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WhoScored Tipster: This Week's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: This Week's Top Tips Sometimes we see a weekend packed with derbies, on others times there may be multiple title clashes or relegation dogfights but no said cases are offered up by the calendar this time around. However, the common denominator for almost everybody are the goals. At this point of the season we know ...

Player Focus: Too Soon to Write Off Out of Form Benteke's Liverpool Chances

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Player Focus: Too Soon to Write Off Out of Form Benteke's Liverpool Chances Something very weird has happened to Christian Benteke since Christmas. Over that period, he has scored the winning goal twice and yet his confidence seems to have evaporated. His misses in injury-time against both Leicester City and Sunderland were troubling, while his performance in the 2-0 defeat...

Team Focus: Downfalls of the Premier League's Top 4 Hopefuls

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Team Focus: Downfalls of the Premier League's Top 4 Hopefuls After a series of wasted chances from his side, Mauricio Pochettino attempted to portray the entire situation as an opportunity in itself.He said it was time for Tottenham’s players to “learn” from the 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United, after the team had let a 1-0 lead slip.“Yo...

Match Focus: Can Lowly Newcastle Halt Impressive Liverpool Progress?

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Match Focus: Can Lowly Newcastle Halt Impressive Liverpool Progress? In what is a highly-aniticipated Premier League fixture given the matches played out between the two over the years, and arguably the most attention grabbing this coming gameweek, Newcastle host Liverpool in Sunday’s late kick off. The two teams come into this fixture is contrasting form, ...

Player Focus: Klopp Influence Resulting in Vastly Improved Moreno Form

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Player Focus: Klopp Influence Resulting in Vastly Improved Moreno Form Whenever a new manager takes charge of a team, it presents every player with the ideal opportunity to impress and stake a claim for a starting spot. The slate is wiped clean, with those previously struggling given a possible route back into the first team fold. Take for example Emmanuel Adebayor at ...

Team Focus: City Win Highlights Benefits of Coutinho & Firmino Understanding

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Team Focus: City Win Highlights Benefits of Coutinho & Firmino Understanding Three managers, to an extent, played a part in Liverpool’s 4-1 win at Manchester City on Saturday. There was Jurgen Klopp, of course, now going through a phase of public understatement, but clearly delighted at how his influence is beginning to be seen. There was Manuel Pellegrini who, not for...

WhoScored Tipster: El Clasico the Focus of this Weekend's Top Tips

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WhoScored Tipster: El Clasico the Focus of this Weekend's Top Tips It’s happening again as the calendars across Europe throw up a number of mouth-watering fixtures on the same weekend. Saturday evening’s offerings are ones you just can't miss.Real Madrid vs Barcelona - Draw First Half @2.50Lionel Messi will play, that’s for sure. Whether it’...

Player Focus: Lovren Must Defy Critics to Secure Liverpool Starting Berth

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Player Focus: Lovren Must Defy Critics to Secure Liverpool Starting Berth A 2-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace prior to the international break was Jurgen Klopp’s first following his appointment as Liverpool manager. It appears as though the honeymoon period - unbeaten in 6 to that point - is over for the German boss, who now has his work cut out if he is to manag...

Match Focus: Sterling to Take Centre Stage as Man City Host Liverpool

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Match Focus: Sterling to Take Centre Stage as Man City Host Liverpool It’s always nice to have a big match to sink your teeth into following on from an international week, with El Clasico undoubtedly stealing the limelight upon the return to domestic action across Europe. There is, however, an intriguing game to look forward to in the Premier League too, with Ma...

Player Focus: Liverpool Visit Presents Bolasie With Chance to Correct Poor Form

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Player Focus: Liverpool Visit Presents Bolasie With Chance to Correct Poor Form Every side, regardless of their stature in world football, has a bogey team. That one club that, despite form and league position steps their game up when the going toe-to-toe with a particular opponent. For Liverpool recently, that team happens to be Crystal Palace. ‘The Miracle of Crystanbul...