Daily Archives: October 22, 2023

Liverpool continue to show tactical mastery of a season laden with red cards


“Two months into the 2023-24 Premier League season, four of Liverpool’s nine matches have contained at least one red card. Ashley Young’s dismissal in the Merseyside derby yesterday (Saturday) was the first time that Liverpool’s opponents were the team reduced to 10 players. Liverpool had four men sent off in the space of six games: Alexis Mac Allister at home to Bournemouth, Virgil van Dijk away to Newcastle the following weekend, and both Curtis Jones and Diogo Jotaat Tottenham Hotspur. …”
The Athletic
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Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal: Palmer stays right, goalkeeper glitches, Arteta’s game-changers, handball?


Arsenal came from two goals down to take a point against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in a thrilling game which saw former Paris Saint-Germain team-mates Mikel Arteta and Mauricio Pochettino draw in their managerial head-to-head. A first-half penalty from Cole Palmer following a William Saliba handball and a Mykhailo Mudryk strike, with what looked to be a cross, put the home side in command just after the break before Robert Sanchez gave the ball away and Declan Rice scored into an open net from distance on 77 minutes. Leandro Trossard then tapped in from close range seven minutes later to give Arsenal a share of the points. …”
The Athletic

The restoration of Reims: The real story of Will Still and the Ligue 1 side


“Reims are having a renaissance. After facing then Ligue 1 leaders Monaco two weeks ago, they spent the international break fifth in Ligue 1 with 13 points from eight games, four off the top. The Athletic was there for that one, keen to see a Reims side who are resurgent under their now famous manager. …”
The Athletic (Video/Audio)