Team Focus: Brave Nice Take First Steps to Recovery
by Andy Brassell
at Tuesday, Dec 17 2013 16:45
Nobody tends to say that Claude Puel sides lack commitment and in that sense, Nice are a case in point. “On Saturday night against Sochaux, Nice played with eleven players,” wrote Monday’s L’Equipe, “but with two players on one leg, or almost.”Their problems were ...
Player Focus: Is Playing Off The Last Defender A Useful Means Of Attack?
by Ben McAleer
at Tuesday, Jul 30 2013 10:15
Player Focus: Shot Accuracy and Chance Conversion
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Jul 8 2013 13:30
The aim of football is to outscore your opponent - anyone with a basic knowledge of the beautiful game will tell you that much. Obviously, the more goals scored per game, the better, but many will happily see a hard fought 1-0 win ground out in order to secure all three points. The entertainment val...
Team Focus: What Should Joe Kinnear Look to Improve at Newcastle?
by Alistair Tweedale
at Monday, Jun 17 2013 17:53
The return of Joe Kinnear to St James' Park is hardly likely to send the Newcastle faithful into the kind of jittery excitement that can be aroused in a fan by the second coming of a former manager. Chelsea fans have almost been waiting for Jose Mourinho to go back to Stamford Bridge since the day h...