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How troubling is Liverpool’s start?

Jonathan Wilson takes a look at Liverpool’s start of the premiership where they have collected just 2 points from a possible 15 and find themselves 18th in the table. ” Not since 1903 have Liverpool had a worse start to the season but for the most part their supporters seem relatively sanguine. The fixture list […]

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Passing Grade – Stats of the Premier League

Tiki-Taka. The recent success of the Spanish national team and that of Barcelona has brought the term into mainstream usage, where it refers to a style of play based around short passes and possession. The idea behind the style is to stretch the opposition and force them to change their shape, thus creating space, through […]

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Fantasy Football – Week 5

The first rounds of the Champions League and Europa League group stages are behind us and we now look forward to this weekend’s Premier League action. At TKTG we have studied the squads and match-ups to bring you our Fantasy Football picks for the week. Remember to join our league at the official game using […]

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Liverpool vs Man United – Preview

Ex-Liverpool midfielder and Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp, presents his viewpoint on the big game at Anfield this weekend. 23 years have passed since the Hillsborough disaster which took 96 lives, and Sunday is expected to be an emotional day for football fans across the country. However, despite the significance of the occasion, a fierce […]

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Documentary: Being Liverpool – Episode 1

    Given how often it happens in other sports, it’s surprising that embedding camera crews inside soccer clubs is still a relatively rare thing. Nearly all American sports have danced this sordid two-step in recent years: “Hard Knocks” shows us the manufactured drama of the NFL preseason. Every big boxing match comes with a […]

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Rodgers needs time – Liverpool

. The Board out! Rodgers out! Kenny in! Yes. Kenny in. Can you believe it? This was the profound conclusion of a Liverpool phone-in fan this weekend. Others called Rodgers ‘a clown’. Talk about a rush to judgement. Someone even bestowed upon their new manager the ultimate insult – comparing him to Steve Kean. This […]

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Transfer Window – Are you happy?

The Guardian takes a look at the transfer signings of each Premiership club. Are the supporters happy? The managers?Did your club get who they wanted? ” Arsenal got their retaliation in first. Fearful that they would lose Robin van Persie, they signed Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud, which ensured there would be no repeat of […]

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Chelsea and City – still spending….

Chelsea wanted to break even but they are breaking the bank first. Manchester City approached transfer deadline day as if trembling about Uefa’s accountants. Then they splashed out. Notable information from the article: “Chelsea have always said they want to break even and comply with Uefa’s rule that clubs can lose only €45m (£35.6m) in […]

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10 things to look out for this weekend

After the closing of the transfer window – The Guardian takes a look at the top 10 things to look out this weekend. 1. Fulham without Dembele and Dempsey. 2. No Rooney for United – will it help RVP and Kagawa flourish? 3. Two clean sheets for Arsenal so far. 4. Stephan Ireland – will […]

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Luis Suárez interview

Luis Suárez interview: ‘There are two of me, two different people’. In the first interview since his ban for racial abuse, the Liverpool striker talks openly about that incident and his football beliefs ” Luis Suárez could see the No24 coming. The final whistle had just gone on the opening day of the season and […]

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