Author: Kevin Parvizi

The managing editor of The Trivela Effect, Kevin has 15 years of experience in digital media. He covered Real Madrid from 2019-2022 for The Real Champs as a site manager. You can contact him at the site's official Twitter handle @TrivelaEffect or via the site's official email thetrivelaeffect@gmail.com.
Liverpool Player Ratings vs. Tottenham: Mohamed Salah and Alisson Becker flop in defeat
8Jan By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Player Ratings

Liverpool Player Ratings vs. Tottenham: Mohamed Salah and Alisson Becker flop in defeat

Here are the player ratings as Liverpool fell to Tottenham 1-0 in a frustrating first leg performance in the League Cup. GK Alisson Becker, 4.0 Alisson looked nervy on the ball from the start, and he has Virgil van Dijk to thank for sparing his blushes in what could have been one of the most disastrous goalkeeping mistakes of the tournament. LB Kostas Tsimikas, 7.0 At this point, there's no way Andrew Robertson is a superior player to Kostas Tsimikas, who was as solid as it gets on the left side of the Liverpool formation with three chances created and five combined tackles and interceptions. CB Virgil van Dijk, 7.5 Led by example at the back with his customary world-class positioning, and he had one of the highlights of the night with an incredible block to save Alisson Becker from ...
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The 10 best possible Premier League January 2025 signings
8Jan By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Transfer News

The 10 best possible Premier League January 2025 signings

Will Manchester United get reinforcements for Ruben Amorim? Can Arsenal land the striker they need to compete for the Premier League title? And will Jack Grealish revive his career with a move to Tottenham? Here are the 10 best possible Premier League January 2025 signings to look out for. Donyell Malen to Aston Villa Aston Villa have been working hard to sign former Euro 2020 standout Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund, and things have gotten to a point where the Champions League Finalist has actually agreed to terms with the Lions, so all that is left is for the two clubs to come to terms, which could involve new Villa signing Ian Maatsen heading back to the Bundesliga. Malen is a frustratingly inconsistent player, but the high are very high. And Unai Emery has a penchant for gett...
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Ranking the 10 best Premier League left backs for 2025
7Jan By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Rankings

Ranking the 10 best Premier League left backs for 2025

Tottenham star Destiny Udogie and U21 standout Lewis Hall of Newcastle help headline our list of the best Premier League left backs going into 2025. 10. Emerson Palmieri, West Ham It's incredible to think that the battle for the 10th-best left back in the Premier League comes down to Emerson Palmieri and Andrew Robertson...and the easy answer ends up being Emerson. The former Chelsea disappointment has revived his career as a defensive left back at West Ham, which is shocking considering he was branded a defensive liability for much of his career. But between the two 30-year-old veterans of the Premier League, Emerson is the one who looks far less washed and can at least hold his own against an average starting right winger. 9. Leif Davis, Ipswich Town Although Leif Davis has bee...
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Ranking the 10 best Premier League right backs for 2025
6Jan By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Rankings

Ranking the 10 best Premier League right backs for 2025

Who are the best Premier League right backs right now in 2025? From up-and-comers like Jurrien Timber to established superstars like Trent Alexander-Arnold, let's take a look at the top 10. 10. Kenny Tete, Fulham Kenny Tete is a solid role player and one of the better defensive fullbacks in the Premier League with 4.8 combined tackles and interceptions per game on the 2024/25 season so far. He's an underrated reason why Fulham finds themselves back in the hunt for European football. 9. Ola Aina, Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest are shockingly still in the Champions League conversation, and with arguably the best defense in all of Europe, they look like they will be in the mix until Matchday 38. Ola Aina doesn't get as much press as center backs Murillo and Nikola Milenkovic, but ...
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Ranking the 10 best Premier League center backs for 2025
6Jan By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Rankings

Ranking the 10 best Premier League center backs for 2025

There may not be a single league in the world with as much central defensive talent as the English top flight, so here are the best Premier League center backs right now in 2025. 10. Murillo, Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest are in the Champions League race this season against all odds by virtue of a defense that is so lockdown that it just might be the best in European football right now. The center back partnership of newcomer Nikola Milenkovic, formerly of Fiorentina after a heavy courting for his services in the world of Calcio, and Murillo, with the latter already established as the starter from last season. Murillo has been one of the best players in the entire Premier League in the 2024/25 season and at 22 years of age, we'll be hearing his name for a long time as one of ...
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Ranking the 10 best Premier League goalkeepers for 2025
5Jan By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Rankings

Ranking the 10 best Premier League goalkeepers for 2025

It's so easy for the brave men between the sticks to go underrated, so here are the best Premier League goalkeepers you need to know in 2025. 10. Bart Verbruggen, Brighton Bart Verbruggen joined Brighton in the 2023/24 season after establishing himself as one of the best goalkeepers in Belgium, which, as a league, has a rich recent history of producing top goalkeepers like Thibaut Courtois. Heavily recruited by other notable European clubs, Verbruggen has been a matchwinner in between the sticks for the Seagulls, placing him on this list ahead of bigger names like Andre Onana of Manchester United and Newcastle's mercurial Nick Pope. The Dutchman is only 22 years old and has already proven to be a sizable upgrade over Robert Sanchez for Brighton, owing to the fact that he is way mor...
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Ranking the 10 best players on the January 2025 transfer market
4Jan By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Transfer News

Ranking the 10 best players on the January 2025 transfer market

Open season has begun, and with teams now free to make their moves, let's take a look at the best players on the January 2025 transfer market. Young players angling for more playing time, failed transfers looking for a change in scenery, superstars struggling to gain a foothold (or looking for more money), and newly minted stars ready for the next step are all among the profiles of the notable names looking to secure a move in the upcoming winter transfer window. There are a number of gems who could make a move either this month or on a pre-agreement for June, such as Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold, whereas there are others who are easy rumor mill fodder for the papers but less likely to leave (Mohamed Salah). Looking at only those with a realistic shot at leaving this wint...
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2024/25 Serie A Team of the Season at the halfway point
1Jan By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Analysis

2024/25 Serie A Team of the Season at the halfway point

With the halfway point of the campaign nearing and a new year already underway, let's take a look at the 2024/25 Serie A Team of the Season so far. A seriously thrilling Serie A title race awaits fans in the second half of the campaign with reigning Europa League winners Atalanta, a resurgent Napoli, and defending champions Inter Milan all within a point of each other at the top of the table. There have been so many surprises beyond those three, too, with Fiorentina rising into title contention and Lazio chomping at the bit while an undefeated Juventus and a struggling AC Milan are trying to prove they still belong in the Scudetto race. Since most teams in the league are gearing up for their 18th or 19th match of the campaign and the calendar already at 2025, it's time to deliver ...
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2024/25 Serie A Midseason Awards
31Dec By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Analysis

2024/25 Serie A Midseason Awards

Let's hand out some 2024/25 Serie A Midseason Awards with about half the campaign left to go in 2025 and a truly enthralling title race on tap with just about no way of separating the myriad of contenders thus far. Although Serie A remained entertaining in the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons with Napoli exorcising their Scudetto demons of the past and Inter Milan returning to the summit whilst Bologna wrote a fairytale script in the background, it's been a bit since we've seen a truly compelling title race in Italian football. The 2024/25 campaign is shaping up to be a different beast entirely with reigning champions Inter, a rebounding Napoli, and a high-flying Atalanta all within a point of each other at the top of the table. Behind them, Lazio, Fiorentina, and Juventus are also leg...
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2024/25 Premier League Team of the Season at the midway point
30Dec By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
Analysis

2024/25 Premier League Team of the Season at the midway point

Understandably, the 2024/25 Premier League Team of the Season at the midway point is dominated by a dominant Liverpool, but which other big clubs landed multiple players in this XI? Liverpool have been dominating the 2024/25 Premier League season thus far with a six-point lead over second-placed Arsenal - and a game in hand - as new manager Arne Slot has taken the Reds to new heights after Jurgen Klopp brought them back to contention status last season. So the Liverpool players will predictably dominate a best XI made up of Premier League players to this point in the season, but there are other clubs in the top four - and even outside the traditional contenders - who populate a team comprising the best of the best in the English top flight. Here is a 4-3-3, with a classy No. 10 in...
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