Jurgen Klopp admitted that he did not agree to a couple of decisions that was made by the referee in the all-important European clash where his team took on Paris Saint-Germain and ended up on the losing side.
The ex Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur forward named the team of the week once again. As per Garth Crooks, Virgil van Dijk is worth and Oscar due to this outstanding performance shown against Spurs in 15th September. Liverpool was leading as it successfully defeated Tottenham in 2-1 on Saturday at Wembley. The Dutch defender did put in his best performance to stop Harry Kane from achieving scores. The outcome made the Liverpool show its 100 percent in the season’s beginning.
Christian Pulisic has been informed to snub Liverpool and also stay at Borussia Dortmund this season by Steve Nicol. The Reds have basically tried to be very active in this transfer window, but rumors also suggest that they are not finished with this.
Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp is unhappy with the penalty decisions when they played Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on Sunday. The Premier League fixture started slowly but the second half was heated especially in the final ten minutes.
Referee Jon Moss gave Spurs two controversial penalty decisions that helped them play out a 2-2 draw. Dele Alli was booked for simulation in the first half as the youngster sought to help his side equalize a Mohammed Salah opener. Read more
Sadio Mane appeal for his red card has been rejected by the Football Association (FA), and the player would miss three games.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said that he is not disappointed as he was sure that the appeal would be rejected by the FA and for him, it was just a waste of time.
Liverpool said that the foul was not intentional and that there was no malice in the way Mane kicked the keeper. However, the FA rejected the appeal and said that the ban has been reviewed by an independent committee and that the player will have to miss three games in total. Read more
Liverpool’s manager Jurgen Klopp has stated that Brazilian midfielder Coutinho is not for sale. He made this statement amidst increasing rumors that the midfielder might be the target of Barcelona. Indeed the Spanish club is looking for a replacement for Neymar who has just left the club in a record deal.
The German manager said that Coutinho is an important member of the team and that he has no intention of allowing him to leave the club. He said that he is building a team around him and that he is a valuable member of the team. Read more
Dutch soccer superstar Dirk Kuyt has retired from football.
His farewell was an emotional and worthy one. Kuyt scored a hat trick in the win over Heracles that secured the title by a point over a young Ajax side.
This is the first time the Dutch side would win the Eredivisie title since 1999. He inspired the team to the title in his second spell at the club, writing his name in gold in the annals of the club’s history. His final hat trick earned him a new record. OptaJohan claims Kuyt has scored more goals in 147 and more hat trick in 9 than any other Eredivisie star this century.
His first spell with Feyenoord was a successful one. He exited in 2006 to move to the Premier League. He scored in the 2-1 defeat of AC Milan to help Liverpool to the UEFA Champions League final. He impressed in his time at Anfield, winning the Carlings Cup in 2012.
He returned to his native in 2015, teaming up with his Giovanni van Bronckhorst. The 36-year old would later captain the side to the league title despite the odds. He said winning the title was “the best moment of [his] career.”He said he was always optimistic of winning the title even though he was laughed at. He retires a legend in Dutch football.
Sadio Mane is currently, the top goal-scorer of Liverpool as the 24 year old Senegalese player has scored 13 goals in 27 appearances which is more than any other player in the squad of JurgenKlopp.
It still remains unsure as to how long Sadio Mane will be on the sidelines trying to recover but any amount of matches that the Senegalese is forced to spend outside of the 1st team is not going to be positive news for Liverpool as they are currently making a memorable campaign in the top spots of the English Premier League.
There are less than 10 league matches remaining in this season and this is a period of time when every single club wants to add as many points as possible and finish on a high note but this might not be possible for Liverpool to accomplish as their top goal-scorer has a knee injury which he sustained on April 1st when Liverpool faced off with Everton and emerged victorious with a 3-1 triumph.
When JurgenKlopp was questioned about Sadio Mane’s current situation, the German manager replied by saying: “Unfortunately that is possible but why should I say it now when I don’t know?” said Klopp when asked at his eve of match press conference whether Mane could miss the rest of the season.
“The knee is swollen and we have to wait for the final assessment. It is not 100 percent clear.The only thing I can say for sure is that he will not be available for tomorrow Wednesday.It is not very positive when it is like this. I cannot say at this exact time so we have to wait.”
Questions are flying around if former Liverpool Star, Steven Gerrard can be tempted into his first managerial role after retirement into Hartepool United.
Chairman Gary Coxall and his board have been beckoned upon by a fan of the club to pull out all the stops in a bid to tempt Gerrard to Victoria park. Gerrard retired from playing Victoria Park late last year.
Arguments have been thriving, but the major one put forward is that Gerrard might have a similar impact on the club as Brian Clough did while he managed the Pools between 1965 and 1967 before he proceeded to being one of the bests with the likes of Nottingham Forest and Derby County.
One Pools fan, Ole Stidal regrets that things didn’t work out well with Hignett. And while he is doubtful of Sam Collins – Hartepool caretaker manager – is good enough for the job, he still has questions to ask about Steven Gerrard. He asks: “Can Steven Gerrard be an option for his first manager job after retirement?” he believes that Gerrard has the charisma and might be as good as Clough was.
Meanwhile, the former Liverpool captain and legend will be made a Freeman of the city of Liverpool. The former England captain is to receive freedom from his home city as he has been nominated for the civic award by Liverpool’s mayor, Joe Anderson, a recognition of the 36-year old’s contribution to national and international football as wel as his charity work on Merseyside.
Gerrard said: “I was stunned and overwhelmed when I heard my name was being put forward by the mayor to receive this honour. Liverpool is my home city and so to be acknowledged in this way makes me speechless.”
Gerrard ended his playing career last December, finishing off strong with LA Galaxy. He made more than 700 appearances for Liverpool – most of them as team captain – and also earned 114 caps in the England national team over 14 years.
Adam Lallana said that Liverpool is learning to play without Phillipe Coutinho and he believes that the good form of Firminho is helping the team.
Adam Lallana said that any team in the world would miss a player such as Phillipe Coutinho, but he feels that Roberto Firminho is doing his best to help the team. He said that the latter is sacrificing himself and is playing out of position in order to help the team create chances. He believes that this is the main reason why Liverpool is not struggling at the moment and that they are still winning games.
Adam Lallana said that he is surrounded with talented footballers at Liverpool and that they have a good squad that can allow them to go all the way. He said that Jurgen Klopp is a manager that demands a lot from his players and at the moment he feels that the players are responding well.
Adam Lallana said that it was a disappointment to have lost Phillipe Coutinho through injury, but it is the job of the other players to step up and make sure that they continue to win games despite his absence.
He believes that Liverpool can become better and that they need to continue to work hard in training. He said that the manager would assess their performance against Middlesbrough and prepare the next game against Everton. He believes that this will be a tough Merseyside derby and that they should be ready for it.