Author: Soccerhuz
There is a neat symmetry to the fact Jurgen Klopp’s first Premier League game following the announcement he is to leave in the summer should pit him once again against Mauricio Pochettino. It was against Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur that the German began his reign as Liverpool boss with a goalless draw at White Hart Lane back in October 2015. And it was when overcoming the same manager and opposition that Klopp enjoyed the greatest night of his tenure when the Champions League was claimed in June 2019. This season has seen their paths cross once more. The new-look Liverpool began their campaign…
Mauricio Pochettino took charge of his first competitive fixture as Chelsea boss on the opening weekend of the Premier League season against Jurgen Klopp’s Reds, with the two sides playing out a 1-1 draw. Their most significant meeting this term will arrive at the end of February under the Wembley arch with yet another domestic trophy at stake. Nevertheless, Wednesday’s league bout boasts plenty of significance. Chelsea are aiming to secure their fourth-straight Premier League win and push further up the table, while Liverpool are looking to regain their five-point buffer at the division’s summit. Both teams were in FA Cup action…
Liverpool finally returns to Premier League action later, after a winter break and commitments in the League Cup and FA Cup. Both of those assignments were completed successfully — and this meeting with Chelsea will be a dry run for the final of the former competition next month. It will also be the first Premier League encounter since Jürgen Klopp announced he would be leaving Liverpool. He already got a taste against Norwich of the Anfield reception he will get for the rest of the season, but a big league game under the lights could see it ramped up even…
Jürgen Klopp has already left his Liverpool successor a major gift. He made huge strides with the midfield rebuild in the summer, and will now leave behind an engine room that is significantly more future-proofed. Considering how well the summer signings have got on, and factoring in that Liverpool will probably need to look at refreshing the defense next, further midfield additions are probably a little way down the priority list. That being said, with Thiago set to leave in the summer, and with question marks over Alexis Mac Allister’s long-term role, there is scope for further business. That will…
Liverpool will be looking to put an end to their run of draws against Chelsea when the Reds welcome the Londoners to Anfield on Wednesday night. A 5-2 win over Norwich City in the FA Cup sends Liverpool into Wednesday’s clash in high spirits, with the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andrew Robertson and Dominik Szoboszlai all returning from injury against the Canaries. The FA Cup win came just a few days after Liverpool secured their spot in the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea next month, but the two will go head to head on Wednesday in the Premier League first. The last…
There is currently less than 48 hours until the 2024 winter transfer window closes in Spain. La Liga have extended the period by an extra day in order for clubs to have sufficient time to wrap up any deals, and one of those that could look to take advantage of this is Barcelona. The Catalans have been looking to sign another player for much of the window. Following Gavi’s injury, a midfielder was wanted by head coach Xavi Hernandez, although there are no space in the club’s wage budget for anyone to be signed. However, with Alejandro Balde’s salary able…
Xavi Hernandez said on Tuesday he felt “liberated” after announcing that he would step down as Barcelona coach at the end of the season. The former Barca midfielder said he would leave the club following a damaging 5-3 defeat by Villarreal last weekend which left his team well off the pace in their La Liga title defence. Xavi had repeatedly said the job was his “dream” but admitted the pressure of the role eventually proved too much. “You are made to feel every day that you are not good enough,” he told reporters ahead of Wednesday’s game against Osasuna. “It…
Mauricio Pochettino has explained why Nicolas Jackson is so important to Chelsea, as the club do their best to get him on the pitch at Anfield. The 22-year-old striker hopes to return from the Africa Cup of Nations in time to face Liverpool, after his Senegal team were knocked out by hosts Ivory Coast on Monday night. Pochettino discussed the possibility of putting Jackson straight back into the starting lineup for Chelsea, even if it is after a 10-hour journey from West Africa. “We are seeing [if it is possible],” Pochettino said. “Maybe it will happen. If it means we have a one percent…
Fabrizio Romano has now claimed that Chelsea have just rejected an attempt to sign one of their players late in the January window. He took to Twitter to state that Wolves have seen their efforts to sign Armando Broja on loan turned down by the Blues, who have no intention to proceed with that kind of deal. Broja is reportedly up for sale at the right price late this month, with it being claimed that the Blues were originally looking for £50m. While it has been claimed by some that stance may have softened somewhat, it’s safe to say they…
Chelsea have rejected a loan offer from Wolverhampton Wanderers for Armando Broja. It would appear that we will only entertain offers for a permanent transfer for the 22-year-old striker, having reportedly set a £50m asking price. That might seem a bit too high, but it may be what the market’s dictating, especially if Fulham were to loosen their purse strings. Their manager, Marco Silva is apparently “hoping” that a deal can be struck in the final two days of the January transfer window, with his team continuing to struggle to replace the production of Aleksandar Mitrović, who left in the summer…