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Guy Branston

WATCH FOR THEM: Shrewsbury’s Aristote Nsiala celebrates scoring.
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Hakeeb Adelakun

Charlie Wyke

BACK in the day, stepping up to the Championship was about one thing – power. Everyone was bigger, stronger and quicker.
Now, not many managers worry about a player’s physical traits. It’s about intelligence, technique and, above all, knowing how to keep hold of the ball.
Can he keep possession? Will he give it away in dangerous areas? A Championship player today has to be so much better on the ball than a decade ago.
Being a big,...

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