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Mohamed Salah and Sam Kerr Win PFA Player of the Year Awards

Liverpool’s Salah beats last year’s winner Kevin De Bruyne

Phil Foden and Lauren Hemp retain young player awards

— PA Media | Thursday 9 June 2022 | The Guardian USA

Mohamed Salah and Sam Kerr with their 2022 PFA player of the year awards. Composite: PA

The Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been voted the Professional Footballers’ Association’s men’s player of the year, with Chelsea’s Sam Kerr collecting the women’s award.

The Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden retained the PFA young player of the year award, with the club’s forward Lauren Hemp named the women’s best young player for the third consecutive season.

Salah topped the poll, which was voted for by PFA members, ahead of Kevin De Bruyne, who had won for the previous two years and was an integral part of the City team that beat Liverpool to the Premier League title by one point.

The Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo and the Tottenham striker Harry Kane had also made the shortlist, along with Salah’s Liverpool teammates Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mané.

The 2021-22 PFA Premier League Team of the Year

This is Salah’s second PFA player of the year trophy after he previously won in 2018. This season he helped Jürgen Klopp’s side to win the Carabao and FA Cups, and to reach the Champions League final, where they lost to Real Madrid.

The Egypt international Salah, who finished as the Premier League’s joint top scorer alongside Tottenham’s Son Heung-min with 23 goals, was announced as the PFA men’s player of the year at a virtual ceremony on Thursdayyesterday.

“It’s a great honour to win a trophy, individual or collective, and this one is big, so very happy and very proud of that,” said Salah, who was also voted the men’s footballer of the year by the Footballer Writers’ Association.

“This one is a really good one to win, especially because it’s voted by players. It shows you that you’ve worked really hard and you get what you worked for. I have my room with trophies in a cabinet and I made sure that I had another space for one more. I always keep space and just try to imagine that the trophies are going to come.”

The PFA Young Players of the Year, Phil Foden (Top) and Lauren Hemp, both of Manchester City (Bottom).

Kerr scored 20 goals for Chelsea to be top scorer in the FA Women’s Super League, helping Emma Hayes’s team win the domestic double after beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final. “It’s a massive honour whenever you’re voted by your peers. I think that’s the highest honour as a player, so it’s an amazing feeling,” said Kerr, who was also named the FWA’s women’s footballer of the year.

Arsenal’s Dutch forward Vivianne Miedema and her Gunners teammate Kim Little were also on the PFA shortlist along with Manchester City’s Alex Greenwood and Hemp as well as Chelsea’s Pernille Harder.

Foden, 22, topped an all-England shortlist on the men’s young player award. The Arsenal midfield duo Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe, Conor Gallagher, who spent the season on loan at Crystal Palace from Chelsea, the Aston Villa midfielder Jacob Ramsey and the Chelsea full-back Reece James were also nominated.

“I’m really honoured, to be honest, especially to win it back-to-back, it shows that I’ve come a long way this year with the consistency of my game,” Foden said. “Hopefully I can win the main award in the future, but it’s all about taking small steps and improving.”

Hemp, meanwhile, is the first person to win the PFA young player of the year award four times. The Chelsea forward Lauren James, Arsenal’s Norwegian star Frida Maanum, the Tottenham striker Jessica Naz, the Manchester United forward Ella Toone and the Brighton defender Maya Le Tissier made up the rest of the shortlist.

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“It’s an honour to get this again. I think especially for it to be voted for by players that I’ve played against and come up against,” said the 21-year-old Hemp. “I look to many of them as role models as well so it’s an honour to be picked from them. I’m going to keep working hard to make sure that I continue on the right path.”

The 2022 PFA merit award saw two former England managers honoured, with Roy Hodgson and Hope Powell acknowledged for their outstanding contributions to football.

“I never won any trophies as a player unfortunately, so it is nice to be recognised by fellow professionals. It will have pride of place,” said Hodgson, 74, who left his role with Watford at the end of the season having taken over in January.

Powell, who is the Brighton women’s manager, added: “I feel lucky and blessed to be in the game after many years.”

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What a day. What a brilliant day. I’m over the moon. I never experienced euphoria with strangers the way I did here (well, maybe WC ‘02 before dawn/early in the morning in Queens with Koreans). @atlasblue85 and I went to Carragher’s a little before noon but ended up going to a bar down the block because it was impossible to get in. It ended up being worth it because I’ve only been to a bar once for a sports event (it was also a Champions League match) and it was awkward being the only girl in the entire place in the middle of the day with this guy shouting sexist remarks at the screen. :/ But the crowd was so good! I mean, I wish we had more originality than singing “Allez, allez, allez” five thousand times (I’m starting to hate this song...please, we have more originality than that! We have loads of great songs!), but still!

This is the first time I ever got to watch a match with a crowd that wasn’t at a stadium and omg it’s such a great feeling just SCREAMING. I’m mostly a silent watcher although I’ve become better at vocalizing myself and not feeling weird about it, but I yelled and clapped. That sort of unity is so amazing. AND ORIGI’S GOAL? KIM AND I LEAPT OUT OF OUR SEATS AND SCREAMED AS THE BAR BROKE OUT IN PANDEMONIUM AND WE JUST LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND NEEDED TO HUG AND THEN THE MIDDLE-AGED MAN WHO SAT NEXT TO US (WHO CAME WITH HIS GROWN DAUGHTER...GIRLFRIEND? WHO KNOWS) WHO ALSO REACTED THE SAME WAY OPENED HIS ARMS AND WE HUGGED HIM IN TURN. I HUGGED A RANDOM STRANGER BECAUSE I WAS SO OVERCOME WITH EMOTIONS. I’VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE. AND JUST. IT DIDN’T MATTER! I DON’T KNOW WHO HE IS! HE DOESN’T KNOW WHO I AM! BUT WE LOVE OUR CLUB SO MUCH! KIM AND I DON’T KNOW WHO HE IS, BUT HE’S OUR CL ‘19 FINAL DAD NOW!!!!!!!

And I teared up!??!?!? FKDSLJFDLKSJFSDA KIM, SOME OF MY FRIENDS WHO’VE KNOWN ME FOR 2+ DECADES HAVEN’T SEEN ME CRY, BUT LOOK. I complained towards the end because this match was terrible. Both sides didn’t look like they wanted to win even though they should have wanted it desperately as Tottenham never even made it to a CL final before and Liverpool hasn’t won it in 14 years. Only Dele and Sonny tried on their side, and idk...I feel like it was just Sadio (and maybe Trent and Robbo in the first half) who really, really tried. It just felt like they were playing it safe and instead of trying to be selfish and take shots at the goal, they kept passing to the others while being incapable of completing passes (STOP! PASSING! TO! THE! OPPOSITION! OR! TO! EMPTY! SPACES! OR! TO! TEAMMATES! WHO! CAN’T! DO! ANYTHING! FROM! WHERE! THEY! ARE!) or mucking up their last touches in the other half.

I seriously didn’t know what I would’ve done if we won by Mo’s penalty because I know people would’ve discounted our win and I’m not sure any of us, fans or players alike, would’ve really had it in ourselves to celebrate deliriously. lakdsjfsjfldasfjdsa Kim and I were like “ORIGI, SAVE US” and he did. HE DID. KING OF SAVING LIVERPOOL. AND OF COURSE LIVERPOOL HAD TO GET A (TRUE) WINNING GOAL IN THE LAST FIVE MINUTES OF REGULAR TIME LIKE!!! WHY TF ARE WE SO DRAMATIC AS ALWAYS?! THIS IS WHEN I REMIND YOU THAT WE SCORED THE MOST GOALS (33) AT FULL-TIME OR EXTRA TIME IN THE PL. LIKE!!!!!!! PLEASE, DO WE KNOW HOW TO EXIST ANY OTHER WAY? Anyway, that goal summed up our 2018/19 season.

I’m so glad we won it this year too because lmaooo the petty happiness I felt that it happened in Madrid after it happened last year (and Kim and I agreed that we kind of didn’t want it to happen last year anyway because it felt like the beginning, like we weren’t there yet and we didn’t want it to feel premature if that makes sense). And just....it’s a story about how, even if you fail the first time and you’re devastated, you can pick yourself up and try again. Even if things aren’t going your way when you do, you never give up!!!

AND OMG WE DECIDED TO HEAD OVER TO CARRAGHER’S AFTERWARDS AND WE WERE BLOCKING THE ENTIRE STREET SO THAT CARS, TRUCKS, AND CYCLISTS HAD TO INCH FORWARD LSDFJALFJA. BUT THEY WERE SO HAPPY, HONKING, SMILING, WAVING AT US, AND SOMETIMES EVEN WAVING FLAGS/RED SHIRTS/WHATEVER. I LOVE YOU, NY. I LOVE YOU, STRANGERS. I LOVE YOU, FELLOW FANS. ALSO, I’M FOREVER MAD THAT I WAS TOO SHY TO ASK TRENT’S FAMILY IF I COULD TAKE PICS WITH THEM INSTEAD OF JUST TAKING PICS OF THEM. AT LEAST I GOT TO SPEND SOME TIME NEAR THEM, BUT GODDDDD, TRENT IS MY SON. MY CHILD. OUR FUTURE CAPTAIN. OUR BOY!!! BABY!!!!!! I LOVE HIM!!!!!!!! 

I LOVE ALL OUR BOYS! I TEARED UP AT ORIGI’S GOAL AND THEN WHEN THE BOYS RAN ONTO THE PITCH AT THE WHISTLE THAT NONE OF US COULD HEAR BECAUSE WE WERE TOO LOUD IN THE BAR AND THEN WHEN I HAD TO CHOKE OUT AN “OH MY GOD” AT THEM ENGRAVING THE TROPHY WITH LIVERPOOL’S NAME ON IT. I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT I SAW THAT WITH MY OWN TWO EYES. I CAN’T BELIEVE IT????? FOURTEEN GODDAMN LONG YEARS. AND WE’RE HERE NOW. WE’RE HERE NOW. 

AND OH MY GOD WHEN JORDAN LIFTED UP THE TROPHY AND WE ALL DID THE “EHHHHHHHH.....EYYYY!!!!” SHOUT AND I DOUBLE-FISTED THE AIR AND OH MY GOD, THEY ALL DESERVE IT, BUT MY BOY JORDAN....AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. AFTER ALMOST CLOSE TO A DECADE WITH US. AFTER SUFFERING THROUGH THE DARK, BLEAK TIMES, BEING ONE OF THE LAST ONES REMAINING FROM THAT PRE-KLOPP ERA. IT WAS ALL WORTH IT. IT MADE THIS ALL THE SWEETER. 

YNWA!!! Y. N. W. A. I LOVE YOU ALL! 

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Liverpool set to sign Newcastle teenager Bobby Clark

Liverpool set to sign Newcastle teenager Bobby Clark | Goal.com

Liverpool CorrespondentLast Updated30 minutes ago11:15Jul 23, 2021Link copiedCommentsInstagram/Bobby_Clark10The 16-year-old winger is expected to move to Merseyside in the next few weeks, but highly-rated Ethan Ennis is off to Manchester UnitedLiverpool have agreed a deal to sign teenage winger Bobby Clark from Newcastle, Goal can confirm. The 16-year-old, regarded as one of the brightest prospects at the Magpies’ academy, is expected to move to Merseyside in time for the new season, where he will join up with Marc Bridge-Wilkinson’s U18s side. Liverpool will have to pay a compensation fee for Clark, and if a deal between the clubs cannot be agreed then it will be settled by a tribunal. Editors' Picks Who is Bobby Clark?Clark is the son of former Newcastle, Sunderland and Fulham midfielder Lee, and made history in 2019 when becoming the youngest player to feature for Newcastle’s U18 team, aged just 14 years and 206 days. He has represented England at schoolboy level, and has regularly been linked with some of Europe’s top clubs. Indeed, his father was forced to deny reports a deal had been agreed with Tottenham, while Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are also said to have been keen. Newcastle, it is understood, have made Clark an offer to stay at St James’ Park, but he is instead expected to move to Liverpool in the next few weeks, once the finer points of the switch are finalised. Where will he play at Liverpool?He will begin under Bridge-Wilkinson with the Reds’ U18 side, which is set to feature a host of new faces as several members of last season’s team, which reached the FA Youth Cup final, move up to the U23s. Kaide Gordon, the 16-year-old signed from Derby in January, is with Jurgen Klopp’s senior squad at their pre-season camp in Austria, while the likes of Tyler Morton, Conor Bradley and Billy Koumetio are expected to move up.Article continues below Two more January signings, Stefan Bajcetic and Calum Scanlon, should feature prominently for the U18s this season, as should the likes of Oakley Cannonier, who made his return from injury in the first friendly of the summer, a 2-0 win over Birmingham at Kirkby on Wednesday. Ethan Ennis, meanwhile, is set to leave the club, with Manchester United likeliest to sign the 16-year-old attacking midfielder, who scored five times for Liverpool’s U18s last season. Ennis has also been attracting interest from Chelsea. Further reading Link copiedComments Read the full article

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LONDON: Arsenal ended Liverpool‘s bid to set a new Premier League points record with a 2-1 win over the champions, while Manchester City pushed Bournemouth closer to relegation with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday. Jurgen Klopp’s side needed to win their final three games of the season to break Manchester City’s record of 100 points set in 2018. They were on course when Sadio Mane opened the scoring with a clinical finish from Andrew Robertson’s cross at the Emirates Stadium. But two careless mistakes condemned Liverpool to a third league defeat this season. Virgil van Dijk’s wayward backpass went straight to Alexandre Lacazette, who rounded Reds keeper Alisson Becker to slot home in the 32nd minute. Alisson was guilty of an equally costly blunder when his pass out was intercepted by Lacazette and he picked out 20-year-old Reiss Nelson for a cool close-range finish. Liverpool have failed to win three of their five matches since clinching the title. They have 93 points and with just two games left and can only reach 99 at the end of their first title-winning campaign for 30 years.

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“Twice there was a massive lack of concentration. We took a break after 1-0. Those two moments killed the game for us,” Klopp said. “You can’t win games when you concede chances like that. We have to learn from it, 100 per cent.” Arsenal climb to ninth place as they chase qualification for the Europa League. Mikel Arteta’s side go into Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City in good spirits after bouncing back from Sunday’s defeat at north London rivals Tottenham. “In terms of energy and happiness in the dressing room before the semi-final, it’s a good medicine,” Arteta said. “To beat this team you have to have moments in the game when you take your chances, defend and have a bit of luck.” Manchester City had enjoyed a big win off the field already this week with their appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturning a two-season ban from playing in European competitions, freeing up Pep Guardiola’s men to play in the Champions League next season. Guardiola left Aymeric Laporte, Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez on the bench against Bournemouth to keep them fresh for Wembley, but City still had too much quality in the form of David Silva and Gabriel Jesus.

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Silva showed why he will be so missed when he leaves at the end of the season, the midfielder curling a free-kick in off the underside of the crossbar after six minutes. Jesus was ruthless in the 39th minute as he wriggled between two weak Bournemouth challenges before firing into the far corner to score for the third consecutive game. City finally conceded for the first time in five home games since the restart when David Brooks turned home Callum Wilson’s cross two minutes from time. “It was a really difficult game. We started well in the first 10 or 15 minutes of the second half but then we had a problem in our build-up,” Guardiola said. Defeat leaves Bournemouth still three points adrift of safety from Watford and West Ham, who face each other on Friday. Wolves remain three points adrift of the Champions League places with just two games to play after Chris Wood’s 96th-minute spot-kick gave Burnley a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor. It was not until 14 minutes from time that the visitors broke the deadlock thanks to Raul Jimenez’s stunning strike on the half-volley. In stoppage-time, Mike Dean pointed to the spot for a handball by Matt Doherty despite the Irishman seemingly being impeded by Wood’s attempt at an overhead kick. Tottenham won 3-1 at Newcastle to keep their chances of European football next season on track by moving up to seventh. Son Heung-min’s shot crept in at Martin Dubravka’s near post to open the scoring for Tottenham Matt Ritchie got Newcastle’s equaliser, but Harry Kane restored Tottenham’s lead and the England captain added his second in the final minute.

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With aloof over three weeks to run afore the Jan. 31 deadline, the Premier Alliance clubs accept been quiet so far during the alteration window.

BBC SPORT | Football | Laws & Equipment | Positions guide .. | soccer positions striker forward 2 RelatedSo far, Liverpool accept been the alone club to accomplish a cogent move by commutual the £7.25m accord for FC Salzburg advancing midfielder/forward Takumi Minamino. Yet with the chase for trophies and Champions Alliance accomplishment demography shape, a January signing could prove transformative for some clubs.Liverpool abide on advance to win the Premier Alliance appellation and absorb the Champions Alliance while Leicester, Manchester City and Chelsea are sitting appealing in the European positions. Manchester United, Tottenham and Arsenal still accept arena to accomplish up, so what should the top clubs be targeting aboriginal to accomplish a aberration this month?LIVERPOOL: NothingLiverpool were acute and absolute to blanket up the Minamino accord advanced of the alteration window. The Japan forward, who fabricated his admission in the FA Cup win adjoin Everton, adds advancing affection and abyss to Jurgen Klopp's squad, while they got him at a arrangement amount by triggering his £7.25m absolution article at FC Salzburg.Considering Liverpool are 13 credibility bright at the top of the Premier League, there would be little amount in the club authoritative added signings this month. 'If it isn't broken, don't fix it,' would be the accessible mantra at Anfield.LEICESTER: A accurate striker

Know Your Soccer Positions, Responsibilities, and Formations - soccer positions striker forward | soccer positions striker forward Brendan Rodgers has exceeded all expectations at the King Power Stadium by putting Leicester on advance for a acknowledgment to the Champions League, four years on from the club's acclaimed Premier Alliance title-winning campaign. With a 14-point beanbag amid them in additional and Manchester United in fifth, Leicester are well-placed to assure Champions Alliance qualification. But a quick attending at their stats this division highlights the big weakness that could see it all break if Jamie Vardy gets injured.The above England striker has hit 17 goals in 19 alliance amateur so far this season, but Leicester accept no added amateur who has accomplished bifold figures, with their abutting accomplished scorer actuality midfielder James Maddison (six). If Vardy stays fit, Leicester will cruise into the Champions League, but signing a accurate striker this ages would accord them a much-needed allowance policy.MAN CITY: A axial defenderManchester City sit 14 credibility abaft Liverpool, accepting played one added game, and abundant of that can be put bottomward to the arresting problems that accept bedeviled the arresting champions all season. Pep Guardiola capital a new centre-back to ample the gap larboard by Vincent Kompany's abandonment to Anderlecht aftermost summer, but with City clumsy to assurance a adopted apostle (due to accepting already abounding its allocation of non-British players), he was larboard with bound options and one of them, Harry Maguire, concluded up acceptable the world's best big-ticket apostle aback he abutting Manchester United from Leicester for £85m. Aymeric Laporte's knee bond abrasion in August afresh accepted disastrous, abrogation Guardiola afterwards the arresting bond which guided City to the title.Despite Laporte actuality abutting to a acknowledgment to activity this month, the blunder of John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi has fabricated a new centre-back a allegation this month. Once afresh there are few accessible options, but City accept the money to acquisition the appropriate man.1:12With the January alteration approaching, Stewart Robson capacity the areas breadth Chelsea can add reinforcements.

8-8-8 Formation Soccer Tactics - soccer positions striker forward | soccer positions striker forward CHELSEA: A box-to-box midfielderN'Golo Kante is arguably the best arresting midfielder in the world, the France all-embracing boasting abundant added to his bold than annihilative qualities, but Chelsea are still too declining in the affection of the pitch. Administrator Frank Lampard has money to absorb this ages afterward the appropriation of Chelsea's two-window alteration ban and he needs reinforcements in every administration to add acquaintance to the club's arising adolescent stars. But if he can acquisition a adolescent adaptation of himself -- a box-to-box ambition scoring midfielder -- Lampard would potentially absorb all of his account on that acute accession to his squad.A amateur like Man City brilliant Kevin De Bruyne would be the absolute antithesis for Kante, but that is a abscessed accountable at Chelsea because that they let the Belgian midfielder leave beforehand in his career.MAN UNITED: A affection midfielderThe accessible acknowledgment would be to advance that Manchester United allegation advice all over the angle because of the accompaniment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side. Injuries and accident of anatomy are bitter adamantine into what was already a anemic band busy by too abounding adolescent and amateur players. But while United do allegation reinforcements in every position, the best acute breadth is midfield. Alike with a fit Paul Pogba -- and that has been a aberration this division -- United abridgement affection and abyss in midfield. But if they acquisition an accomplished midfielder able of bringing maturity, energy, organisation, adroitness and goals to the team, it could be the aberration amid a top-four accomplishment and missing out.United basically allegation a modern-day adaptation of Roy Keane, but it may allegation three players to do the job of one. If they can allowance a accord for Ajax's Donny van de Beek, as sources told ESPN they are aggravating to, they would at atomic break the botheration of goals, activity and creativity.1:44

The Ultimate Soccer Positions Guide - soccer positions striker forward | soccer positions striker forward Mark Ogden doesn't apprehend many, if any, signings from Man United, but says the club badly needs them.TOTTENHAM: A advancement strikerHarry Kane's hamstring injury, which will accumulate the England striker out until April, has fabricated it alike added important for Spurs to assurance a striker this month. But advancing reinforcements were bare alike afore Kane succumbed to his latest setback.Spurs accept apparent in the accomplished that they are able of acceptable amateur afterwards their amulet -- they able for aftermost season's Champions Alliance final admitting Kane actuality afflicted for the final two months of the attack -- but, as Jose Mourinho acicular out this week, neither Lucas Moura nor Son Heung-Min are strikers in the accurate sense, alike admitting they both accept the adeptness to account goals.Signing addition striker would accord Mourinho and Spurs a much-needed option, but crucially he would additionally accredit Kane to be adequate added generally in the future. The 26-year-old rarely sits amateur out, but he additionally spends too abundant time on the sidelines because of injury. A striker to allotment the accountability of amateur and goals would advice everybody at Tottenham.ARSENAL: A reliable defenderMikel Arteta is adequate a animation as Arsenal's new administrator afterwards declining to win his aboriginal three amateur in charge, but he faces a difficult claiming to sustain the animation agency and bigger results. He should be able to await on Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to abide to account goals and in midfield, Arsenal are assuming signs of actuality a harder working, added adamant assemblage than beneath Unai Emery.

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Borussia Dortmund: 'We don't buy superstars, we make them'

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Borussia Dortmund: 'We don't buy superstars, we make them'

Jadon Sancho, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Erling Braut Haaland and Christian Pulisic have all played for Dortmund

It is a little over two years since Jadon Sancho made his first league start for Borussia Dortmund but such is the club’s commitment to youth, they are already talking about two even younger players to highlight their approach.

In December, Sancho became the youngest player to reach 22 Bundesliga goals, having already become the youngest Dortmund player to score 10 league goals in a single campaign in 2018-19.

His arrival from Manchester City for £10m in 2017 without playing a first-team game for the Blues is in line with Dortmund’s recruitment policy.

“The way we do things didn’t happen by accident, or by coincidence,” said legendary Borussia Dortmund midfielder Lars Ricken, who is now the club’s head of youth.

“It is a clear and obvious strategy not to buy superstars but to create them.”

The German club stand to make a massive profit if, as expected, 19-year-old Sancho leaves in the summer for a fee likely to be in excess of £100m.

Sancho: How single-minded schoolboy made his dream a reality

In January 2019, Dortmund sold another youth player, USA forward Christian Pulisic, then aged 20, to Chelsea for £58m, and immediately took him on loan for the remainder of the campaign.

Over the past seven months, Dortmund have done two more eye-catching deals. In January, they beat Manchester United to the signing of talented 19-year-old Norwegian forward Erling Braut Haaland, who has already scored eight goals in five first-team appearances.

And in July they brought Giovanni Reyna, son of former Manchester City and USA midfielder Claudio, over from the United States. He made his senior debut in January despite only celebrating his 17th birthday in November.

‘We developed them to become superstars’

Dortmund’s philosophy emerged from the financial crisis that brought the club to its knees in 2004, seven years after Ricken scored on the greatest night in the club’s history, as they won the European Cup for the first – and so far, only – time.

Dortmund’s last Bundesliga-winning team under Jurgen Klopp in 2012 included homegrown Mario Gotze and Mats Hummels, who joined them as an untested 19-year-old. Both were subsequently sold to Bayern Munich for a combined £60m.

“Ousmane Dembele and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang weren’t superstars when they came to Dortmund,” said Ricken, who watched his under-19s side lose to Derby in a Uefa Youth League play-off at Pride Park on Tuesday.

“We developed them to become superstars. It is very important for the club.

“The reason the atmosphere in our stadium is so good is because there is a great identification between the players and the fans. The supporters see it is a gift for them to play in our stadium.

“We have signed some really good players but we also have young ones – Haaland is 19, Gio is 17. They are very light on their feet. It is great to see.”

Speed is key

There is no great secret to Dortmund’s recruitment policy.

Ask Ricken what features the club’s scouts and coaches are looking for as they try to develop young players and the answer is universal.

“Technical skills are very important. And the quickness and speed of action,” he said. “Players in our first team are all so fast. It is unbelievable.

“A few months ago, we had a player from a foreign country who was playing for our under-17s and he wasn’t fast enough, so we decided not to make the transfer. It made no sense.

“The other thing is the mentality. The loads we put on the players are very high. School, football, national teams. This can all take 70 or 80 hours a week. These boys have to be grown-up, focused and disciplined at a very young age.

“Our aim is to educate players from Dortmund and the surrounding area. But if we find players from abroad with potential, we will take the risk to try and sign them. But we won’t take them from the USA or England or Spain just to make our under-17 or under-19 team a little better.

“We want to find the special one. We were quite successful with Pulisic, Gio Reyna and Jacob Bruun Larsen.”

Larsen is a Dane, who arrived at Dortmund as a 16-year-old in 2015 and was sold to Hoffenheim in January for £7m. Of their current crop of youngsters, Switzerland forward Bradley Fink – who is English qualified and attracting the attention of the FA – plus Dutch midfielder Immanuel Pherai and Cameroon forward Youssoufa Moukoko, who both played against Derby, are the current youth team stars.

Not like Reyna though, who has virtually bypassed the junior ranks.

“When Gio came to Dortmund, we knew he would become a professional player,” said Ricken. “That was not the question.

“The question was when does he play for the first team? Summer? Winter? Three months? Six? Everybody was sure he would do it.”

How to manage young players

While Dortmund view themselves as a successful football club and apply the same high standards in their junior ranks as they do at senior level, they also acknowledge a wider responsibility to the young players who come through their system with dreams of emulating Gotze, who scored Germany’s winner in the 2014 World Cup final against Argentina.

“If they have problems in school or in other parts of their lives, we want to solve them. We have social workers here. We don’t just choose our coaches because of their training skills but because they have wider abilities,” said Ricken.

As Borussia Dortmund have the highest average attendance in Europe – almost 80,000 – and were ranked 12th in the latest Deloitte Money League released in January, a single trophy – the German Cup – since Klopp won the double in 2012 seems a poor return.

Manager Lucien Favre is the fourth man in five seasons to try to emulate Klopp’s achievements, so while demands are high, Ricken believes fans provide an environment that allows youngsters to continue to progress.

“Halfway through the last season under Jurgen Klopp in 2014-15, we were 17th in the table,” he said.

“But the supporters were so thankful for the times they had before, that when we lost another match they still gave the players a big hand to give them courage for the next matches.

“Trophies are very important but, especially in Dortmund, the attitude you are playing with, the passion, emotion and never giving up is as important.”

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Peerless Liverpool roll on as Leicester stumble - football

Record-breaking Liverpool beat Tottenham 1-0 to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table to a yawning 16 points as Southampton gained sweet revenge over high-flying Leicester. Chelsea and Manchester United secured comfortable wins in the race for the top four but 10-man Arsenal fell further off the pace after a limp draw at Crystal Palace.Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool secured their 20th win in 21 Premier League matches thanks to Roberto Firmino’s 37th-minute goal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.Spurs had their chances to take at least a point as Son Heung-min and Giovani Lo Celso missed the target with the goal gaping in the final 15 minutes.The European champions have won 61 points in the Premier League -- the most any side has ever registered after 21 games in a single season across Europe’s big five leagues, assuming three points for a win.Their scarcely credible lead over second-placed Leicester means they are almost certain to claim their first English top-flight title for 30 years barring a calamitous collapse.“We played super football in their box, but for 90-95 minutes you have to be ready,” Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp told Sky Sports. “We were, but we still have to do better.” Speaking about Liverpool’s record he said: “It’s special. To win the number of games, to always be ready to fight, that’s what the boys do.“The only thing is that you don’t get anything for best starts. The only thing we’re interested in is what we can get in the summer. This league is so strong. We have to be ready.” - Leicester lose - Earlier, Southampton claimed their fifth win in their past six games in all competitions as they came from behind at the King Power Stadium to beat Leicester 2-1.Dennis Praet fired the hosts into an early lead, but Stuart Armstrong’s deflected effort quickly pulled Hasenhuettl’s men level.Danny Ings then scored his 10th goal in 11 games eight minutes from time and the visitors survived a late scare when Jonny Evans’s header was ruled out by VAR for offside.Chelsea put their struggles at Stamford Bridge behind them with a 3-0 win over Burnley, who slid ever closer to the bottom three.Jorginho opened the scoring from the penalty spot and Tammy Abraham gave Frank Lampard’s men breathing space before half-time.Callum Hudson-Odoi then scored his first Premier League goal by converting Cesar Azpilicueta’s cross at the back post.United ended a three-game winless run in style with Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial once again leading the way for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men in a 4-0 demolition of bottom-of-the-table Norwich.Rashford marked his 200th appearance for the club with two goals and Martial and substitute Mason Greenwood were also on target.Solskjaer was delighted with this team’s performance, which leaves them in fifth spot in the table, five points behind fourth-placed Chelsea.But after the match he took fans at Old Trafford to task after angry protests aimed at unpopular owners the Glazer family and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.“As a club we’ve got to stick together, we’ve got to be united, we are a family,” said the United boss.“I can only say from when I’ve been here I’ve been backed by the owners, I’ve been backed by Ed and they’re supporting me, so for me, make sure they stick together.” Woodward has become a particular target for supporters in recent months, given the club’s on-field problems and his record in the transfer market.- Aubameyang sees red - Arsenal are now 11 points off the Champions League places as their revival under Mikel Arteta was halted by a red card for captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace.Aubameyang gave the Gunners a deserved first-half lead but the Eagles levelled thanks to Jordan Ayew’s deflected effort before a VAR review turned a yellow card for Aubameyang into a red for a reckless challenge on Max Meyer.Wolves were held 1-1 at home by Newcastle while Everton bounced back from an embarrassing FA Cup exit to a youthful Liverpool side thanks to a moment of magic from Richarlison to beat Brighton 1-0.During Spurs’ match against Liverpool, injured Tottenham forward Harry Kane tweeted an image of himself in his hospital bed following successful surgery on his damaged hamstring. He wrote: “First day of recovery starts now!” Defending champions Manchester City travel to Aston Villa on Sunday, 17 points behind Liverpool. Read the full article

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Lineup Lamentations - GW16

Our Transfers, Captains, and Starting 11s for the week!

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WALSH

TRANSFERS:

OUT: Pope and Robertson

IN: Schmeichel and Pereira

Buying two defenders from the best defense in the league seems good.

Going to hold fire on Trent after the emotions faded with the passage of a little bit of time since the pod. I still have problems, but hey, what else is new? Not owning only one Leic player like an absolute fucking idiot anymore will probably not be bad or maybe it will be bad I'm not sure. We'll see.

GK:

Schmeichel (avl)

Free at last.

Not owning Pope anymore is great feels. Schmike doesn't make saves for his fucking life but whatever. I had the money for him and since all the expensive players are shit this year I didn't feel the need to pinch pennies here.

DEF:

Kelly (wat)

Nowhere to start in defense other than Martin Kelly.

Absolute god and legend I love him so much. Get in there Martin you're the best.

Alexander-Arnold (bou)

Trent remains...whatever. Hopefully he doesn't start so I get some points off the bench.

Pereira (avl)

New friend Ricardo is in there. Don't think I've ever owned him in FPL before and don't really have a lot of feelings towards him or about him. Seems fine, whatever.

Lundstram (nor)

Pointstram has not been pointstramming lately but they still have good fixtures and he's still playing as an attacking midfielder. No issue being patient with him.

Good fixture and I don't really buy "Norwich are good again" they have looked shit by my eye getting bossed and just happened to finish their extremely small quantity of chances they have created.

MID:

De Bruyne (MUN)

Kev has the darb..not great..but at least it's at home.

Could see him picking up a return and still fine to hold him for the long term not think much about it.

Son (BUR)

Swan looking fine hopefully he starts and expecting them to boss Burnley to fuck this weekend. Already thru in UCL so hoping he just rides the horses this weekend.

Özil (whu)

Finally is Ozil.

Still hate to see him stuck on the left wing but I love him and he makes me happy so I will stand by my man in opposition of stats and reason.

FWD:

Kane (BUR)

Maybe Kane will be good tomorrow against Burnley? Who knows. Just seemed like less of a priority to turn him into Alli than doing the GK and defense moves. Could always get a brace with some lucky shit and a pen although he is on borrowed time.

Lacazette (whu)

Laca also just looks like a very bad pick. He's probably more of a problem than Kane if we're honest here, but with a good fixture I didn't really want to take a hit in a GW where we might see rotation.

Vardy (avl)

Last guy is Vardz obv. Nothing to say about that.

CAP:

Son (BUR)

Swan cap this weekend for me. If Kane out points him I'll be beside myself, so I should probably spend the rest of the night preparing for this to become my reality tomorrow.

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ALON

TRANSFERS:

OUT: Connolly, Salah, Gazzaniga

IN (for -4 points hit): Abraham, Alli, Ryan

The hits are lovely, dark and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

Uhh yeah so I finally got rid of Mo and I returned to the elite Tammy and I got Alli who is great and Ryan who is great so that seems great.

I guess I should address not going for Mané and instead spreading the funds around especially as me and Pod Partner both agreed that Mané is very clearly the best mid in the game... I just don’t know what Liverpool are up to for the month of December besides picking up lots and lots of points they also will be rotating a TONNNNN as Klopp did last season and this season there are even more matches. I’m not confident in Mané starting tomorrow after playing all of the 90′s and I’m not sure who is gonna start when and who is gonna get subbed early when and long story short it makes me not think of Sadio as a cap option and so I’m like just gonna enjoy the club I support being great and fuck’em off in FPL for now... I always underrate my teams and so whatever I get to just love all of the Liverpool players and be happy when they score and not think about’em for FPL. Whatevs.

And lastly I used to think that taking a -4 for a GK transfer was diabolical, after all, you only have the chance (over one week) to nullify the hit with a clean which would be ridiculous to nail in one week so it’s dumb. But despite being the lowest scoring position in the game by far it’s also the position we blindly hold for longest stretches of time so hitting out a GK who sucks dick (Gaz) for a keeper who shits bonus points on a team I love (Ryan) is actually very obvious... Brighton have good fixtures basically until March (similar to Palace’s) so over the next 15-20 GWs four points is absolutely nothing... Will I finally make a good GK transfer? Probably not so I am sorry to all other Ryan owners.

GK:

Ryan (WOL)

Wolves at home is definitely a cleanable fixture they’re a middle of the table attacking side and Brighton should boss possession.

Either way Ryan is capable of save points and bones so I’m just hoping this guy called Mat with one T from Australia can save me from my black hole of GK picks preceding.

DEF:

van Dijk (bou)

VVD just is not a good pick right now because Liverpool isn’t capable of keeping cleans right now. At least he’ll play every match in the pileup and can score a goal vs anyone. Here here to more VVDongs.

Lundstram (nor)

Don’t really expect a clean here and Sheff are in a bit of a rut but Lundy is always capable of an assist or goal and Norwich suck at defending so hoping he finds a return somehow someway.

Söyüncü (avl)

Also don’t really expect a clean here at Villa Park which is always turned the fuck up especially against the flying Leicester side.

That said, Leicester have been easily the best defensive side in the league this season and therefore you start your Leicester guys.

MID:

Alli (BUR)

New bro ready to fuck.

Excited to own Alli who is flying atm. Home Burnley is a decent attacking fixture and Spurs could score ~4 here.

Pulisic (eve)

He passes every test there is stats, expected stats, eye-test, but the points have not followed... Generally that means that the points are coming and away to Everton is a fabulous fixture to break one’s duck. Go on Puli.

Maddison (avl)

So Maddo I guess at this point I’m relatively content to just hold. I don’t fucking know man...

The points will trickle in and Leicester are good and he’s good.

De Bruyne (MUN)

Kev will break outta the funk eventually and even though City aren’t flying atm like they were earlier they will also hit their stride eventually. Maybe putting four passed Burnley was the jumping off point but we’ll see I guess.

Still feel fine with Kev and he will still trickle in points.

FWD:

Kane (BUR)

Probably Kane’s final game in my side. Him out for a hit with this fixture just seemed stupid. Could easily brace even though he’s a donkey piece of shit.

Vardy (avl)

Yeah yeah.

Abraham (eve)

Good to have Tammy back. Fucking ridiculously stupid and annoying that he didn’t price drop by like 0.5 but whatever he’s back in my side and fine.

Great fixture and I always expect him to return against all the minnows.

CAP:

Vardy (avl)

Almost talked myself into going differential cap but honestly my rank is 5 billion so I’m competing with probably lots of teams who are not on Vardy cap so the points are actually significant for me...

Trying to not be a total nightmare idiot and put some respect on my name but that’s probably a joke and I’ll probably see red again.

Hate this game and life.

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RANDOM SLACKER OF THE WEEK: TIOCFAIDH ÁRNAUTOVIC

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TRANSFERS:

OUT: Tomori, Pope

IN (for -4 points hit): Kelly, Guaita

A -4 this week, my third hit of the season and it doesn’t feel GREAT. If I’m being honest I was drinking and made the moves on a whim when I could have easily rolled this week but hey hits are fun right???

Last weeks nightmare of rico > PVA resulted in net negative points but brought me a lot of joy no longer having Rico AND it just made me even more excited about the perversity of all the Palace D. Unfortunately seems like PVA could be out for a while but I’ll deal with that later, Chelsea cleans look shaky at best and Pope has to go, WOY IN.

GK:

Guaita (wat)

New keeper new life, hoping for 6 points, expecting 2. Maybe 2 bad fixtures until late March? Absurd run… I was raised by protestants so they’ll be extremely happy Pope’s gone.

DEF:

Söyüncü (avl)

Seeing a direct correlation with xUmlaut and xCleans. Love this man and after several benched cleans he’s nailed his way into my team. Decent fixture away villa, a lot of aways for my 11 this week… lets hope my boys are in the mood to travel. I hear Birmingham’s lovely this time of year. 

Alexander-Arnold (bou)

Doesn’t feel great, cleans are a thing of the past around Merseyside but loves to pop up with returns… something tells me this might be the week the clean curse is broken.  Or fucking Solanke will dong idk logic left the rooms weeks ago, but for now Trent stays.

Lundstram (nor)

Sheff D looking slightly concerning recently yet the hero of this season is in my 11 every week and it’ll take a lot for that to change. Pukki will wipe the clean as per but Lundy will do bits, he always does.

Kelly (wat)

PVAs injury means I can’t quite reach the heights of perversity I’m aiming for but double Palace D has the semi ready and rocking. We’re only at half mast today sadly but my body is ready.

MID:

De Bruyne (MUN)

A lot of people dropping Kev right now, seems fine but my gut is telling me hold is the way to go. Money is aplenty anyway with all the budget options flying around he’ll tick. Can see double figures this week, expecting City to demolish United.

Son (BUR)

Son’s always good to me, he always has been and always will.

Playing a bit wider than I’d hope under Mou but I trust the points will come. He’s just good! Alli may be the way to go but feels good having a share of the Spurs mids and I’m pretty confident this a medium term hold at least, unless Mou makes some drastic changes.

Mané (bou)

Lotta games coming up and a massive one for Pool midweek, this is prime time for a rest… but everyone has him anyway so no biggie. Starting but not capping feels the way to go. A 20 minute performance could see a brace with easy against Howe’s boys anyway.

FWD:

Aubameyang (whu)

This was a very knee jerky 3 game punt and I’m lucky he’s done anything for me. Got the extremely lucky brace then a blank. He’s reverse OOP on one of the worst Arsenal sides I’ve ever seen. Any return and I’ll be ecstatic, no clue what could happen in a London derby with W. ham, could be a 1 pointer, could be a hatty – Anyway always good to have a big hitter in the last game, it gives you hope and often there isn’t much else to keep you going.

Ings (new)

This guy…this man has returned every game I’ve owned him. Over 30 points in the last 4 GWs for a budget price. What more can you want? I don’t think he stays for long no way his toothpick bones holds up to the festive fixtures but more than happy to run him out again. Lotta love Danny <3

Vardy (avl)

Does anything need said at all? We live in turbulent times, one thing I can rely on in a Vardy return. No shit will be chatted from myself.  

CAP:

Vardy (avl)

No fucking about this week, double Palace D, Ings, Son and Auba are where I’m looking to gain ground. Going out tonight so I’ll be on the WKD. Ready for the party that never ends.

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On an average weekend, The Guardian receives around 12,000 photographs from Premier League matches via its staff, agency and contributor photographers. That’s almost half a million images per season. Some capture extraordinary joy and despair; some bear witness to defining moments in the title race; some owe greatly to the creativity of the men and women behind the lenses; and some, like this first one from August, feature the rare but always amusing sight of a referee nearly getting thwacked by a ball. August____________________ September____________________ The most nauseating picture of the season came at Wembley in September when Tottenham’s Jan Vertonghen inadvertently gouged the eye of Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino. As picture editors we can become inured to violence and physical injury on the picture wires, but there was something particularly wince-inducing about this shot. Luckily, the Brazilian escaped without serious injury and went on to celebrate his late winner against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League group stage a few days later with an eye-patch celebration. Elsewhere in September, Sir Alex Ferguson was given a standing ovation at Old Trafford following his return to the club after emergency brain surgery in May. United finished the month in 10th place with 10 points from their opening seven fixtures – nine points behind the early pace-setters, Manchester City and Liverpool. October____________________ The first meeting between the league’s top two sides was a tight affair in which Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez missed a last-minute penalty. He rocketed his effort over the bar – his fifth miss in eight spot-kicks. October was also marked by the death of the Leicester City chairman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, whose helicopter crashed as it departed the King Power Stadium following Leicester’s match with West Ham, killing all five people on board. The floral tributes at the stadium reflected the deep affection felt by Leicester supporters for the man who fuelled their title success in 2016. My favourite image of the month came at Stamford Bridge where the Manchester United manager, José Mourinho, had to be restrained as he launched himself at a member of Chelsea’s backroom staff following a raucous goal celebration. It’s not so much Mourinho’s aggression that I like; rather, it’s the panic-stricken guy in the foreground on the radio. I have no idea who he is or what he’s saying but in my mind he’s radioing for back-up. November____________________ November saw Tottenham spank Chelsea at Wembley and Manchester City claim victory in the first Manchester derby of the season. It also saw a miracle under the floodlights at the John Smith’s Stadium where Huddersfield beat Fulham to claim their first win and first home goal of the season. Yet the best image shot that day is, in my opinion, the one below – the silhouette of a solitary man, cigarette in hand, wandering before the glow of a distant floodlight. The old-school bank of floodlights seems to imbue the shot with nostalgia – it reminds me of traipsing home from winter fixtures in my youth. December____________________ December was a month stained by abuse. First, a banana was thrown onto the pitch by a Tottenham fan after Arsenal’s Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had scored against Spurs in the north London derby. Then, later that same week, Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling was subjected to a torrent of insults by a section of Chelsea fans after winning a corner. Sterling, to his credit, reacted nonchalantly, and the incident ignited much-needed debate about how to curb abusive behaviour and racism within football. The best action photos of the month came at Anfield amid the pandemonium of Liverpool’s last-gasp win over Everton. The substitute Divock Origi scored in the 96th minute after Jordan Pickford’s error, and Liverpool’s relief was perfectly distilled in the shot below (featuring Virgil Van Dijk) with their sprawling, swirling mess of bodies and arms creating a dynamic image. Normally you’d want to see “clean air” around a subject to make them stand out, but not in this instance. January____________________ January: a month when millimetres mattered and when the title race swung in Manchester City’s favour. John Stones’s clearance off the line following a penalty box scramble against Liverpool helped City to become the first and only team to defeat Jürgen Klopp’s men all season. Elsewhere, the game of the month – if not the game of the season – came at Molineux where Diogo Jota’s 93rd minute strike gave Wolves a pulsating 4-3 victory over Leicester. The image of delirious Wolves fans is layered with great facial expressions and is neatly juxtaposed with the image of a crestfallen Leicester manager Claude Puel, head in hands; the two extremes encapsulate the universal agonies and ecstasies of football. February____________________ I’m not sure if the shot looking down on the tattooed Manchester City fan was set up or happenstance (presumably the former); either way it’s a cracker. City won their match with Arsenal 3-1 that day thanks to a Sergio Agüero hat-trick – his 14th for the club. Yet City still trailed Liverpool by two points having played a game more. By the end of the month, the gap was down to one point after both teams had played 28 games. Also worth a mention is the shot of Newcastle United’s Miguel Almirón being royally upended by Huddersfield’s Tommy Smith. Needless to say Smith got a red card. March____________________ With Huddersfield and Fulham cut adrift long before Spring, Cardiff were the only team in the bottom three with any hope of staying up. Predictably, Neil Warnock flipped when Chelsea were wrongly awarded a late goal, despite it being clearly offside, as the Blues came from behind to beat the Bluebirds 2-1. Warnock stormed onto the pitch at the final whistle and stared at the officials before aiming his wrath at poor David Luiz. Forget the goals, Warnock going ballistic was the defining frame that day. April____________________ Many months overdue and with their brief title hopes having already evaporated, Tottenham finally exited Wembley and moved into their new home. And what a home. Costing £1 billion and designed by Christopher Lee, the 62,062-seater stadium was lit up by pre-match pyrotechnics for its first Premier League fixture against Crystal Palace. Tottenham’s Son Heung-Min became the first player to score there as he guided the Lilywhites to a winning start on home soil, but the back pages obviously lead with the immense spectacle which preceded it. May____________________ Vincent Kompany’s unexpected howitzer against Leicester was a pivotal goal in the title race. Yet the strike was so unexpected that almost no photographers were ready for it. To be fair to them, nor were Leicester’s defenders. Kompany hadn’t hit the target from outside the box since 2013 and even his manager and teammates were begging him not to try. The resulting image, seen from the opposite end of the pitch, captures the net bulging. Of course we would much prefer to have received better images of the strike itself, but somehow this one of the aftermath – a moment when no one in the stadium has fully comprehended Kompany’s success from 25 yards – feels quite apt. Though the final day of the season gave Liverpool fans brief hope, it was Pep Guardiola, not Klopp, who was pictured being thrown into the air in celebration at the final whistle. Source link The post Unforgettable photos: the best of the 2018-19 Premier League season | Football appeared first on 10z Soccer. #PremierLeague #ManchesterUnited #CrystalPalace

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Liverpool Panini Stickers 2019/2020 - All of the facts

Hello all,

Today I finally completed my Panini sticker collection for the 2019/2020 season. Fulfilling a promise to my younger self that I would collect all of the stickers when Liverpool won the league. I started collecting during lockdown and, although childish, opening a few packs each week was something to look forward to during that time.

I believe the 2019/2020 season is the first premier league season where Panini have produced the stickers. I have fond memories of the Merlin sticker albums, particularly 2004/2005. Have to say I've been impressed with the quality of the Panini stickers.

Each sticker is printed with a fact on the back, I thought it would be fun to compile all of the facts for Liverpool stickers into one post here on Reddit. So here goes:

Liverpool FC Badge - Sticker 284 - "Famously breaking away from Everton in 1892, John Houlding was responsible for forming Liverpool FC"

Alisson - 285 - "Starting as he meant to go on, Alisson kept a clean sheet on his Liverpool debut against West Ham, the 4-0 curtain opener in 2018"

Adrian - 286 - "Last season, Liverpool's first-choice keeper wore the number 13 shirt - a number now claimed by Adrian"

Clyne - 287 - "The Kop was given a roof in 1928 - amplifying the already deafening roar of the passionate Liverpool fans!"

Van Dijk - 288 - "Virgil van Dijk was a vital part of Liverpool's defensive team last season, missing only 35 minutes of Premier League action!"

Lovren - 289 - "Dejan Lovren is good friends with Mo Salah off the pitch - they love to make fun of each other on social media!"

Gomez - 290 - "Having represented his country throughout the age groups, Joseph Gomez is now an established England squad member"

Robbo - 291 - "Andrew Robertson and his colleague Trent Alexander-Arnold have a competition running to see who can contribute the most assists"

Matip - 292 - "Did you know? The term coconut can refer to the whole coconut plant, the seed or the fruit... Defender Joel Matip isn't shy in coming forward, opening his account for the Reds with a powerfully headed goal against Palace in October 2016"

Trent - 293 - "Liverpool born and bred, academy product Trent Alexander-Arnold was handed his senior debut in October 2016"

Fabinho - 294 - "Towering Brazilian Fabinho was signed by Liverpool on 28 May 2018, making his debut four months later"

Gini - 295 - "Consistent Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum secured European football for Liverpool in 2017 with his goal against Middlesbrough"

Hamez Milnerinho - 296 - "Ever dependable, last season James Milner marked an incredible 500 premier league appearances"

Naby - 297 - "Liverpool won their first competitive match, a decisive 8-0 victory against Higher Walton in September 1892"

Hendo - 298 - "Club captain Jordan Henderson had a tough act to follow in Steven Gerrard, but has made the armband his own"

Ox - 299 - "Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has come back from a horrible knee injury to claim a regular place in this season's team"

Lallana - 300 - "When Adam Lallana lived next door to the gaffer, Lallana's son used to shout 'Klopp!' when he saw him putting out the bins!"

Cube - 301 - "On Xherdan Shaqiri's debut - in a pre-season friendly against Manchester United - he scored a spectacular bicycle kick!"

Bobby - 302 - "Roberto Firmino's best man at his wedding was former Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho"

Sadio - 303 - "Sadio Mané won the Golden Boot last season in a three-way tie with teammate Mo Salah and Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang"

Mo - 304 - "Mohamed Salah has been named one of the 100 most influential people in the world, gracing the cover of Time"

Brewster - 305 - "Just eight years after joining the Football League, Liverpool were crowned champions for the first time in 1901"

The GOAT - 306 - "Two of Divock Origi's previous five seasons as a Red have been spent on loan, but when he plays for the Anfield side, he makes a vital contribution!"

Squad picture - 307 - "Iconic manager Bill Shankly took over in 1959 and oversaw 783 games, only losing 178 of those"

Liverpool Home Kit - 308 - "The liver bird has always been a feature of Liverpool FC's crest. In fact, the first version boasted two of them!"

Captain Hendo - 309 - "A rare goal from the skipper bagged Jordan Henderson a Goal of the Month award in September 2016; a stunning long-range effort against Chelsea."

Virgil (Key Player) - 310 - "Virgil van Dijk's defence conceded only 22 goals in the 2018/2019 season - the lowest in the league"

Robbo & Trent (Power pair) - 311 - "Liverpool secured their name on the FA cup for the very first time in 1965"

Anfield - 312 - "Anfield has been home to Liverpool FC since the club's formation in 1892. For eight years beforehand, the ground was actually home to rivals Everton!"

Mo Salah (Elite) - 322 - "After joining Liverpool from AS Roma in summer 2017, Mohamed Salah scored 44 goals in his debut season as a red"

The GOAT (PL by numbers) - 343 - "Divock Origi has scored on all seven days of the week for Liverpool!"

EDIT:

Forgot to include Taki & Joe Hardy who were update stickers:

Taki - U20 - "Takumi Minamino is Liverpool's first Japanese player and the ninth to have played in the Premier League"

Hardy - U21 - "Joe scored 40 goals in 80 games for Brentford's B-team"

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FEATURE: Should an African have won the Player of the Year award?

It felt like a bit of justice had been done when the Premier League announced on Sunday that Kevin De Bruyne had been named Player of the Season. After the uproar that ensued following Jordan Henderson claiming the Football Writers award, the Belgian’s success seemed like common sense finally prevailing.

Not only did eye test prove the Manchester City midfield playmaker was exemplary, but the stats were also undoubtedly in his favour. He set up 20 goals, matching Thierry Henry’s 17-year record, which had hitherto been impossible to equal by esteemed creators like Cesc Fabregas, Mesut Ozil, David Silva, and Juan Mata in his best years at Chelsea.

He posted a staggering 33 goal contributions, beating his 24-goal-and-assists returns in 16/17 and 17/18 under Pep Guardiola to cement his undoubted status as the division’s leading star.

Even a pair of his 13 goals were nominated for the competition’s Goal of the Season, eventually won by Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min, demonstrating that he not only picked out incredible passes but scored worldies as well.

Unfortunately, KDB’s near-perfect season was marred by City’s disastrous title challenge which saw Pep’s troops end second, a staggering 18 points behind champions Liverpool.

This was a sticking point by a small portion of critics, consequently leading to other names springing up, including Englishmen Jamie Vardy and Danny Ings.

From an African persuasion, three names immediately spring up: Liverpool pair Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, as well as Arsenal’s captain and talisman Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

A case can be made for all three but which of the trio could challenge the impeccable Belgium star?

Salah & Mane

Another successful year on Merseyside saw Egypt’s best export thrive in the Premier League, in a campaign that culminated in league success – the Reds’ first in three decades.

The odd case against Salah certainly seems to be that he is a victim of his outstanding 17/18 season, where he shattered a plethora of scoring records at the club and in the division.

Since that 32-goal campaign (a staggering 42 goal contributions), the ex-Chelsea wideman hasn’t hit those heights, statistically at least, making critics unconsciously water down his achievements in the final third.

In 19/20, the North African scored 19 and assisted 10, thus having a hand in 29 of Liverpool’s 85 goals, 34 percent of the world champions’ total. The setup of Klopp’s team is such that not one player is a standout, meaning a drop-off by one man wouldn’t lead to the collapse of the team.

It’s why Mane, the current African Footballer of the Year, and his colleague in attack have both thrived especially in the just-concluded season, with the Senegal talisman hitting 18 goals – his personal best since moving to England.

A further seven assists took his overall contributions to 25 (29 percent of the team’s strikes), interestingly four behind his African teammate.

Nevertheless, the ex-Southampton attacker remains viewed as the more dynamic of the pair owing to his overall play and superior aesthetic style.

Both are, however, top wide forwards in their primes who make each other better and have been essential figures in Liverpool’s rise to the pinnacle of football domestically and abroad.

Aubameyang

Trophies are often used to judge players in modern football but, with Auba, it’s the consistency to keep churning out remarkable numbers regardless of the talent pool surrounding him that underlines his greatness.

While Arsenal, on paper, should be doing better with the personnel in their ranks, the Gunners have tended to underwhelm in recent years since the Gabon forward joined in January 2018. Having equalled his 22-goal haul from 18/19, the feeling was 19/20 was an even better year for the former Borussia Dortmund marksman.

Despite an encouraging summer window that saw Nicolas Pepe – the third-best player in Ligue 1 in 2019 – join, along with Kieran Tierney, David Luiz and Dani Ceballos on loan, the Gunners struggled for form and results in the autumn, leading to Unai Emery’s sacking in November.

Still, Auba’s return barely suffered. He did have a brief lean spell just before the Spaniard was jettisoned but found his feet quickly to deliver arguably the best-ever campaign of his career, given the circumstances at the Emirates Stadium.

While Pepe took time to settle, Alexander Lacazette struggled for consistency early on largely due to injury and Mesut Ozil was mostly absent for varying reasons, it was Aubameyang who carried the can for the majority of the North London side’s season.

This probably puts the Arsenal man as the main challenger to KDB, because his success came in an unpredictable side without the ability or cohesion of the Citizens and Liverpool.

An honourable mention goes to Riyad Mahrez, who was at his most consistent since that incredible 2015/16 year at Leicester City. The African champion’s raw numbers – 10 goals and nine assists – fourth-highest at City pale in comparison to the aforementioned quartet, yet, his underlying statistics emphasise his importance.

The Algerian was involved in 6.34 shot-creating actions per 90, only De Bruyne with 7.09 did better, and he topped the goal-creating actions metric ahead of the midfield playmaker. His City teammate was the only player in the Prem to play more in-play passes leading to goals (25 to 17) while Mahrez led the way for successful dribbles leading to goals.

For a greater understanding of the Algeria star’s influence, Salah, Mane and Auba were involved in 3.69, 3.51 and 1.51 shot-creating actions per 90 and 0.50, 0.49 and 0.26 goal-creating actions per 90 respectively.

Salah, though, outdoes the African contingent for Expected Goals per 90, while Mahrez, second to only KDB in the league, unsurprisingly leads the continent’s attackers for Expected Assists per 90.

Indeed, while latent statistics may not favour Aubameyang, Gooners will argue he had a more influential season than Salah, Mane and Mahrez. This claim will prompt debates among supporters of the forwards throwing their weight behind who they think did more than enough to challenge the imperious Belgian star.

Still, it’d be tough making a solid case for anyone over the breathtaking De Bruyne whose 19/20 campaign was simply out of this world in a slightly volatile City side.

Source: goal.com

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His absence, although, will nevertheless be felt with son set to miss league conferences with fulham, watford and newcastle united, if south korea improve to the very last, as well as the league cup semi-final 2nd leg towards capital opponents chelsea and a ability fa cup fifth-round tie. At a essential degree of the season, the loss of any senior participant could be felt. When that player has been performing as constantly as son, the loss could affect spurs' chances of ending their watch for silverware underneath pochettino. The manager has a number of different healthy-winners he can turn to with erik lamela and lucas moura having shown already this season they're capable of turning games. Manchester united vs huddersfield

manchester united return to vintage trafford for the primary time beneath ole gunnar solskjaer's control towards huddersfield with a new-observed swagger after scoring 5 desires in the greatest league for the primary time in 5 years. The norwegian's caretaker spell in fee till the end of the season were given off to a dream start as united threw off the shackles, that brought about turgid football and deteriorating effects underneath jose mourinho, to thrash cardiff 5-1. United nonetheless face a huge undertaking to make up an eight-factor hole just to qualify for next season's champions league thru a pinnacle-4 finish. However for now the posh of simply being able to enjoy watching a facet play with freedom and the attacking concepts which have underpinned the membership's history is sufficient to excite united lovers again.

"i suppose the boys are searching forward to playing at vintage trafford and that's important. We must be searching forward to that, they may be the pleasant fanatics within the international," said solskjaer while questioned whether or not some of the present day united squad were inhibited via the pressures of playing at domestic inside the famous crimson blouse. Solskjaer is truely a favourite of the united trustworthy having scored 126 goals in eleven seasons as a participant, which include the only that famously gained the champions league very last in 1999. He was serenaded during by using the traveling enthusiasts inside the welsh capital on the weekend as united hit five for the primary time due to the fact alex ferguson's very last sport in price.

"i simply hope inside the subsequent five months i do an awesome sufficient process for them to maintain making a song my name while a person else comes in," added solskjaer, whose positivity has right away lifted a squad downtrodden by using mourinho's mood swings.

"simply to be nice. Take risks," said jesse lingard, who scored twice in cardiff, at what solskjaer's message has been.

"if you lose the ball, win it back, and play the united way - attacking soccer, wonderful soccer. For us as players, we loved it these days."

not often has leisure ever been pinnacle of mourinho's listing of priorities, even in his most a success spells with porto, chelsea and inter milan. Boxing day time table:

6:00 pm ist: fulham vs wolverhampton wanderers8:30 pm ist: burnley vs everton, crystal palace vs cardiff town, leicester town vs manchester town, liverpool vs newcastle united. Manchester united vs huddersfield city, tottenham hotspur vs afc bournemouth. 10:45 pm ist: brighton & hove albion vs arsenal.