Author: successsport360
Arsenal’s Premier League title pain is set to carry on this season according to TWO supercomputers. Mikel Arteta’s side looked to be firmly among the contenders to challenge for the crown once again. And they got off to a quick start but have stuttered over recent weeks. They were denied by rivals Manchester City before the international break and were made to work hard despite winning against both Leicester and Southampton. The Gunners then suffered their first defeat of the campaign against Bournemouth. It sees the North London side third and already four points off the pace behind leaders Liverpool.…
Liverpool have made an outstanding start to the season and are sitting at the summit of the Premier League table at this early stage of the campaign. Arne Slot has earned praise for quickly adapting his tactics to the Reds side after taking over from Jurgen Klopp at the end of last season. Liverpool are playing free-flowing football under the new manager but their performances this season are built on having a strong backline. The Liverpool back four were at their best in their 2-1 win over Chelsea and ensured that Caoimhin Kelleher was not pressured between the sticks. Liverpool…
Liverpool fans still have a lot to be thankful for after a 2-1 victory over Chelsea extended Arne Slot’s remarkable start to life at Anfield. 10 wins out of the Dutchman’s 11 first games in charge – after replacing Jurgen Klopp in the summer – is, quite frankly, stupendous. Whilst commentators are obliged to focus on the positives, it would be remiss of any objective viewer to ignore the litany of officiating errors strewn about the Premier League encounter. How did Reece James get away with a blatant dive? Liverpool beat Chelsea despite Reece James cheating It’s truly baffling the…
Arne Slot’s remarkable start at Liverpool boss can perhaps be best measured not by the Reds sitting top of the Premier League, but by the fact he’s helped us forget about Xabi Alonso. Back when Jurgen Klopp made his shock announcement to leave the club in January, there was only one man for the job in the eyes of the majority of Liverpool fans. Alonso was breaking records left, right and center at Bayer Leverkusen, and his connection to Anfield made him the ideal man to immediately get supporters on side. That dream though was soon shattered as the former…
Liverpool have a big week ahead when it comes to their domestic and European ambitions. Arne Slot’s men came through their first big test of the season as they earned a 2-1 win over Chelsea at Anfield to move back to the summit of the Premier League table. But the Reds have two crucial away games approaching and will be another barometer of their ambitions. Firstly, Liverpool travel to RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday. Having already beaten AC Milan and Bologna, a triumph will be another step towards automatic qualification for the knockout stage. Then the Reds…
The return of the Premier League certainly meant a return of the drama this weekend. As domestic football kicked off once more following two weeks of international action, it didn’t disappoint. There were goals, shocks, red cards, blunders, VAR controversy, overturned decisions, referees at the centre of it all, and general top-flight excitement across the board. Most of it played out in Liverpool’s favour. Not only did they beat Chelsea 2-1 on Sunday, bouncing back from a sharp Nicolas Jackson equaliser after half-time, but title rivals Arsenal lost to Bournemouth, dropping points for the third time this season. Ahead of…
Arne Slot and Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca were at odds over the influence of the Anfield crowd on the referee during Liverpool’s 2-1 win, which summed up John Brooks’ performance. When both sets of supporters come away from a game with a negative view of the officiating performance, it generally isn’t a good sign. While Liverpool can look back in bemusement at some of the decisions made with three points now safely secure, emotions on Sunday ran high and Slot picked up his first yellow card for the Reds. After the match, both he and Chelsea‘s boss, Maresca, thought that…
In the prime of Jurgen Klopp’s tenure at Liverpool, the famous trio of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane led the Reds. And while Salah and Mane earned most of the plaudits for the prolific goalscoring of one of the best front threes of all time, it was Firmino who was pulling the strings behind the scenes. Working doggedly by setting up the two wingers, the Brazilian constantly put in a shift as the team’s false nine striker, by winning duels and playing passes in behind, alongside finishing off chances – where he finally received some credit. But ever…
If Anfield has been biding its time before really showing Arne Slot what it is capable of, then this was the day it all changed. And in a season that is becoming littered with them, Liverpool regained their lead at the top of the Premier League with the hardest-fought victory of the campaign so far against Chelsea. This didn’t quite scream ‘performance of champions’ but it might have gently offered up a similar sentiment as Slot’s men shrugged off Manchester City’s last-gasp winner at Wolves that temporarily usurped them at the top to pick up a major 2-1 victory in…
From new born to continued rebirth. What a week this has been for Curtis Jones. Having departed the latest England squad early for the arrival of his first child Giselle, here the Liverpool midfielder staked his claim for more regular minutes under Arne Slot with a performance that highlighted the strength in depth the Reds will need if they are to maintain their Premier League title challenge this season. Jones had demonstrated his versatility last time out on his first league start of the campaign at Crystal Palace, beginning in a number 10 role before dropping back to a more…