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Ligue 1 Top 10 Key Passers

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Ligue 1 Top 10 Key Passers We round off the series of top ten key passers articles by taking a look at Ligue 1. Six of the top seven clubs were represented here, with Rennes the only club to miss out. Some great performances lower down the division have already resulted in some of our featured ten being snapped up by teams fu...

Lucho Gonzalez- A Tale of Two Seasons

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This summer Marseille have been quick to strengthen their squad looking to mount a serious challenge to both the league and Champions League in 2012. Playmaker Morgan Amalfitano and Left Back Jeremy Morel joined from Lorient. Nicolas N’Koulou joined from Monaco to bolster the defence and Alou ...

Stephan Lichtsteiner - £9m Spent to Improve Juventus’s Defensive Vulnerabilities

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After a disappointing seventh-placed finish in Serie A last term under Luigi Del Neri, Antonio Conte has a major rebuilding job on his hands at Juventus this summer.The Turin side have been busy in the transfer window so far as Michele Pazienza, Andrea Pirlo, Stephan Lichtsteiner and Reto Ziegler ha...

Bundesliga Top 10 Key Passers

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Bundesliga Top 10 Key Passers Today we take a look at the Bundesliga top ten Key Passers for last season and the stats again demonstrate how much more open the matches in Germany’s top division tend to be- whereas only three of Serie A’s top ten key passers made more than 1 Successful Dribble per match, as many as ei...

La Liga Top 10 Key Passers

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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...

Stephan Lichtsteiner - £9 Million Spent to Improve Juventus’ Defensive Vulnerabilities

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After a disappointing seventh-placed finish in Serie A last term under Luigi Del Neri, Antonio Conte has a major rebuilding job on his hands at Juventus this summer.The Turin side have been busy in the transfer window so far as Michele Pazienza, Andrea Pirlo, Stephan Lichtsteiner and Reto Ziegler ha...

Gary Cahill – A Natural Fit into Arsenal’s Defensive Jigsaw?

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Earlier this month, Arsene Wenger seemingly went against his footballing principles as he conceded he is in the hunt for ‘tall players’ this summer.For the majority of his tenure in the Premier League, the Frenchman has remained adamant that size isn’t important regarding factors w...

Gael Clichy - How the Left-Back Stacks up Against his Potential Team-Mate Alexsandar Kolarov

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If the reports in the British media harbour any clout, it would be safe to assume Gael Clichy is the first to be sold by Arsenal as Manchester City are poised to acquire the Frenchman for £7 million.Compared with the potential loss of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri, the possibility of seeing th...

Serie A Top 10 Key Passers

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Serie A Top 10 Key Passers Our series of article on Key Passers continues with a look at Serie A. Italy’s top division is renowned for its defensive solidity and, in comparison to the Premier League Key Passers, our top ten found it harder, on average, to make assists here. Our lists contains players who saw promising s...

Thiago Silva - Shaped By Club and Personal History

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It was nearly so very different.With supreme consistency and efficiency, Thiago Silva has matured into one of the best defenders in Serie A. Almost always among the better performers in any match, he has quickly become a vital component of the Milan defence. In the most difficult moments of the seas...