Southgate lynched for ‘bizarre’ and ‘callous’ TAA call

The media reaction to Gareth Southgate quite sensibly dropping Trent Alexander-Arnold from his England squad is predictably level-headed.   Mind the gap There was a reason Mediawatch found the disparate coverage of Arsenal and Tottenham’s Europa League first-leg victories so jarring in The Sun last week. The former were ‘gormless’ and ‘pushed their luck to the limit’ […]

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Liverpool ‘shocked and bemused’ by TAA England snub

Liverpool are baffled by Gareth Southgate’s decision to leave Trent Alexander-Arnold out of the England squad, according to reports. On Thursday Southgate announced his Three Lions squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers at the end of this month against San Marino, Albania and Poland – but chose to leave wing-back out of his squad. […]

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Mails on Mouirnho’s new nadir, dropping Alexander-Arnold, and more…

Keep your mails coming to theeditor@football365.com…   No Trent? Generally I like Gareth Southgate, at least as a person and the way he communicates although not sure he truly gets the best out of the talent available with a generally risk averse attitude. More on that later. His comments regarding TAA were quite funny. ‘He […]

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‘Bewildered’: Gary Lineker and Henry Winter react to ‘harsh’ decision on Liverpool player

‘Bewildered’: Gary Lineker and Henry Winter react to ‘harsh’ decision on Liverpool player – originally posted on Sportslens.com Gary Lineker has been left surprised by Gareth Southgate’s decision to drop Trent Alexander-Arnold from the England squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. The England squad was announced yesterday as they set to begin their qualifying campaign […]

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Southgate: TAA not at the same level as previous years

England boss Gareth Southgate has suggested that Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold’s form this season has not been to the same level as previous years. The defender joined Liverpool in 2004 and he made his senior debut for his boyhood club in 2016. Alexander-Arnold made 12 appearances before the end of the 2016/17 season. This led […]

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Robertson lauds four Liverpool teammates after ‘ugly’ win

Andy Robertson has praised Diogo Jota and his Liverpool defensive partners after their win over Wolves. Jurgen Klopp’s side picked up their fifth away victory from their last six games on Monday Night against Wolves. They won 1-0 thanks to Jota’s goal just before half time. This was the forward’s first game back at Molineux […]

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Top ten players who’ve regressed this season…

We only allowed ourselves two Liverpool players as we look at those who have gone backwards this season…   10) Mason Greenwood The Manchester United striker is hardly the first talent to suffer a dose of second-season syndrome. But Greenwood’s form has dropped off considerably from the peak of his maiden first-team campaign. His goalscoring […]

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The best eligible England Under-21 team is extraordinary

Mason Greenwood and Callum Hudson-Odoi have been selected in the England Under-21 squad for this year’s European Championships. Both are full England internationals and yet, by our reckoning, neither would actually be in a first-choice side if all eligible players were included. The full England Under-21 squad is here.   Goalkeeper: Aaron Ramsdale (Sheffield United) […]

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Angelino identifies Liverpool ‘weakness’ that Leipzig will ‘exploit’

Angelino says RB Leipzig have identified Trent Alexander-Arnold as a major Liverpool “weakness” as “he is too offensive”. The defending Premier League champions are currently eighth in the standings, seven points off fourth place and 22 points adrift of leaders Manchester City. Alexander-Arnold has come in for his fair share of criticism this season with […]

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Thiago’s a waste of space, Trent’s sh*t for wrecked Liverpool

Keep your mails coming to theeditor@football365.com.   Thiago the waster Thiago was such an epic waste of space in the middle of the pitch today. If Firmino hadn’t been equally busy stinking the place out further up the pitch then it might’ve got more attention. I was amazed that neither of them were hooked in […]

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