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Player Analysis: Krystian Bielik
2020 has been a rough year for Krystian Bielik as he has spent the majority of the past 12 months on the sidelines after tearing his anterior cruciate ligaments in January. The Polish midfielder missed a total of eleven months of football, eventually making his long-awaited return on December 1st. Derby County have also…
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Player Analysis: Emiliano Buendía
Norwich City’s dour 2019/20 Premier League campaign came to a predictably disappointing end with The Canaries finishing rock bottom of the table after failing to win a single game during Project Restart, Emiliano Buendía’s season also fizzled out with the Argentine earning himself a straight red card after just 35 minutes in a 2-0 home…
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Krépin Diatta: Senegal’s Superstar in Waiting
At 21 years of age, Krépin Diatta is emerging into one of the most exciting young attacking talents outside of Europe’s top five leagues. Born in Dakar, Senegal, Diatta began his career at the local Oslo Football Academy in Dakar before earning a move to Norwegian side Sarpsborg 08 FF in 2017. He would last…
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Player Analysis: Yves Bissouma
Since taking over from Chris Hughton in the summer of 2019, Graham Potter’s Brighton Hove & Albion side have been a unique watch, to say the least. On the surface, one could conclude that they have continued their theme of struggles in which they sit just outside the relegation zone. In the past 3 years…
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The History of Māoris and Aboriginals in Football
Kia ora! Me pēhea koe? / Sew ngapa! Ngi migh? The first half corresponds to a language so hitched on the New Zealand culture – Māori; the latter is la language called Kala Lagaw Ya, spoken by fewer than one thousand people on the Torres Strait islands, between Queensland and Papua-New Guinea. I am so…
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Player Analysis: Ruben Vargas
Ruben Vargas is a 22-year-old left/attacking midfielder who currently plays for Bundesliga side Augsburg. Having joined Augsburg last season at the age of 20 from Swiss Super League side Luzern, he has quickly settled into his new life in Germany and is rapidly becoming a fan favourite at the Augsburg Arena. Born in Adligenswil,…
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Analyzing the Premier League Squads before the January Transfer Window: Part 2
This is Part 2 of my three-part series analyzing the different Premier League Squads before the January Transfer Window. You can read the first part here. In Part 1, I discussed how the top 8 teams (after Matchday 14 ) were placed in terms of squad depth before they enter the January Transfer Window. In…
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Player Analysis: Michael Olise
Reading FC made an electric start to the 2020/21 Championship season, winning seven of their first eight games. The Royals did eventually begin to tail off, as expected, but they are still in sixth place, just three points behind second-placed Swansea, and have established themselves as promotion contenders. Veljko Paunovic’s young side is littered…
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Every Premier League Club’s Brightest U-21 Talent (Part 2)
More and more young players are beginning to forge their way in England’s top flight, with the days of starting XI’s with an average age of 30+ becoming a thing of the past. This season has seen the trend of youthfulness continue, with managers forced to use the full depth of their squads as the…
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Player Analysis: Dušan Vlahović
Throughout his coaching career, Cesare Prandelli has had an uncanny ability to get the best out of his strikers. Romanian forward Adrian Mutu starred for him at Hellas Verona, Parma, and Fiorentina, Alberto Gilardino was a prolific striker at the Ducali and the Viola, whilst Brazilian striker Adriano made his career breakthrough under the Orzinuovi…
