Gossip: Liverpool add to Wijnaldum replacement shortlist

Liverpool add Bundesliga star to Wijnaldum replacement list and Chelsea hold Inter over a barrel over the Jorginho-Eriksen swap.   GINI REPLACEMENT Georginio Wijnaldum’s Liverpool contract dispute remains mysterious and baffling, but it seems Jurgen Klopp is preparing for life without his “unsung hero”. Kicker claims The Reds have joined the race for Borussia Monchengladbach’s Florian […]

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One per Premier League club: Positive stat leaders

We found a metric each team topped, now it’s time for a player from each team. Thanks to FBref and WhoScored for the lovely Premier League statistics, all of which are per 90 minutes unless otherwise stated.   Arsenal: Bernd Leno – lowest percentage passes over 40 yards (18.4%) The stats get better, I promise. It was […]

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FA Cup Quarter-Finals Draw: Everton and Leicester get prized home ties

FA Cup Quarter-Finals Draw: Everton and Leicester get prized home ties – originally posted on Sportslens.com The FA Cup quarter-finals draw was made on Thursday, 11 February 2021, with cracking ties between four of the top seven teams in the Premier League. We have the draw below, and then a quick analysis after that. Full […]

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Liverpool told they cannot let Man City beat them to top target

Glen Johnson says Liverpool will regret not challenging Manchester City for the signing of Erling Haaland. The 20-year-old goalscoring machine has been linked to the Premier League and Borussia Dortmund may be forced into selling their star asset in the summer if they fail to qualify for the Champions League. Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United […]

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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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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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‘Played really well’: Pep Guardiola praises 23-year-old after Man City’s win over Swansea

‘Played really well’: Pep Guardiola praises 23-year-old after Man City’s win over Swansea – originally posted on Sportslens.com Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola heaped praise on Gabriel Jesus following his performance in the FA Cup fifth round tie against Swansea City. The Brazilian recently scored in back-to-back Premier League starts for the club but he […]

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Iconic Moments in Football No.76

As a player, the half-time team talk can be something to be very afraid of if you haven’t performed very well in the first half. Sir Alex Ferguson used his infamous ‘hairdryer treatment’, so-called by former players as he would shout in their faces!One method tried by Hull City’s Phil Brown on Boxing Day 2008 […]

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Guardiola ‘proud’ of his record-breaking Man City side

Pep Guardiola also insisted that Manchester City “controlled the game” as they strolled through to the FA Cup quarter-finals. It proved to a comfortable evening for Man City. This was started by Kyle Walker as his cross-cum-shot from the right flank evaded Freddie Woodman to find its way into the bottom corner in the 30th […]

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