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Adrian interview: Chelsea tie is the first of three finals in a row

Adrian interview: "Chelsea tie is the first of three finals in a row" Tonight's FA Cup tie with Chelsea is the first of three successive 'finals' across eight days in three different competitions, according to Adrian. Liverpool travel to Stamford Bridge for a fifth-round encounter having eliminated Everton and Shrewsbury Town to reach this stage. An opportunity to bounce back in the Premier League, after last weekend’s defeat against Watford, follows at home to Bournemouth, before the Reds will attempt to overturn a deficit against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. Adrian underlined the importance of this run of matches as the goalkeeper sat down with Liverpoolfc to preview the cup contest at Chelsea. Read our interview with the Spaniard below… Firstly, the weekend game. How would you assess the mood in the dressing room after the defeat at Vicarage Road? As always, being together and have the mentality to work harder than we did. It’s part of the g...

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Neil Critchley on Villa lessons, Jones, Elliott, Shrewsbury analysis

Neil Critchley on Villa lessons, Jones and Elliott and Shrewsbury analysis Neil Critchley hopes his youthful Liverpool team will show that they learned lessons in defeat by Aston Villa when they take on Shrewsbury Town. The U23s boss will lead a young Reds side in Tuesday night’s FA Cup fourth-round replay against League One opposition at Anfield. Critchley was in charge as a team of Academy players lost a Carabao Cup quarter-final at Villa Park in December - and he wants to see evidence that his players absorbed the experience of how that tie unfolded this time around. “I was really proud of the performance and I thought we never gave up our way of playing, but at the end I also couldn’t help feeling a little bit disappointed as well,” Critchley told Liverpoolfc.com of that night. “Two reasons: one is, I thought 5-0 was a harsh scoreline, I thought it was cruel, I didn’t think we actually deserved to get beat by that scoreline. But also the lesson we have to learn is: yes, the m...

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Arteta on the win, Saka, Nketiah: Press conference

Arteta on the win, Saka, Nketiah: Press conference Mikel Arteta was a happy man after we secured our third win under him to reach the fifth round of the Emirates FA Cup. Afterwards, he faced the media to discuss the victory, our youngsters' performances, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and more. This is what he said: on making it to the fifth round... I am very pleased. I knew it was going to be tough here. We played a really young squad today and I wanted to see the reaction. I'm very pleased because I saw a lot of things that I really liked. on the injury to Mustafi... They're going to assess him between today and tomorrow but when a player has to come off, normally with a central defender - hopefully I am wrong but - normally it's not good news. on whether it makes a move for Pablo Mari more necessary... No. We had a very clear intention of what we wanted to do in the market with the resources we have and if we can do it, fine. But his fitness [Mustafi's fitn...

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Manchester United - Wolverhampton Wanderers, FA Cup third-round replay

Manchester United 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers, FA Cup third-round replay Juan Mata's superb second-half goal sent Manchester United into the FA Cup fourth round as they beat Wolves. The Spanish midfielder chipped over keeper John Ruddy to settle the third-round replay after being put through on goal by Anthony Martial. Wolves had an early Pedro Neto strike ruled out by the video assistant referee for a handball in the build-up. But it was a deserved win for the hosts, who had the better chances in a tight game at Old Trafford. Manchester United will next travel to either Watford or Tranmere - whose third-round replay at Prenton Park on Tuesday was postponed because of heavy rain. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side did not manage a shot on target in the goalless first game between the two sides at Molineux on 4 January but were much more threatening in this match. An excellent save by Ruddy prevented Mata from opening the scoring in the first half, while Daniel James was also d...

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Why Russian football needs a foreign head of referees

Why Russian football needs a foreign head of referees Dmitry Egorov - that Dyukov's decision looks logical, no matter how much he is criticized. Football referees in Russia will now be managed by Hungarian Viktor Kaszsály and Russian Sergey Fursa. Although controversial, it is a logical decision by RFU head Alexander Dyukov. And no offense to our other referees, but they themselves have eaten each other up, having lost their strength and trust. In general, we live in such a time in football, when there is no point in dwelling on personalities. Personally, I may like Alexander Egorov, someone else - Nikolai Levnikov, a third - Valentin Ivanov. Maybe someone will like Mr. Budogossky. But the problem is not whether they are good performers, honest comrades and talented craftsmen - it is simply that they are all ultimately the heads of one Russian refereeing monster. A monster whose heads will never stop framing and disfiguring each other. And so - at all stages of a strong and unc...

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Messi commented on Barcelona's exit from the Spanish Super Cup

Messi comments on Barcelona's exit from the Spanish Super Cup Barcelona forward Lionel Messi shared his thoughts on the result of the Spanish Super Cup semifinal against Atletico Madrid (2-3). "We need to improve a lot of things, and we are aware of that, but today we were one step away from avoiding defeat. We realize that we are not playing as well as we would like, as well as we can. This year, we will try to continue the way we did today, but we will not make the childish mistakes we made. When a team loses and does not achieve its goals, it is normal for people to start talking about the coach. We must be more united than ever, be a strong team and move forward. Yes, we are confident in our coach, we are still working and trying to improve. Now we will have more days to prepare for the next game and think about the second round of the Primera Division, which is ahead of us. We are first in the league, although not all games were good. We will try to improve our game ...

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Zidane shared his thoughts on Valverde's problems at Barcelona

Zidane shares his thoughts on Valverde's problems at Barcelona - Real Madrid coach awaits Catalans in Super Cup final Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has spoken about his team's preparations for the Spanish Super Cup final against Atletico Madrid, who knocked out Barcelona earlier in the day. "Nothing has changed, I am happy to play in another final. Real Madrid live for these games and here we are. I'm not going to tell you how we're going to play. Not only the plan is important, but also what we do when we have the ball. We have good players on the team and that is important. We accepted the changes in the format of the tournament and we were lucky to play here. This is another title and we want to win it. I accept other people's opinions and wishes, but I'm happy with what I'm doing in this team. What Valverde is going through happens to all coaches. It's not going to change. I thought Barcelona were ready to win the other semifinal,...

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Steven Gerrard: Real wanted me to start a transfer war

Steven Gerrard: Real wanted me to start a war for the sake of a transfer The legendary captain of the Reds could leave more than once, but always remained loyal to the club and only before the end of his career went to the United States. Europe's top clubs tried more than once to sign Steven Gerrard when he shone at Liverpool. In conversation with his old friend and former clubmate Jamie Carragher, Stevie G recalled these stories. Perhaps the closest he came to leaving was in 2005, when he submitted a transfer request and seriously considered a move to Chelsea. "The Blues were then offering £37.5m for Steven - money which, as Harry Neville put it, could now buy half of Fred. "I took into account the way I was playing, the flirtations from Chelsea, the ego and the coldness between me and Rafa Benitez," says Gerrard. - 'Maybe if there had been a bit more maturity and experience there, we could have avoided some of the shit that came out or how far things went....

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Mariupol has rented Shakhtar defender Daniil Sagutkin

Mariupol has rented Shakhtar defender Sagutkin. The Pitmen's player has joined the Azov club. According to the official website of the Ukrainian club, Shakhtar defender Daniil Sagutkin has moved to Mariupol. The center-back joined the Azov side on loan until the end of 2020. Sagutkin has played for Shakhtar since 2014. As part of the Pitmen's youth team, the 23-year-old played 74 matches and scored 10 goals. He is a youth championship winner. Last season, Sagutkin played for Arsenal on loan: He played in 18 games. In the first half of the current season, he played two games for Enisey. The defender has also played four matches for Ukraine's youth national team. Krasnodar announced the departure of Namli for rent in Colorado Rapids “Krasnodar” announced the departure of Namli on loan to “Colorado Rapids”ю “Krasnodar” on its official website announced the transfer of midfielder Younes Namli to the American “Colorado Rapids”. Earlier it was reported that in the winte...

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