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    Lampard gifted extra time as Chelsea lack clear succession plan


    https://www.espn.in/football/chelsea/story/4294429/chelsea-consider-lampards-replacements-man-united-block-van-de-beek-exit

    Frank Lampard's fight to keep his job at Chelsea is being aided over the club's leaders struggling to identify his successor, sources told ESPN.
    The 42-year-old is under mounting pressure with the Blues 11 points adrift of Premier League leaders Manchester United after winning two of their previous seven Premier League games.

    While there is an acknowledgment of the job Lampard did last season in securing a top-four finish despite a FIFA transfer ban and reaching the Champions League round of 16 for the second consecutive year, senior figures at the club expected more this term having spent in excess of 220 million on players last summer. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will decide Lampard's fate, but sources told ESPN that advisors to Abramovich, and director Marina Granovskaia, are torn over who should succeed him.

    Speculation linked the unattached duo Thomas Tuchel and Massimiliano Allegri, as well as Southampton's Ralph Hasenhuttl and Julian Nagelsmann of RB Leipzig as possible candidates.

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    Tammy Abrahams hattrick sends Chelsea through in FA Cup

    Tammy Abraham took his tally on the season to 11 by netting twice in seven first-half minutes.





    Tammy Abraham scored a hattrick as Chelsea beat second-tier side Luton 3-1 to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup on Sunday.


    The striker took his tally on the season to 11 by netting twice in seven first-half minutes. Jordan Clark profited from the struggling Kepa Arrizabalagas latest goalkeeping error to reduce the deficit to 2-1 on the half-hour before Abraham struck again in the 74th minute.


    Timo Werner missed a late penalty in a frustrating end to his afternoon. Chelsea will play another lower-league club, Barnsley, in the round of 16.


    This victory was crucial for under-pressure manager Frank Lampard after five losses in eight Premier League games.







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    What a dream run by Man U...............

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    Manchester United compounds Liverpool's woes with victory in FA Cup





    Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes celebrating after scoring his side's third goal during the English FA Cup 4th round soccer match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, on January 24.

    United was joined by Chelsea, Everton, Leicester and Burnley on Sunday in advancing to the round of 16 where it will play West Ham next month.

    A scream from Andy Robertson was a forlorn attempt to distract Mason Greenwood beginning Manchester United's comeback. The defender won't be the only one shrieking at Liverpool after going out of the FA Cup.
    Not that everything went wrong for Liverpool, with Mohamed Salah scoring twice. The Liverpool striker's opener was canceled out by Greenwood and he leveled after Marcus Rashford put United in front. But Bruno Fernandes bent in a free kick in the 78th minute to send United into the fifth round with a 3-2 victory on Sunday.
    Losing compounded a miserable 70 hours that also saw Liverpool beaten at home by Burnley on Thursday in a further blow to its title defense. It was a 0-0 draw with United a week ago that helped Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side stay top of the standings in the pursuit of the team's first Premier League title since 2013.
    “We have to sort it together and that’s what we will do,” Liverpool manager Jrgen Klopp said.
    The excitement lacking in the Anfield league encounter was on show a week later at a freezing and fan-free Old Trafford with the highest scoring match between these fiercest of English rivals since 2010.
    United was joined by Chelsea, Everton, Leicester and Burnley on Sunday in advancing to the round of 16 where it will play West Ham next month.
    “We gradually layer by layer are getting better and better and winning tight games,” Solskjaer said. "So the morale and the confidence of course is very good.”
    Liverpool has gone 483 minutes without a league goal but remembered where the net is in the cup. Roberto Firmino thread a pass to Salah who lifted a shot over Dean Henderson from close range in the 18th minute.
    But the lead lasted only six minutes. Paul Pogba’s tackle gained possession, Donny van de Beek released Rashford on the left flank by the halfway line and a diagonal pass landed perfectly at the feet of Greenwood, who withstood the yelling of Robertson to maintain his composure to score.
    The favor was returned three minutes into the second half.
    Greenwood played in Rashford through the center and and the striker placed the ball in bottom corner for his 15th goal in all competitions this season.
    But United was made to pay for its slackness.
    A sideways pass from Edinson Cavani was too casual and was intercepted by James Milner. After passing to Firmino on the left of the penalty area, Milner was inside the box as the return pass came across. But Milner’s stepover let the ball roll through to Salah who squeezed a shot through Henderson’s legs.
    The introduction of Fernandes was transformative — as so often since he arrived a year ago. Presented with a chance to grab a winner from a free kick, the Portugal midfielder seized it, bending the ball around the wall into the net.
    “Yesterday, he was told that he wasn’t playing so he stayed out practicing for half an hour to 45 minutes,” Solskjaer said. "But it worked and it paid off.”


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    seems like the perfect time for virgil van djik to demand a revised contract...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Perumthachan View Post
    seems like the perfect time for virgil van djik to demand a revised contract...
    Liverpool prioritising new contract for Virgil van Dijk over Mohamed Salah
    https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/liv...-mohamed-salah

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    Quote Originally Posted by frincekjoseph View Post
    What a dream run by Man U...............
    Liverpool are not playing that badly and are creating enough chances
    Yesterday ..after 2-2 it was Liverpool who played better and the Bruno Fernandez goal came against the run of play


    Man Utd
    Liverpool
    Goals 3
    2
    Possession % 42
    58
    Total Shots 14
    14
    On Target 6
    6

    Against Burnely they had around 27 shots on goal , it wasn't just their day

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    FA Cup fifth-round draw

    Leicester vs Brighton
    Swansea vs Man City
    Everton vs Wycombe/Tottenham
    Barnsley vs Chelsea
    Wolves vs Southampton
    Sheff Utd vs Bristol City
    Man Utd vs West Ham
    Burnley vs Bournemouth/Crawley

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    Yup agree with your points especially against Burnley.
    But on the other side regardless of luck; its a dream run by Man U. City too did well in the last 5 matches

    Match Stats


    Liverpool

    Burnley
    71.8 Possession % 28.2
    6 Shots on target 4
    27 Shots 6
    857 Touches 452
    686 Passes 274
    6 Tackles 10
    6 Clearances 52
    12 Corners
    1 Offsides 6
    2 Yellow cards 1
    11 Fouls conceded 8



    Quote Originally Posted by Giggs View Post
    Liverpool are not playing that badly and are creating enough chances
    Yesterday ..after 2-2 it was Liverpool who played better and the Bruno Fernandez goal came against the run of play


    Man Utd
    Liverpool
    Goals 3
    2
    Possession % 42
    58
    Total Shots 14
    14
    On Target 6
    6

    Against Burnely they had around 27 shots on goal , it wasn't just their day

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    Congrats to Man U once again - glad we are back on score sheet. Not sure its front three's poor form or bad luck. It started after Matip's absence and Henderson taking over his place and Thiago joined only after a long absence. Also I believe, if Jota was playing Klopp would have found some way out of this for sure by now. Even hanging in there on that top spot for this long with this team was incredible. We had similar situation around Dec-Jan-Feb 2018-19 season which costed us the title after another Gomez/Matip injuries. End of season to be in top 4 should be the aim. Hope by mid-feb all team will be in good shape with return of Jota and hope at that stage only Gomez/van Dijk will be the only absence.

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