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The biggest reason why Nico Williams isn’t going to Liverpool

9Jan

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The biggest reason why Nico Williams isn’t going to Liverpool

Athletic Club left winger Nico Williams was already one of the biggest breakout stars in Spanish football during the 2022/23 season, and after following up a strong campaign with one that was just as good in 2023/24, Williams was clearly ready for the big time and already on the radar of the big clubs in his own country. But after lighting the European Championships alight across from teenage sensation Lamine Yamal, Williams, a champion with Spain, became the most in-demand left winger on the transfer market with suitors like Barcelona and Arsenal ready to pounce. Williams ultimately chose to stay loyal to the Basque and brother Iñaki, and while his performances have cooled just slightly this season, the 22-year-old remains one of the best wingers in LaLiga - and still on the radar o...

Mohamed Salah and 3 stars who cost Liverpool the most in 1-0 loss vs. Tottenham

Liverpool lost 1-0 to Tottenham in the first leg of the League Cup semifinal, and their performance can only be summed up as putrid. Here's who's to blame. Mohamed Salah The buck stops with Mohamed Salah as the superstar of Liverpool and the best player in the world this season. If anyone is entitled to have a day off, then it is Salah, who has come up with the goods in crunch time for the Reds so many times this season. But Wednesday night's loss to Tottenham simply wasn't one of those times, as the Egyptian icon came up empty in the goals and assists column, barely creating chances for his teammates in what was a frustrating and isolated night against Spurs. Djed Spence, of all people, pocketed in the former Premier League Player of the Season winger, who carried very little goal...

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 ...