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What Can Enzo Barrenechea Provide to Aston Villa’s Midfield?
Club: Aston Villa Nationality: Argentina Position: DM, CM Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’1”/186cm Age: 23 Strengths: IQ, anticipation, positional discipline, passing, technical security, duels, tackling Areas for Development: decision-making When Unai Emery took charge of Aston Villa on October 24, 2022, the English club sat 16th in the Premier League table, just one point…
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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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Sebastián Coates: El Patrón
May 15th 2018. An insignificant day for many, yet the darkest in the rich history of Sporting Clube de Portugal, while significant in marking the legacy of Sebastián Coates, affectionately referred to as “El Patrón” or “Seba” by many Sportinguistas. On this day, a mob of 50 disgruntled vandals launched a brutal attack on…
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Franco Mastantuono – River’s Monumental Talent
River Plate’s academy has an outstanding track record of producing top talent. The 2022 World Cup-winning squad included six River academy graduates: Julián Álvarez, Enzo Fernández, Exequiel Palacios, Germán Pezzella, Guido Rodríguez, and the man who scored the decisive penalty in the final against France – Gonzalo Montiel. Amazingly, the next group of jewels…
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Danke Ndoye: How Dan Ndoye Balled Out for Thiago Motta’s Bologna
The emergence of the young Dan Ndoye all started out when he was lurking in the backstreets of Lausanne where his youth career kicked off and rapidly getting through the ranks during his time there where he made just under 40 appearances and amassed 23 goals. A season later, he got called up for his…
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Marcin Bułka: Nice’s Penalty Specialist
Club: OGC Nice Nationality: Poland Position: GK Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’6”/199cm Age: 24 Strengths: presence, shot-stopping, ball-playing, line-breaking passes, composure, penalties Areas for Development: weak foot At 24 years of age, Marcin Bułka has already developed his skills at Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain, but it wasn’t until making the move to OGC Nice…
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Aaron Anselmino: Boca’s Teenage Phenom in Defense
Club: Boca Juniors Nationality: Argentina Position: CB Preferred Foot: Right Height: 6’1”/186cm Age: 19 Strengths: composure, press resistance, long passing, timed aggression, positioning, anticipation, physicality Areas for Development: weak-foot usage From Valentín Barco to Mateo Retegui to Alan Varela, Boca Juniors have exported a wide range of young talents for big-money fees in recent…
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What Can Rafa Mir Bring to Valencia’s Attack?
Valencia CF haven’t played in a European competition since 2020 when they lost against Atalanta in the round of 16 in the Champions League. Last season they were in 7th place on matchday 31 and on matchday 38 they were 9th, 8 points from 7th placed Real Betis. Can Rafa Mir be the man who…
