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Team Focus: Premier League Preview Part 5 - Liverpool and Man City

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Team Focus: Premier League Preview Part 5 - Liverpool and Man City The Luis Suárez saga has taken up much of Liverpool's summer and it continues to drag on as the season approaches, in the process detracting attention from the shrewd business already done by the club. Brendan Rodgers looks like he will be without last season's top scorer for more than the 6 games h...

Player Focus: Powerful Papadopoulos Worth the Risk for Liverpool

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Player Focus: Powerful Papadopoulos Worth the Risk for Liverpool With the Suarez transfer saga still ongoing, and getting more tedious by the day for all parties involved (and those who aren't), it seems Brendan Rodgers is still keen to strengthen his squad regardless of the future of Liverpool's prized asset.One area that the Ulsterman feels that he can add too ...

Team Focus: Luis Suárez And Why Arsenal Are Ready To Spend Big On The Striker

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Team Focus: Luis Suárez And Why Arsenal Are Ready To Spend Big On The Striker Swath aside the on-field petulance, the allegations of racial abuse aimed towards Patrice Evra and the cannibalistic traits Branislav Ivanovic was on the receiving end of and you have Luis Suárez stripped down to his purest form - a stupendous footballer. However, there are some who believe h...

Player Focus: Why Liverpool Should Add Hatem Ben Arfa To The Attack

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Player Focus: Why Liverpool Should Add Hatem Ben Arfa To The Attack As Liverpool prepare for the potential departure of talismanic striker Luis Suárez, manager Brendan Rodgers has looked to soften the blow of the Uruguayan’s expected exit by bringing in Iago Aspas and Luis Alberto, from Celta Vigo and Barcelona respectively. Replacing the 26-year-old wo...

Player Focus: Why Liverpool Are Pursuing Simon Mignolet

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Player Focus: Why Liverpool Are Pursuing Simon Mignolet When referring to the Golden Generation of a nation, it’s fair in that respect to dub England spectacular failures. Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup were two tournaments where the Three Lions were tipped to make a lasting impact, only to be knocked out at the quarter final stage on both occasi...

Player Focus: What Iago Aspas Can Add to Liverpool

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Player Focus: What Iago Aspas Can Add to Liverpool Iago Aspas is another interesting piece acquired with a view to fitting into the Liverpool puzzle, be it in a future featuring Luis Suárez or perhaps without the Uruguayan. The 25-year-old’s rise has been quite spectacular over the last two seasons, as he’s navigated from the grit...

Player Focus: Is It Problematic Being A One-Man Team?

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Player Focus: Is It Problematic Being A One-Man Team? Picking up a man of the match award is an honour that any player will happily receive in football, regardless of the result of their team. The award highlights the input and display of said performer in a game and the more a player picks up, the more highly revered they tend to be.Naturally, any pla...

Team Focus: Does Hitting The Woodwork More Equate To Success?

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Team Focus: Does Hitting The Woodwork More Equate To Success? The scene was perfectly set in Jamie Carragher’s 737th, and last ever, appearance in a Liverpool shirt. The defender, who has scored as many own goals for Tottenham Hotspur (3) than strikes at the right end for the Reds in the Premier League, saw his 30 yard effort cannon off the post in what ...

WhoScored Tipster: Premier League Final Day Special

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WhoScored Tipster: Premier League Final Day Special With 5 teams unable to move positions and only 2 sides playing games of any real significance, the final day of the 2012/13 Premier League season has little riding on it. If Arsenal win their trip to Newcastle, Spurs cannot catch them and that will be that in the race for fourth spot. However, with ...

Player Focus: Maturing Coutinho Set for Iconic Liverpool Status?

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Player Focus: Maturing Coutinho Set for Iconic Liverpool Status? While a Daniel Sturridge hat-trick ultimately sealed all three points for Liverpool at Craven Cottage this weekend, the influence of another January signing should not be undervalued. Many felt that Brazilian 'wonderkid' Philippe Coutinho would take time to acclimatise to the faster and more physica...