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Each week the languagecaster team will explain a football phrase or cliche for learners of
English who love the sport. On this week's show we feature the phrase headless
chicken.
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Subscribe: Weekly Football Phrase
Each week the languagecaster team will explain a football phrase or cliche for learners of
English who love the sport. On this week's show we feature the phrase headless
chicken.
Who was running around like a 'headless chicken' last weekend - Check out languagecaster's
English for football phrase to find out.
A draw against Swansea in their last premier league match apparently gave a pretty disappointing
feeling for Liverpool players including, Daniel Agger, who is really annoyed with the inconsistency
that his team showed this season.
Agger believes that if they don't immediately step up their game, they most likely won't be able
to fulfill this season's target in reaching the top four in the league, which means no Champions
League football again for them next season.
Head up the Arse-nal
Arsenal were ascendant for about 15 minutes following Alexander Song's brilliant foray down the
left flank and equally scintillating cross which led to the Aaron Ramsey equalizer. A commanding
midfield performance recycled the attack and the Spurs citadel looked shaky.
Both Freddy Adu and Landon Donovan burned up youth teams as young forwards, and Klinsmann seems to
have returned them to that spot, perhaps because of the current dearth of American attacking talent
in front. DaMarcus Beasley as a forward seems to me a stretch, however. I'd really rather have seen
Herculez Gomez get the call.
Dimitar Berbatov was last season's Premier League top scorer, although the 20 league goals he
scored weren't enough to even get him a place on the bench for the Champions League final.
Berbatov watched the game from the dressing room, to keep his emotions hidden, something he
claims has lead fans to misjudge him over the years.
Some real news this week on the transfer front, as Gael Clichy has signed on with Manchester
City for a reported £7M. Depending on reports, either Liverpool weren't willing to go above £5M
for the reclamation project, they were willing to match City but Clichy preferred them due to
European football (and a higher pay packet) next season, or that given their transfer history
Arsenal decided they'd rather sell to City than Liverpool.
