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Tsimikas’ Future Secured with Liverpool In a move reflecting mutual commitment, Kostas Tsimikas, the esteemed Greek international, has penned a new long-term deal with Liverpool, ensuring his extended stay at the club. This development comes amidst speculation and discussions about his future role within the team, given his game time and the evolving tactical requirements for a left-sided defender. A Much-Needed Addition Tsimikas, who became a part of Liverpool in the summer of 2020, was a crucial addition to the …

Liverpool Lead the Chase for Lloyd Kelly In the ever-evolving world of football transfers, Liverpool have emerged as the front-runners in the pursuit of Bournemouth's Lloyd Kelly. However, Premier League rivals Tottenham and Newcastle are still very much in contention. The Summer Saga of Kelly's Move The 24-year-old Bournemouth defender found himself at the centre of intense transfer chatter as the English summer window drew to a close. Spurs, in particular, were keen to secure his services, tabling a £20m …

Why Is the Signing of A LCB So Vital…? The closing ten games of the 2022/23 Premier League campaign saw the tried and newly untrusted 4-3-3 system altered, given the circumstances surrounding a poorly navigated year. As the season of dismay drifted towards a mid-table finish, a combination of Granit Xhaka’s stupidity and the reds shift to the hybrid formation, allowed an uplift in both performances and general optimism against Arsenal. This improvement carried through to the seasons close and …

The Liverpool Left-Back Conundrum: Kostas Tsimikas Talks Transfers and Rivalry with Andy Robertson Liverpool's depth chart at left-back features two talented defenders in Kostas Tsimikas and Andy Robertson. A recent report from Greek publication Gazzetta sparked speculation over Tsimikas' future at Anfield, with Andy Robertson seen as the main impediment to more playing time. The Greek international has now offered his thoughts on the situation. Since his arrival at Liverpool in 2020, Tsimikas has amassed 59 appearances for the Reds, …

https://twitter.com/Sennesation/status/952888473152905216 Andy Robertson – so good that even Manchester United managers can’t stop themselves from enthusing about him. Here, we’ll compare his underlying numbers from last season and the present campaign, and we’ll see that while many of Robertson’s top-line stats have remained much the same, there’s one pivotal area of the Scotland captain’s game that’s changed this term. Measures of excellence Let’s start by underlining just how remarkable Robertson has been this season. He currently has the fourth-highest number …

Liverpool romped to a 3-1 win at the Allianz Arena to secure their place in the Champions League quarter-final stages, the fourth English club to achieve such a feat. Having struggled to recreate the kind of form witnessed in Europe last season, this was a return to the best of the best, with Jurgen Klopp's side fending off another European heavyweight with relative ease. Cunning on the counter-attack and defensively solid, there were few holes to a performance that will …

The most interesting thing about the transfer window so far is how little thought and effort is being put into the full-back areas at Liverpool. Last summer, a BBC poll indicated that only 7% of Liverpool fans were happy with the left-back situation, which was comfortably the unhappiest any fans were about any position in the entire division. Whilst that poll is hardly conclusive, it’s a damning indictment of Alberto Moreno, who is expected to move on this summer, which …

It may only be three matches into their Liverpool careers but things couldn't have started much better for Anfield new boys Nathaniel Clyne and Joe Gomez. Three matches. Three clean sheets. Zero defensive errors leading to a shot by the opposition. This is quite a contrast to the team that ended last season conceding six goals to Stoke with the defence looking all at sea. So what can we put this new found defensive solidity down to? The new found confidence …