Author: Soccerhuz
Premier League refereeing has been branded as ‘unforgiveable’ amid further VAR controversy over the weekend for Liverpool. Darren England and Dan Cook were at the centre of controversy surrounding VAR following their roles at Stockley Park on Saturday for the Reds’ clash in North London against Spurs, who beat their nine-man opponents 2-1 thanks to a last-gasp Joel Matip own goal. The storm was created by the wrong decision to disallow Luis Diaz’s goal as the Colombian raced behind the Tottenham backline after 34 minutes, firing past Vicario to hand Liverpool the lead – and despite a prompt flag raise…
Tribalism, whataboutery, we have seen it all following the complete procedural failure in the defeat at Tottenham that led the PGMOL to say a “significant human error” occurred. In response, Liverpool released a statement of their own after “sporting integrity” was “undermined” by Luis Diaz‘s goal failing to be awarded via VAR intervention. The club wants to see “improvements to processes in order to ensure this kind of situation cannot occur again,” but what could those be? Here, we look at five of the more simple solutions that would start creating positive change. If the right protocols and procedures are being followed, there…
Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo is set to miss Thursday’s game against Union Saint-Gilloise through injury. Gakpo was taken off at half-time during the Reds 2-1 loss against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, shortly after he’d levelled the game. Jurgen Klopp suggested post-game that the 24-year-old could have a ‘bad one.’ But according to The Athletic, a subsequent scan has revealed good news for Liverpool. Gakpo is now expected to miss just two matches. Following Thursday’s match at Anfield, the Reds head to the South Coast to take on Brighton. Although it’s claimed that Gakpo will sit both of those out, the…
Liverpool under-21s earned a 4-2 victory away against Crystal Palace in Premier League 2 at the weekend. The young Reds battled from behind before Mateusz Musialowski equalised in the 31st minute. Liverpool were then given a significant advantage when Justin Devenny was sent off when issued a second yellow card and Paul Glatzel bagged his second goal in as many games to give the visitors the lead. Glatzel has recently recovered from a year-long hamstring injury, with under-21s boss Barry Lewtas admitting the striker could depart in the January transfer window. Then in the second half, the Reds stamped their…
Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea may have clicked into gear just in time after an impressive 2-0 win away at rivals Fulham. Mykhailo Mudryk needed a goal and opened the scoring. Armando Broja returned from a major injury and also got his goal. They ended a three-match drought in the Premier League which had lasted over 300 minutes and a run of 47 missed shots. It was a near-perfect night for the Blues, who leapfrogged Fulham in the table to go from 15th to 11th. Unfortunately, Mudryk, Broja and Caicedo all came off and the second-half display was a little flat. Mudryk gets his moment…
Chelsea have won back-to-back games for just the third time this calendar year, bringing our grand total of league wins to three (3) in our last nineteen (19!). So it’s probably a bit premature to think that we’ve completely turned the corner now. But it does feel like we’re moving in the right direction once again, after the false dawn of our preseason performances. And for head coach Mauricio Pochettino, that’s precisely the validation he’s been looking for, after working hard to maintain positivity over our recent results. He’s certainly not getting ahead of himself, and neither should anyone else,…
Chelsea manager, Mauricio Pochettino, has said it will take two years to get the team to their desired level. The Blues have won just one of their first six matches in the Premier League this season. It is their worst start in 45 years, and pressure is now on Pochettino just months into his time at Stamford Bridge. Pochettino signed a two-year contract when he arrived and when asked how long it will take for his project to pay off given the length of his contract, he told Sky Sports: “Two years? I think I understand because the owners and…
Mykhailo Mudryk ended his long wait for a Chelsea goal as Mauricio Pochettino’s side earned their second Premier League win of the season by beating Fulham 2-0 on Monday night. Ukraine winger Mudryk showed great close control and finished clinically before Armando Broja netted his first goal since October last year to seal the points midway through the first half. Fulham rallied and looked more capable of challenging the Blues in the second half but couldn’t find a route back into the match. Broja, plugged into the gap vacated by the suspended Nicolas Jackson up front, showed some encouraging signs…
The Nigeria Football Federation have announced the roster for the Super Eagles upcoming internationals in October against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique. Manchester City-reared central midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru has received his first-ever call-up to the senior national team after the brilliant start to his career in Turkey with Hatayspor, for whom he has scored four goals and registered two assists in seven games. Dele-Bashiru trained with the Flying Eagles in Germany before the 2019 Fifa U20 World Cup but was not selected in the final squad. Arsenal’s Hale End Academy product Alex Iwobi makes a return to the squad after recovering from injury,…
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino claims he is no different from his “tough” counterparts Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola, despite his ‘nice guy’ image. WHAT HAPPENED? Pochettino has endured a nightmare start to his reign at Chelsea, who have fallen to 15th in the Premier League table after recording just one win alongside two draws and three losses in their first seven games of the 2023-24 campaign. The Argentine boss previously established himself among Europe’s elite managers while in charge at Tottenham, but ultimately failed to deliver any silverware in north London – with some critics accusing him of being too…