Elliott Stapley looks for a way to quantify the benefits of progressive passes in the build up phase. “Pep hates these full-back to winger passes because they don’t offer progression, but I used to do them with Messi a lot and he’d be annoyed.” – Dani Alves Inspired by...
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Andy Watson looks back at the January transfer window just gone to see what it can teach us about the post-Brexit market. The January 2022 transfer window was the third window in which the new GBE regulations applied. In previous articles in this series, we have looked backwards to...
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Patrick Caskie uses TransferLab to find players in Turkey’s Süper Lig who might be ready for a step up to the European big five. When a washed-up footballer goes looking for one last pay-day, so the urban legends say, they head East to Turkey, its Süper Lig providing a...
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Andy Watson delves into the markets outside the top bands of the GBE regulations to see if there is any value in shopping there. The previous articles in this series have focused on how to recruit players within Bands 1 to 3 of the Government Body Endorsement regulations that...
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Abdullah Abdullah profiles one of Manchester City’s newest creative threats, Jess Park. Since the turn of the year, Manchester City have enjoyed a slight resurgence which included a hard-fought draw against Arsenal. Of course, the game will largely be remembered for the contentious goal that Manchester City scored but...
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Josh Hobbs looks at the impact of Premier League 2 for developing talent within English football. The development of young players is always a hot topic in football. Clubs are constantly seeking that elusive model which will result in the best success rate for producing first-team ready players. Meanwhile,...
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