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Player Focus: Advanced Position Giving Di María Wings in Paris

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Player Focus: Advanced Position Giving Di María Wings in Paris It is fair to say that it is difficult to imagine two more sharply contrasting on-pitch personalities than Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ángel Di María. Both may be extravagantly talented, but while one tops his fireworks off with bombast and bravado, the other is more subtle, spindly and elu...

Player Focus: Pedro a Better Fit Than Di María for Louis van Gaal's Manchester United

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Player Focus: Pedro a Better Fit Than Di María for Louis van Gaal's Manchester United For all the sound and fury surrounding Ángel Di María’s departure from Manchester United, there remains a rather compelling piece of football logic behind it all.Of course, Louis van Gaal has never been a man to conform to general football logic, and that is perfectly displayed b...

Player Focus: Di Maria Tipped to Shine at PSG Despite United Disappointment

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Player Focus: Di Maria Tipped to Shine at PSG Despite United Disappointment Just how good is Angel Di Maria? Zlatan Ibrahimovic, rarely a player to hide behind a veil of diplomacy, has no doubt. “The guy has won everything. He is a fantastic player who plays for the team,” the Paris St-Germain striker said. “He brings pace to a team. He brings quality, big...

Player Focus: Should United and Di Maria Part Ways this Summer?

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Player Focus: Should United and Di Maria Part Ways this Summer? Not many believe Angel Di Maria will be a Manchester United player next season. Some are under the impression United will entertain a swap deal with Bayern Munich, while others – the French press included – already claim Paris Saint-Germain have agreed to sign the Argentina international...

Player Focus: Can Di María Replicate his Copa America Form for United Next Season?

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Player Focus: Can Di María Replicate his Copa America Form for United Next Season? When you become the most expensive transfer in the history of a league, the pressure to succeed from the get go will always be high. That was the case with Ángel Di María who, after much speculation, put pen to paper for Manchester United in a deal worth £59.7m last summer. The A...

Tournament Focus: 2015 Copa America Round-up

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Tournament Focus: 2015 Copa America Round-up It just wasn’t to be for Lionel Messi and co as they came agonizingly close to securing international glory, only to fall at the final hurdle. 12 months ago, a Mario Götze volley saw Argentina miss out on the World Cup, while Saturday night’s defeat to Chile was all the more heartbr...

Player Focus: Van Gaal to Blame for Frustrated Angel Di Maria’s United Woes

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Player Focus: Van Gaal to Blame for Frustrated Angel Di Maria’s United Woes The demise of Ángel Di María has been pretty painful to watch. A fall in the space of a year from £60m record Manchester United signing and best creator on the planet to dismissed onlooker having been sent off against Arsenal for the pettiest of double bookings on Monday night ha...

Team Focus: Di María Amongst Those Suffering From Van Gaal's Long Ball Approach

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Team Focus: Di María Amongst Those Suffering From Van Gaal's Long Ball Approach It was a moment that said far more than even Sam Allardyce or Louis van Gaal ever could. Towards the end of Sunday's 1-1 draw between West Ham United and Manchester United, David De Gea caught the ball from a corner and immediately looked to initiate a counter-attack. It seemed set up for the sort o...

Player Focus: The Stats Leaders You May Not Have Seen in 2014

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Player Focus: The Stats Leaders You May Not Have Seen in 2014 With the calendar year coming to a close it is the ideal time to churn out statistical round-ups. While many are obvious - Ronaldo has scored lots of goals etc. - and perhaps lack some context we've decided to look into five statistics that you perhaps won't have come across when it comes to the top...

Player Focus: The Ballon d'WhoScored 2014

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Player Focus: The Ballon d'WhoScored 2014 At this time of year, the focus turns to the Ballon d’Or and with the 23-man list released earlier today, discussion is rife on social media as to who should and should not be up for nomination for the individual awards event of the year. The nominees will always spark debate, which is why we ...