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“You all have to calm down… it’s winding up people,” Jurgen Klopp said before kick-off, expecting the people who care so much about the game that’s his life to stop protesting against those who tried to take it away from us and him. A frenzied Liverpool display to drop points in the race for Champions League […]
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The Super League came and went quickly, leaving a pile of victors and a big old pile of losers… Winners The Fans There are caveats and conditions and there must be an acknowledgement that if things just return to the status quo and the current energy dissipates then it won’t be much of a […]
“This would be a bigger achievement (than Everton) because this is my first full season at West Ham. Last year when I came in it was really only to avoid relegation, and even the time before it was to avoid relegation.” David Moyes guided Everton to a top-four finish back in 2005 and he could […]
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Jude Bellingham was a winner and a loser. But Phil Foden came of age for the 427th time, while Chelsea showed they can adapt… Winners Manchester City They never panicked. The players kept faith, despite being bound at one point for yet another quarter-final exit, and Pep Guardiola did not waver. A first Champions […]
When people start complaining about injuries and the unfairness of it all, our eyes tend to glaze over and we drift off to our happy place until someone starts talking about something less dull. So please forgive us as we embark on a few hundred words now about injuries and the unfairness of it all. […]
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Contrary to popular opinion, Tottenham fans are actually rather enjoying living vicariously through Mauricio Pochettino at PSG. It’s good fun. Same coach, different players. There’s no point even trying to view Mauricio Pochettino’s Paris reign through anything other than a Jose Mourinho prism right now. We’re certainly not about to try it here after […]
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Same coach, same coach and same coach again. Jose Mourinho at Tottenham has been a failure. But at least Leeds and Jesse Lingard are thriving. Winners Marcelo Bielsa Three years ago this weekend, Leeds United lost 3-1 at Preston to stay 14th in the Championship table. It continued a run of two wins in […]
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“They could play any team and if you catch them on a good day, it can be a difficult afternoon for you, so it’s important that we’ve trained well this week. We’ll analyse them, we’ll watch them individually, they’re an incredible team and probably the best in the world for me.” Stuart Dallas sounded understandly a […]
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The individuals culpable in Liverpool’s defeat feature prominently among the Champions League losers. Three young England talents make the winners… WINNERS Phil Foden If he hadn’t already, with the latest reminder of his ridiculous talent, Foden cemented his place among Pep Guardiola’s certain picks. Early winner: Phil Foden, certain starter in Man City’s best XI […]
Lord knows we’re not about to start ruling out the possibility of Liverpool overturning a disastrous first-leg result when they get a Spanish superpower back to Anfield, but right now theirs is a season in danger of totally unravelling after a horrible Champions League quarter-final first leg in Madrid. And the manager is starting to […]
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