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Value Added Tax Exploring Liverpool's 25/26 Progression Problem

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New substack post from me exploring #LFC's progression problems (warning ⚠️ contains nerdery)

Lovely investigation, @dankennett.co.uk

chalk up another one for "there's no sport that compares to soccer for giving you insight into the future dynamics of international politics and economics"

or possibly "my brain is a real weird place to live"

either way

The aftershocks from these actions will be felt for decades. They're permanently destroying families, potentially killing deportees and causing incalculable social and political damage. They're shattering humanity just to dunk on libs and rile up their White supremacist supporters(voter or not)

If this young Mourinho fella has success with Benfica there is a club in Manchester who may be tempted. Wonder if he plays a rigid system.

Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.

Remains weird to me, given the recent Liverpool rivalry, that City plays Beatles classic Hey Jude before home matches #epl-live

From the 22/23 through 24/25 seasons, Liverpool scored 34 goals after the 80th minute. That is the most of any team in the Premier League over that span

a life devoted to grassroots soccer is the life for me.

Japan is playing a fully second choice XI and still has several players the USMNT would kill to have.

Another reminder that the U.S. just isn't that talented. Teams who are not considered near the best in the world, and we wouldn't bat an eye at if they went out in the groups, have better players.

If U.S. Soccer has a plan, trying to hire Jurgen Klopp surely can’t be part of it Replacing Gregg Berhalter is a pivotal decision. The optics of approaching the world's most high-profile free agent don't inspire confidence

Wrote this after USSF tried backing a Brinks truck in Jurgen Klopp’s driveway, but I think the main point holds up.

Spending big on an experienced club manager with zero international experience showed little vision of what needed to evolve after Berhalter’s firing. www.nytimes.com/athletic/563...

something to watch out for with the world cup, i guess

If you regress Woltemade’s numbers past last szn at Stuttgart.. he is far less convincing. Only 15 G+A in 3. Liga in ‘22/23 . Perhaps managers did not understand him. Equal parts bust potential, and NFL Eddie fine tuning.

Could two former Turkish League managers make up for one PL manager in the aggregate?

Ruben Amorim's refusal to coach more than one system, even if it makes the team worse, even if it requires a $300 million squad overhaul, even if after spending all that money his best player is still out of position, is a level of laziness that is frankly inspiring, perhaps heroic

for my next attacking corner routine, we will shoot the GoalKeeper with a gun #epl-live

ready for Forest vs Palace, the Macbeth Derby #epl-live

I thought thumping Wolves meant they were back. It’s hard to keep up.

playing Reijnders and Cherki in the same midfield against anyone but relegation fodder is insane

Russell Martin might not see the second half

Accept that progression is not linear and critique your teams performances. Honest assessments go so much further than defending your time commitment with “nice, scrappy win!”

I do not want international competitions played on US Soil. I, however, would not mind the PL granting late weekend kickoffs.

If you’ve enjoyed this, allow me to introduce you to the English championship #epl-live

Gyökeres baffled after moving to league where defenders attempt to stand between him and the goal #epl-live

Stylistically this year Liverpool are gonna be the heroes and Arsenal fans are gonna be the villains and this is gonna drive Arsenal fans absolutely fucking batty.

If you sing country roads at your stadium, we get to call it soccer.

‘Tis the season of,
“Hope both teams lose”

#epl-live

Tyrick Mitchell having a good season for a stout Palace side could be his ticket to the World Cup.

It is on my mind as I watch a Madueke-less Chelsea on the verge of selling Nick Jackson needing 15 shots for less than a goal and a half of xG through 80 minutes.

I remember receiving loads of messages last year after Zirkee scored with opening touch.

Please, hold your Reijnders opinions until they play a premier league level side.