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Assessing the Feyenoord stars who could follow Arne Slot to Liverpool

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Assessing the Feyenoord stars who could follow Arne Slot to Liverpool It is now very much a case of when and not if Arne Slot replaces Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager after the Reds finally agreed on a compensation package with Feyenoord for the Dutch tactician. Slot’s public eagerness to succeed Klopp no doubt helped negotiations between the two clubs but the...

Why Liverpool may have hit the Jackpot with the Slot machine

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Why Liverpool may have hit the Jackpot with the Slot machine All I can say about it is that the clubs are in negotiations. I’m in the waiting room. As Liverpool's managerial pursuit went from Xabi Alonso to Ruben Amorim, Arne Slot is now the frontrunner to succeed Jurgen Klopp at Anfield next season. With the German departing at the end of the current c...

How Unai Emery revolutionised Aston Villa

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How Unai Emery revolutionised Aston Villa Unai Emery knows a golden situation better than most. After all, past experiences will have given him a keen sense for what’s good—and what’s not.He’ll have learned more from his trying spells at Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain than he perhaps did during fruitful, trophy-lade...

How Crystal Palace maximised the EFL talent pool to spring Liverpool upset

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How Crystal Palace maximised the EFL talent pool to spring Liverpool upset After a shock 1-0 victory over Liverpool on Sunday, Crystal Palace can look forward to another season of Premier League football in 2024/25. Eight points clear of the relegation zone, it would take a catastrophic collapse for Oliver Glasner's side to finish below the dreaded dotted line from here.It...

Why Forest's attacking output is key to Premier League survival

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Why Forest's attacking output is key to Premier League survival There were twists and turns at the bottom as well as the top of the Premier League at the weekend.Luton Town’s 2-1 victory over Bournemouth, secured courtesy of a last-gasp winner from Carlton Morris, was bad news for Nottingham Forest. Their subsequent 3-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur means Nu...

De Zerbi? Nagelsmann? Who best to replace Tuchel at Bayern

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De Zerbi? Nagelsmann? Who best to replace Tuchel at Bayern For the first time since Jürgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund ended up easing to The Double in 2012, Bayern Munich's title hopes lie completely in tatters. With just seven games remaining, Xabi Alonso's all-conquering Bayer Leverkusen side have moved 13(!) points clear and are serenely cruising to ...

Why Thiago Motta should be on Liverpool's shortlist to succeed Klopp

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Why Thiago Motta should be on Liverpool's shortlist to succeed Klopp Even before Jurgen Klopp had announced he would step down as Liverpool boss at the end of the season Xabi Alonso was being lined up as his obvious successor for reasons of the head and the heart.However, he will be staying put at Bayer Leverkusen this summer, much to the disappointment of fans who h...

Are Chelsea’s signings actually showing signs of improvement?

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Are Chelsea’s signings actually showing signs of improvement? For much of the last two decades or so, Chelsea have been the club that lived up to the old cliche of football being a results business more than any other. Under Roman Abramovich, managers were thrown out the door regardless of any recent success when their former owner sensed that things had start...

How battling Brentford were dragged into a relegation dogfight

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How battling Brentford were dragged into a relegation dogfight There may have only been a handful of Premier League games on Saturday and Sunday, but it still felt like a significant weekend in the relegation battle.A late Luton Town equaliser against Nottingham Forest meant they now head into the weekend above Nuno Espirito Santo’s side following their f...

How does Dyche fix Everton's goal woes to beat the drop?

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How does Dyche fix Everton's goal woes to beat the drop? Any assessment of the job Sean Dyche is doing at Everton must begin by recognising his side would be 14th but for the six-point penalty they were handed for breaching the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules. Even so, an 11-game winless streak means questions are beginning to be asked of...