With European football in full swing as of this week, we will have the first glimpse of the effects it will have on the league schedule for the teams involved. It is a strange conundrum which many teams will go through in search of glory at home and abroad, and the balancing act is one which will test many teams to their limits.
It was a day of frenzy, panic, success, failure and surprise! But who came out on top and who were left scratching their heads?
FC Twente keep their place at the top and their 100% record so far this season, with Ajax and Feyenoord remaining unbeaten and PSV sending a message to their rivals as they really hit their stride.
The Netherlands' flagship league is back in full swing after this season's third round of games this past weekend. FC Twente, pipped to the post for the Eredivisie title just three months ago, are the only team left with a 100% record after defending champions Ajax and a rejuvenated Feyenoord side could only muster draws.
With the Premier League just about under way we once again have a new look league with three teams full of fresh faced players looking to make their mark in England’s top division. This article aims to look at why players who are outstanding in the lower leagues either fail to make it in the Premiership and what sets the ones that do aside from those that can not.