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Sékou Mara: The Latest Gem to Emerge from Bordeaux’s Academy?
Bordeaux have experienced a rather torrid time of late. Once a stalwart of Ligue 1 and Champions League regular, the club endured relegation to Ligue 2 after a dreadful 2021/22 campaign. Bordeaux have now suffered the ignominy of being relegated to the Championnat National due to their financial troubles. The club is likely to appeal…
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Gerard Deulofeu’s Rebirth at Udinese
Gerard Deulofeu has had quite the journey throughout his footballing career so far, rarely staying a club for more than two seasons and partaking in numerous loan spells. The 28-year-old had come through the Barcelona youth system, and earned over 80 caps for Spain in various youth categories, but he has only represented the…
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Michael Edwards: The Engineer Behind Liverpool’s Dominance
Football administration can be tricky, especially as the game has grown to become far more business-oriented than it was years ago. This has led to the inception of the role of Director of Football, an executive with a strong footballing philosophy to lead a team of scouts and analysts to hire the best materials for…
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Arnaut Danjuma: Villarreal’s Dutch Star in Attack
Known for his infamous snake celebration, Arnaut ‘Adam’ Danjuma is not a newbie to the abilities of European football. Starting off at PSV’s youth academy and progressing through to the under 19’s, Danjuma eventually made a move to NEC Nijmegen, another Dutch team. It is there he caught the eyes of Club Brugge and…
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Alexander Bah: The Answer to Benfica’s Right-Back Woes?
After a second straight year of watching from the sidelines as their two archrivals battled it out for the Primeira Liga title, Benfica have been hard at work as they look to back outgoing PSV manager Roger Schmidt with an overhauled squad. Whilst they have sold top scorer Darwin Núñez to Liverpool, they have…
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Fulham Plans for Next Season as Marco Silva’s Side Look To Avoid Fate of 2021 and Avoid Relegation Upon Premier League Return
It always felt like a team of Fulham’s quality and experience would be in the conversation for promotion again last year. But the manner in which they achieved this feat under Marco Silva was unprecedented. A certified yo-yo club ever since their promotion back to the Premier League in 2018, 2021-22’s album felt seminal. …
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Taiwo Awoniyi: The Nigerian Striker on His Way to Nottingham Forest
Football is a glamorous sport. The men and women who represent the biggest clubs as professionals are some of the wealthiest and most famous athletes on the planet. With this fame and wealth, footballers tend to live in a bubble. For some, the fancy cars, expensive clothes and jewelry, tends to permeate their heads…
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Marc Roca: Leeds’ Spanish Midfield Reinforcement
Jesse Marsch knew what he needed his Leeds United side to be last season. Tenacious, efficient and above all compact. A team modelled on semantics and playing football in the spirit of its founding fathers, they found themselves having to temporarily abandon these ideals to secure their topflight status. Marsch defied expectations and dragged…
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Malcolm Ebiowei – The Tricky Winger Awaiting His Premier League Wings
His short and sharp rise into Derby County’s first team means that Malcolm Ebiowei is now a sought after prospect. Now available on a free transfer after the expiration of his one-year deal with the Rams, Ebiowei has attracted interest from the likes of Crystal Palace and Manchester United. A rangy winger with raw pace…
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Using Data to Find a Morgan Gibbs-White Replacement for Sheffield United
The use of data-led scouting is rapidly increasing as the use of numbers in football becomes more and more relevant. Data collated from sites such as Wyscout allows for comparison between players from different leagues across the globe without clubs having incur the cost of sending scouts. This provides football clubs with the facility…
