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Liverpool Advance While Chelsea Can’t Jump

November 28th, 2008 · Comments

Liverpool guaranteed advancement into the knockout stages with a Steven Gerrard twenty-second minute strike while Chelsea have to win against Cluj on matchday six to guarantee Champions League survival after Diawara’s workrate the whole match was rewarded with an eighty-third minute header to give Bordeaux a deserved 1-1 draw against Chelsea.
I’ll start with Liverpool first. […]

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Tags: Champions League · Chelsea · Fernando Torres · Frank Lampard · John Terry · Liverpool · Steven Gerrard

Liverpool’s Magic Triangle: Kuyt, Keane And Gerrard

November 3rd, 2008 · Comments

After watching English football on television for more than 30 years, I’ve watched countless boring tactical games like yesterday’s two nil win by Bolton against Manchester City. But I’ve also seen many incredible games and wonderful individual efforts that still make me jump out of my seat.
This season, the club that is impressing me the […]

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Tags: Ashley Cole · Bolton Wanderers · Dirk Kuyt · Fernando Torres · Liverpool · Manchester City · Robbie Keane · Steven Gerrard

Friday Night Links

October 17th, 2008 · Comments

Previews of the weekend’s fixtures courtesy of The Sun, The Telegraph and Sky Sports.
The Injury Front
Michael Owen does it again. I guess it’s comforting Beye, Gutierrez and Martins are coming back…then again, maybe not. If Kinnear can stay calm about this, it will be the first sign of hell freezing over.
Arsenal lose William Gallas, […]

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Tags: Bacary Sagna · Chelsea · Fernando Torres · Harry Redknapp · Liverpool · Mark Hughes · Martin Jol · Martin Petrov · Michael Owen · Nicklas Bendtner · Steven Reid · William Gallas

Scolari Is God, Benitez Is The Devil

October 17th, 2008 · Comments

It’s so rare these days that a football manager says anything new or remotely intelligent other than the rehearsed lines he memorizes from media training. Other than Joe Kinnear, of course.
But Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari said so many refreshing things on Friday that I felt compelled to write about it. When asked about the […]

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Tags: Chelsea · Fernando Torres · Liverpool · Luiz Felipe Scolari · Michael Ballack · Rafa Benitez

Why Liverpool Won’t Win The Premier League Title This Season

October 14th, 2008 · Comments

One game doth not a champion make. In Liverpool’s case, their victory against Manchester United at Anfield was a moral victory, a win that was in the long time making, but I don’t believe it signifies that the Reds are now title material. Wake me up when they beat Man United at Old Trafford. Then […]

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Tags: Fernando Torres · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Premier League · Rafa Benitez · Robbie Keane

Torres Double Overshadowed by Mike Riley

September 28th, 2008 · Comments

Fernando Torres two goals in three minutes is the difference as Liverpool take the short trip to Goodison Park and come out 2-0 victors that was marred by the horrific refereeing of Mike Riley.I am going to say it like I see it here, Mike Riley has officially ended the FA’s respect campaign over the […]

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Tags: Everton · Fernando Torres · Joleon Lescott · Joseph Yobo · Liverpool · Louis Saha · Marouane Fellaini · Mike Riley · Robbie Keane · Tim Cahill · Yakubu

Poll: Fernando Torres Or Dimitar Berbatov? Your Pick

September 16th, 2008 · Comments

Who’s better, who’s better, who’s best?
<a href=”http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/929662/” >Who would you prefer to have on your team? Fernando Torres or Dimitar Berbatov?</a> <br /> <span style=”font-size:9px;”> (<a href=”http://www.polldaddy.com”> polls</a>)</span>
Related PostsMan United Website Features Berbatov As New First Team PlayerManchester United Signs Dimitar Berbatov For £30.75 MillionToo Bad They Can’t Play a Four Four […]

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Tags: Dimitar Berbatov · Fernando Torres

Manchester City Are Going To Be The Biggest Club In The World

September 2nd, 2008 · Comments

Imagine an all-star team of footballers featuring the top names in the sport. Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Cesc Fabregas, Fernando Torres, Thierry Henry, Robinho and David Villa. Now imagine all of these players on the same team, Manchester City.
Before yesterday, that notion sounded ridiculous, but now that the Abu Dhabi United Group is in charge of […]

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Tags: Abu Dhabi United Group · Cesc Fabregas · Cristiano Ronaldo · David Villa · Fernando Torres · Kaka · Manchester City · Manchester United · Premier League · Robinho · Thierry Henry · real madrid



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