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Douglas Luiz: The Answer to Arsenal’s Midfield Conundrum?
Club: Aston Villa Nationality: Brazil Position: CM, DM Preferred Foot: Right Height: 5’10”/17cm Age: 25 Strengths: ball-carrying, press resistance, duels, ball-striking, set-pieces, box-crashing Development Areas: defensive ability, aggression These Douglas Luiz links won’t go away and it’s logical why Arsenal would be interested in him. A box-crashing 8, whose press resistance with a good…
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Benjamin Šeško: Leipzig’s Slovenian Diamond in the Rough
Club: RB Leipzig Nationality: Slovenia Position: ST Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’4”/194cm Age: 20 Benjamin Šeško is a diamond in the rough. Rapid speed with good mobility & dribbling for a 6’4” ST. Blessed with a swagger & level of flair. Flicks, tricks, turns & spins. When watching Šeško, it’s easy to forget how tall…
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Samuel Lino: Atletico Madrid’s Brazilian Phenom
After a season that would see them finish third in the league and fail to defend their league crown as well as finish bottom in their Champions League group, Atlético Madrid have managed to dust themselves off with an impressive start to the 2023/24 season that has seen them take 28 points from 12 matches,…
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Takumi Minamino’s Redemption in Monaco
The difficulty in excelling in a top 5 European league is so often taken for granted, especially when the conversation is about one of the less fancied ones; namely Ligue 1 and Bundesliga. People automatically assume that anybody would flourish in these places, because they don’t have the glitz and glam of the more popular…
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Calvin Stengs: Feyenoord’s Misunderstood Creative Technician
Calvin Stengs is having a resurgence in Rotterdam. Formerly a promising young winger, his career struggled after leaving AZ Alkmaar for OGC Nice in 2021. However, a €6 million transfer to Feyenoord has catapulted his name back into the global spotlight. His dominant performances in both Eredivisie and Champions League games have resulted in a…
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Julian Brandt: Borussia Dortmund’s Creative Talisman
Over the course of the last decade, Borussia Dortmund have popularised the starboy methodology into the business model of the football club. It is merely not just a coincidence that so many diamonds have been unearthed in the colours of Black and Yellow, but it has become an ingrained core value for the German club.…
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What’s Behind Grady Diangana’s Recent Upturn in Form?
Grady Diangana contributed to four goals in as many games leading up to the November international break, earning him a second international call-up from the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is the first time he’s contributed to goals in consecutive matches since the start of last season when he followed an assist against Watford with…
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Sammie Szmodics – The Ewood Entertainer
Sammie Szmodics, the Irishman taking the Championship by storm this campaign is quickly becoming a fan favourite amongst the raptures of Ewood Park. Applying his trade for a club with a history of success and although times may have been bleak over recent years, Jon Dahl Tomasson and his exhilarating playstyle is allowing the Blackburn…
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Casper Widell: The 20-year-old Swede Made for 1960s Italy
Casper Widell, a 20-year-old Swedish central defender, has captured the attention of Dutch football enthusiasts with his impressive performances for Excelsior Rotterdam in the Eredivisie. Despite his young age, Widell has seamlessly adapted to the rigors of professional football in the Netherlands. He has a rare combination of attributes that allow him to play a…
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Analyzing the Best Talents in Brazil’s Top-Flight
Brazil’s talent production is iconic. In recent years, top European clubs have recruited wonderkids from Brazil who’ve quickly become superstars for their respective teams: Vinícius Jr, Rodrygo, and Gabriel Martinelli to name a few. Talents departing the Brazilian league for Europe this window include Endrick (Real Madrid), Vitor Roque (Barcelona), Pedrinho (Zenit St. Petersburg), Ângelo…