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Scouting Report: Gil Dias
Gil Dias was linked to Benfica back in January but nothing happened, with Salvio, Rafa, Zivkovic, Carrillo and Cervi for wingers Benfica probably assumed it’d be best to let the player stay put. Now, in the tail end of the season, and after some news of this being likely Salvio’s last season with Benfica, the rumours…
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Insistir Hasta el Final
El 1 de febrero de 2016, en su presentación como nuevo entrenador del Manchester City, Pep Guardiola explicó los motivos que lo llevaron a asumir en el banco citizen y sus intenciones. “Estoy aquí para cumplir un reto. Para intentar jugar cada fin de semana, queremos que el City juegue bien y los aficionados se sientan…
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Tactical Preview: Real Madrid – Quarterfinals
And so we meet again: Los Vikingos against La Bestia Negra, the European Clásico. After three years since their last encounter, Real Madrid will take on Bayern Munich today. Los Blancos reached the Champions League quarter-final toppling Maurizio Sarri’s Napoli in a convincing manner (6-2 on aggregate). Real Madrid look like a completely different team in the Champions…
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Tactical Preview: Leicester City – Quarterfinals
I sit here writing this with the Sevilla preview in front of me. I remember writing that thinking a mixture of things – I’m going to watch Leicester in Europe and it’s going to be great, and… well, actually, it’s not going to be great, we’re going to be battered, being the main two. That…
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Tactical Preview: FC Barcelona – Quarterfinals
“The unstoppable force meets the immovable object” doesn’t get more literal than this. Juventus host FC Barcelona in a repeat of the 2015 Champions league final. Previous encounters between the two sides have been fairly even. Both teams have faced each other 10 times, each team with 4 wins, and 2 draws. Both teams couldn’t…
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Tactical Preview: Juventus – Quarterfinals
As soon as the Champions League draw for the quarter finals of this year edition was revealed, there were two games that took all the attention: Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich and Barcelona vs Juventus. While the two Spanish giants and the Bavarians were undoubtedly the three greatest European sides for the past few years,…
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Tactical Preview: Bayern Munich – Quarterfinals
Since they drubbed Arsenal in the Round of 16, Carlo Ancelotti’s Bayern Munich have reached new levels of eye-catching form that matches up against the best of Europe’s super clubs. Along with a handful of convincing wins in the last couple of months (most notably the 4-1, 8-0, and 6-0 drummings of Dortmund, Hamburg, and Koln and an impressive…
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Scouting Report: Cyle Larin
While many footballers in North America yearn for the opportunity to hone his skills, Cyle Larin was fortunate enough to enjoy a youth club that allowed him to train with German clubs Werder Bremen, Hertha Berlin and Wolfsburg. Larin enjoyed a very successful college career at UCONN, scoring 17 goals in 30 appearances for the ACC side. His fantastic…
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Torino’s Young Regista: Saša Lukić
My love story with Saša Lukić began as long as two years ago, precisely on August 22, 2015. I was spending a couple days in the middle of Serbia, in the small town of Čačak, precisely – do not bother asking why. And as luck would have it, the local team Borac Čačak, which plays…
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Alessio Romagnoli: Vincenzo Montella and AC Milan’s Playmaking Protagonista
Football is forever evolving. For those willing to ask the pressing questions and be open-minded, you too can reinvent it. Within the laws of the game, there are no limitations. Regularly, we are exposed to varying styles of play, some more attractive and visually pleasing than others. As long as there are eleven men –…
