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Scouting World Cup Stars: Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Gareth Southgate chose his England squad for the upcoming World Cup in Russia on 16th May 2018, and needless to say there were quite a few eyebrow-raisers. One interesting pick was 22-year old-Ruben Loftus-Cheek, a midfielder at Chelsea who spent the 2017/18 season on loan at Crystal Palace. Although naturally a centre midfielder, manager Roy…
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Scouting World Cup Stars: Nemanja Radonjić
Nemanja Radonjić is 22 years old, has never played a competitive game at the senior level for Serbia, and now plays for Red Star Belgrade after a failed stint in Italy. He may just be Serbia’s secret weapon this summer. When Serbia coach Mladen Krstajić picked Radonjić in his 23-man squad for Russia, quite a few eyebrows…
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Scouting World Cup Stars: Daniel Arzani
Yet another graduate of the ever-so-popular FFA COE, Iranian-born winger Daniel Arzani is the youngest player in the Australian World Cup squad. He’s not even 20 years old, and the fact he is going to Russia is a rare feat for an Australian. However, the national media has been raving about him and they would…
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Scouting World Cup Stars: Benjamin Pavard
In recent years, France has produced a striking amount of young defensive talent. Whether we’re talking about Raphaël Varane from Lens, Samuel Umtiti from Lyon, or Clement Lenglet from Nancy, we are now seeing many of France’s defensive exports lead defenses from all over Europe to success. This is no different for Stuttgart’s new defensive…
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Reece James: Under The Radar
Football is rarely straightforward for Chelsea fans. Even after all the success, the club has enjoyed during the Abramovich era, there is always something simmering beneath the surface. Chelsea, unquestionably, have a unique ability to overly complicate matters and create chaos. After a tumultuous season that saw Chelsea lift the FA Cup, a period…
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Scouting Report: Corentin Tolisso
The 23-year-old Frenchman nicknamed “Coco” has been called up for Didier Deschamps’ 23-man World Cup squad after his first season at Bayern Munich, following a transfer from Lyon. He will be in a midfield of talent that includes Steven N’Zonzi, Blaise Matuidi, Paul Pogba, and N’Golo Kanté. Depending on the shape of Deschamps’ team, Corentin…
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Arthur, el controlador que Barça necesita
Arthur Henrique Ramos de Oliveira Melo. Este niño, de 21 años, fue el líder del centrocampista gremista en 2017. El controlador, Arthur fue responsable de desarmar, iniciar jugadas, dictar el ritmo del equipo y, jugando más adelante, dar pases precisos a sus compañeros. Al recibir la pelota, Arthur parece somnoliento, un “falso lento.” Con el…
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Scouting Report: Justin Kluivert
Justin Kluivert is at the tender age of 18 years old and already has a lot of billing to live up to in his short career as a footballer. There is no doubt that his career won’t be the same as any other normal football player’s career. Not only was he born with a silver…
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La Liga Scout: Rodri
The main talk so far this season in La Liga has been the undefeated run of Ernesto Valverde’s Barcelona, Real Madrid’s slightly improved since the start of the year or the impressive revival of Valencia under Marcelino. However, the acceptable work of Javier Calleja’s Villarreal has certainly gone unnoticed by the Spanish media. Villarreal were…
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Scouting Report: Weston McKennie
There is an American teenager on the brink of a breakout season in the Bundesliga and his name is not Christian Pulisic. 19-year-old Weston McKennie has made a name for himself at Schalke 04 early in the season and is improving with every appearance. McKennie has just completed his third successive start for The Royal…
