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Sam is B/R's tactical analyst and world football scout. He supports Aston Villa and the Detroit Lions.

His work elsewhere has been featured on Goal.com, the International Business Times and Yahoo! Sports. Sam has appeared on NASN Radio and CNN Worldwide. He currently does a bit for Squawka Sports.

Alexi Lalas complimented his hair.

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Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Christian Benteke, Stuart Broad, Calvin Johnson, Stiliyan Petrov #19 legend.

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Aston Villa, Detroit Lions

  • Favorite Coaches

    Pep Guardiola, Marcelo Bielsa, Antonio Conte, Roberto Martinez

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    Aston Villa 5-1 Birmingham City (2008)

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    England 1-0 Spain (2011)

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  • Zlatan Ibracadabraa posted 1 day ago

    Zlatan Ibracadabraa

    How do you know that Alderweireld will join Roma?

  • Alex KTK posted 5 days ago

    Alex  KTK

    Thanks so much, Sam! This might be my best night as a fan! Can't believe it finally happened!

  • Andrew Bors posted 6 days ago

    Andrew Bors

    Thanks, Sam. I enjoyed the piece.

  • Dan Riaz posted 8 days ago

    Dan Riaz

    Hi Sam :)

  • Jon Mancini posted 8 days ago

    Jon Mancini

    Well, Cardozo is an outstanding finisher who seems to always be in the right place at the right time, but even the most loyal Cardozo fans will admit that he can be extremely frustrating to watch: He does absolutely no defensive work whatsoever, offers very little movement off the ball, he's extremely slow, and very one-footed. Nevertheless, he is still a fantastic goal scorer, and already a Benfica legend. Brilliant, yet frustrating.

    Lima, on the other hand, has so much more to his game. His movement on and off the ball, in particular, is superb. He excels at dragging defenders out of position which in turn creates plenty of space for Cardozo to work with. He's quick, dynamic, two-footed, creative, and hard-working. Cardozo needs a hard-working, intelligent second-striker to occupy defenders, thus giving him the space he requires. Without Lima, Cardozo would really struggle to impose himself in the game.

  • Jon Mancini posted 8 days ago

    Jon Mancini

    It depends on whether Jorge Jesus opts for a 4-2-3-1 or the 4-4-2.

    A 4-2-3-1 will likely consist of Lima/Cardozo up top, John on the left, Gaitan as a #10, and Salvio on the right,

    A 4-4-2 will consist of both Cardozo and Lima, Gaitan on the left, and Salvio on the right.

    Expect to see Enzo Perez and Matic in the midfield, and Andre Almeida at right-back.

    You're choices are great, but I'd also add Lima. He's been better than Cardozo IMO.

  • Abz posted 8 days ago

    Abz

    Hey, Sam.
    Prediction for Arsenal vs Wigan?
    Must win for both, it'll be a real spectacle for all premier league fans. What do you think?

  • Jack Gooner posted 9 days ago

    Jack Gooner

    Hey mate, long time fan, wonderful pieces!
    Currently Im writing a project for school on salaries, reveune and their relationship with winning in the BPL, was hoping you could share a good site for attaining these statistics throughout the PL era. All my attempts have been dead ends, Id truly appreciate the help. Thx either way!

  • Zak Kulin posted 13 days ago

    Zak  Kulin

    Hmm. Strange that the credit didn't stick then. Not sure what the issue would be. If possible, I'd just credit Getty in that image's photo caption spot and it would be good to go.

  • The Stalker posted 13 days ago

    The Stalker

    Haha... I wouldn't be able to write an article about Chelsea, let alone other teams! Amazing how you're able to write such excellent articles on other teams! Keep up the good work!

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