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Forget Mainoo; Elliott is the young midfielder Southgate should call upon

by Sam McGuire at Monday, Mar 25 2024 15:50
Forget Mainoo; Elliott is the young midfielder Southgate should call upon The England squad is always a divisive topic. At international level, managers will sometimes overlook form players and instead rely on players they trust. So you get players who have barely kicked a ball at club level getting into the squad at the expense of someone playing the best football of the...
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Jackson deserving of praise as Chelsea striker starts to prove doubters wrong

by Sam McGuire at Tuesday, Mar 19 2024 13:47
Jackson deserving of praise as Chelsea striker starts to prove doubters wrong Nicolas Jackson wasn’t ever supposed to be the leading man at Chelsea. Well, not yet anyway. The 22-year-old arrived in the summer, joining the Blues from Villarreal in a deal believed to be worth £32m. If reports are to be believed, the Chelsea attack was going to be built around Christ...
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Why Johnson could prove Tottenham's most important player in top-four push

by Sam McGuire at Monday, Mar 11 2024 15:40
Why Johnson could prove Tottenham's most important player in top-four push Eyebrows were raised when Tottenham Hotspur agreed to part with £47.5m during the summer transfer window to secure the services of Brennan Johnson. The Nottingham Forest winger had impressed at the City Ground, scoring eight goals and chipping in with three assists during his debut campaign in...
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Highlighting Darwin's invaluable contribution to Liverpool's quadruple bid

by Sam McGuire at Tuesday, Mar 5 2024 12:26
Highlighting Darwin's invaluable contribution to Liverpool's quadruple bid It will sound bizarre given he seems to always be a talking point, but Darwin Nunez is going a little under the radar this season. His 99th-minute winner against Nottingham Forest was his 10th Premier League goal of the season to go alongside his seven assists in the English top-flight. The enigmati...
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Why Wataru Endo is now Liverpool's MVP in their quadruple pursuit

by Sam McGuire at Monday, Feb 26 2024 15:52
Why Wataru Endo is now Liverpool's MVP in their quadruple pursuit The midfield battle in the Carabao Cup final was always going to be decisive. It was an area of the pitch that was littered with talent. Chelsea could boast a £200m double-pivot made up of World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez and one-time Liverpool transfer target Moises Caicedo while the Reds name...
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How a settled Enzo Fernandez has resulted in a much-improved Chelsea

by Sam McGuire at Tuesday, Feb 20 2024 12:09
How a settled Enzo Fernandez has resulted in a much-improved Chelsea Usually, a big money transfer puts a player under the microscope. Every action on the pitch is microanalysed, experts in body language chip in and people are blinded by the transfer fee.For Enzo Fernandez, it was different. Perhaps due to perpetual upheaval at Chelsea and being just one of the big m...
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How Xabi Alonso proved he’s the perfect Klopp replacement at Liverpool

by Sam McGuire at Monday, Feb 12 2024 12:45
How Xabi Alonso proved he’s the perfect Klopp replacement at Liverpool There had been some signs over recent weeks that Xabi Alonso and his Bayer Leverkusen side were starting to run out of steam in their pursuit of the Bundesliga title. They needed last-minute winners against Augsburg and RB Leipzig in back-to-back league matches, there was a disappointing 0-0 draw wi...
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Rasmus Hojlund finally delivering as Man Utd's main forward

by Sam McGuire at Monday, Feb 5 2024 15:50
Rasmus Hojlund finally delivering as Man Utd's main forward Rasmus Hojlund has finally arrived. The £64m summer signing had to wait until December to net his first Premier League goal for Manchester United. He was behind the likes of Hannibal Mejbri, Christian Eriksen and Victor Lindelof in the goalscoring charts. Now though, he’s flying and only...
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Conor Bradley proving the next star in the making at Liverpool

by Sam McGuire at Thursday, Feb 1 2024 09:08
Conor Bradley proving the next star in the making at Liverpool Conor Bradley is causing Jurgen Klopp a bit of a problem. The 20-year-old right-back has been filling in for the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold. The Northern Ireland international hasn’t just done a job in place of the record-breaking No.66 though, he’s caught the eye in every single one...
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Why Jota is now more than just a support act for Liverpool

by Sam McGuire at Monday, Jan 22 2024 15:22
Why Jota is now more than just a support act for Liverpool Liverpool’s trip to the Vitality Stadium had the potential to be a tricky one. Bournemouth headed into the game in fine form and the Reds were without the likes of Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dominik Szoboszlai and Andrew Robertson, to name a few of the absentees. Jurgen Klopp&rsquo...
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