Author: successsport360
Sporting Lisbon would be left ‘powerless’ to prevent Liverpool’s advance for their highly-regarded manager Ruben Amorim this summer. The 39-year-old is understood to have a release clause in his contract worth around £8.6m. “It is understood that Amorim, whose preferred formation is 3-4-3, has a release clause worth close to £8.6million written into his Sporting contract, meaning that his current employers would be left powerless if Liverpool or one of his other suitors set their sights on landing him,” as was reported on GIVEMESPORT. “Amorim, who has been described as ‘outstanding’ by Portuguese football writer Tom Kundert, would experience the…
There was so much nostalgia for Liverpool fans yesterday, as the LFC Legends rolled into town. As ever with these games, there were some real, genuine icons of the game on show, mixed in between some forgotten heroes of the past. Fernando Torres was clearly the biggest draw for Liverpool fans. Having reignited his partnership with Steven Gerrard more than 13 years on from his Anfield exit, Torres rolled back the years with a goal and a celebration in front of the Kop. But El Nino wasn’t the only striker to light up the game with goal on Saturday. And…
Liverpool will be without Jurgen Klopp for the first time in almost nine years this summer. It promises to be a strange transfer window ahead. If last year was chaotic with plenty of Klopp’s old guard leaving, this summer may follow a similar pattern. After all, at the end of this season, it won’t just be Klopp leaving, but key members of his backroom staff as well. Including Pep Lijnders, Peter Krawietz and Vitor Matos who have been pivotal in Liverpool’s success behind the scenes. But it might not just be coaches who are leaving. For some players this summer…
The Premier League have had a reshuffle of fixtures to try and fit in postponed games, but the schedule is crazy for Man City, Arsenal and especially Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp is infamous for his outspoken views on the congestion of big games, and because his side were competing in four competitions up until the international break, they have a lot of ground to make up in a very short period of time. Early kicks offs, new kick offs, and multiple games all jam packed into crazy-tight schedules, so hopefully the physios are being paid well, because they will have their…
There is a special group of Liverpool youngsters coming through the ranks at the moment. Jurgen Klopp, in his last season at the club, has left an indelible legacy and these young players are his parting gift to the club’s next manager. Of course, it’s important to note Klopp is not the only one to credit for the emergence of Liverpool’s exciting new generation. The club’s recruitment team and academy staff have also played a key part in providing the foundations for Liverpool’s youngsters to flourish. It’s a process that really started to begin a decade ago when FSG wielded…
Football isn’t rocket science. Fans will always recognise a great goal, a defence-splitting pass or a brilliant save. And they can also spot a dodgy refereeing decision a mile away. Which is why Howard Webb appears to be taking us all for fools with his rather creative takes on some of the calamitous mistakes that are bringing the Premier League into disrepute. Webb’s latest attempt to con us all into thinking that anyone who doesn’t own a whistle, a flag or a VAR monitor doesn’t really understand the game would be comical if it wasn’t just another example of the…
Raheem Sterling and Brendan Rodgers weren’t always on the same wavelength at Liverpool – and fractures in their working manager-player relationship were there for all to see a number of years before the forward left for Manchester City in a £49m deal. Perhaps training ground confrontations between two figures at any given football club are to be expected; they’re part and parcel of football. Words are exchanged and tensions momentarily rise, but the situation is eventually resolved and all parties move on. Only this heated exchange in particular has never been able to be forgotten. Having made his Liverpool debut…
An international break gives one an opportunity to appreciate the wonderful three-way title race underway in the English Premier League. If one is lucky, there could be two teams going toe to toe in a season. But three teams within one point of each other with 10 games to go is a rare phenomenon. Manchester City and Liverpool have been there and done that in the last few years. Pep Guardiola is going for his fourth straight crown, while Jurgen Klopp’s men have pushed City to the limit, even upstaging them in the 2019-20 season. In that sense, Mikel Arteta’s…
Liverpool took a big gamble last summer. Although a midfield rebuild was necessary after last season’s disappointment, no-one quite expected the scale it would take. Out went Naby Keïta, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and James Milner as their contracts came to an end. Jordan Henderson and Fabinho would follow in pre-season in shock exits to Saudi Arabia. A changing of the guard was needed, although losing as much experience in one department was always going to bring about some trepidation. Trent Alexander-Arnold summed it up as he singled out the biggest miss among the departures. Speaking to the Daily Mail back in…
Liverpool will be hoping to escape the international break with no fresh injury concerns with the Premier League to resume in exactly one week. The Reds will host Brighton on Sunday, March 31, though for now the squad is spread across the globe competing for their countries. Positively the latest internationals saw Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo feature for Colombia and the Netherlands respectively whilst Ibrahima Konate has been heavily involved in France training, despite all leaving Merseyside with fitness concerns. Meanwhile Jurgen Klopp’s mind was briefly taken off the ongoing campaign, as back at camp he was introduced to…