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Welcome Back Nenad
Our latest piece for WolvesBlog. When Nenad Milijas signed for Wolves in the early summer of 2009, he was arguably the club’s most exciting Premiership signing. Yes it’s true; Kevin Doyle was the...
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Wolves 2-1 Man City – Chalkboards
It’s one of the first rules of blogging really – don’t just regurgitate the opinions and analysis of the mainstream. I’m going to break it here. Mainly because I cannot resist. But also because who...
View ArticleFormations Shaping Talent The World Over
You could hear it in every pub, in every town, on every weekend of the football season: “The formation doesn’t matter – it’s the players that are important.” As Jonathan Wilson jokes in his prologue to...
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Wolves – Statistical Review
This is a chronological look at Wolves’ season, exploring the tactical issues and themes that came up along the way: Summer Plans Mick McCarthy’s summer spending appeared to be designed to re-establish...
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Chalkboard Analysis – Positive Start For Wolves
*A version of this post appeared on WolvesBlog earlier this week. ** All chalkboards courtesy of The Guardian and powered by Opta data. Five Things We Learned From Wolves vs Fulham – August 21st 2011...
View ArticleMartin Jol Can’t Win
by Adam Bate More often than not, football managers find themselves in a new job because the previous incumbent had failed to meet expectations. It usually means taking over a team said to be ‘in...
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Stoke City: Evolution?
by Adam Bate It was no surprise to hear Jon Champion use the term “Neanderthal” to describe the Stoke experience on ESPN at the weekend. After all, when it comes to Stoke City, everyone seems to be...
View ArticleGoalkeeper Magazine – Issue 4
This month I contributed my second piece to Goalkeeper Magazine. If you haven’t heard about it, it’s a bimonthly glossy magazine and describes itself as follows: Goalkeeper Magazine is designed for all...
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Time for Ronaldo to light up El Clasico
by Adam Bate Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t look like an underdog. He doesn’t feel like one and he most certainly doesn’t act like one. But this weekend he is the player more than any other who will be...
View ArticleKarl Henry – Wolves’ not-so-tough tackler?
By Oli Baker At the time of writing, no side in Europe’s top five leagues has made as few tackles per game as Wolves (15.4) or as few interceptions (11.9). For a team that gained a reputation as being...
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