England’s squad for their summer friendlies with the Republic of Ireland and Brazil were revealed yesterday and the one position that is up for debate more than any is the 2nd striker role. Although there is the possibility of Roy Hodgson only choosing one striker, having watched Hodgson in charge of West Brom last season [...]

There has been a lot of debate with regards to the Player of the Year for the 2012/13 season and with the debate in mind we thought we’d put together a brief statistical analysis of the players being mentioned and their form this season. We’ve predominantly used goals scored and clear-cut chances as the two [...]

Before the game against Chelsea, Southampton’s midfielder Jack Cork started psywar  by stating that The Saints’ ace striker, Rickie Lambert is better than Fernando Torres. What Cork was saying could be perceived as nothing but a usual pre-battle war dance, but not only did Lambert play superbly in that game, the talisman scored the winning goal [...]

The emergence of Joe Hart has given English national team what they lacked since David Seaman’s best years – a proper goalkeeper. Manchester City’s shot stopper proved he’s a world-class footballer with his last season’s impressive form that helped the Citizens win their first league title in forty-four years. Hart’s form has dipped this term, though. [...]

It’s impossible not to look at the run of games that Real Madrid have just gone through and not have genuine concerns over the mental fatigue, in addition to the physical fatigue, that the players are contending with. Back to back clasico’s followed by the visit to Old Trafford will place a huge burden upon [...]

For many years, pundits and fans alike have claimed that Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard are too similar to play together for England and it should be one rather than both that make the starting line-up. However, after playing the second half together against Brazil, and with both player’s changing their role this season, is this still [...]

The key is to control the game. If we have the ball, he’ll participate less and cause us fewer problems. The above quote by Gerard Piqué about Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the semi-final with Portugal summed up Spain’s approach during Euro 2012. In a typically excellent piece by Sid Lowe for the Guardian (from which [...]

We’ll begin with a quick review of the Euro 2012 Semi Final Result: Italy 2 Germany 1…and ‘It could have been four, or five’.    This was the night that Balotelli finally came of age; where Pirlo was involved with 34% of the Azzurri’s play (received or played a pass) and boasted a 92% pass [...]

England were always up against it with one win over Italy in 35 years. Despite their record, the opening stages suggested England might end Italy’s stranglehold. However, despite the early signs of life, the game settled into a familiar pattern with Italy dominant. De Rossi’s early volley left Hart stranded as the post rescued England. Roy [...]

Sweden began their final game at Euro 2012 looking to exit the competition with some pride salvaged and some hope for the future restored. They faced a French side they had not beaten in a competitive game since October 1949 in Stockholm and a team that was looking to finish the group stages at the [...]

Here at EPLIndex.com we’ve spent some time over night collating the stats for you for England’s players over the three games. We’ve covered tackling, shooting, passing and creativity. Let’s take a brief look at the stats. As you can see from above John Terry has the highest tackle win percentage for any player of the [...]

Greece pulled off an incredible 1-0 victory over hot favourites Russia in Group A on Saturday. The result meant Greece qualified ahead of Russia based on their head-to-head result, rather than the traditional method using goal difference (Russia would’ve qualified if this was used). Russia will only have themselves to blame for their exit though. After [...]