Tag: Liverpool

3 positions Liverpool arguably need to address more than Bradley Barcola
1Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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3 positions Liverpool arguably need to address more than Bradley Barcola

Liverpool are in fierce negotiations with PSG for superstar winger Bradley Barcola, who was not a starter for the French national team due to the presence of Ballon d'Or contenders Kylian Mbappe and Michael Olise but still managed to make a big impact. While Liverpool do need a top left winger to replace Luis Diaz and start over Cody Gakpo and need star power overall to replace Mohamed Salah, a lot of their biggest needs were on defense last season - a defense that did not get better with the departure of Ibrahima Konate to Real Madrid. Here are three areas of need for Liverpool to address this summer before the 2026/27 Premier League season starts that are even more pressing than adding Barcola to the attack. Center back Virgil van Dijk is still world class, but he can't play fore...
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5 Premier League wingers who have flopped miserably this season
21Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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5 Premier League wingers who have flopped miserably this season

Premier League fans have lamented the down turn in individual quality and wing play this season, and these five players have fed into that narrative with horrendous 2025/26 seasons. Kaoru Mitoma, Brighton Remember when Kaoru Mitoma was the Khvicha Kvaratskhelia of the Premier League? The Japanese international was not but a sensation a couple of years ago, and now he is an absolute ghost for Brighton who can barely pose a threat to the opposition keeper. He was getting links to Barcelona, for goodness sakes, and now he is nowhere near a top five player on his own team. Mohamed Salah, Liverpool Obviously, the biggest flop among the Premier League wingers is Mohamed Salah, who went from being the best player in the league during the 2024/25 season to being a liability for Liverpool. And ...
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5 players who have embarrassed the Premier League in this Champions League season
20Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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5 players who have embarrassed the Premier League in this Champions League season

Rumors of the Premier League's demise are way off base, but it is true that a few big Premier League clubs have been a bit disappointing in the Champions League this year. Here are five individual players who have been flopping in the 2025/26 UCL campaign; four of them have been eliminated already. Newcastle CM Jacob Ramsey Jacob Ramsey definitely had a Champions League season to forget, and he is one of a few players who were miserably poor in Newcastle United's humbling 7-2 defeat to Barcelona in the decisive 7-2 defeat at the Spotify Camp Nou. The 24 year old center midfielder undermined what was actually a great defensive campaign with a disasterclass of a performance, gifting a goal to Raphinha. But the real issue in that game and overall was Ramsey's inability to help the team i...
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Every Premier League Big 6 club’s most improved player in the 2025/26 season
20Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Every Premier League Big 6 club’s most improved player in the 2025/26 season

Which Premier League players on Big Six clubs have improved their standing the most in the 2025/26 season? Here is one standout from each of the top clubs in the English top flight. Arsenal: Jurrien Timber Jurrien Timber was already a top defender before joining Arsenal and had a solid 2024/25 season, but he has really stepped up his game and become the best right back in the Premier League this season, usurping another great right back in Ben White. He is such a great athlete and can lock any player down one on one. There is not a better defensive fullback on either side of the formation than Timber, who has translated even better to the Premiership. This season, he has been one of the heroes of an Arsenal side that is the best team in the Premier League, and he should honestly be ge...
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2025/26 Premier League season picks, score predictions for Matchday 31
19Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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2025/26 Premier League season picks, score predictions for Matchday 31

Matchday 31 of the 2025/26 Premier League season is upon us. Here are score predictions for every game in the English top flight this weekend. Bournemouth 1-2 Manchester United Bournemouth are one of the toughest teams for the big clubs in the Premier League to face, and with players like Junior Eli Kroupi breaking out and making the most of their chances in front of goal, the Red Devils are going to be in for a tough matchup on the road. But Manchester United are also dangerous under Michael Carrick, and though they are far from perfect, the way they are playing with Benjamin Sesko now firing on all cylinders gives them a great equalizer, too. The margin for error is slim, but Man United will do enough for the win. Brighton 2-2 Liverpool Liverpool look like a completely different t...
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2026 Champions League Power Rankings: Initial ranking of every team in the quarterfinals
18Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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2026 Champions League Power Rankings: Initial ranking of every team in the quarterfinals

The 2025/26 Champions League season's Round of 16 is now done and dusted, so with the quarterfinals up next, it's time to rank all eight teams that are moving on to the next round of European football's biggest club competition. 8. Sporting CP Sporting CP pulled off a comeback for the ages, annihilating underdogs Bodo Glimt in a second leg twist that few saw coming, because Bodo Glimt were playing as well as any team in the competition. Maybe we are all sleeping on Sporting too much. The OTHER Luis Suarez is playing the ball of his life and looks even better than Viktor Gyokeres. Sporting have a good team, but they just don't have the firepower of the true European giants. 7. Atletico Madrid In truth, Atletico Madrid are lucky to even be in the quarterfinals, because if it were not ...
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Ranking the 10 best teenagers in the Premier League right now
16Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 best teenagers in the Premier League right now

The young talents coming up in the Premier League are getting better and better despite all the talk of the decline in overall quality. Here are the 10 best teenagers you need to know right now. 10. Mateus Mane, Wolves 18 year old midfielder Mateus Mane is drawing rave reviews and transfer interest from several Big Six clubs. He is a raw talent but has serious upside with his quality on the ball and ability to progress play, standing out among his peers with three dribbles completed and fouls drawn per game. 9. Ayden Heaven, Manchester United It isn't easy for young center backs to get a crack, and Ayden Heaven is being eased along by Manchester United. But he is so good that many Red Devils supporters feel he has the same upside, if not more, than another young phenom in Leny Yoro. 8...
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2025/26 Premier League Top 4 Predictions after Matchday 30
16Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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2025/26 Premier League Top 4 Predictions after Matchday 30

While the Premier League title race obviously gets the most attention, the top four race is incredibly compelling again this season. Here is a predicted top four of who is locked in for the Champions League next season after 30 Matchdays played. 4. Manchester United Manchester United are a legitimate threat under Michael Carrick, and while some cracks have begun to show, most prominently against another strong team in Newcastle United, the Red Devils are a very strong team, led by Premier League Player of the Season favorite Bruno Fernandes. What makes Man United so good is how much they have improved on offense over the summer, and once their injury crisis resolves, they should be able to sew up at least a fourth placed finish. 3. Liverpool Liverpool need more out of their wingers,...
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2026 Champions League picks, score predictions for Round of 16 second leg
16Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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2026 Champions League picks, score predictions for Round of 16 second leg

The Champions League Round of 16 definitely delivered on the drama and the goals in the first leg, and the second leg promises to be even better. Here are the full score predictions for each of the eight games. Chelsea 2-2 PSG Chelsea will rue Liam Rosenior's decision to give Filip Jorgensen the nod, and the most laughable part of that whole ordeal is that the manager's reasoning was that Jorgensen would be better on the ball. Whoops. At home, Chelsea will have a point to prove and will go into this game with no fear, but they just do not have the quality to turn the tie around against a PSG side that is finally starting to play to its talent level when it matters most. Liverpool 2-1 Galatasaray Trips to Istanbul are never easy, and while Liverpool have major issues with their squad...
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Liverpool make the obvious Alisson Becker decision
14Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Liverpool make the obvious Alisson Becker decision

Alisson Becker is one of the most important players to Liverpool, but with his contract running down and speculation that clubs like Juventus were after him as a goalkeeper upgrade, the Reds needed to make sure to keep the rumors at bay. And they have done just that. According to a report from Paul Joyce of the Sunday Times, Liverpool have triggered the option in Alisson's contract to keep him around for the 2026/27 season. It is an obvious decision. Although Alisson has been disappointing this year along with the rest of his Liverpool teammates, there is no question that he is one of the top five goalkeepers in the world, if not the top two behind only Thibaut Courtois of Real Madrid. Liverpool have a long term successor in Giorgi Mamardashvili, but he is not yet ready to replace...
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