Category: Player Analysis

Player Analysis

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations: Which African Stars Impressed at the Tournament? – scout report

The Africa U-23 Cup of Nations wrapped up in late November, with Egypt narrowly beating Ivory Coast 2-1 in extra time. The…

December 5, 2019

Player Analysis

Do Holland need to drop operation De Ligt for Euro 2020?

Jubilation. Disappointment. Pride. Ecstasy. Resentment. National competitions provide a fertile ground for many emotions, but there’s one that drives them all. Hope.…

December 5, 2019

Player Analysis

Çağlar Söyüncü 2019/20 – scout report

Leicester City failed to secure a replacement for Harry Maguire in the summer transfer window, forcing Brendan Rodgers’ hand to select Çağlar…

December 4, 2019

Player Analysis

Lorenzo Pellegrini 2019/20 – scout report

After Francesco Totti and Daniele De Rossi left Roma, it was obvious that someone needed to step in to provide the homegrown…

December 1, 2019

Player Analysis

Ben Chilwell 2019/20 – scout report

There once was a time when full-backs were viewed as a peripheral position; often labelled as defenders who weren’t strong enough to…

November 23, 2019

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Lucas Ocampos 2019/20 – scout report

Signed in the summer from Olympique Marseille, Lucas Ocampos has turned out to be one of the revelations of the season in…

November 23, 2019

Player Analysis

Tomas Bobcek 2019/20 – scout report

Ružomberok had to start their 2019/20 Fortuna Liga campaign roughly. Losing some key players like Peter Gal-Andrezly, Dominik Kružliak, Erik Daniel, Ismar…

November 22, 2019

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Jonjoe Kenny 2019/20- scout report

This summer Jonjoe Kenny became one of the recent examples of a young English player moving to Germany on loan looking to…

November 21, 2019

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Radja Nainggolan 2019/20 – scout report

At the beginning of the 2019/20 season, Radja Nainggolan made the decision to switch from Inter to his ex-club Cagliari due to…

November 21, 2019

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Benjamin Pavard 2019/20 – scout report

Not everyone expected Benjamin Pavard to play such a central role during the first months at his new club Bayern Munich. The…

November 20, 2019

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Gaetano Castrovilli 2019/20 – scout report

Fiorentina have had a decent start to the Serie A season with four wins and four draws to their name. This helped…

November 16, 2019

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Fabinho 2019/20 – scout report

Liverpool’s signings in the 2019 summer transfer window were seen as underwhelming by most fans. The club had just tallied their highest…

November 16, 2019

Player Analysis

Nathan Ferguson 2019/20 – scout report

West Bromwich Albion’s 19-year-old defender, Nathan Ferguson, has been making his rounds through the Championship rumour mill of late. A host of…

November 6, 2019

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Patrick Bamford vs Eddie Nketiah 2019/20: Scout Report

If there is one question that has gripped Leeds United fans in the last few weeks, it is who will start for…

November 1, 2019

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Franck Ribery 2019/20 -scout report

Even though Franck Ribéry’s move to Fiorentina was not particularly one of the bigger bombshells in the past transfer window, the Frenchman…

October 19, 2019

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Killian Sardella 2019/20 – scout report

Anderlecht have had a disappointing start to the 2019/20 season, currently residing in 13th place, on just nine points from their first…

October 17, 2019

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Antoine Griezmann 2019/20: His issues at Barcelona – scout report

Antoine Griezmann was Barcelona’s big scoop of the summer as the Frenchman joined the Catalans from Atlético Madrid for €120m. And even…

October 16, 2019

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Florian Grillitsch 2019/20- scout report

Florian Grillitsch has been one of the standout performers for Hoffenheim under new boss Alfred Schreuder. The Austrian has become integral to…

October 16, 2019

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Guro Reiten 2019/20 – scout report

As the FAWSL heads into an international break with the players heading off to their respective national teams to work their way…

October 9, 2019

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Patrik Schick 2019/20 – scout report

Just before the closure of the transfer window, RB Leipzig signed Czech striking talent Patrik Schick from AS Roma on loan. Since…

September 24, 2019