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Will age stop Ryan Nelsen performing for QPR? | Player Analysis

Written by    on  December 25, 2012

By Christmas day, QPR defender Ryan Nelsen will have 16 starts for the club this season, including 1434 minutes played and a goal to his name, all without a single yellow card. What’s more impressive is the fact that the New Zealander is 35 years old. Some QPR fans consider Nelsen to be the one [...]

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Norwich City | Their Ultimate Team | Defence via Opta Stats

Written by    on  April 7, 2012

A few weeks ago I read an article by Stephen McCarthy on EPL Index which aimed to use statistics to identify the strongest team in the Premier League. Using the same approach, with a couple of minor tweaks, I have attempted to carry out the same analysis of Norwich City’s defence. It’s especially interesting because a [...]

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Stoke | Who is the Fairest one of all?

Written by    on  August 20, 2011

Firstly, can I just say – Aguero has been this good for years. He could be better than Messi in the future. Someone who won’t be, ever, is Ryan Shawcross. Woodgate was a Galactico at one point, perhaps the only player to be good enough to be signed, but inconsistent enough to make a mess [...]

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