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Scouting Report: Ludwig Augustinsson
LUDWIG AUGUSTINSSON AGE: 22 (21 APRIL 1994) POSITION: LEFT BACK BACKGROUND Up until this season, you’d have been lucky to find an expert who had heard of Ludwig Augustinsson. His career started at IF Brommapojkarna, one of Sweden’s best academies, which has produced the likes of John Guidetti (Celta Vigo), Albin Ekdal (Hamburg), Nabil Bahoui (Hamburg),…
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The mosaic of Jorge Sampaoli
In nearly 8 months, Jorge Sampaoli has revolutionized a squad that few believed in, changed the mentality of the Sevilla fanbase, and did it with all with his own stamp that has defined the experience. With the indispensable help of Monchi, Sevilla’s sporting director, the Argentine manager brought in players of vital importance to develop…
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El trecandís de Sampaoli
En casi 8 meses de trabajo, Jorge Sampaoli revolucionó un plantel en el que pocos creían, cambió la mentalidad de la hinchada sevillista y con un sello propio que ha dignificado el espectáculo. Con la imprescindible ayuda del director deportivo del Sevilla Monchi, el técnico argentino incorporó jugadores de vital importancia para desarrollar su idea.…
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Raphaël Guerreiro: The Unlikely Algorithm
Raphaël Guerreiro was one of eight players that arrived at die Schwarzgelben in the summer of 2016. His arrival announced shortly before the EURO 2016 tournament, all Dortmund eyes were firmly fixed on Portugal and Raphaël Guerreiro in particular. Shortly after being included into the Portugal squad, a reported 12 million euro fee meant that…
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Tactical Preview: Sevilla-Round Of 16
Well, just where do I start? This season has been amazing for Sevilla. After selling stars such as Banega, Gameiro, Krychowiak and Coke, I thought this season was going to come back and hit us hard, but once again Monchi has replaced them with gems. Sarabia for £200,000, Ben Yedder £8,000,000 but best of all,…
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Tactical Preview: AS Monaco-Round Of 16
A little more than 5 years ago AS Monaco found themselves at the bottom of Ligue 2, when they were bought by Russian businessman, Dimitri Rybolovlev. Now, they’re the favorites to win Ligue 1, and have a good chance at knocking out Manchester City of the Champions League. This season, Monaco topped Group E, pushing…
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Tactical Preview: Leicester City-Round Of 16
There is still an element of surrealism about the whole thing for us. I have grown up on second tier English football by and large, regularly visiting grounds such as Barnsley, Preston and QPR. It’s one thing getting used to the surroundings of Old Trafford, Anfield and the Emirates, but it’s another entirely seeing that starred…
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Tactical Preview: Porto-Round Of 16
After a trophyless season which saw 3 managers, a failure to challenge for the league title, and a group stage exit in the Champions League, Porto are back. Having played a game more, they sit two points ahead of Benfica in first, and are set to face the Italian champions on Wednesday. In Nuno Espírito…
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Tactical Preview: Bayer Leverkusen-Round Of 16
Let’s not sugarcoat it: it has been a terrible season for Bayer Leverkusen so far. They currently sit in 9th place in the Bundesliga, having accrued a disappointing 27 points. Not only that, they also got knocked out in the 2nd Round of the DFB – Pokal by third tier side Sportfreunde Lotte. One of the problems Leverkusen…
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Antonio Conte’s Miracle
After finding themselves hovering above the relegation zone midway through the season, Chelsea needed a sea change at the club, and the first course of action Roman Abramovich took was firing José Mourinho as manager. Then, when it became clear the London club would finish among the middle of the pack, Abramovich appointed three-time Serie A winner and…
