Defensive Performance in the Top 4 European Football Leagues: A Statistical Review of the 2010/11 Season

Despite what Cesar Luis Menotti may want you to believe, football is a game of offense and defense. So as a follow up to my recent post on last season's offensive performance in the big leagues, I thought it was only fair to defenders and goalkeepers to take a look at who has been doing a great job keeping the opposition at bay.

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