Author: Soccerhuz
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has been raving about Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven. Van de Ven has been excellent so far this season as Tottenham sit top of the Premier League table. The Dutchman played 90 minutes in their latest win, away at Crystal Palace last night. Speaking to Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou for Sky Sports after the game, Carragher claimed that Van de Ven was the best player on the pitch. “I had to give the Man of the Match and it was a toss up between [James] Maddison and Van de Ven at the back,” said the…
Taiwo Awoniyi has conceded that, while it was a “dream” to finally feature at Anfield last season, the circumstances left him feeling somewhat conflicted. Awoniyi never registered a senior appearance for the Reds due to various work permit issues during his time at the club, but has since gone on to become an established Premier League forward. The 26-year-old netted 11 times in all competitions for Nottingham Forest last season and already has three goals and two assists to his name in 2023/24, despite having been sidelined since the beginning of the month. His groin injury will prevent him from lining up against his former…
A penny for Moises Caicedo’s thoughts. At one point it looked like he would become Liverpool’s record signing this summer. Instead, the Ecuadorian and his agent toyed with the Reds, using their late interest to ensure his desired, drawn-out switch to Chelsea actually went through. In need of a new holding midfielder after Fabinho and Jordan Henderson’s unexpected moves to Saudi Arabia, Liverpool had an £111m bid accepted for Caceido by & Hove Albion and got us far as booking in a medical for the 21-year-old. But it soon became clear, despite calls with Jurgen Klopp, Stamford Bridge was his…
With Andy Robertson out for three months because of a dislocated shoulder, Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp is wary of overloading his understudy Kostas Tsimikas. Ahead of last weekend’s Merseyside derby, Klopp had already stressed that Tsimikas couldn’t play ‘all the games’ in the absence of the Scotsman. The Reds boss had already used the Europa League group stages as an opportunity to blood young players, handing Ben Doak a full debut in the opener against LASK before giving Jarell Quansah his first start in European competition on matchday two against Union SG. On Thursday, it was the turn of Luke…
Former Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton has been sacked as Bristol Rovers boss just days after he described Steve Evans as ‘a fat man’. WHAT HAPPENED? Barton, 41, was relieved of his duties earlier this week, leaving Bristol Rovers 16th in League One after a disappointing start to the season. The news came just days after the former Man City man labelled Stevenage boss Steve Evans ‘a fat man’ after his side drew 1-1 with the Boro on Tuesday. WHAT THEY SAID: After a controversial end to the game, Barton didn’t mince his words as he reflected on Evans’s behaviour across the 90…
It already feels rather inevitable how the Manchester derby will play out on Sunday afternoon. Man City will dictate possession, looking to probe their opponents, while Manchester United will sit back and do their damage on the break. The better question is perhaps how long Erik ten Hag’s side will be able to withstand the inevitable onslaught, given that their chances of winning the match will most likely rely on taking what few chances they have. There only feels like a slim chance of a perfect storm in which United are at their best and City are having an off day, meaning the most…
Sky Bri, the adult film star has been getting many messages ever since she opened up her Instagram account, what seems interesting is that some of those messages are from footballers from Manchester United. Although Sky Bri lives in the United States, the distance does not prevent the players from reaching out to the starlet and having conversations, which has surprised Bri and many others. While conducting a Live broadcasting, Bri mentioned “There have been a lot of soccer players on my direct messages recently, it’s a bit strange…. Out of nowhere, there are a lot of them. And some of…
Goncalo Inacio would be a £52 million ‘bargain’ for Manchester United with one Portuguese pundit rating the Sporting Lisbon defender higher than Lisandro Martinez, Harry Maguire, Raphael Varane and Victor Lindelof. Bruno Fernandes set up both of Inacio’s first two Portugal goals in the 9-0 hammering of Luxembourg in September. A fortnight ago, the former returned the favour, a pinpoint. A raking diagonal playing in Man United’s number eight for a fine finish against Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is that eye-catching passing range, combined with his defensive awareness and his presence in both boxes, which has Inacio in such high…
Robin van Persie has revealed what Sir Alex Ferguson did after he found out two Manchester United players went out partying after losing to Manchester City. During the 12/13 season, United were miles ahead of everybody else but after their 15-point lead was cut to 12 points on the back of a defeat against City, the manager was not happy when two of his players went out partying. Former United striker Van Persie told SoFoot: “In my first season, we were 15 points ahead in the league, and we welcomed Manchester City to win the title. “If we won this match, it was 18…
Manchester United did not shy away from splashing even more cash in the summer, signing the likes of Rasmus Højlund, Mason Mount and Andre Onana in the hopes they would significantly improve a squad in need of some fresh blood – the Red Devils spending an estimated £183.5m on new faces per Sky Sports. All three signings have not exactly hit the ground running, the weight of expectation too much especially for Onana who has already had blunder reels made of him so early into his Red Devils career. The Cameroonian goalkeeper did redeem himself last time out against FC Copenhagen in…