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The Numbers Behind Robin Gosens’ Move to Inter
After spending the last five seasons with Atalanta, Robin Gosens made the move to Inter Milan on a loan with an obligation to buy for €25 million. He will be looking to serve as Inter’s long-term replacement for Ivan Perišić and provide them with a much-needed spark as they attempt to win the Scudetto…
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Musa Barrow: Bologna’s Gambian Talent
Musa Barrow was a promising youngster that came through the famous Atalanta youth academy after he was lured from his native Gambia to come and play football in Italy as a teenager. After scoring 23 goals in just 18 Campionato Primavera matches in 2017/18, he was integrated into the senior squad by Coach Gian…
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Romain Perraud: Southampton’s French Fullback
At 23 years of age, Romain Perraud emerged as one of the top-scoring left backs in Ligue 1 for Oliver Dall’Oglio’s Brest with 3 goals and 7 assists in 36 appearances in the 2020/21 season. This earned him a €13 million move to Southampton in the summer, and whilst he has often rode the bench in…
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Player Analysis: Anthony Elanga
When Ralf Rangnick arrived at Manchester United, one player, in particular, caught his eye. Was it five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo? Nope. Was it Bruno Fernandes and his irrepressible thirst for goals and assists? Not him either. No, it was United’s 19-year-old Swedish forward Anthony Elanga who was the source of…
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Anthony Gordon: Merseyside’s Latest Boy Wonder
On a moody Saturday morning at Goodison Park, Steven Gerrard and his re-invigorated Aston Villa side buzzed around an unenthused Everton, still rocking from their messy split with Rafa Benitez. By the end of the first half, Villa were 1-0 up. It could have been more, they mustered seven shots to Everton’s none. To…
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Player Analysis: Jude Bellingham
The trouble with Jude Bellingham, is he’s absolutely brilliant. Born in the year 2003 – that’s the year Thierry Henry was robbed of the Ballon D’Or and Ruud van Nistelrooy won the Premier League’s golden boot, for those who’d like to be slapped in the face by Father Time – Jude Bellingham rose to…
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Jan Paul Van Hecke: Blackburn’s Dutch Colossus Formidable As Rovers Battle It Out For Promotion
Jan Paul Van Hecke has been instrumental in Blackburn’s recent ascent to the automatic promotion spots, going under the radar in comparison to Ben Brereton-Diaz’s international recognition and Darragh Lenihan gaining more notoriety at the back. His red card against Fulham in a 7-0 drubbing could have seen his Rovers loan derail, a reckless…
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How PSV and Cody Gakpo Have Pushed Ajax for the Eredivisie Title
It takes a lot to topple Ajax off of the Eredivisie at the best of times, let alone when they’ve only conceded just five (!) goals in 20 games. Yet until PSV succumbed to a 1-2 home loss to Erik Ten Hag’s side on the 23rd of January, Roger Schmidt’s side were doing just that.…
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Achraf Hakimi: Morocco’s Blazing Fullback in Attack
Morocco’s African Cup of Nations campaign came to an end on January 30 when they were defeated by North African rivals Egypt in the quarterfinals. A Soufiane Boufal penalty put them ahead within 10 minutes, but Mohamed Salah’s equalizer sent the affair into extra time, where substitute Trézéguet scored the vital winner. The Atlas…
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The Reasons Behind Jordi Alba’s Declining Impact in Attack
Barcelona’s season has started poorly, and the Catalan club has yet to overcome the absence of Lionel Messi in every aspect of their performance. After Ronald Koeman was fired in the middle of the season and Xavi was named as the new manager, the situation didn’t change much. The Blaugrana has already been eliminated…
