Super coaches, super strikers and Nottingham Forest: What football promises in 2022
We have to get used to a winter World Cup but first, Liverpool and Man City have strikers to match their managers and more…
Articles By Tim Ellis
Dietmar Hamann and Paul Scholes among the six sourest pundits in football
Here are six pundits you can rely on for seeing glasses half-empty in a full bar. First up is the miserable German who thinks Thiago is overrated.
Looking at the eight squeaky bum finals for Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp
Jurgen Klopp has managed eight finals at Liverpool and almost none of them have been straightforward. He will hope for different against Real.
This Liverpool team are on a bleep test that never ends; their effort transcends success
Whether Liverpool actually win the Premier League is fast becoming irrelevant; their energy over this extraordinary campaign makes them winners.
Klopp has turned Liverpool’s final fortunes around but Chelsea must overcome Wembley woes
Jurgen Klopp has compartmentalised previous final defeats to turn Liverpool into showpiece winners, but Chelsea have had recent Wembley woes.
Ten players in desperate need of a shake after Wenger’s Grealish accusation
Arsene Wenger feels Jack Grealish needs to show more grit at Manchester City but he is not the only Premier League player in need of a shake.
Liverpool press to depress opponents as Klopp keeps complacency completely at bay
Liverpool treated Villarreal with the utmost respect and dispatched them with consummate brilliance. Jurgen Klopp has them laser-focused.
The ten most stomach-churning moments for all football fans
The high line, game management and a lack of effort are not great for the blood pressure of football fans.
Man City and Liverpool await face-off after friendly fire
The mutual respect between Guardiola and Klopp is tangible. City and Liverpool will cease friendly fire soon.
10 current goalkeepers who are a little bit barking
It’s a throwaway line to say that goalkeepers must be a different breed. They’re attention seekers.
Ronaldo and Michael Edwards in line for football Oscars
These Oscars have a little less punch than the actual Oscars. But Ronaldo is still star of the show.
Improved Arsenal must show they can roll with the punches
Arsenal need to show they have the bottle for this Champions League qualification race.
Will Liverpool’s loss-loathing be enough this season?
Liverpool barely know how to lose, but that will enough against the Manchester City machine?
Ten talking points at the two-thirds stage of the PL
The last third of the Premier League season is still full of jeopardy at the top and bottom. We’re giddy.
Bielsa must box clever and find method in Leeds madness
Leeds are Ricky Hatton. But is there a method in their madness?
Seven Liverpool misfits who Diaz has already put to shame
Luis Diaz just fits. He “looks like a Liverpool player”. El Hadji Diouf did not.
The Premier League’s front and central right-hand men
Trusted lieutenants are important in the Premier League, as these examples will testify…
Liverpool’s midfield net loss XI with barely a goal in sight
Liverpool’s midfield has long been described as functional, rigid and goal-shy. Here comes the stodge.
Does the Premier League title race have a pulse?
Barely, but we will cling to any hope in an era when anything less than almost-perfect sees you fall short.
Happy New Year? Ten who must up their game in 2022
Marcus Rashford is ‘not sulking’ and neither is Virgil van Dijk, who is among those who must improve.
Rude health or booed off stage? Premier League bosses ranked
The next 12 months will test the blood pressure of the men on the touchline and the patience of the boardroom.
History might be repeating itself for both Chelsea and Tuchel
Tuchel knew what he was getting into with Chelsea. But the Blues were also aware of the German’s past.
Sadio Mane is flying – Liverpool just hope it isn’t to AFCON
Mane has had a mixed 2021. AFCON has derailed him and Liverpool before so it’s time to manage him.
Selfless Salah doesn’t put his store in the Ballon d’Or
Mo Salah has nine assists this season; he would clearly prefer titles with Liverpool to individual trinkets.
Six times managers hit out when things got lost in translation
Jurgen Klopp was not happy that his “little tournament” comments were taken completely out of context…
Arsenal take unbeaten run to home of never-quite-Invincibles
Liverpool’s defeat means the Invincibles are safe again. And now Arsenal have the longest current unbeaten run.
Chelsea are champions of autumn again but winter is coming…
Jose Mourinho declared his Chelsea side ‘champions of the autumn’ in 2014. The landscape is different now.
Ten times managers were frosty at the final whistle
Get ready to see plenty of Jose Mourinho, Kenny Dalglish and Arsene Wenger within.
Manchester United must come down from the comeback clouds
Manchester United need to remember that “no-one at this club wins anything without their teammates.”
Konate the latest to fight through Klopp’s initiation process
Ibrahima Konate will hope to be more Andy Robertson than Ben Davies at Liverpool.