Is Brendan Rodgers playing dirty in the transfer market? - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
Brendan Rodgers has entered Liverpool Football Club hoping to be a breath of fresh air, with
attacking football and positivity the key words. However, the Northern Irish manager seems to be
using negative tactics in the transfer market.
Liverpool veteran Jamie Carragher is excited by the arrival of new manager Brendan Rodgers as
the club aims to bounce back strongly from last season's disappointing eighth-place finish under
Kenny Dalglish.
Dalglish, a Reds legend, guided the club to the Carling Cup title as well as a runners-up medal
in the FA Cup but his side's poor league results led to a change in the hot-seat.
Tara a bit Maxi!...Liverpool's last game of the 2011/2012 season
sends them into Wales for an away tie with promoted Swansea. The Swans have been a breath of fresh
air to the Premier League and have established themselves as a tougher nut to crack than some may
think.
Injuries for Swansea mean they are without Agustien and Bodde but manager Brendan Rodgers has not
other worries.
Another season, another football autobiography except this one is a little different. After 20
years in the job, the Premier League table has finally spilled the beans on his time as the true
barometer of football's top tier. "Laying My Cards On My Table" will be available to buy next week
and OTP has [.
Another season, another football autobiography except this one is a little different. After 20
years in the job, the Premier League table has finally spilled the beans on his time as the true
barometer of football's top tier. "Laying My Cards On My Table" will be available to buy next week
and OTP has [.
Kuyt in action last year against Norwich...Liverpool face the
Canaries on Saturday as they look to end April on a high. Norwich have lost their last two league
games but they have been a breath of fresh air since they were promoted from the Championship last
year.
Injuries for Liverpool mean they are without Charlie Adam but captain Steven Gerrard was back in
training and is expected to be available for Saturday's game.
Reports today have started to link Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers with the possible vacancy at
Spurs next season and while there may be other candidates besides, present Tottenham boss Harry
Redknapp has been fulsome in his praise of the Swansea boss.
Rodgers has taken his team from prime relegation candidates to tenth in the table ahead of
Sunday's game and the prospect of an immediate return to the Championship has all but
disappeared.
Chelsea: Daniel Sturridge, the lion who divides opinion is a post from: Just Football
by Amit Singh
Daniel Sturridge has enjoyed an impressive breakthrough season for
Chelsea this season scoring 9 league goals as well as 2 assists, a solid record
considering he has played wide on the right in the majority of games this season.
AVB hasn't exactly had it easy since he has come to Chelsea has he?. He came into the club as a
breath of fresh air speaking of motivation, fine tuning the team and with his technical staff
getting the best out of everyone.
Chelsea sit fourth just ahead of the likes of Newcastle, Liverpool and Arsenal and a whopping 12
points behind United and Man City and more importantly seven points and four goals behind Spurs.
Saturday Norwich City vs Arsenal from Carrow Road, Norwich
The first kickoff of the weekend after the international break see's an Arsenal side who are in
form after their woeful start visit Norwich who have been very well organized, and shown to have
some firepower as well.
Having yet to play a part for Arsenal this season, Jack Wilshere, looks set to make things up
for his club, although not anytime soon but the England international midfielder promised the fans
they will see much of him in the future as Wilshere pledged his loyalty to the club.
Answering a question from the media about his future with the London outfit, Wilshere
convincingly stated that he has no plan to play for any other clubs aside from his current one.
In football, truth and fact are often two very different things. While the ‘high ground' of
passing, flowing football is admirable to most fans, the bottom line is what really matters at the
end of the day. Fighting the good fight, only to lose, is nothing but glorious failure, honorable
defeat, and worthless in the sands of time.
After what seems like an eternity this summer, Chelsea take on Stoke in about an hour and I really
can't wait to get started. There will be so much media attention on us and everyone is expecting us
to fail. Reporters and "pundits" all over the country are looking at Chelsea wondering if we can
really challenge United and hopefully today they will see signs that we can.
Quick Reminder, Real Life The two most important words on any West Brom fan's lips last season must
surely have been: Peter Odemwingie. What a breath of fresh air in the Premier League. Odemwingie
arrived at The Hawthorns and was an instant hit. The club dismissed manager Roberto Di Matteo
half-way through the year in the thick of a relegation battle, and Roy Hodgson came in, steadied
the
Road trips are one of the more difficult things that coaching staffs have to deal with in
soccer, especially ones that require you to play 3 matches in 8 days (it's 4 matches in two weeks
really, if you go back to NYRB) so Saturday night's result in Kansas City shouldn't be glossed over
by any stretch of the imagination.
Lee Nguyen and Chris Tierney hope that Saturday's clash against the Dynamo will deliver more
opportunities to celebrate. (Photo: Tony Biscaia/RevsNet)
It may not carry the same cache as the Revolution-Dynamo clashes of years past, but
Saturday's affair between the former MLS Cup rivals offers a number of its own storylines.
Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher admits he is looking forward to experiencing life under new Reds
boss Brendan Rodgers.
Rodgers is settling into the Anfield job after his move from Swansea City at the start of the
month.
The 39-year-old arrives on Merseyside with a glowing reputation after guiding the newly promoted
Swans to an 11th place finish last season, impressing many with their attractive brand of
possession football.
De Rossi and Buffon, the wall against the force of Iniesta
Ever since Euro 2012 began, all the matches that have been played so far has used the same
formation, 4-3-3. There's variation in that some has one defensive midfielder while others have 2,
but essentially still with the same formation.
One of the disadvantages of working a paying job whilst trying to build a readership on your own
blog is that sometimes we get blindsided by events that need immediate reporting such as we saw
today in London as England manager Fabio Capello resigned his position immediately following a
meeting with FA Chairman David Bernstein.
Liverpool FC was making hard work of the Merseyside derby – and then Kenny Dalglish introduced
the substitutes. We did not look like we were going to break Everton down and we missed a great
opportunity when Dirk Kuyt's penalty was saved by Tim Howard at the end of the first half. With 10
men, Everton just sat back and we were struggling but it was game long marred by the wrongful
decision to send off Jack Rodwell.
He came. He scored. He helped saved a season. He charmed everyone with his "I am Goonar!", his
cheeky owl grin and high-pitched chuckle.
He has left. Overweight. Unhappy. Nobody particularly enamoured with his run-when-he-wants
attitude, that owl scowl hidden beneath a scarf and a hat as he spent the final part of his Arsenal
career on the bench, the jeers of that untimely substitution against United still echoing.
Ducky's Note: Starting with this post, and hopefully not dying a premature
death, BigFourZa will feature interviews with other football fans from around the world under the
'Fanboyism' section. The topics will range from match previews, reviews, transfer discussions,
referee rants and a lot more.
With seven wins out of the last eight, four wins a row, (albeit some scrappy ones) and goals
galore from our star player van Persie, it suddenly feels good to be an Arsenal fan again.
It even seems the majority of gooners making themselves heard on the internet via forums, blogs
and Twitter believe we can beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge this weekend.
Barcelona got a taste of defeat for the first time in over 12 matches when they suffered a 1-0
defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last night. A 47th minute Didier Drogba goal was enough to see
out a Barcelona side that failed to capitalise on the many opportunities they created.
Of course, the tie is far from over, however, the win does put pressure on Barcelona who have to
win by 2 goals or more and avoid a draw of any kind to make it to their 4th final in the 3
years.
Conceding late on only to a wonder-goal from Borussia Dortmund yesterday, Arsenal showed a
new-found defensive solidity in their opening Champions League game of the season, and what might
be the hardest of this group.
It's easy to forget that, with their nine-year absence from the competition, Dortmund are
actually in it as German champions this year, and were never going to be easy to play away from
home, with German grounds usually providing the best atmosphere in Europe.
On a day when Plymouth Argyle players are considering going on strike because they haven't been
paid in ages, it's a breath of fresh air to hear about a feel-good story for a change. Manchester
City have been making inwards into Sierra Leone, a...
As the start of the 2011/12 season draws ever nearer, anticipation among fans rises to a
‘peripherally aware, but infinitely more interested in the transfer window' stage and, as ever,
there are a number of questions begging to be answered.
When the Colorado Rapids comes to Seattle for their 1PM Saturday match most of the national
attention will be on Brian Mullan and how the fans react to his presence. Some significant soccer
storylines are missed if you focus on that; things that are more likely to effect the result. New
Coach Oscar Pareja is shifting the team to a more dynamic 4-3-3.
Generation 2022: Al-Kass Under-17 International Cup Scouting Report is a post from: Just
Football
Always on the lookout for new talent here at Just Football, we sent our man
in Qatar to check out the inaugural Al-Kass International Under-17 tournament. A warm welcome to
Raphael Nawari, who reports on a competition full of promising youngsters:
In a small secluded part of the world, the new stars of tomorrow are taking part in a newly
formed tournament, which in years to come will be considered as one of the better known youth
tournaments, rivalling the Milk Cup and others where the likes of Wayne Rooney, Ronaldinho and
Lionel Messi have graced us with their precocious talents.
Following my original article singing Benny's praises as a footballer and all round good egg, he
continues to impress me no end. Assou Ekotto is a complete breath of fresh air in today's game.
This week he's been "rewarding inspirational teenagers" where more than 70 young people received
their Educational Achievement Awards from the man himself at a special ceremony at White Hart Lane
as part of a joint initiative between Haringey Council and the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation.
Over the years, RoM has had many a chat with Chelsea Den from The Chelsea Blog in the lead up to
match days and season. This year, we get to hear about the hopes for the latest Chelsea manager,
what went wrong last season and United's best players.
Scott the Red: So, after spending periods of the season in fifth before pulling it back
to just nine points behind us, were you happy with your team's performance last
season?
