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Football by romiekit(m): 2:18pm On Sep 16, 2014 |
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Re: Football by romiekit(m): 2:20pm On Sep 16, 2014 |
PSG, Manchester City & Arsenal are Europe's most successful attacking passers Paris Saint-Germain , Manchester City and Arsenal make up the top three in the Huawei Team Ranking's top passer ratings having each completed over 1,200 passes in the opposition's half so far. The Ligue 1 champions - who trail Lille by just two points - have already racked up 1,592 successful passes outside of their own half in five games, with this weekend's 1-1 away draw against Stade Rennais yet another example of their dominance in opposition territory. In the Premier League, titleholders Manchester City and Arsenal have been the most impressive passers on hostile ground in the opening weeks of the 2014-15 campaign. City have so far completed 1,314 passes in the opposition's half after four games, while Arsene Wenger's men have accumulated 1,234 successful passes in as many matches, making them the only three teams to have surpassed the 1,200 mark at this stage of the season. With both teams generally having plenty of touches in the opposition half, it was little surprise there were chances galore in this weekend's encounter at the Emirates Stadium, which eventually ended in a 2-2 draw. Meanwhile, Barcelona and Olympique Lyonnais complete the top five with 1,199 and 1,194 successful passes outside of their own half from three and five matches, respectively. With Bundesliga and La Liga underway just three weeks and Serie A just two matchdays, the top 10 is dominated by teams from Ligue 1 and Premier League. Manchester United and Tottenham have racked up 1146 and 1,112 passes, respectively, with Lille (1,090 completed passes) and Monaco (1,186) sitting eighth and ninth. Finally, Jose Mourinho's Chelsea are the 10th and last remaining team to have passed the 1,000 successful passes in the opposition's half mark with 1,025. |
Re: Football by romiekit(m): 2:22pm On Sep 16, 2014 |
Hazard set for new Chelsea contract, confirms Mourinho The Portuguese reveals the Blues are in talks over a new long-term deal for the Belgian and has backed him to achieve greatness if he commits to staying at Stamford Bridge 16 Sep 2014 12:30:00 Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Chelsea are in talks with Eden Hazard over a new contract and is confident the Belgium international will extend his stay at Stamford Bridge. As exclusively revealed by Goal , the Blues are ready to make the 23-year-old attacker the best-paid player in the club's history, having offered him a contract until 2019 worth £200,000-a-week plus performance-related bonuses. Speaking ahead of Chelsea's Champions League clash with Schalke, Mourinho revealed he believes Hazard is keen to remain in west London and has backed him to become an genuine great should he remain at Chelsea. “[Hazard] means a lot because he is a fantasic player and day by day we are feeling his motivation to work hard and improve, so we have big hopes that he will go from a top player that he is at the moment to reach higher levels and become one of the best," Mourinho said when asked about the Belgian star. "Obviously he’s a player that we want to keep, and, in spite of him still having a long-term contract, as young as he is it’s true that Chelsea is trying to have an agreement for a new contract. "It’s also true because Eden made that public even before the World Cup, that he wants to stay and he wants to commit for more years. "So I think it will be a question of time, one more month, one less month, but it will end in a new contract." |
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