Sadio Mané – Football Scout

Liverpool’s season a major success but improvements, reinforcements still needed

A joyous Jurgen Klopp revels at securing UCL football for Liverpool and finishing above rivals Man United and Arsenal.

Steve Nicol defends Jurgen Klopp’s comments about the intensity of the Premier League weighing clubs down in Europe.
Landing 76 points and fourth place is a significant improvement on last season, although changes will still be needed to help keep pace with the rest of the league’s best teams and deal with the extra football in Europe.
Rating out of 10: 7

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In the very first half of football this season Liverpool had clearly been second best away to Arsenal. 1-0 down, it could and should have been more. Just before half-time, Philippe Coutinho unleashed a trademark free kick of curl and power to equalise….

Klopp can’t gamble on Kop kids as Origi struggles again in Mane absence

ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol is worried over Liverpool’s Champions League chances.
If Liverpool beat West Ham and Middlesbrough, they will qualify for next season’s Champions League. On paper that doesn’t look so tough, as the Hammers have struggled at home all season and Boro have already been relegated.
Worryingly, Liverpool’s results without the sidelined Sadio Mane do little to suggest the Reds will secure the six points they will probably require.
Early in the year, Mane missed eight games and only appeared as a second half substitute in a ninth due to his participation in…

Sadio Mane was named Liverpool’s POTY by teammates and supporters

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool will perform better for the pressure on them as they prepare to face Southampton.
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane was a double winner at the club’s end of season awards ceremony.
The Senegal international, currently sidelined after a knee operation, was voted both the players’ and supporters player of the year.
Despite being out since April 1, Mane is still the club’s leading scorer with 13 goals, and his importance to the side has been highlighted in his absence with 11 points taken from the six matches he has missed and only seven goals scored.
“I just want to thank my teammates…

Philippe Coutinho honoured by former players, but he’s not Liverpool’s best

Jurgen Klopp discusses Liverpool’s frustrating draw with Southampton.

Jurgen Klopp discusses Liverpool’s frustrating draw with Southampton.
On Monday night the Liverpool Former Players Association held their end of season awards evening and named Philippe Coutinho as their selection for the club’s Player of the Season.
The choice is a strange one — not just because of who they selected but also because of who they overlooked. Coutinho might be widely regarded as Liverpool’s best player, but Sadio Mane has been their player of the season.

Coutinho was certainly in sparkling form prior to suffering an ankle injury in late November,…

Familiarity with Liverpool players makes Southampton dangerous foes

This week’s fixtures will have major implications on how the top four will shake out this season.

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool will perform better for the pressure on them as they prepare to face Southampton.

Steve Nicol picks Liverpool to finish in the top four and Manchester United will be the team to miss out.
After Liverpool’s erratic results this year, fans will worry about every game that’s left, but this is especially so with Southampton’s visit to Anfield on Sunday.
Saints have a good record against Liverpool: two wins, three draws and one defeat in their past six meetings. It isn’t hard to figure out why. Knowledge of your opponent is essential to getting the better of them, and Southampton’s advantage is that nearly half of Liverpool’s first-choice team used to play for them.
The scorers of their…

Paul Mariner and Alexis Nunes have differing opinions on who should be named the PFA Player of the Year.
The Professional Football Association (PFA) has announced its Team of the Year with Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur players occupying eight of the 11 spots.
The team, voted for by players from all 92 clubs in the English Football League and eight from the Women’s Super League, has a familiar feel to it with five of the same players as 2015-16.
Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea, Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante — a Premier League title winner with Leicester City last season — and Tottenham…

PFA Player of the Year shortlist: Sadio Mane unfortunate to miss out

The Professional Footballers’ Association revealed their six-man shortlist for the annual Player of the Year award on Thursday, and while few can argue with the majority of the picks, might Liverpool’s Sadio Mane feel a little hard done by to have missed out?As usual, goalscoring has clearly been the key factor in the selection process, with the division’s top four scorers-Romelu Lukaku, Harry Kane, Alexis Sanchez and Zlatan Ibrahimovic-all making the cut.Eden Hazard has steadily rediscovered his…

Liverpool’s Sadio Mane wants to return ‘even better than before’ after surgery

Steve Nicol says Jurgen Klopp has a “slim to zero” chance of getting the reinforcements Liverpool need this summer.

Janusz Michallik feels Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Stoke was a statement win in their hunt for the Premier League top four.

After trailing against Stoke, Jurgen Klopp credits Simon Mignolet’s crucial saves for keeping Liverpool alive.

Jurgen Klopp likens Simon Mignolet’s crucial save on Stoke’s Saido Berahino to scoring a goal.

Jurgen Klopp defends his decision to rest Brazilian duo Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino.
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has said he is aiming to return “better than before” after undergoing knee surgery.
The club’s current leading scorer with 13 goals has been ruled out for the remainder of the campaign after an operation on Tuesday to repair damaged cartilage.
The Senegal international will now set his sights on being ready for preseason in the summer.
“I will give my very best after yesterday’s successful surgery to be back on the pitch as soon as possible and be even better than before,”…

Liverpool need to bounce back at Stoke and prove their critics wrong

ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol takes aim at Liverpool’s struggles against teams below them in the Premier League table.

The FC crew answer your tweets on Eden Hazard’s form, how much Jurgen Klopp is to blame for Liverpool’s struggles and more.

Liverpool’s fine 3-1 win against Everton was inevitably followed by a setback. Their 2-2 draw at home to Bournemouth meant more points dropped against a side in the bottom 10 of the Premier League.
That now makes 21 dropped in total, and there are possibly six such games left. Only West Bromwich Albion, of all Liverpool’s remaining opponents, look likely to finish in the top 10 — i.e. sides the Reds have done well against.
Any normal team would look at the remaining fixture lists of other challengers…

Sadio Mane ruled out for rest of season – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp

If Sadio Mane is to miss the remainder of the season, Shaka Hislop explains just how detrimental it is for Liverpool.

Jurgen Klopp has offered fitness updates on his squad, alongside hinting that Sturridge could be involved against Bournemouth.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said Sadio Mane will not play again this season after he suffered a knee injury in the 3-1 victory over Everton at Anfield.
Klopp, whose side travel to Stoke at the weekend, told a news conference: “Sadio needs surgery. His season is over.”

Injury update:

– “Lallana’s better. Not an option yet.”
– “Henderson on a good way.”
– “Sadio needs surgery. His season is over.” pic.twitter.com/ipCiBGXUrf
– Liverpool FC (@LFC) 7 April 2017
Senegal international forward…

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