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    Monday Jun 10:
     
    Alan Hansen is seriously ill in hospital and the way people are talking it’s touch and go. He’s only 68 and no-one is saying what exactly is wrong with him, other than he’s “in critical condition”. This has upset me more than I would have expected. I’ve been thinking about him a lot today, and weirdly I saw Phil Thompson getting cash out of the machine at Maghull Square today and he looked devastated. His shoulders were slumped, his head was down and there was something about his walk too. No spring in his step, he just looked like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders. I’m sure all of Jocky’s team-mates and friends are feeling the same way. Come on big fella, pull through.
     
    Not a great deal else going on today but United are showing their lack of class again. Ten Hag is still United manager but they’ve been talking with Tuchel and are still considering other candidates including Southgate. That Jim Ratcliffe is a cunt and he has no idea what he’s doing. Typical big businessman who thinks he has all the answers. If United think he’s going to fix their problems they’re kidding themselves. He’s no different to the other divvies they’ve had running things, except he is almost certainly a much worse human being. Horrible tory cunt. I’m actually feeling sorry for Ten Hag now, even though I think he’s a knobhead as well.
     
    Meanwhile, I’ve gone back to reading Bobby’s book and there are a couple of interesting things I thought worth mentioning. He spoke a few times in there about how hard Klopp’s training was and that although he loved it, some of the other lads found it hard after a while and it definitely contributed to the hangovers we had in the seasons after we won the league and missed out on the quadruple. He also suggested that the injuries he picked up late in his time here were just a result of the grind. He didn’t mention players by name, but it was obvious that Fabinho was one of the ones he was talking about in terms of not being able to deal with it. Hendo as well probably.
     
    The demands Klopp placed on them allowed them to be as successful as they were, but it takes a pretty heavy toll. It made me think about Mo and what happened to him this season. Not just the injury he picked up (which wasn’t with us, but I’m not sure that’s relevant either way if it’s a result of miles on the clock) but how he looked. We’ve seen the best of him and there’s a chance that his drop off could be quite steep. I say that because of how it got Sadio amongst others. Mo played more than any of them, I know he’s supremely fit but even so, it’s not the age it’s the mileage.
     
    The other thing I took from it was that this book makes me like Bobby a whole lot less than I did before, so I wouldn’t recommend it if you’re a big Bobby fan (which basically everyone is). All the God stuff annoyed me. No problem with his faith and it definitely seems to have helped him become a much better husband and father than he was before, but some of the absolute fucking nonsense he’s coming out with was winding me up. Anything good that happens is because it was God’s hand at work. Anything bad was nothing to do with the big man upstairs though. The best was when he said we won the Premier League and Champions League because he had asked God to let him win some big trophies. Presumably the Brazilian lads in the Spurs squad didn’t pray hard enough that night in Madrid then? The last few chapters of this book had my eyes hurting from all the rolling they were doing.
     
    I saw a compilation video today of some of Mo’s best bits from his time here. Not goals, but brilliant runs and insane footwork. None of it was from the past year or two and it really hit home to me just how incredible he was and how much he’s dropped off from that now. He’s still putting up the numbers and if you’re judging him off a spreadsheet you will probably argue he’s as good as ever, but when you see him flying around the pitch dribbling past people and putting own the afterburners. We don’t see that anymore and it’s only really when you see what he used to do that you realise it. He may still be worth a new contract depending on how he does next season, but it can’t be on the same terms he’s on now as he isn’t a 350k a week player anymore.
  • Difficult one to judge this because I can barely remember him playing as my memory isn’t what it was these days.
     
    I don’t remember too much in terms of specific games (the heartbreak at Spurs is the obvious exception to that) but I recall that he was playing well and was holding down a place on merit until his season was ended prematurely when he blew his knee out in December against Fulham at Anfield.
     
    That was to be the last time he played for the club, which is a huge shame as he’s one of the most popular players we’ve had during the Klopp era. Everybody loves Joel Matip. What a guy.
     
    The plan going into the season will have been to rotate him with Konate, which worked brilliantly two seasons ago when we went so close to a quadruple. Joel's injury put paid to that but the silver lining was it gave Quansah an opportunity which he took with both hands. 
     
     
    2022/23:  7/10
    2021/22:  10/10
    2020/21:   Season doesn’t count
    2019/20:   7.5/10
    2018/19:   9/10
    2017/18:   6/10 
    2016/17:   7.5/10
     
     
    This Season’s Rating: 7/10
     
    Fairly sure if he'd stayed fit he would have gone on to have a great final season with us, but he's had no luck with injuries since he walked through the door. A cruel way for him to go out.
     
    Best Moment: 
     
    I dunno, maybe Newcastle away when Virg was sent off. Joel and Quansah really steped up to keep us in the game and then Darwin won it for us late on.
     
    Worst Moment:
     
    Spurs own goal and then the injury.
     
    The Future?
     
    Retirement seems like a possibility. Hopefully not, as I'd like another fanbase to get to enjoy him as we did.  
  • For Arne Slot, there will be plenty of culture shocks in his transition from managing Feyenoord to a club with the stature of Liverpool. With all due respect to his former side, an historic club in its own right, the challenges can be different by orders of magnitude. A case in point is the management of international players, particularly after major tournaments.
     
    For instance, Slot will spend much of this summer knowing that many of his key players are taking part in Euro 2024 and Copa America. Liverpool have sent 11 players on major tournament duty, and it’s a whole new issue for Slot to deal with. For those wondering, Feyenoord sent just three players to the 2022 World Cup when Slot was in charge. It’s a marked difference from sending the core of your team to two tournaments.
     
    City have sent the most players to the Euros
     
    Of course, Slot is not alone in facing this challenge. Pep Guardiola must deal with the fact that 13 City players (the most of any team) are off to the Euros; Arsenal are sending ten players to the Euros, and two to the Copa America. Manchester United have eight players at the Euros. But these clubs all have managers that already know the players intimately; Slot does not have that luxury.
     
    None of this is meant to sound like an insurmountable problem – far from it. However, you can ask any coach, and they will tell you that preparations for preseason in the World Cup or Euros years can be difficult. Players can return lacking the fitness, carrying injuries, and simply being burned out. Several of Liverpool’s players, including Nunez, Gakpo, Gomez, and Diaz, hit over 50 games for the club in the 2023/24 season. Add a handful of international games, plus perhaps half a dozen on average at the Euros/Copa, and you’ll end up with some very tired men.
     
    At the time of writing, Liverpool are third-favourites in the Premier League odds to lift the title next season (a good distance behind City and Arsenal). Part of that odds-setting decision is determined by the fact that Slot is an unknown quality. Slot will want a fast start to assuage any doubters. Key to that is getting a smooth preseason with as much of his squad as possible. Yes, modern football’s realities mean Slot will be studying his squad even when they are abroad, but nothing can match having your team together on the training pitch.
     
    Rodgers’ plans were hit by World Cup disruption
     
    Yet, the club can manage these issues – as we said, it’s part and parcel of elite-level management. If we look back at the summer of 2014, Brendan Rodgers had problems getting Gerrard, Coutinho, Sterling, and Sturridge back into the fold after the World Cup. It wasn’t the only factor in Liverpool’s terrible start to the 2014/15 season, but it contributed to it.
     
    On the other hand, we had Jurgen Klopp talking about the most difficult preseason in the club’s history in the summer of 2018, again due to the issues of reintroducing players after the World Cup. We don’t need to remind fans that Liverpool got off to a flyer that season, not losing in the league until January.
     
    The point of the above, as such, is that any difficulty that Slot faces is not necessarily terminal. It’s arguably not ideal to have two major tournaments going on during your first preseason as manager, but the club can cope with it as long as it has a clear plan in how to deal with certain players being absent. For the season ahead, where the margin of error in winning the league might be minute, Liverpool and Slot can’t afford to spend too much of the campaign without key players being ready and assimilated into the manager’s system.
  • Cryptocurrency betting is an exciting and rapidly growing trend in the online gambling world. If you're looking to explore the world of crypto betting, here are some essential tips by bitedge.com to help you get started. Whether you're a seasoned bettor or a beginner, these insights will ensure you have a smooth and successful experience.
     
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  • A mostly disappointing season for the Greek scouser, who has previously impressed with his ability to come in from the cold and immediately hit the ground running. This year though he would often look quite rusty when he came in, and his confidence really seemed to suffer.
     
    When Robbo suffered a shoulder injury with Scotland that was going to keep him out for a couple of months, we really needed Kostas to step in but initially he struggled. This was the opportunity he had waited for and it was looking like it might pass him by. He was even overlooked for Gomez a couple of times.
     
    The turning point came in a game at Anfield in which he recorded a couple of assists and that sparked an upturn in form only for him to then get injured as well, leaving Gomez as the only option for a while. Kostas never really got back in after that and there were several occasions when he couldn’t even make a nine man subs bench. When he did play he looked off the pace and it's starting to look like he can only show his best form now when he has an extended run, which he isn't going to get.
     
    His days look numbered and if that is the case he’ll leave with everyone’s love and best wishes as how can you not love Kostas? 
     
    Previous Season Ratings:
     
    2022/23:  6/10
    2021/22:   9/10 
     
    This Season’s Rating: 6.5/10
     
    Almost certainly would have been higher if he wasn't cut down in his prime just as he had regained his confidence.
     
    Best Moment: 
     
    Delivering the cross for Virgil's winner at Wembley.
     
    Worst Moment:
     
    Atalanta at home. Stank the place out and was subbed at half time.
     
    The Future?
     
    Almost certainly somewhere else, but we'll see.
  • I don’t have much to say about Robbo except I think he’s under-rated and had a sneaky good season - injury lay off notwithstanding.
     
    He’s been very consistent but doesn’t seem to get much praise these days, perhaps because the style of play changed and we were no longer about him and Trent flying forward trying to get more assists than each other.
     
    Maybe it’s because he missed a chunk of time through injury too, and the team did well in his absence. He can't control that though, he can only do his bit when he's on the pitch and I think he did. Robbo defended solidly all season and his attacking play was mostly good, albeit with some dips here and there.
     
    He chipped in with a couple of goals too and when the rest of the team fell off a cliff in April and May he was still producing the goods. It amazes me that there are some who think his place might be under threat now that the manager has changed. Arne Slot will love Robbo.
     
     
    Previous Season’s Ratings:
     
    2022/23:  7/10
    2021/22:   9/10
    2020/21:   Season doesn’t count
    2019/20:   9.5/10
    2018/19:   10/10
    2017/18:   9/10 
     
    This Season’s Rating: 8/10
     
    Maybe a little high considering how long he was unavailable for, but when he was playing I thought his level was consistently high.
     
    Best Moment: 
     
    Scoring in back to back games against West Ham and Spurs. 
     
    Worst Moment:
     
    Doing his shoulder in playing for Scotland.
     
    The Future?
     
    His days as an automatic week in week out starter might be coming to an end and his minutes might need to be managed a bit more now that he's reached 30, but I have no doubt he'll be an important player for Slot.
  • It may have been a challenging season at times, but the father of Ryan Gravenberch saw plenty of development in his son and believes the best is yet to come.
     
    Despite being only 22 years old, Gravenberch already has played for three of the most iconic names in club football.
     
    Coming through the famed Ajax academy, his talent was such that German powerhouse Bayern Munich signed him on a five year deal.
     
    However, that was a move that certainly did not work for either party and rather hold on to a player that seemingly did not fit their system, Bayern cut their losses and moved him on just a year later.
     
    The Reds obviously saw some untapped quality in Gravenberch and paid £40 million in a deadline day deal last season.
     
    While not producing any world class performances, it seemed by and large to be a campaign of settling in and getting his feet under the table, building a base to build from in other words.
     
    In all, the midfielder played 38 appearances in all competitions (26 in the league) and scored four goals.
     
    Normally when you see a close family member making comments about their loved one in public, there is a great sense of trepidation as it often leads to criticism of the club or a manager in particular.
     
    However, Ryan Gravenberch senior is  completely different in that sense, giving a fascinating insight of what his son went through in his first season at Liverpool, glowing of the tutelage provided by Jurgen Klopp and greatly excited of what is to come from his countryman in Arne Slot as The Echo (per ESPN) reported.
     
    “Jurgen Klopp had more feeling and personal interest than Nagelsmann and Tuchel combined.
     
    “Klopp knew that Ryan had not had an easy time at Bayern. He understands that he has to put a young boy abroad at ease.
     
    "Despite the extremely busy schedule and all the things Klopp has to take into account in his work, he continued to invest a lot of time and personal interest in Ryan.
     
    “Ryan and Klopp have had a lot of conversations. They've done that all season. That may sound logical, but it really doesn't work that way at many clubs and trainers.
     
    “Klopp has been very good to Ryan. He was helpful and nice, but on the other hand he could also be tough and he sometimes put Ryan on the bench in important matches but that is also difficult when you come from a season with little playing time at Bayern. He's holding up well. For a 22-year-old boy, his development is going well.”
     

     
    With that said, Gravenberch Sr. believes that the incoming manager can take his son’s game to another level.
     
    “I don't think he has spoken to Slot yet, but Ryan is happy that he is coming. Although he loved playing under Klopp, Slot's playing style suits Ryan a little better.
     
    “Slot plays more like Manchester City and Arsenal, under Klopp Liverpool played more directly. Slot's game suits Ryan better from Ajax's training.
     
    “I think he is at least 50 percent better now than he was then. He has become even stronger and fitter. The pace at which Liverpool plays is really not normal.
     
    “Everything goes much faster and that has done him very well. Ryan always has to give something extra at Liverpool and that has made him a much better player.”
     
  • Football is understood for its attraction, spirituality, and a tendency for a large number of fans all over the world. Several online casino platforms use the presence of Premier League’s big teams to expand their popularity for and clientele through advertising and sponsorship.
     
    The club in English football featuring the Liverpool Football Club is equally on the same trend. The club has developed excellent relationships with famous brands associated with gambling. In this article, you will learn about various operators that appeared in the online casino sphere and who provided financial assistance to Liverpool FC.
     
    Marathonbet
     
    Marathonbet was set up in the year 1997 and it is one of the leading online gaming companies and it is into betting services. A common strategic partnership is indeed having a football club at the top level of its league’s hierarchy to raise brand awareness among soccer supporters and followers. Marathonbet has been signed on a three-year deal to sponsor Liverpool FC as the latter’s global betting partner in the year 2015. This agreement gave Marathonbet a few advantages: this firm was allowed to interact with the first-team players, perform the branding at Anfield, and obtain more visibility due to the online channels of Liverpool.
     
    Betvictor
     
    This betting platform has been part of the most-desired game givers in Gibraltar and Europe with an operational license from The Great Britain Gambling Commission. Since its establishment in 1946, it has provided several choices of casino games and sports betting to stick to the contemporary trends. Michael Tabor bought the company in 2014 and later added muscle to marketing programs. To achieve this, BetVictor signed a deal with Liverpool FC in 2016 with an aim of expanding its reach in the international market. The deal which was signed gave BetVictor the status of the club’s official global online betting partner at £15 million. This deal also gave the rights to branding with BetVictor logos on the training wears, the pitch side billboards, and banners on electronic devices.
     
    Interwetten
     
    Being an online sports betting site, this gaming platform was established in 1990 by Wolfgang Fabian with operational permission from the Malta Gaming Authority. They are especially common in the countries of the German-speaking sphere and the countries of Southern Europe, for this, often recourse players from these territories. For one year in 2022, it inked a long-term regional partnership agreement with Liverpool FC extending throughout Germany and Austria. This sponsorship enables Interwetten to place online ads and content in the material/offering Liverpool uses in its in-market online media. Further, it seeks to boost the common entertainment programme between the two parties for optimizing players’ registration and engagement.
     
    188Bet
     
    The Cube Limited betting site was launched in the year 2006 under the licenses of the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission. In 2011 operation became Liverpool FC’s official Asia Betting partner to further strengthen its position and create more chances in Asia by using the club's digital rights, internet sites and players' images. In 2014, the operating contract between the football club and Liverpool FC was further prolonged for additional two years. Moving to the year 2024, 188Bet remains to be a sponsor of Liverpool FC under a sponsorship deal which was entered in September 2021, illustrating the existing sponsorship agreement between the parties.
     
    1xBet
     
    Sergey Karshkov started a gaming site in 2007 that later evolved to become the world’s name in the industry and enjoys the Curaçao eGaming License authority. 1xBet aims at a wide range of players in terms of sport betting, it has developed particular sports betting options and cooperated with several football clubs. At the beginning of the year 2019, 1xBet became the official global partner and sponsor of Liverpool FC till the Mid of 2022. However, due to some unlawful activities the contract was annulled within months and Reds terminated the contract. The decision-making process enabled Liverpool FC to defend its image as well as meet the benchmarks of ethical behavior.
     
    Conclusion
     
    Football clubs are sponsored by gaming platforms in the following ways. To the Liverpool FC, affiliation with casinos benefits the club’s financial health and position for it to acquire quality players, train effectively and excel in local and European championships. In this article, you will get to know more about the Liverpool soccer team affiliations with the gaming brand, from the year 2015-2022 with Marathonbet, up to the current affiliation with Interwetten. However, getting casino sponsorships is not without risks and challenges as discussed below: In September 2019 it aroused criticism and possible penalties as a result of the actions of the 1xBet company. Hence, effective adherence to the principles of responsible sponsorship should be embarked on in order to address such problems.
  • Our player of the season for me and it’s not particularly close. He wasn’t perfect, he had some games that weren’t great and some moments that had me thinking “the old Virgil wouldn’t have done that” but overall this was a brilliant bounce back season from him and he did a great job in his first campaign as skipper.
     
    I had some doubts about his suitability to lead the team but I’m happy to say I was wrong there. He led by example all year and never was that more evident than at Wembley when he skippered a team full of kids to victory against Chelsea. He was not going to accept anything other than victory that day and he actually won the game for us twice. The first time the officials ruled it out with a terrible call, but he wouldn’t be denied and he went forward and headed in the winner in the final minute of extra time.
     

     
    He isn’t quite as physically dominant as he was at 27-29 when he was in his peak years and was capable of outrunning the likes of Mbappe and Adama Traore, but he’s still quick enough and he's still the best defender in the world. He's the best in the air, the best on the ground and the best with the ball. Basically he's just the best in every department.
     
    A year ago I was saying that the aura he had was no longer there. He was still one of the best but he wasn't head and shoulders above everybody else in the way he has been since he walked through the door in 2018. I wasn't sure whether he'd get that back as he's in his 30s and he's had a horrific knee injury. It is back though. We're back in that situation where teams just don't attack him and focus on the other side of the pitch. In some ways that makes what Quansah did even more impressive, as he was the one who forwards were looking to get at because they wanted no part of Van Dijk. He's back.
     
     
    Previous Season Ratings:
     
    2022/23:  7/10
    2021/22:  10/10
    2020/21:   Season doesn’t count
    2019/20:   9.5/10
    2018/19:   10/10
    2017/18:   9/10
     
    This Season’s Rating: 9/10
     
    He's back alright. Other than one season when he dropped to a 7, he's never been lower than 9 and those standards he has set are ridiculously high. The team wobbled late on and perhaps that was a time when Virgil could have done more in terms of leading them, while he had a couple of ropey games in that spell himself. He didn't drop off the way most of his team-mates did, but he wasn't at his best either. If he had been, his grade would have been half a point higher.
     
    Best Moment: 
     
    The winner at Wembley.
     
    Worst Moment:
     
    Goodison. 
     
    The Future?
     
    More of the same. Arne Slot needs Virgil to be at his best on the pitch and to be the dressing room leader on it. He'll be leaning heavily on his fellow Dutchman as he looks to implement his methods. 
  • Let me start by saying that I think Konate is brilliant and for a brief spell during this season he may have been the most dominant centre back in the league not named Virgil Van Dijk. Arsenal’s pair were getting all of the hype but there’s a reason France select Konate over Saliba; he’s a better player.
     
    Over the course of the entire season though he didn’t show it and I can’t argue with any Arsenal fan claiming that Saliba should be given the nod at the Euros this summer. It’s all well and good being better, but you need to show it. Konate hasn’t.

    He began the season behind Joel Matip and ended it behind Jarrell Quansah. He shouldn’t be finding himself in that situation but he can have no complaints. Trent being inverted left him with more space to cover but that’s not an excuse as that’s the thing he does best. He’s capable of completely shutting that side of the field down.
     
    We saw it against Arsenal when he made Martinelli look like a little kid. He completely dominated that game and that’s the level I expect from him. There is a problem with his fitness as Klopp was never really able to select him for two games in a week, meaning he was rotated with Matip and Quansah. 

    I would have said he was having a really good season up until two or three months ago when he picked up an injury. It wasn’t a bad injury and it didn’t keep him out for long, but if I remember rightly he went away with France before he’d made his come back with us, and ever since he came back he wasn’t good at all. In the derby loss at Goodison he was embarrassingly poor and was bullied by Calvert-Lewin.
     
    That was the last game he played as Quansah came in and started the final four games of the season and he was in there on merit. It had been brewing though. Go back to the end of March and Konate was left on the bench for the weekend game with Brighton and then started the midweek game against Sheffield United. Why does that matter? Because the following weekend was the trip to Old Trafford, and those selections tell us that Klopp already knew a week in advance that he was going to trust Quansah against United. Konate returned against Atalanta and was given the runaround by West Ham reject Ricardo Scamacca. For whatever reason, he fell off a cliff in the last two or three months.

    While Konate is not bad in possession by any means, he isn’t quite as accomplished as the other centre backs and it was noticeable that opponents were just letting him have the ball knowing that he couldn’t really hurt them. If Matip or Quansah are ignored like that, they are capable of making something happen, either with a dribble or an incisive pass between the lines.
     
    Konate should be looking to add that this game and re-focus for next season because he’s much better than he has shown so far in 2024. I had thought this would be the season when he really kicked on to become one of the world’s best, but instead he took a step backwards. 
     
     
    Previous Season Ratings:
     
    2022/23:  7/10
    2021/22:  9/10
     
    This Season’s Rating: 7/10
     
    There was a point in the season when he'd have been flirting with a 9, but the way he ended it was massively disappointing.
     
    Best Moment: 
     
    Monstering Martinelli at Anfield.
     
    Worst Moment:
     
    Being monstered by Calvert-Lewin at Goodison.
     
    The Future?
     
    Exactly what I said in last season's review; needs to stay fit and everything else will take care of itself as he's potentially world class.
  • Monday Jun 3:
     
    I’ve seen a few people taking issue with something Bellingham said after the final about proving critics wrong and that people said he couldn’t do it blah blah blah. He seems like a bit of a tit to me and I’d have to question Trent’s taste in mates. First he was tight with Rashford and now Bellingham’s his body and they’re both knobheads. This “everyone doubted me” schtick is especially nauseating. At 16 he was in Birmingham’s first team and every top club in England wanted him. At 17 he joined Dortmund and Birmingham RETIRED HIS FUCKING SHIRT NUMBER!!!. At 19 he signed for Real Madrid for ONE HUNDRED MILLION EUROS. 
     
    Who are these people telling him he wasn’t going to amount to anything, and how old was he when it happened? Twelve? Nope, because Darren Bent was on the radio the other day saying how one of his mates was coaching at Birmingham and was telling him about this 12 year old kid who was going to be a superstar. Just shut up you dickhead and enjoy your success. Soft cunt has probably been watching the Last Dance and thinks he’s Michael Jordan.
     
    Still no interview with Slot, which I find a bit odd, especially as he isn’t on holiday. He’s still on Merseyside, moving into Jurgen’s old house apparently. I did get told last week his unveiling press conference wasn’t going to be until the start of pre-season, but I’d have thought that the club website would have wanted to get something out. Maybe they’re all on holiday and there’s no-one there to do it? In this age of content and the clamour to get stuff on social media, it’s really surprising the club haven’t been all over this. 
     
    We’re being linked with some French kid who is being chased by all the top clubs. Madrid have apparently told him to sit tight until they’re ready, so we can forget about that one. No disrespect to Slot, but it’s not like he can just ring them up and wow them the way Klopp could. That’s not a criticism, it’s just a reality of post-Klopp life. There’s no-one else like him and this is one of many areas where we’ll miss him. And even he probably wouldn’t be able to talk someone out of signing for Madrid.
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