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OptaJoe Analysis: Creator Supreme

by OptaJoe at Tuesday, Feb 7 2012 15:12
OptaJoe Analysis: Creator Supreme Who leads the way in terms of Minutes per Chance Created in the Premier League since August 2007?...
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Title Deciders - Top Players from the Top Six

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Dec 30 2011 13:31
Title Deciders - Top Players from the Top Six As we approach the halfway stage of the Premier League season, there’s something of a familiar ring to the top six. Despite a strong first half of the season from Newcastle and, to a lesser extent, Stoke, it’s the usual suspects that lead the way going into the New Year. As the race for ...
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Player Focus: Mata Motoring Despite Poor Start from Chelsea

by Paul McKinnon at Wednesday, Nov 30 2011 10:54
Player Focus: Mata Motoring Despite Poor Start from Chelsea Adapting to a new environment can often take time. Whether it be a different style of play, a language barrier or coping with greater expectations on the back of a huge transfer fee, there are a number of reasons as to why the first season at a new club can so often be cited as a nothing more than a...
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Chelsea vs Swansea: Passing Interests

by Paul McKinnon at Thursday, Sep 22 2011 16:44
Chelsea vs Swansea: Passing Interests This Saturday sees Swansea make their way to Stamford Bridge to face a Chelsea side keen to recover from their 3-1 setback at Man United last Sunday. Chelsea’s evolution under Andres Villas-Boas has seen the Blues slowly, but surely, alter their style of play and ditch the more direct approach...
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A Mata of Time Before Chelsea Hit Top Form?

by Paul McKinnon at Thursday, Sep 8 2011 14:10
A Mata of Time Before Chelsea Hit Top Form? Sunderland entertain Chelsea this Saturday afternoon still looking for their first win of the new season. Steve Bruce’s team have just two points and scored one goal in their opening three fixtures and will face an unbeaten opponent that arrives on Wearside on the back of two successive wins. ...
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Why Juan Matas to Chelsea

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Aug 23 2011 16:13
Why Juan Matas to Chelsea After it was announced yesterday that a deal had been agreed to take Juan Mata from Valencia to Chelsea for a fee of around €26m, WhoScored analyses just why the Spaniard was so hotly pursued by the Londoners.Chelsea were rivalled in their bid for the 25-year-old by competitors from the capital...
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Can Mata and Gervinho Replace Fabregas and Nasri?

by Paul McKinnon at Monday, Aug 1 2011 10:58
Can Mata and Gervinho Replace Fabregas and Nasri? It’s looking increasingly likely that Juan Mata will be appearing in the Premier League next season. With Tottenham joining Arsenal in their pursuit of the highly rated Valencia youngster, it seems the race for Mata’s signature is now a straightforward battle between the two North London...
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La Liga Top 10 Key Passers

by Paul McKinnon at Monday, Jul 4 2011 08:39
La Liga Top 10 Key Passers Our round up of the top ten Key Passers for each of Europe’s main five leagues last season continues as we turn our attentions to La Liga. Despite finishing as top for assists in the division, there’s no place for Lionel Messi here, though Xavi make it with some outstanding passing displ...
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Spain U-21 Players to Look Out For

by Chris Davie at Sunday, Jun 12 2011 12:18
Spain enter the Under-21 European Championships as favourites with Luis Milla’s side hoping to emulate the success of the full side in Denmark this month.The Spanish kick off their campaign against Stuart Pearce’s England, who reached the final in 2009 but lost heavily to a German side w...
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