Premier League Team Focus: Newcastle United
by Paul McKinnon
at понедельник, окт 3 2011 10:43
As we move into the second international break of the season, Alan Pardew’s Newcastle are sitting pretty in fourth place in the Premier League. One of only four sides remaining unbeaten, the Geordie favourites have surprised the doubters with a series of battling performances that sees them ru...
North London Derby Swinging Spurs' Way?
by Paul McKinnon
at суббота, окт 1 2011 12:20
With Manchester United and City proving so dominant early on and Chelsea starting to evolve under Andre Villas-Boas, fighting for fourth may be as good as it gets this season for Arsenal and Tottenham. The north London rivals had an eventful summer, with Luka Modric, Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri th...
Player Focus: Hazard Perception Test
by Andrew Gibney
at пятница, сен 30 2011 14:36
You may not be able to tell by the recent heat-wave but September is drawing to a close and with eight games played in Ligue 1 the table is starting to take shape. PSG, Lyon, Rennes and Lille are in the top six and all four are likely to stay there for the rest of the season.Champions Lille have str...
WhoScored Ligue 1 All Star XI - Gameweek 7-8
by Paul McKinnon
at пятница, сен 30 2011 10:15
In a week that saw every side play two rounds of matches, PSG and Caen were the only teams to pick up all six points. The big-spenders produce three of the WhoScored XI, with Rennes supplying us with two players after a brilliant 6-2 win at Sochaux. A couple of Auxerre players feature after putting ...
Eerie Similarities Make PSG-Lyon Clash Tough to Call
by Martin Laurence
at пятница, сен 30 2011 09:00
Dortmund Dominating but Disappointing in Results
by Martin Laurence
at четверг, сен 29 2011 17:29
Borussia Dortmund have had a stop-start early season thus far to say the least as they look to defend the Bundesliga title they won in spectacular fashion last term. A dip in form coupled with the improvements, defensively more than any, made by Jupp Heynckes at Bayern Munich have seen them fall 8 p...
AC Milan's Dominant Defence Underperforming in 2011/12
by Adam Digby
at четверг, сен 29 2011 13:39
Serie A last season was one of the closest fought and interesting campaigns in recent memory. From a position of seemingly unassailable dominance Inter were brought crashing back down through a combination of terrible luck with injuries, poor form and the ill-judged appointment of Rafael Benitez. Th...
WhoScored La Liga All Star XI - Gameweeks 4-5
by Paul McKinnon
at четверг, сен 29 2011 10:57
Real Betis top the table after five rounds of La Liga matches, though just two points separate them from 7th-placed Valencia, in what has been a refreshing start to the Spanish season. Barcelona lead the chasing pack though, just one point off the summit after another Lionel Messi hat-trick ended At...
Hot-heads Should Lead to Another Feisty Merseyside Derby
by Paul McKinnon
at среда, сен 28 2011 12:48
WhoScored Serie A All Star XI - Gameweeks 3-4
by Paul McKinnon
at среда, сен 28 2011 10:51
The previous week saw two rounds of Serie A matches as Italy catches up following a belated start to the season. Inter began the first batch of fixtures with one manager and finished them with another, as Claudio Ranieri made the perfect start to his tenure with a 3-1 win at Bologna. Rodrigo Palacio...