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There is a LOT of talent hiding in Scandinavia right now and Luis Kircher has crunched some numbers to ID five of the most interesting young profiles in Norway.

We like to step away from the obvious stuff once in a while and, of course, that has led Marcel Seifeddine to the J2 League – the second tier of Japan. Today, he analyses how JEF United tailor their screen placements at corners based on the opposition.

We’ll be back later with some articles from the #archives

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