Shearer pinpoints key change to get ‘belief back’ at Liverpool

Alan Shearer thinks belief will come flooding back into the Liverpool side if they can get Jordan Henderson playing in midfield again. With centre-backs Virgil Van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip effectively all ruled out for the rest of the season Jurgen Klopp has been forced to play midfielders Fabinho, almost exclusively, and Henderson, […]

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Tuchel urges Chelsea outcast to be ‘normal’ in ‘new start’

Thomas Tuchel has urged Kepa Arrizabalaga to “play a normal match” as the German boss promises the Spaniard a “new start” at Chelsea. Kepa became the world’s most expensive goalkeeper when he joined Chelsea from Atletic Bilbao for £72million two years ago. But a string of mistakes last season saw him lose his place in […]

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Source ‘close to Solskjaer’ confirms Man Utd interest in Real star

Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is interested in bringing Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane to Old Trafford, according to reports in Spain. Varane made the switch from Lens to Real Madrid in 2011 and has gone on to make 347 appearances for the Spanish giants, winning three La Liga titles and four Champions Leagues. […]

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Now that’s the way to lose, Jose. And other mails…

Keep your mails coming to theeditor@football365.com… Fixing Liverpool A few months ago, I wrote that this will be Klopp’s greatest challenge and probably his greatest coaching success. I wrote that at a time when things were a lot less simpler and Guardiola hadn’t redesigned his winning juggernaut. I still stand by it. This can be […]

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Tuchel must master Pep’s remarkable trick at Chelsea

Before the start of the season, in the wake of Chelsea’s £70million acquisition of Kai Kavertz – their seventh signing of the summer – we said ‘competition is just as likely to breed fractiousness as it is improvement‘, as we predicted that one of Frank Lampard’s greatest challenges in his bid to bring the title […]

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Ferdinand blasts ’embarrassing’ Spurs player in Everton defeat

Rio Ferdinand has criticised Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris for his “embarrassing” mistake during a thrilling nine-goal FA Cup fifth round encounter against Everton. The Toffees are in the hat for the sixth round as they got the better of Jose Mourinho’s Spurs – eventually progressing 5-4 after extra-time. England captain Harry Kane was named on […]

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Liverpool ordered to pay Fulham up to £4.3m for Elliott

Fulham will receive a record fee for a 16-year-old after a tribunal ruled that Liverpool must pay up to £4.3million for Harvey Elliott. The PA news agency understands the Professional Football Compensation Committee ruled that the Premier League champions must pay a basic fee of £1.2million for Elliott, who made the move north to Anfield […]

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Ranking all 22 2020/21 Premier League managers so far…

Don’t know about you, but we reckon 23 games into the season is the perfect time to pass judgement on all the managers who have been in charge of Premier League clubs this season. So that’s what we’ve done.   22) Sam Allardyce (West Brom, since December) Full disclosure, we thought this was a pretty […]

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The 10 Leeds players out on loan & how they’ve been faring

Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United are enjoying a sensational return to the Premier League after their 16-year absence, with a top-half finish well within their reach. The future looks bright at Elland Road with the likes of Illan Meslier, Pascal Struijk and Jamie Shackleton – all 21 or under – looking comfortable at the top level, […]

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‘Disgraceful’ from Mourinho, Tottenham as Sigurdsson shines

What was once a “disgraceful” scoreline by the standards of Jose Mourinho is now entirely out of his control at Tottenham.   The problem with engaging in constant psychological warfare and nefarious mind games for decades is that eventually you end up punching yourself incessantly in the face just to feel something. When everything you […]

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