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Player Focus: La Liga's Vital Defensive Midfielders

by David Cartlidge at Friday, May 10 2013 12:02

It’s not the prettiest job on the football field but someone has to do it, and without them these players’ respective teams would be a considerably less formidable opponent. They are the defensive midfielders, putting substance over style at every opportunity and forming part of ...

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Madrid Derby a Real Test for Torrid Travellers Atletico

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Nov 25 2011 10:46

The form book, goes the saying, can be torn up and ignored when derby day comes around. The mere notion of a head to head with their greatest foes can rouse even the most lethargic of teams out of a months-long slumber and inspire the most unexpected of results. Saturday evening in Madrid s...

New Boys Stealing the Show Ahead of Barca vs Atletico

by Paul McKinnon at Friday, Sep 23 2011 14:09

With a 2-2 draw at Valencia preserving their unbeaten start to the La Liga campaign, Barcelona return to the Nou Camp this weekend to face an in-form Atletico Madrid. Having picked up two draws on their travels so far, Pep Guardiola’s side will be glad of a match in front of their home fans t...

The World's Top 5 Midfielders for All-Round Contribution Last Season

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, Jul 19 2011 13:47

After a recent article highlighted the huge success of Chile and Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Arturo Vidal, we have sought to find out whether any of world's midfielders in the top 5 leagues can compare with his magnificent all-round contribution.The search filtered out players who failed to score ab...

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La Liga Top 10 Key Passers

by Paul McKinnon at Monday, Jul 4 2011 08:39

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...

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