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Sead Kolašinac’s Schalke Breakthrough
Schalke started the 2016/17 season in terrible fashion, losing their first 5 games and remaining inconsistent throughout the season. However, while consistently standing out and improving throughout the campaign was a tough thing to do, one of the bright spots was Sead Kolašinac. Circumstances were tough, but the Bosnian soared beyond expectation and started growing into one…
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The recipe for success in south-east London
For many lovers of the english game, The Valley hasn’t been quickly forgotten from its extensive stay in the top flight. The Addicks spent the better part of the 2000’s in the premier league (2000-2007) and still stand out from the unknown masses of teams in the lower half of the championship and everything below.…
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Tactical Analysis: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Barcelona (H)
Throughout the 2016/17 footballing season, there were many interesting matches. Many of these go relatively unnoticed in the chaos of the schedule and are neglected in terms of the depth they deserve. In a Breaking The Lines exclusive feature, writer Ross Eaton (@boxtoboxcb) will be analysing a series of these intriguing football matches… Meeting once…
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Il Parma torna in serie B: Il lavoro di Roberto D’Aversa
Appena due anni fa il crack che aveva posto fine alla storia gloriosa di un club che negli anni 90 vinceva in Italia e in Europa. Una squadra che in bacheca contava una coppa delle Coppe, due coppe UEFA, tre coppe Italia e una Supercoppa europea e una Supercoppa Italiana. Poi la rinascita quando, il…
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The Post-Modern Fullback
Evolution is a necessary element of our world. A faster cheetah catches more antelope, and a faster antelope escapes more cheetahs; this dynamic relationship between the two animals creates two of the fastest animals on our planet. You have to adapt to stay alive, and the traditional fullback is having to do the same with…
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Top Five Portuguese Imports To Play in Serie A
Over the course of its existence, the Serie A has welcomed a fair share of Portuguese internationals to come ply their trade on the Peninsula – 54 if I’m correct. Included in this list are plenty of who settled for a brief time, sampling only a teaser of Italian ‘calcio.’ However, a select group spent…
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Sampaoli y un plan conocido
“El Barcelona iba a ser mejor con Messi y el técnico sabía que debía encontrar una dinámica, un diálogo, una confianza con el jugador que les permitiera crecer juntos. Para lograrlo, el entrenador tuvo que ajustar su idea de equipo de modo que cupiera un individuo insaciable y con unas dotes extraordinarias, mientras convencía al…
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The Colouring of Cesc
The array of colours in the world is often what makes much of the beauty in it. Artists and painters manipulation of it to create their art is what makes much of the beauty in it. Jackson Pollock’s splash paintings, such as Convergence and Number 18, are examples of letting the colour be free, without…
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El Proceso de Aprendizaje de Zidane
El futbolista es capaz de seguir aprendiendo aun siendo un profesional, es en esté momento donde más debe acoplarse al entendimiento de diversos modelos de juego y de metodologías de entrenamiento. Los entrenadores también pueden instruirse gracias a lo que sus jugadores brindan, sus habilidades y destrezas. Zinedine Zidane llegó al Real Madrid hace dieciocho…
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Granit Xhaka: Arsenal’s Metronome
‘He’s a flop, a waste of money!’ and ‘Kanté cost less!’ have been thrown around as a précis of Granit Xhaka’s turbulent debut season in English football. Xhaka has shown his capabilities as well as his short comings this season, as he has recorded the longest average pass out of any Arsenal midfielder this season…
