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Being late (again) when you’ve been specifically told not to be late (again) is the work of a prick. Mainly, though, this week’s prick is a prick for kicking off a flurry of bad takes about his prickishness and forcing this column into a frankly unsustainable cake-and-eat-it hypocro-spiral. So who’s this week’s prick then? […]
Read More… from Prick of the Week No. 26: Tardy Aubameyang and a flurry of takes
Since his first day at Anfield, Jurgen Klopp has been about turning doubters into believers. But when it came to Nat Phillips, the Liverpool boss initially appeared wholly reluctant to the conversion. The Reds boss would have been happy to see Phillips leave Liverpool last summer, with Werder Bremen and Schalke interested in the centre-back […]
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The 29th game of the 2019-20 season was a non-event for Liverpool – they were 22 points clear at the top of the Premier League. Very few would have expected the 29th game this season to be as insignificant; even fewer would have expected the futility to be down to their demise rather than their […]
Read More… from F365 says: Five touches of the old Liverpool amid the new
It remains the defining question of this season: so… are Manchester United actually any good? Related: is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer actually any good? Here was another game that did precisely very little to settle matters. The facts are these: Manchester United moved back up to second in the Premier League with a 1-0 win over […]
Read More… from Shaw thing quietly guiding Solskjaer’s United evolution
1. Even when all the other big games let you down, you can always rely on the North London Derby. It’s not always to either or both side’s credit, but these games are almost never, ever dull. This was one of the strangest yet. A game in which a largely woeful Spurs contrived to make […]
This always looked a lovely time to be playing Sheffield United at home. And if any team deserved that good fortune, it’s probably Leicester given their superhuman effort in remaining solidly among the Champions League places all season after last year’s disappointments and this year’s injury catastrophes. For the Blades, a timely reminder that even […]
Read More… from Leicester remind Blades how much worse things can get
26.4 per cent of Brighton’s shots have been on target this season – comfortably the poorest strike rate in the Premier League. It’s the statistic that illustrates why they will be relegated, if indeed they are. Mark Viduka’s Leeds, Paolo Di Canio’s West Ham and the ill-fated Newcastle under Alan Shearer are among the teams […]
Read More… from F365 says: Potter will welcome glitch in Brighton narrative
On March 7, 2020 – the last time the Blades fans packed into Bramall Lane – the match report read: ‘Chris Wilder’s side have 43 points, level with fifth-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers. They move above Manchester United, who play on Sunday.’ One year on those same fans are faced with the inevitable prospect of their next […]
Read More… from Wilder, Sheff Utd deserved more than brainless sacking
“Edouard [Mendy] is the number one and deserves to be the number one. You cannot hide your opinion, things have to be clear and you cannot be afraid of it.” Thomas Tuchel made his feelings known on the goalkeeping situation at Chelsea after handing Kepa Arizabalaga a shock start in their 2-0 Premier League win over […]
Read More… from Mendy, Tuchel build a base from which Chelsea can thrive
Neither Manchester United nor Chelsea are short of goalkeepers. Indeed, both have Spain stoppers as well as bloodied new internationals on their books this season. But Gianluigi Donnarumma represents an opportunity too good to miss for both. Donnarumma has established himself as one of the world’s most highly-regarded keepers after bursting on the scene as […]
Read More… from Donnarumma opportunity too good for Man Utd, Chelsea to miss