Fernando Llorente thriving in Conte's 3-5-2 system

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Following half-a-season in the cold at Athletic Bilbao, and a subsequent free-transfer to Juventus, Fernando Llorente has emerged as one the major stars of Conte's team likely to win its third scudetto in a row
So far this season, Llorente has contributed 10 goals and 4 assists in 1554 minutes in Serie A, in addition to 2 goals and an assist in the champions league
El Rey Leon will be hoping his form will convince Vincente Del Bosque to include him in Spain's World Cup squad. His 6 ft 5 inch frame would offer La Roja a different striking option and his ability to score headed goals might provide Spain with a much needed alternative approach off the bench

Llorente's recent headed goal against Chievo Verona was his 6th headed goal of the season, the highest among Europe's top 5 leagues. Conte's 3-5-2 system which highly leverages the width provided by Asamoah and Lichtsteiner strongly suits the Spaniard's style, and the results are there for all to see
Adrian Ramos (Hertha Berlin), Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad), Javi Guerra (Real Valladolid), and Luca Toni (Hellas Verona) have each scored 5 headed goals so far this season

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Arturo Vidal: Best all-round midfielder in the world?

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Arturo Vidal is having a season with Juventus that has several observers and pundits describing him as easily among the top 5 midfielders in the world
Vidal has scored 11 goals and 6 assists while averaging 4.7 tackles and 1.3 interceptions per game in Serie A, in addition to 5 goals in the champions league this season
The Chilean combative midfielder's impressive performances have seen him make the ESM Team of the Month for the second time in a row

December 2013 Team of the Month - European Sports Media

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Sporting Lisbon has a total transfer market value of 96.7M Euros and average player value (APV) of 4.6M Euros
Pictured above, Rui Patricio (20M Euros), Diego Capel (7.5M Euros) and Andre Martins (7M Euros) are currently Sporting's most valuable assets (in terms of transfer market value)

Rui Patricio's valuation is 355% higher than Sporting's APV (See TMV Index charts below)

English defender Eric Dier has seen the highest TMV increase among current Sporting players over the past year

Dier's transfer market value has increased 650% from 0.6M to 4.5M Euros over the past year (14th highest in the Primeira Liga)
Brazilian left-back Jefferson's transfer market value increased 1650% from 0.2M to 3.5M Euros over the past year (18th highest in the Primeira Liga)

23 year old Argentine International Defender Marcos Rojo (5.5M Euros) is the most highly valued defender in Sporting's squad
20 year old English defender Eric Dier (4.5M Euros) is closest to Sporting's squad APV of 4.6M Euros
21 year old defensive midfielder William Carvalho (8M Euros) has reportedly been scouted by Manchester United
28 year old Brazilian attacking midfielder Gerson Magrao (0.5M Euros) has the lowest transfer market value on the team (89% below the Sporting APV)

Sporting Transfer Market Value Index Chart as of 2/2/2014 (Market Value data from Transfermarkt.com):