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Player Focus: Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao)

by Kieran Canning at Thursday, Apr 19 2012 16:52
Player Focus: Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao) Ever since Marcelo Bielsa agreed to have a second crack at La Liga by returning to take charge of Athletic Bilbao last summer, they have been one of Spain’s most intriguing storylines.The match on the surface wasn’t exactly a perfect one. Bielsa’s intense pressing and possession ba...
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Stats Analysis: Chance Conversion from Set Pieces

by Alistair Tweedale at Thursday, Mar 22 2012 17:24
Stats Analysis: Chance Conversion from Set Pieces The Sam Allardyce’s of the football world have shown us the importance of creating chances at set pieces and, more importantly, making them count. The teams Allardyce built at both Blackburn and Bolton consolidated their positions in the Premier League with their game based largely on attacks ...
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Zonal Marking Team Focus: Athletic Bilbao

by Michael Cox at Thursday, Feb 23 2012 14:55
Zonal Marking Team Focus: Athletic Bilbao Marcelo Bielsa’s arrival at Athletic Bilbao was the most exciting managerial appointment of last summer. A notoriously eccentric yet highly intelligent figure, his work with Argentina and Chile had elevated him into the enviable position of being both the neutral’s favourite, and a highl...
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Europe's Underachievers: La Liga - Athletic Bilbao

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Oct 14 2011 10:42
Europe's Underachievers: La Liga - Athletic Bilbao Our look at the biggest underachievers in each of Europe’s top five leagues sees WhoScored turn our attention to La Liga. Following on from Arsenal and Hamburger SV in the Premier League and Bundesliga respectively, Athletic Bilbao come under the spotlight for their performances in the six rou...
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