Premier League giants Liverpool are reportedly planning a £67m raid on German Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund ahead of the upcoming transfer window scheduled to begin as from the 1st of next month. According to the report from El Gol Digital, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is ready to offer as much as £67m for highly-rated Borussia Dortmund forward Christian Pulisic. Klopp and Liverpool are hoping to beat other interested parties in their quest to sign the United States of America international player. Apart from Liverpool, European … [Read more...]
Why Klopp must release this player
England international striker Dominic Solanke hasn't played a single match for the Reds this season, not because he's not good enough but as result of intense competing ahead of him. The Reds attacking frontline is massively loaded that it would take an extraordinary performance from the 21-year-old to break into the team. Daniel Sturridge, Mo Salah, Sadio Mane, Xherdan Shaqiri and Roberto Firmino are all ahead of him in the pecking order and that might not change anytime soon, not in this season. Despite finding the back of the net in … [Read more...]
Virgil Van Dijk: the most underrated defender in the world
Liverpool defence was a leaky and shaky one in time past as they often allowed cheap goals. In 2013-14 season under Brendan Rodgers, the backline which consists of Mamadou Sakho, Daniel Agger, Glen Johnson and José Enrique were not as solid as many would love to see, though, their errors were always covered up by deadly strikers who scored goals for fun. In the same season, Merseyside side club almost beat Manchester City to the Premier League trophy but they couldn't achieve such feat, no thanks to Stephen Gerrard's unfortunate slip that led … [Read more...]
Forget unbeaten run, Why Liverpool must improve ASAP!
What's the essence of keeping an unbeaten record in domestic Leagues and failed to qualify for Champions League knockout out round, that is surely the question Klopp is presently asking from his players who were defeated by PSG last night. The Reds put themselves in a very difficult situation to make it out of their group in the European competition after an unexpected 2-1 defeat to Neymar-inspired Paris St-German at the Parc des Princes stadium. At the start of the competition, the Reds were cruising after recording two wins in two games. … [Read more...]
How PSG expose Henderson’s incompetence
Liverpool's defeat to PSG didn't come as surprise to many fans and pundits who claimed the Reds haven't been superb in this season's European competition. The Reds recorded a shock 2-0 home defeat to Serbian side Red Star Belgrade some weeks ago and that opened them up to the danger of not qualifying to next round of the competition. There were questions from fans as to who will be in Klopp's starting lineup prior to the enthralling encounter, as it wasn't certain who will be given the nod to start at the middle of the park. James Milner, … [Read more...]
Advice to Sarri: Kante is not an attacking midfielder
It baffles me how a player of Kante's abilities and calibre is struggling to influence the outcome of matches played by Chelsea so far this season. The Frenchman is known as a no-nonsense defensive midfielder who covers so much ground during matches. His teammates, even opponents, often praise the player for his high and hard tackling ability which make them trembles at the sight of his steps. His dominant display of strength, character, techniques and quality in all matches he played during his days at Leicester City seem to have stopped … [Read more...]
Mourinho man-management need to improve
Going through Mourinho's biography and his achievements, I realized how good the manager has been since his first managerial career at Benicar some years ago. The Portuguese singlehandedly brought Porto to limelight in European competitions having helped them to a Champions League glory and UEFA Europa League in 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons respectively. His trophies and achievements are so much that he was listed as one of the best managers in the world. Despite all of his achievements with all the clubs he'd managed, many still believe he … [Read more...]
No contests as Chelsea pips rival to sign young star
Former Premier League champions Chelsea will have to fend off the threat from French champions Paris Saint Germain (PSG) in their bid to sign Andreas Pereira from top-four rivals Manchester United. Popular publication UOL unveiled the French giants have already made an offer to sign the Red Devils midfielder ahead of the upcoming transfer window scheduled to start as from the 1st of January. The Blues were the first club to make an offer for the 22-year-old before PSG followed in their footsteps by stepping up their interest in Pereira. … [Read more...]
Why find Morata’s replacement when Giroud sits regularly on the bench
After another uninspiring and anonymous display from Alvaro Morata in Chelsea's 3-1 defeat to Tottenham on Saturday, reports are claiming that Maurizio Sarri is back in the search for the player's replacement. Prior to the start of this season, there were rumours that the Spaniard could be on his way back to Santiago Bernabeu due to his inability score plenty goals during the previous season. However, Sarri didn't buy the idea of selling the striker as he revealed to reporters his plans for Morata at the course of this season. Just as … [Read more...]
Mourinho’s third-season critics: Are they right or wrong
Considering his trophies and achievements, Manchester United manager José Mourinho is definitely one of the best managers in the world, though, his man-management ability has left so much to be desired. Recently, there are some criticisms level against the Portuguese manager. Football lovers and followers — especially Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City fans — continue to emphasize on the same controversial issue. What's the criticism all about? It is believed that the former Chelsea and Real Madrid manager often demand too much from his … [Read more...]
PSG vs Liverpool: Why klopp’s eyes must be on Adrien Rabiot
Liverpool are on a trip to the Parc des Princes stadium where they will be up against Ligue 1 Champions Paris St-German on Wednesday in a penultimate group match of this season's Champions League competition. The Reds, who are on six points from three matches, need maximum points to stand a perfect chance of qualifying to the knockout stage. PSG, on the other hand, also need to claim all points to be on eight points which will take them to the second position, depending on Napoli's result against Red Bulls. This means everything is at stake … [Read more...]
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