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World Cup scouting: Lucas Barrios (Paraguay)
A common complaint of international coaches in World Cup year is that they simply don’t have enough time to prepare their squads for the manifold rigours of such an unremittingly high-profile...
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World Cup scouting: Jesús Navas (Spain)
If recent World Cup history teaches us anything, it’s that pre-tournament form is a fickle indicator of how sides will fare at the sport’s showpiece event. Favourites typically stumble at early hurdles...
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World Cup scouting: Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina)
While much of the attention surrounding Argentina’s World Cup campaign will understandably focus on their star-studded attacking line-up, their chances of success in South Africa depend just as much –...
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World Cup scouting: Miroslav Stoch (Slovakia)
Loan spells tend to go one of two ways. More often than not they are merely anecdotal footnotes in a player’s career, such as David Beckham’s five-game stint at Preston North End in 1995 or Jermain...
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World Cup scouting: Antonio Di Natale (Italy)
The express purpose of the World Cup scouting feature is to shed light on up-and-coming young players to look out for in South Africa, but this week Football Further is focusing on a more established...
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World Cup scouting: Michael Bradley (United States)
As the son of national boss Bob Bradley, USA midfielder Michael Bradley has had to work harder than most to prove himself worthy of a role in his country’s World Cup plans. Bradley, Sr. gave his son an...
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World Cup scouting: Sami Khedira (Germany)
Nothing screams opportunity like an injury to a first-team player in the build-up to a World Cup. Had Jimmy Greaves not badly gashed his leg in 1966, we might never have heard of Geoff Hurst. Had...
View ArticleWorld Cup scouting: Fábio Coentrão (Portugal)
Even by modern standards, Fábio Coentrão is frighteningly skillful for a full-back. Click here to view the embedded video. The blond left-sided player began his career as a fleet-footed winger at...
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World Cup scouting: The 32
The following 32 names represent Football Further‘s players to watch at the 2010 World Cup. We’ll be following their performances closely over the course of the tournament, with weekly scouting reports...
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World Cup scouting: The 32 – Conclusions
Starting with Nicolás Lodeiro back in December last year, Football Further selected 32 players to watch out for at the 2010 World Cup and then tracked their progress through the tournament via weekly...
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