Alberto Aquilani may yet have a future at Liverpool, if he can prove to Brendan Rodgers he has the
necessary strength of character to succeed in the Premier League.
Rodgers is attempting to mould his squad for the new season, and he expects to announce his first
signing by the end of this week. However, there is just as much intrigue in those exiting Anfield
as there are those arriving.
Liverpool have been dealt another midfield blow as Charlie Adam has been ruled out for the rest of
the season after suffering a knee ligament injury.
The former Blackpool man was forced off the field in Liverpool's 3-2 defeat to QPR on March 21 and
it is now being reported that it will be several months before he will be able to return to the
action.
Aston Villa 0-2 Liverpool Premier League 18th December 2011
Kenny Dalglish's decision to bring Craig Bellamy back to Anfield is proving to be one of the
best transfer deals of the summer, with the fleet-footed Welshman bringing much-needed pace to the
Liverpool attack.
England will find out which three teams they'll face in the group phase of Euro 2012 next summer
when the draw is made in Kiev on Friday. Here's a bluffer's guide to the 16 nations who'll be
taking part, based on how they are seeded for the draw.
Liverpool employed speed merchants against Chelsea last weekend, with Johnson, Bellamy, Maxi and
Suarez all starting against the Blue Champions. It turned out to be shrewd decision by Dalglish and
his coaching team as the Reds pressed high up the pitch, robbing Chelsea players of time and space
to move the ball.
A Day to Forget – Tottenham Hotspur 4 – 0 Liverpool – Match Review
AnfieldIndex Liverpool FC Stats | Liverpool FC Blog | Liverpool FC Forum Before the match Kenny
claimed he wasn't too unhappy with the start Liverpool had had. A poor second half at Sunderland
aside, the Reds had played well against Bolton and Arsenal, and were unlucky not to have won the
game against Stoke quite comfortably.
AnfieldIndex Liverpool FC Stats | Liverpool FC Blog | Liverpool FC Forum Before the match Kenny
claimed he wasn't too unhappy with the start Liverpool had had. A poor second half at Sunderland
aside, the Reds had played well against Bolton and Arsenal, and were unlucky not to have won the
game against Stoke quite comfortably.
International matches are proving a bona-fide bane to Liverpool. It has been so since the Benitez
days. Charlie Adam came back from Scotland international duty with a slight injury concern. That
clearly hampered his performance at the Britannia last weekend. Even the hardworking Dirk Kuyt
looked very lethargic and contributed little at Stoke.
Under the management of Kenny Dalglish and Steve Clarke, Jay Spearing has enjoyed a consistent run
in the Liverpool's first team. His displays have earned plaudits and excellent reviews both from
Kenny himself and from others in the football world. The continued absence of Steven Gerrard has
propelled Spearing into a key man for King Kenny.
A bit of what's going on in Butt's Brain as we are still catching our breath from the last day of
the Premier League season: The oldest looking 28 year old in history, Arjen Robben, will be the key
man ... Continue reading →
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comments and perspectives - even links to other board comments of interest re QPR matters (on and
off the field) along with football (and ONLY football) topics in general.
Ireland striker Shane Long has been reassured that he will be a Premier League player next season,
despite Reading's heart-breaking play-off final defeat on Monday.
The Tipperary born player was reunited with the Irish squad on Tuesday afternoon, 24 hours after
his Royals top flight dream was killed off by Swansea City.
Wayne Rooney's resurgent goalscoring form in 2011 and his increasingly central role
in Manchester United's build-up play means that he is the key man for the Red Devils in the
Champions League final at Wembley.
Although Rooney had struggled with injury and off-pitch troubles in the first half of the
season, he has gradually proved himself again on the pitch and since the new year has made
significant improvements in his performances in a Manchester United shirt.
Emmanuel Adebayor did much to restore fans' faith in a top four finish with his two goals in the
3-1 win over Swansea on Sunday. The striker's future at the Lane has been firmly under the
microscope in the last few days but for now, he is clearly focussing on making certain of fourth
place at the very least.
Blackpool have lost their last five games, Ian Holloway will be
desperate to avoid a sixth straight defeat. He'll have half an eye over the horizon to his
next game against Tottenham, perhaps hoping that Wolves might offer an opportunity for points after
that. And then Chelsea will come to town.
Tonight's main event is six pointer of a game. Saint-Etienne (46 points) now looks down upon
Lyon (43 points) with strength that has placed it very firmly in the race for the final European
spot. At 7th place in the standings, Lyon can only reasonably expect to fight for Europa
League.
Valencia will do everything in their power to keep hold of Juan Mata this summer as Liverpool and
Manchester City reportedly chase the winger.
Having been forced to cash-in on David Villa and David Silva last summer, Los Che are reluctant to
lose another of their star turns when the transfer window reopens, despite reports in Spain
suggesting Mata is gathering interest from England.
Balestier Khalsa apparently made it a priority to hold on to their key man - Paul Cunningham
(pictured above) this season.
I think this topic has been discussed for a while yet, up to this stage we only seen a handful of
S.League players being used by corporate entities to endorse their products or services.
Russia were already most pundits' picks to lead the way in Group A, but last Friday in Zurich
they confirmed that in some style... a 3-0 win over Italy, sealed by two late goals from Roman
Shirokov, may have said more about the muddle the Italians are in, but it also means the Russians
are hot favourites to make a winning start when it matters, against the Czech Republic in
Wroclaw.
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S.League - SAFFC 1-2 Harimau Muda 1/4/12 2012
"Why?"Harimau Muda kept their impressive run since the start with a 2-1 win over traditional
powerhouses SAFFC at CCK.
The Major League Soccer season's crescendo was a flat one, but there was barely a pause to
reflect upon it before the "draft season" got under way and speculation on Beckham's future
overshadowed his club's glorious present. All that, plus the US's first multi-goal performance
under Klinsmann in this month's State of the States.
Click here
(http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/eidur-gudjohnsen-bar231a-have-huge-stars-but-the-key-man-is-guardiola-2288198.html)
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Any player who grew up watching the game in the 80's would have to admit to being an admirer of
Bryan Robson. 'Captain Marvel' - as he was known to his fans - was a tremendous leader and
competitor.
As BBC Sport reports that the former Manchester United and England captain has undergone surgery
for throat cancer, we wish 'Captain Marvel' the swiftest and safest of recoveries.
Reports in Spain are saying that Arsenal have put their price clear on the table for Cesc Fabregas.
It has been reported that Arsenal have told whichever club that is interested in their Capitan,
that they will have to pay the Gunners £55 million for their key man. Wenger has said that he is
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