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Jorgen Strand Larsen: The Next Top Norwegian Striker?
Wolves have had a surprising season after Julen Lopetegui left the club after only a few matches because of his resentment with the board. Nonetheless, Gary O’Neil came along and took the club higher up the table, remaining in the top half of the table for some time, though they ended up finishing 14th with…
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Sergi Cardona: A Lesson on the Power of Free Transfers
After wallowing around the Seguda División for five years, Las Palmas made their return to Spain’s top flight last year. Not much was expected of García Pimienta’s men, with computer models like Opta’s projecting them dead last, with the second highest odds to be relegated. However, they surprised many by not only surviving…
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Albert Sambi Lokonga’s Chance for Redemption at Sevilla
Sevilla ended the La Liga season in 14th with a disappointing 41 points and this summer many of their best players are leaving. With new coach Francisco Javier García Pimienta, Sevilla are looking to improve on last season and earn the ticket to play European football next season. Desperate to turn around their fortunes, the…
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Peque Fernández: Analyzing Sevilla’s New Signing
Sevilla are on the lookout for a reconstruction of their squad after finishing 14th in the league with just 41 points. One signing they have made to reconstruct this squad is that of Peque Fernández, a player who scored 18 goals in the second division last season at only 21 years of age. Does that…
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Ladislav Krejčí: Analyzing Girona’s Czech Recruit
After Girona’s outstanding season qualifying for the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history, they will be looking to maintain their output from last season. To do this, one signing they have made is Ladislav Krejčí, replacing the departing Eric García who was on loan last season at the club. Will he…
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Crysencio Summerville: Leeds’ Dutch Superstar
Birthdate: October 30, 2001 Foot: Right Height: 5’9 Nationality: Netherlands Contract Expiry: June 30, 2026 In 2008, at just 7 years old, Crysencio Summerville joined the acclaimed Feyenoord academy. Watching the Dutch-born winger today gives clear context to this, as his technical ability and match intelligence seem like a sixth sense. Ten years on,…
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Efficient Possession Ratio: A New Football Performance Metric
While writing my recent article entitled Why Sean Dyche Deserves More Credit, I scoured the internet for a statistic to support my claims about the potency of Everton’s counterattack last season, only to find one did not exist. Thus, I created one of my own and named it the “Efficient Possession Ratio”, or EPR. …
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Filip Jorgensen: Scandinavia’s Next Top Goalkeeper
Filip Jorgensen, a native of Lomma, started his youth career in 2007 with the local Swedish club GIF Nike at the age of five. After moving to Malmo FF, Jorgensen spent six seasons with the youth team between 2008 and 2014. After spending two seasons playing for Santa Catalina and Penya Arrabal, he returned to…
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Exploring José Sá’s 2023/24 Comeback Journey
Excitement surrounded the Molineux when Wolverhampton Wanderers signed José Sá ahead of the 2021/22 season. The former Portuguese Primeira Liga and Greece Super League champion was set to replace fan-favorite Rui Patrício, who departed that summer to join AS Roma. A very successful debut season saw the Portuguese goalkeeper’s stock rise steeply, as he…
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Yan Couto: Girona’s Mercurial Wing Back
In Europe’s top five leagues, only one defender has managed at least 8 assists, 45 successful dribble take-ons, and 145 progressive carries in a single campaign in the past three seasons: Girona’s (City Football Group’s) Yan Couto. If that seems like an arbitrary cut-off for a grouping of statistics, that is because it is. But,…
