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Some personal news this morning…
I’m incredibly excited to announce that I’m joining
@TheAthleticFC
as a full-time writer, focusing on football data in the Premier League and beyond.
Here are a few things that you can expect from me 🇪🇸👨💻
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A 4285 minute hat-trick for Santiago Gimenez 🇲🇽
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So I went to Vila-Real yesterday, the sleepy hometown of Manchester United’s Europa League final opponents tonight, and I just wanted to briefly try to put into perspective how incredible it is that a club from a place like this have broken into Europe’s elite...
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Still obsessed with Sean Dyche forcing home sides to swap ends and shoot the other way.
He’s now done it to Burnley, of all teams, to make it 14 turn-arounds in his 19 Everton away games.
Also suggests his captains have won 73.7% of their coin tosses in the last 10 months 🔮
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Yes, Barcelona have improved, massively. Getafe have had a decent window too.
But in terms of addressing their weaknesses and finding value for money, I don't think any LaLiga side have had a better summer than RCD Mallorca 🏝️
Take a look at some of these deals 🔽
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They failed to win any of their opening nine games, but only four teams (Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool and Aston Villa) have taken more than Bournemouth’s 45 points since!
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LALIGA SCOUT REPORT THREAD 🔎🧵
With Levante, Granada and Alavés all dropping to Segunda, some fantastic market opportunities have opened up within an ultra-talented crop of relegated players 🤑
Delighted to be teaming up with
@SF_Analytics_
again to profile some of the best 🤝
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Sean Dyche ends the season in style – he turns Arsenal around to make it 12 out of 19 Premier League away games this season in which his team have won the coin toss and chosen to swap sides 🪙
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26th May 2021. What an incredible day for this special football club.
Unbelievable.
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How have Girona responded to the suspension of their most influential deep-lying midfielder?
By moving their left-back into the front line during build-up, of course...
Miguel's versatility knows no bounds, but his energy and confidence on the ball really suit his latest role
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9th June 2022: Pepelu signs a “lifetime” 10-year contract at boyhood club Levante, despite relegation 🐸
17th June 2023: Levante miss out on promotion after conceding a 129th-minute penalty in the play-off final.
8th July 2023: Pepelu joins city rivals Valencia 😬
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Piroe is a great pick-up for
#LUFC
.
Since joining Swansea, no Championship player has taken more shots (216) or scored more goals (33) from open play.
He’s also the biggest out-performer of open-play xG (+8.3).
Piece with
@PhilHay_
and
@stujames75
⬇️
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Incredible to compare these shot maps against Arsenal, pre and post World Cup.
In 20 games before, they conceded just 7 shots and 1.2 xG from inside the six-yard box, allowing 0 goals.
In the 22 games since, they've conceded 30 such shots, 9.4 xG and 9 goals...
@TheAthleticFC
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24 years ago, Villarreal were a village club.
“We used to get 3000 people at our games, but 1000 of them were senior citizens, who had their tickets paid for by the town hall”
Then, local businessman Fernando Roig decided to buy the club, for around €400,000, in a local bar.
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In terms of the city itself, Vila-real is a peaceful, unremarkable town, with a population of just 50,000 people.
For context, in England’s sixth tier, Darlington FC, Gateshead FC, Hereford United, Kidderminster Harriers and Braintree United all come from more populous towns.
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This has been reflected by Villarreal’s commitment to local youth, with Roig’s investment in the Ciudad Deportiva proving to be a vital turning point.
With nine pitches, a mini stadium, and even a players’ residence, the facilities are amongst the most modern in all of Spain.
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“We train people, not just players” says Sporting Director José Manuel Llaneza. “If the players aren’t good people, then they’ll never make it”.
It’s an approach that has produced the likes Bruno Soriano and Santi Cazorla in the past, along with Gerard Moreno and Rodri today.
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An inclusive environment where 100s of academy players eat, live and train alongside the first team, the club prides itself on cultivating players who grow up with the club’s philosophy at heart.
It’s why so many academy graduates go on to spend their entire careers in Yellow.
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Everton are the first team to make City shoot towards the Family Stand in the first half since Aston Villa in May 2022. Only the second time it's happened in 101 Premier League games at the Etihad.
The biggest coin toss of the season and James Tarkowski has nailed it.
Still obsessed with Sean Dyche forcing home sides to swap ends and shoot the other way.
He’s now done it to Burnley, of all teams, to make it 14 turn-arounds in his 19 Everton away games.
Also suggests his captains have won 73.7% of their coin tosses in the last 10 months 🔮
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Since that moment, the growth of the club has been steady, yet remarkably sustainable.
The stadium was upgraded, training facilities were modernised, and the club ethos was firmly established.
Despite their international success, the club’s heart remains firmly in Castellón.
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I’m at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami where we’re about to hear from two former
#LUFC
managers ahead of their Copa América opener tomorrow 🌎
All the best from Marcelo Bielsa and Thomas Christiansen ahead of Uruguay vs Panamá to follow on
@TheAthleticFC
🇺🇾🇵🇦
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Last month, in the crucial tie against Arsenal, Villarreal used 8 academy graduates to help them qualify for the Europa League final.
Amongst those, Mario Gaspar and Manu Trigueros have been at the club for upwards of 14 years, playing a combined 781 times for the first team.
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With a net *profit* of €16 million in transfer fees over the last 5 seasons, the club’s world-beating academy has allowed Villarreal to grow well within their means.
The other European finalists have invested net losses of 790, 690 and 295 million on transfers in that time...
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It’s been five years of “not quite” for Samu Chukwueze at Villarreal, but that was the best performance of his career.
Two unbelievable goals, 7/8 successful take-ons, 11/12 duels won…
He’s now scored five, assisted three and won a penalty in his last eight LaLiga games 🔥
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Since joining Gent from the Norwegian second tier in January, Gift Orban has scored 14 in 12 🔥
Facing West Ham tonight, I spoke to the team behind the transfer – including Head of Scouting
@SamuelACardenas
– to learn how they hit gold ⭐️
@TheAthleticFC
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Burgos have done it AGAIN 🤯
They have not conceded a goal in LaLiga Smartbank for 13 consecutive games.
Goalkeeper Churripi extends the Spanish record of minutes without conceding to 900.
They had 17% of the ball today, and now they’re top of the league.
When will this end?!
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After an hour-long journey through the remote countryside of Castellón, each stop taking you further away from city life, you end up in the near-silence of Vila-real’s train station.
Dealing with around 100 visitors a day, it has two ticket gates and a broken ticket machine.
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So, for a net spend of <£9 million, that's a top quality striker, left-back and goalkeeper, along with defensive reinforcements, midfield experience and an exciting loan 🤑
Add to all of that Kang-in Lee, and they've built a squad well capable of staying up.
Hats off 👏
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It really is just a sleepy little town, its day-to-day life remaining hilariously unaffected by the earth-shattering success of the football club that has somehow landed in the middle of it.
Here are some videos I took just a few hours before kick-off of the Arsenal home-tie...
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And yes, while of course, billionaire owner Roig has given the club a huge boost with his investment, they are still, undeniably, a sustainably run club, priding themselves on their academy, their local roots, and their close-knit community, from President right down to kit man.
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FULL TIME: Bournemouth 1-2
#WWFC
Saša Kalajdžić is the hero once again, and I imagine that is an immensely satisfying win for Gary O’Neil…
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VEDAT MURIQI (28) 🇽🇰 - £6.93 million
The marquee signing 🤩
Six foot four, and with five goals to keep the club in LaLiga last season after joining in January on loan, he looked to be heading to Club Brugge this summer, a *Champions League side*.
But he's back, somehow 👹
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Álvaro Valles has taken 445 touches outside of his penalty area this season. No other La Liga goalkeeper has taken over 200.
Another smooth sweeper-keeper display, allowing Las Palmas to hold a high line – only Aston Villa (105) have provoked more offsides (101) this season 🇮🇨
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Copa América tactical guides, for
@TheAthleticFC
.
Close to 16,000 words on 16 nations, from Bolivia to Brazil, Panama to Paraguay. Strengths, weaknesses, key players and things to keep an eye on for each side.
Threaded below, I hope you enjoy! ⬇️🌎
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And so, whatever the result may be in a few hours time, it’s going to be a night that the incredible people of this club will never, ever forget 💛
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So pleased to say that I’ve joined the
@LaLigaLowdown
team ahead of the 2021/22 season! Coverage officially gets underway tomorrow so make sure to give them a follow. Massive thanks to
@SkySportsDavid
for the opportunity! 🧡🇪🇸⚽️
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With all that in mind, Villarreal’s journey to their first ever final - a European final - is a story for the history books.
Being lucky enough to be here, to feel the buzz of pride in its people, and to see its tiny community for myself, has only made it seem even more surreal.
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PABLO MAFFEO (25) 🇪🇸 - £2.7 million
Amongst the best full-backs in the league last season, in his prime years, secured on a permanent deal, for THAT PRICE - it's one of the deals of the summer.
Quick, skilful and direct going forward, and a solid defender too 💪
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The only way to get there from the neighbouring city of Valencia, unless you have a car, is to take the half-hourly train from Estaciò Del Nord towards Castellò de la Plana.
Vila-Real is one of 17 stops on the way, no different to villages such as Albuixech, El Puig and Xilxes.
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@umirf1
This is Burgos manager Julián Calero, whose side recently went 12 games without conceding a single league goal, if you’re interested.
They’re one point off the top of the Spanish second division in just their third ever season at that level. It’s an amazing story!
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FT:
#FFC
3-0 Tottenham
What a result for Marco Silva's men – incredible energy across the midfield, alive for every second ball.
Another brace for Muniz, a deserved goal for Lukić, as Jiménez returns for even more competition up top. Does not get much better!
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PREDRAG RAJKOVIĆ (26) 🇷🇸 - £1.8 million.
Desperately needing a goalkeeper after the departure of a declining Manolo Reina, they went and signed an international with 22 caps, with some of the best save numbers in Europe, for less than £2 million.
A sensational upgrade 🧤
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TINO KADWERE (26) 🇿🇼 - Loan
20 goals in Ligue 2 in 19/20, 10 goals for Lyon in Ligue 1 in 20/21. Fantastic xG numbers, 19 international caps, and still just 26 years old. Very exciting indeed
The first Zimbabwean to ever play in LaLiga, alongside Muriqi, the first Kosovan 🇽🇰🇿🇼
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As per
@gunnerblog
and
@David_Ornstein
, Arsenal have stepped up their efforts to sign Mikel Merino. This is why:
💪 Reliability and fitness
🎯 Late runs into the box
👣 Technicality in tight spaces
⚔️ And duels… lots of them
For
@TheAthleticFC
⬇️
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We went big on Venezuela before the tournament at
@TheAthleticFC
, and they’ve been every bit as organised, intense and feel-good as anyone could have hoped 🇻🇪
Two wins from two at the Copa América, well on track to qualify for their first ever World Cup – an amazing story!
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They may have lost Alexander Isak for a club-record fee this summer, but Real Sociedad, unsurprisingly, have spent the money very well 🤑
For any
#MUFC
fans wanting to know a bit more about your opponents tonight, here are some things to look out for 🔽
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No way this one is getting disallowed. Onana smashes the ball into the bottom corner from 25 yards and Aston Villa have their first ever Champions League win.
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Absolute dream come true to talk about Villarreal on Sky Sports News today 🤯
I can't thank
@SkySportsDavid
or Don Unai Emery enough 💛🙌
Capoue ↔️ Parejo or
@SkySportsDavid
↔️
@ThomHarris_
?
😉 It’s quite clear to us 😉
💛
@ThomHarris_
joined
@SkySportsNews
earlier today to speak about Villarreal’s
#UCL
match last night and what it meant for the town itself and Unai Emery
#LLL
🧡🇪🇸⚽️
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🇪🇸 Secret meetings in Spain
🗣️ Consistent messaging and temperament
🔎 Spotting small details
🧠 Training sessions to make players think
This is how Andoni Iraola turned
#AFCB
's worst ever start into a record-breaking success 📈
For
@TheAthleticFC
⬇️
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Big fan of Enes Ünal to Bournemouth 🇹🇷
A presence up top with a thunderous right-footed drive. Only four La Liga players can better his non-penalty xG over-performance of 7.3 since he joined Getafe 🎯
6' 2", wins around five aerial duels per game, and works hard off the ball.
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Nine take-ons attempted by Jeremy Doku today. Nine completed.
This is how good he was at dribbling last season, compared to every player in Europe’s big five leagues.
Still questions about his end product, but it’s getting much better. Incredibly exciting if he joins
#MCFC
⚡️
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Real Betis vs Sevilla was postponed last night, as Sevilla midfielder Joan Jordán was hit on the head by a pole thrown from the stands.
The game is replayed behind closed doors today, Real Betis win, and Andres Guardado celebrates like this... ☠️
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Hi everyone, I've decided to do another quick thread for any Manchester United fans hoping to learn more about their latest Spanish opponents in the Europa League, Granada CF.
The story of their remarkable rise, and the lowdown on their current squad, all in one place ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Almost unbeatable in the air, both offensively and defensively, his colossal strength and height makes him a vital asset for a relegation-fighting side.
He's already on two goals in three this season - both emphatic diving headers. The movement and finish below - top quality 🎯
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Villa elected to switch sides at kick off here, so that Young Boys won’t be shooting towards their vocal support behind the goal in the second half. Fair to say they weren’t happy.
A cagey opening five minutes.
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Only took me a week to start writing about Rayo 🫶
Iraola’s team are a joy to watch, and this was a joy to work on with
@dermotmcorrigan
. Featuring:
⚡️ A rapid left-hand side
🏃 Proactive pressing
🎯 CBs stretching the play
For
@TheAthleticFC
:
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From settled possession, few teams are tougher to break down than Arteta's Arsenal 🛡️
Just 32.4% of the open-play passing sequences they have faced have reached their defensive third, while only 7.0% have ended in a shot.
Some stats with
@JordanC1107
⬇️
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10. Joselu (32) 🇪🇸
Fee: Free
He may have only scored 10 times across three seasons in England, but 32-year-old Joselu has just had the best goalscoring season of his career.
With 14 goals from an xG of 12.4, he scored over 45% of Alavés' LaLiga goals last season 🤯
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Winning three penalties last season, providing four further assists, Maffeo is always so busy on the right flank, attempting 87 crosses and 70 dribbles.
He also made more tackles, blocks and interceptions than any other teammate ⚔️
Could easily be playing for a top-half side 🌟
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MATIJA NASTASIĆ (29) 🇷🇸 - Free
Remember him?
Once seen as the long-term partner for Vincent Kompany in Manchester, Nastasić joins from Fiorentina, again, for free.
Low-risk, potentially high-reward, he brings European experience and pedigree, and is a 🇷🇸 speaker for Rajković.
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9. Matías Arezo (19) 🇺🇾
Estimated fee: £7 million
All in all, we saw 156 minutes of Arezo since joining Granada in January. 75 touches of the ball.
However, with 51 G/As in 82 90s for Club Atlético River Plate, captaining the side at 18, it's easy to understand the hype 💎
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Excited to kick off a brand new series for
@TheAthleticFC
🤩
Over the summer, we’ll be profiling 50 exciting u25 players from across the globe…
No better place to start than with the wonderful Florian Wirtz, who’ll be looking to light up a European semi-final tonight 🇩🇪
𝟓𝟎 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡: 𝐍𝐨 𝟏, 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐳 (𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐧)
"Florian is a gift for me as a coach." - Xabi Alonso
A supremely talented young No 10, Wirtz is a creative force who excels under pressure and seems destined for the top.
📝
@ThomHarris_
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Snap reaction to City 4-1 Ipswich with
@SamLee
, including a tactical tweak from McKenna and a mixed Muric return ⬇️
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First football game in 530 days. The Bordalás derby. Mestalla. Doesn’t get much better than that 😍
@LaLigaLowdown
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FULL-TIME: Young Boys 0-3 Aston Villa
And it could have been more.
A dominant display, particularly in the second half, as Unai Emery's side overcome some initial difficulties on the plastic pitch to run out comfortable winners.
Bayern Munich at Villa Park up next...
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Excited to be covering Wolves for
@TheAthleticFC
today, as they travel to take on Crystal Palace. Kick-off in just over 2 hours ⌛️
Selhurst Park hasn't been a happy hunting ground for
#WWFC
, but a huge win at Everton and five goals in midweek should inspire some confidence!
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Six saves from inside the box on his debut, to keep a clean sheet and secure a hard-fought draw at San Mamés, he's already proven his weight in gold🥇
Rajković is going to save Mallorca a lot of points that they might have dropped last season.
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The USMNT open their Copa América campaign against Bolivia tonight, a team who have won just one competitive game outside of La Paz in the last 29 YEARS 🇧🇴
From aggressive man-marking to Ramiro Vaca’s shots from distance, here is what to expect ⬇️
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Quiz time ahead of a Premier League data round-up coming out for
@TheAthleticFC
tomorrow:
Which current PL player is on the longest active run of shots on target (20) without scoring a goal? ❌
And for an impossible bonus point, who holds the unwanted record with 33?
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Scratch that. A handball in the build-up from Watkins and we are back to 2-0. No replays just yet but looked a bit harsh...
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GOALLLLLL KALAJDZIC
Wolves look like they’ve snatched it – Neto invites the pressure after a short pass to Billing, who’s dispossessed – Kalajdzic is played through and can’t miss!
Potentially a second late winner of the season for the Austrian
#WWFC
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JOSÉ COPETE (22) 🇪🇸 - Free
Cool, calm and collected on the ball, this young centre-back hasn't seemed fazed since his move from Segunda División side Ponferradina 🔼
Three solid performances so far, with five tackles and 12 interceptions, he looks a great pick-up for nothing...
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1. Luis Maximiano (23) 🇵🇹
Estimated fee: £10.75 million
Followers of LaLiga will know that this league loves a superhuman shot-stopper 🧤
Yet, while Thibaut Courtois rightly took most of the plaudits last season, Maximiano was the hidden gem being unearthed at the bottom 💎
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On 9th May 2004, José Luís Mendilibar handed a professional debut to 18-year-old David Silva against Málaga B.
19 YEARS LATER, Silva has just won player of the match on his 900th appearance, while Mendilibar is preparing to face Manchester United in a European quarter-final…
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An assist and a disallowed 25-yard screamer for Take Kubo in the opening ten minutes…
Genuinely one of the best players to watch in world football at the moment, at the top of a really brilliant team 💎
Take Kubo returns to the Santiago Bernabéu tonight as one of the best in La Liga, looking to make it five consecutive player of the match awards to start the season 🥇
Here’s how he’s got his career up and running at Real Sociedad ⬇️
For
@TheAthleticFC
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RODRIGO BATTAGLIA (31) 🇦🇷 - Free
Adding valuable experience and know-how to the midfield, Battaglia arrives permanently from Sporting Lisbon after last season's loan.
With more tackles than any teammate this campaign, he adds solidity and defensive bite - again, for nothing 🤷♂️
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All eyes on Barcelona this weekend, but Real Sociedad were so impressive in their attacking movement on Saturday, without Isak for the first time 🇸🇪
Some really intricate sequences, with Brais Méndez (25), Mohamed-Ali Cho (18), Take Kubo (21) and David Silva (36) all involved 🧵
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One of the longest streaks in club football history is finally over...🚨
Elche have beaten fourth-tier side Guadalajara in the cup, and Carlos Clerc, after 35 games, has finally won a match 🥳
He hadn't featured on the winning side of a competitive game since 4th April 2021...
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Girona are such a brilliant watch.
Tsygankov drifting in from the right, Sávio a complete wildcard on the left, nice and brave in possession.
Never seen anyone whip in a cross quite like Aleix Garcia, either. Just great fun.
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Not hugely instructive, but made this for
@LaLigaLowdown
this weekend, trying to highlight some of the most “fun” players in the league over the last two seasons ⬇️
Abde, Vinícius, Dembélé and Chukwueze the standouts. Henrique, Morales and Nico too. And then there’s Bebé… 😂
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A certain Georgian winger has wrestled the Italian limelight away from Rafael Leão this season, but the numbers tell us that he’s quietly turning up the voltage… ⚡️
My piece for
@TheAthleticFC
on a footballing thrill and his quest for consistency 🇵🇹
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6. José Luís Morales (34) 🇪🇸
Fee: Free
Incredible pace, trickery and imagination. Scorer of only the greatest golazos. And one, classic celebration 🫡
El Comandante Morales is one of the most exhilarating players in Spain. A true LaLiga icon. Maybe even my favourite ever 🌟
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Even when they're under pressure, it feels as if Girona can click into gear at any moment.
A piece for
@TheAthleticFC
on how their attacking variety – personified by the brilliant Miguel Gutiérrez – continues to inspire their title charge ⬇️
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Phoenix: Somehow hotter than Vegas 🥵
We’re around 150 miles from the Mexican border, so there should be a big crowd for their crunch-match with Ecuador. Anything other than a win, and they are out of the Copa América.
Updates to follow ⬇️
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8. Luis Milla (27) 🇪🇸
Estimated fee: £6 million
The son of the three-time LaLiga winner of the same name, Luis Milla Jr's track to the top flight took a few more twists and turns along the way.
Despite an injury-hit debut season, though, he's impressed over 50 Granada games 📈
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My first article for
@Squawka
🤩
Radamel Falcao is back in Madrid, but playing for a very different club. Find out why his move to Rayo Vallecano is so unique, and why his goals mean so much more than just LaLiga points to Vallecas ⚡️
Radamel Falcao for Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga this season:
◎ 6 games
◉ 4 goals
El Tigre is back and putting Vallecas’ fizzing reputation on the map. 🐯
By
@ThomHarris_
from
@LaLigaLowdown
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Excited to be filling in for
@peterrutzler
on Fulham duty this weekend for
@TheAthleticFC
.
Marco Silva says that everyone is available for selection ahead of the visit of Tottenham tomorrow, although it might be “too early” for Raul Jimenez to start.
#FFC
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My favourite thing about Girona's team-talk:
"You have to keep the ball for longer, two touches minimum" Michel shouts.
100 seconds later, Yangel Herrera misplaces this first-time pass.
The coach throws his water bottle. ✌️touches minimum...
Herrera is subbed at half-time 😬
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After Real Valladolid, Huesca and Eibar suffered the drop a fortnight ago, LaLiga lost one of the most talented crops of relegated players in recent memory.
I teamed up with the brilliant
@SF_Analytics_
to profile our top 10, and to see if we could find any bargains 💰
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A textbook target-man, the 6'4 striker won 284 aerial duels last season - that's 41 more than anyone else in Europe's top five leagues.
A dependable finisher and a powerful aerial presence, this injury-time winner against Levante shows the striker at his imperious best ⬇️💪
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4. Enis Bardhi (26) 🇲🇰
Estimated fee: £8 million
A see-sawing career littered with moments of brilliance, Bardhi hasn't quite hit the heights that his early potential suggested. Still, at 26, we think this set-piece specialist could be well worth a gamble this summer 🎯
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Less usefully, he's also made 68 fouls since his last booking. Some kind of LaLiga record
@OptaJose
?
Anyway, Diego Martínez has already made Joselu the second signing of his exciting new project at Espanyol. Would highly recommend keeping an eye on Los Pericos next season 🐦
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Arguably the best midfielder in LaLiga this season was scrapping in a relegation fight in Romania just under two years ago.
For
@LaLigaLowdown
, I profile one of the few that Manchester City might have let get away... 💎
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Real Sociedad have won eight games in a row for the first time in their 113-year history 🔵⚪️
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The Swiss Model era begins today in the Champions League, so what better place to be than the capital city of Bern 🇨🇭
Stepping in for
@J_Tanswell
to cover Aston Villa for
@TheAthleticFC
tonight, as they make their first appearance in Europe’s premier club competition since 1982!
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With 9 goals in 44 caps for North Macedonia, including 5 in his last 8, Bardhi has stepped up to become a leading marksman for his country after Goran Pandev's retirement.
I would love to see Brentford take a chance on him if they can't keep hold of Christian Eriksen 🐝
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One of my favourite pieces to write for
@TheAthleticFC
, on one of Europe’s most exciting teams:
🤝 Focused recruitment
🧠 Mental resilience
🌪 Positional fluidity
⚡️ Wildcard wingers
🎯 Set-piece specialists
This is how
@GironaFC
got so good ⬇️
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