Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he won’t treat Daniel Sturridge like an orange and squeeze every last drop of playing time out of the striker.
According to Transfermarkt, Sturridge has missed 74 games since the beginning of the 13/14 season, an average of almost 25 games a season, making him on of the most injury prone players in the Premier League.
Chelsea’s meek title defense resulted in Jose Mourinho losing his managerial position back in December. Now, Cesc Fabregas has opened up about the reasons behind Jose Mourinho and Chelsea’s failure on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football.
Aston Villa have had a terrible season. They've already been relegated from the Premier League and are as hopeless as a football club can possibly be.
No Villa player has personified this hopelessness as much as Joleon Lescott. The defender tweeted a picture of a cool car immediately following a Villa loss and blamed it on ghosts in his pocket.
And then there was this interview.
This Sunday started out like every other game for the Foxes. An early goal at the 18-minute mark by Jamie Vardy put Leicester City out in front, 1-0. Business as usual it seemed for this club, but 10 minutes into the second half Vardy was dismissed due to his second booking. And, with a foul by Wes Morgan on Andy Carroll in the penalty area, West Ham tied the game at the 84-minute mark. Only two minutes later, West Ham struck again, taking a 2-1 advantage.
Jurgen Klopp was brought to Liverpool because of his reputation and history of success. At his former club, Borussia Dortmund, he had taken a team that had known failure for a long, long time and turned them into a title winner and Champions League finalist. Outside of his ability to build a team and teach it his tactical philosophy, he was known for his power of charisma. He knows how to say the right thing in the right way in order to get a reaction from people.
Buzzer beaters and clutch shots are just part of another day’s work in the world of basketball, and yet are quite a rare commodity in the world of soccer, which makes them extra special when they happen.
And nobody has provided the world with that kind of special more times than Jurgen Klopp in the last few years. So here are the top three nail-biters Klopp and his squads have gifted the world in recent history.
3. Norwich City 4 – 5 Liverpool
When you are 18-years-old and you play for arguably the most noticeable club in the world, you're not supposed to score 6 goals in your first 11 games. But that's what Marcus Rashford has done since LVG called his name to the first team. Rashford kicked off the scoring against West Ham in the FA Cup quarterfinals. The youngster received the ball at the edge off the box after a West Ham turnover and then showed off his footwork before burying a shot off the upper 90 crossbar. So smooth, so pretty.
When you're a kid, you dream of scoring the big goal. The goal that wins the final. The goal that wins the league. The goal that grants you immortality. The goal that wins you promotion. You dream of an amazing goal, a goal that people will remember long after you're gone, a goal with skill, flair, magic. That is not how it went for Middlesbrough.
Forgotten in Brazil after a few seasons, Alexandre Pato is back in the spotlight and apparently, he’s going to do his best to stay this time.
At least, those are the hints given by reports buzzing around the media. According to TeamTalk, Antonio Conte is keen on keeping the prolific striker in the Blues’ uniform when he lands in Stamford Bridge.
The FA Cup may have lost its shine in recent years, but it is still capable of throwing up some interesting plotlines, and this year is no exception. With a victory against West Ham at Upton Park, Manchester United are now set to take on Everton at Wembley on April 23rd. Both Roberto Martinez and Louis Van Gaal are walking on thin ice in their respective positions, and the FA Cup could be their only chance at success this season.