Don’t see a huge amount wrong there. Those 10 Things We Have Learned in The Guardian are written by the beat correspondent for the home side (Andy Hunter is the Merseyside correspondent) and often/usually but not always they focus on the home side. They’re more diary entries than match reports, things that have caught the correspondent’s eye. There were 4-5 articles about Slot, transfers, etc. during the week, so it’s not a huge sin that Ipswich’s return to PL after 2 successive promotions and what it’ll take for them to survive in the PL is the focus of the local scribe’s diary entry.
I don't care. how can they mention 19 teams, yet not mention us ONCE!? and as noted elsewhere, praise MU for the luckiest goal of the weekend? total bollocks. edit: btw the fact they had so much to say about us during the week should mean that our first Slot lineup/game merited at least a passing mention.
Again, not so much. The local scribe viewed the US investment in Ipswich as the big story. And if you’re in Ipswich, and Ipswich fan that makes sense to me. I hadn’t heard of it. There was plenty of coverage of Liverpool, Slot etc., 4-5 articles on the game itself with match reports, reaction, effect of Slot and so on, plus a video article. It’s not like The Guardian was trying to hide Liverpool. Again, a judgement call. The local scribe wrote about what he thought was interesting. The paper itself published enough articles about the game itself and both sides. It’s not like we were left short because Ipswich’s US investment was discussed in 1 article.
don't care. pisses me off. how come none of these other "local scribes" were allowed to completely ignore one of the teams involved?
https://www.thisisanfield.com/2024/...as-told-him-he-has-to-focus-on-new-positions/ Grav to play as the 6.
I think he’s going to have a breakout season. If he can keep his defensive focus and intensity, he’s got all the traits to be successful in a double pivot.
Yes - he won't be a destroyer 6 - but certainly can be a playmaker/ball playing type. He will definitely need to make sure he takes the defensive side of the position seriously.
great interview with Ali .... https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-am-young-i-still-have-much-to-give-liverpool Alisson: ‘For a goalkeeper I am young. I still have much to give Liverpool’ The Brazilian on shunning a move to Saudi Arabia, his first impressions of Arne Slot and his hopes for a fresh start Liverpool and Alisson are plotting for life after the Brazilian goalkeeper leaves Anfield but the plan for the immediate future is clear: create a post-Jürgen Klopp era of success. Alisson had tentative approaches from Saudi Arabia in the summer but wanted to help Arne Slot achieve glory in England. The new manager will send out his first competitive side on Sunday to face Brentford, with Alisson at the base of his plan after shunning any potential move. There have been no new signings for Liverpool since the Dutchman’s arrival, instead he is relying on the quality and cohesion from the previous epoch. Often when there is a change in the dugout, it seems that an overhaul in personnel on the pitch is one of the key stages but continuity is king. “I want to honour my contract and finish my contract here or make a new one,” says Alisson, whose deal runs out in 2026 with Liverpool possessing an option to extend for another year. “I am really happy here. My family is happy. “I never got to the point where I was talking about wages. It was just interest, but when you hear about the numbers the other players are getting [in Saudi Arabia] you are a little bit attracted. That is normal. “At the end of the day, you play football for love, it is the thing you like to do, but it is our profession and we want to use the years that we have to make the most of it. I am open to that, but now is not the time. I am really focused on the things we have here at Liverpool and while I still have my contract here, I will be focused here. “If it is in the interest of the club to negotiate, then it will be a different conversation. At this time, at this window, I am focused on my job here and my life in Liverpool.” When Alisson heads for pastures new, he is likely to be replaced by the Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, who looks likely to sign for Liverpool in the immediate future before being loaned back to Valencia. “The club needs to prepare for the future,” Alisson, 32 in October, says of the deal for Mamardashvili. “We are not going to last for ever here, I am getting old. No, for a goalkeeper I am still young, I have a lot of energy and I still have much to give for this club and I want to give to the club as much as I can. But they have to prepare for the future. They have and they will do for different positions as well. We have so many important players with the contract expiring and the club needs to organise themselves.” Alisson is one of many Liverpool players to almost bypass pre-season with their new head coach. He was Brazil’s No 1 at a Copa América that ended in quarter-final disappointment when they lost on penalties to Uruguay. The goalkeeper played his part, conceding two goals in four matches, but was unable to save his team once more in the shootout. Brazil won a solitary group game, drawing the other two against Colombia and Costa Rica before facing Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay. Although he was away from England, Slot was in touch to discuss his ideals. “It was good,” Alisson says. “The first contact is really important. It does not define the relationship for the year or the years, but it was important to see how clear he is in his ideas and see how cool he is as a person as well. “He is a nice person, a family man with a lot of conviction in his ideas of what he wants from the players and the team and what he wants to achieve. His goals are for greatness, great things at the club. The same as mine. So it was a good conversation.” It was all change on Alisson’s return to Kirkby for training on 9 August, just over a week before the season began in victorious fashion at Ipswich. John Achterberg, one of the few people to be there longer than Klopp, has left after 15 years as goalkeeping coach, along with his deputy, Jack Robinson. The former Tranmere player had been a great support in the department for Alisson, helping him to earn numerous individual accolades, including two Premier League golden gloves. Slot entrusted his goalkeepers to Fabian Otte, who is only two years older than Alisson. “It’s a big change in the routine,” says Alisson. “Fabian is a really nice guy, really enthusiastic. He is young and brings a lot of energy, and he likes to work. That’s what I need on the pitch. On a personal level, the relationships I created here, they continue. “I am still in touch with John and Jack and they will be friends for life. I have a great gratitude to them for the things they did for me. The way they worked, they were much more than professionals. They were top.” Liverpool recovered from finishing fifth in 2023 to returning to Champions League qualification after coming third behind Manchester City and Arsenal last season. Alisson was, once again, a key member of the squad but missed 10 league matches through injury, while Caoimhín Kelleher was also given the gloves for cup games. The Irishman impressed when given a chance but Slot has made clear who his No 1 is and what they can achieve together. “I never thought about leaving,” says Alisson. “When the interest from Saudi came, I cannot close the door on a big deal. But my decision was always to stay and focus on the things we can achieve, this new beginning and this new start, and I am really excited about that. We are starting fresh with new energy and looking forward to what this season will bring for us.”
again this week - Liverpool, Slot, none of our players mentioned. not even a mention of the Nunez cracking goal. and none of this applies, Samark: Those 10 Things We Have Learned in The Guardian are written by the beat correspondent for the home side (Andy Hunter is the Merseyside correspondent) and often/usually but not always they focus on the home side. They’re more diary entries than match reports, things that have caught the correspondent’s eye. Unwin covers the North of England, not Bournemouth. (yes, this pisses me off even though it's somewhat petty)
I suppose you could try out as an editor, directing the sports writers what, precisely, to cover. What words to use, who to come out in support of, mandating all-Liverpool, all the time, no matter how tedious it becomes. You mightn’t be too successful, however.
in this week's edition of How Can the Guardian Keep Ignoring A Particular PL Team Every Week? .... The word "Liverpool" appears once in this week's PL summary. No mention of any of our players, or Slot, or the fact we are top of the table. Just a discussion of a couple of Wolves players. and once again none of this applies: Those 10 Things We Have Learned in The Guardian are written by the beat correspondent for the home side (Andy Hunter is the Merseyside correspondent) and often/usually but not always they focus on the home side. They’re more diary entries than match reports, things that have caught the correspondent’s eye. Will Unwin covers the North of England, not the Midlands. PS yes I will be doing this every week until they wake up.
Yeah, it’s a conspiracy. They’re trying their hardest to have Liverpool relegated, but it’s all been done in secret, around the editors’ offices of the English broadsheets. They’re acting in concert. Based on one recurring article in one newspaper that usually has 4-5-6 more articles on Liverpool every week. Despite the deputy sports editor being a diehard Red. Oops! I’ve already said too much, but I’m getting paid handsomely to further this secret conspiracy. Still, there’s always the danger that a few posts in the backwaters of the Internet is going to expose all. Heaven forfend!
I'm okay with that ,Sam. Lets not be noticed and go under the radar as long as possible. No press is better than the bad press which Liverpool ae often subjected to.
To be fair - we haven't really played anything exciting eye-catching so far. It's been a work in progress most games - barring United where we crushed them. Sure - last week Diaz should have been mentioned, Konate this week (good and bad) and Grav every week - but there are definitely other pubs giving us ink.
I thought someone might say that tbh - and I completely agree with that sentiment, let the media obsess and drool over MU, Arse, Spurs etc while Arne gets on with the job. just seems to me that essentially ignoring us when we do well is like consciously dissing the team. couldn't be bothered looking but my guess is after the Forest game our performance got slated in that week's version.
when Nunez - whose errors the media are happy to point out - scores a worldie after a long drought - it doesn't get any mention at all. yes, it does just seem to be the Guardian.
lots of data points here for those who enjoy them ... https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/oct/11/liverpool-data-arne-slot-dream-start-premier-league Are Liverpool the real deal? What the data says about Slot’s dream start
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...0-of-the-best-talents-at-premier-league-clubs As John Terry acknowledged, Chelsea lost “a top, top player” when Rio Ngumoha ended his stay at Stamford Bridge in the summer and followed in the footsteps of Trey Nyoni, Amara Nallo and Alvin Ayman in deciding his future would be best served at Liverpool. A future compensation fee will be of little consolation to Chelsea. The skilful, creative forward has been considered one of England’s best young talents for some time and attracted widespread interest when it became known he might move. The 16-year-old has already featured for Liverpool’s Under-18s and trained alongside the first team with a view to stepping up to the under-21s. We may see him much sooner.
Who is fastest and who walks the most? This season's Premier League statistics https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c0kjykv4z78o
After all, the definition of “Moneyball” is not to improve performance but to maximise improvement in performance per pound spend. After all, nearly anyone, with notable exceptions such as the Glazer family at Manchester United, can improve performance with large enough expenditure. Clever