Luis Suarez scored his first goal in over two months against QPR on Saturday, just Liverpool's 18th
strike in the league.
This has become a worrying statistic for Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish, as his side have begun
to lose touch with the teams leading the Premier League.
Another concern is that Liverpool's immediate rivals Chelsea and Arsenal are both beginning to show
some good form.
Former Charlton and West Ham manager Alan Curbishley believes England have failed to utlise the
talents of midfielder Scott Parker during his career.
The 31-year-old has only just begun to play for England regular after winning his first four caps
while with four different clubs across eight years.
Tacticians stress a lack of true '#9' central strikers in the modern game, and the evolution of a
'false 9' like Messi or Rooney who are drawn up on the board as a 9, but really drop back much
deeper like a '#10'.
Where alignments like 4-2-3-1 and 4-1-4-1 are becoming more en vogue to counter some of the changes
to the modern game, it seems like the 4-4-2 formation still appears to be the system of choice in
Major League Soccer.
An exclusive photo of Yaya after being informed just how much money he makes.
With the summer upon us, list making is en vogue once again. Today we find out just which
players from Africa make the most money and Man City's ode to financial irresponsibility, commonly
known as Emmanuel Adebayor's contract.
