Pep Guardiola is one of football’s greatest-ever managers. His play style is built on the tiki-taka philosophy, which is one of the most intricate forms of football, requiring a high level of short passing to build the game up. When his teams play, they almost always dominate the possession and have the most passes and ...
Liverpool have had a really topsy-turvy start to the new season and things haven’t exactly gone according to plan at all. The Reds sit 9th in the Premier League table and are second in their Champions League group as well. After suffering a disappointing loss to Arsenal in the league last week, Jurgen Klopp’s side ...
Mid-week Champions League action almost never disappoints. Giants Barcelona and Juventus are on the brink of being demoted to the Europa League, whereas Manchester City and Real Madrid have already qualified for the next round. While all this is happening, Mo Salah and other Liverpool players are busy breaking records. Safe to say, Salah is ...
Averaging 3.75 goals per game, Sunday’s Premier League action was a feast for the attackers and a nightmare for the defenders. None of the 8 teams playing managed to keep a clean sheet, ensuring that everyone who decided to spend the day staying in had a fun watch. Following on from our Saturday analysis on ...
If there’s one thing in football that is pretty much guaranteed to live on forever, it’s the eternal Messi v Ronaldo debates. The iconic duo dominated the headlines for the better part of a decade and won countless honours with Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively. In the process, they also sparked a competitive rivalry like ...
The Merseyside Derby, while not the most equal in terms of history and wins, is definitely one of the fiercest derbies in England. When players get on the pitch, whether it is the Goodison Park or Anfield, they have only one goal – to bury the other club under the ground. We have seen fights, ...
Not a lot of time was given to digest the deadline day frenzy as the next round of fixtures was already upon us come Saturday, starting with an early kick-off of the Merseyside derby. 8 out of 10 fixtures of the gameweek have been played, so now seems an apt time to analyse everyone’s simultaneous ...
If it wasn’t for Liverpool’s new youngster, Fabio Carvalho, Jurgen Klopp would have come up with some new excuse about their failure to win against Newcastle United in the post-match press conference. All credits to the 20-year-old lad to keep the Kop pumping and Klopp on his toes for the next encounter. The battle against ...
Every year, EA Sports introduces a new instalment to their FIFA football franchise video game. The future of the FIFA brand is in doubt, but the controversy around rating cards is here to stay. For the past few years, Lionel Messi has been the highest-rated player in the game, frequently being rated 93-94. The last ...
While the action on the pitch is usually enthralling by itself, the thrills provided by Fantasy Premier League (FPL) only enhance that experience. The feeling of competing against millions of other managers, with nothing except wits and knowledge by your side is incredibly immersive, and as such, the FPL continues to grow each season. However, ...
Liverpool has finally come out of its cocoon and put on a show that echoed across the entire European continent. After last week’s loss to Manchester United, the Reds were under immense pressure to deliver and they came out roaring with the support of a raging Anfield. The Reds announced their candidacy for the Premier ...
Football is on a break for a few more weeks, but the transfer window and the banter between the fans haven’t taken a back seat, not even for a few moments. The Twitterverse has been rampant with such playful banter among the fans, discussing players, team strategies, and the spoils of the upcoming season, and ...
This week saw the return of the annual Soccer Aid event which saw a huge turnout thanks to which the collected proceeds from ticket sales would now be donated to charitable trusts through the UNICEF UK. This annual event is perhaps one of the many ways through which the footballing community has been able to ...
It was a night to forget for Mo Salah and Liverpool on Sunday at the Stade de France as they once again fell to Real Madrid in the Champions League. The loss to Los Blancos was even bitter as it came just a week after the Reds lost the Premier League title race to Manchester ...
Aside from the title race, there was plenty else up for contention on the final day of the Premier League. Burnley and Leeds United fought the drop, the fourth position was up for grabs and the Europa League spots were yet to be decided. Similarly, the race for the Golden Boot was on as well, with ...
In the past five years, Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side have done superbly to etch their names onto the history books of the English club as one of the best teams to have represented the Reds. From his appointment in 2014 to their FA Cup win this season, the Merseyside team has gone on to win ...
The dream of the quadruple is still alive. Liverpool lifted their second silverware of the season after defeating Chelsea in the FA Cup final at Wembley. Liverpool was ruthless in the first half, creating more chances, but a more thorough and well-thought-out approach by Thomas Tuchel in the second half, allowed Chelsea to get back ...
