is postponed after Newcastle’s squad had to isolate after several players and staff tested positive for COVID-19. Burnley vs Everton Burnley continued their harrowing performances at Manchester City in…
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Player Analysis: Jonas Wind
From Erling Haaland to Alexander Isak, we’ve seen plenty of young Scandinavian strikers impress in Europe’s top five leagues over the past few seasons. The next player to emerge on that list could very well be Jonas Wind, who at 21 years of age, looks set to become a key player for the Denmark national…
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Tactical Analysis: Inter vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
Whilst they remain bottom of Group B heading into the final matchday, Inter kept their chances of progressing to the knockout stages of the Champions League alive after narrowly beating Marco Rose’s Borussia Mönchengladbach away from home on Tuesday evening. Inter’s record signing Romelu Lukaku was in fine form at Borussia-Park, scoring a brace…
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Tactical Analysis: Atlético Madrid vs. Bayern Munich
The first day of December saw an important Champions League game between Atlético Madrid and Bayern Munich at the Wanda Metropolitano. The importance of the game was felt more so by Los Rojiblancos, as they went into the fixture needing a win to secure their place in the Round of 16, whilst the Bavarian side…
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The Evolution of Filippo Inzaghi’s Coaching Career
There is an old saying that great footballers don’t make great coaches. Regardless of how talented a player can be, it does not necessarily mean that he can seamlessly make the transition into coaching and train a new generation of footballers. Former Italy international Filippo Inzaghi is no different. After an illustrious playing career in…
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Tactical Analysis: Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Real Madrid
After earning a shock 3-2 victory over Real Madrid at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano on Matchday 1 of the Champions League group stage, Shakhtar Donetsk repeated the trick when they welcomed the Spanish giants to the NSC Olimpiyskiy on Tuesday evening. Most expected Real Madrid to win the game and guarantee their qualification…
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Data Analysis: Harry Maguire’s 20/21 Season
Much has been said about Harry Maguire’s form this season. Links between Maguire’s summer antics and lack of ability to play for Manchester United Football Club burgeoned as a result of United’s catastrophic start to the season. Criticism of Maguire was tainted by hyperbole. Beleaguered displays in merely a couple of performances did not…
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What is Sarriball?
Out of all the managers in European football, few have had a more improbable, unexpected rise to the top than Maurizio Sarri. He never played at the professional level, he split his time between working as a banker and playing and managing an amateur side, but in 1999, he quit his day job and dedicated…
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Player Analysis: Raphinha
Brazilian ballads of footballing folklore have been heard from the heights of Cristo Redentor to the rest of the world for generations upon generations. After all, this is a country that has produced some of the finest specimens to play the game. Kids in Recife dream of being Rivaldo, whilst those in São Paulo aspire…
