Fernando Torres has been left out of Vicente del Bosque's squad for the Venezuela friendly next week due to his woeful form for Chelsea in front of goal this season. The Spanish striker has scored just 4 times in 29 games this season adding to his sole goal at the end of the last campaign, and has failed to find the net in over 5 months. Del Bosque told Spanish media that his performances of late had 'been a bit irregular' and that he would like to reward other strikers who merit a place in the squad more than the man who's goal won the Euro 2008 Final. As a result, Roberto Soldado, Iker … [Read more...]
Life after Aguero and De Gea for Atletico
Lighting up Manchester with a scintillating performance on Monday night reminded all at the Vicente Calderon what they have to be prepared not to witness this season. Kun Aguero and his new Manchester City teammates can bask in their cash spewed paradise (until United once again come to town and teach them a lesson) following a routine 4-0 demolition of newly promoted Swansea City while Los Rojiblancos stare into a rather different oblique subsequent to the sale of their star men as former keeper David De Gea also settles into life in the same city. … [Read more...]
Blackpool v Chelsea Preview
Blackpool will be looking for a result to help their Premier League survival bid as they take on current title holders Chelsea at Bloomfield Road this evening. The last time these two sides met in September Chelsea were resounding 4-0 winners at Stamford Bridge but the Seasiders can still remain optimisitc having claimed notable victories over other Premier League titans including Liverpool and Spurs. Ian Holloway's men will have to make do without the services of Charlie Adam and DJ Campbell (both suspended) whilst new Brazilian defender David Luiz looks unlikely to make an appearance … [Read more...]
Chelsea 2-1 Manchester United
Chelsea kept their domestic season alive thanks to a second-half comeback against current league leaders Manchester United at Stamford Bridge this evening. Despite taking the lead thanks to a venemous Wayne Rooney strike in the first period, Manchester United were unable to hold a one goal lead and eventually lost the tie 2-1 after second-half goals from David Luiz and Frank Lampard. The hosts made a lively start to the match and could have taken the lead early on when French international Florent Malouda came racing into the area with the ball but could only direct his shot safely within … [Read more...]
FC Copenhagen 0-2 Chelsea
Chelsea gave their Champions League hopes a massive boost this evening as they ran out 2-0 winners over FC Copenhagen thanks to two goals from Nicholas Anelka. The Blues started brightly and it didn't take long for the away side to open the scoring after a misplaced pass from ex-Chelsea midfielder Jesper Gronkjaer fell straight to Anelka's feet and he provided a cool finish past the Copenhagen keeper Johan Wiland just inside twenty minutes. As the second peiord began things worsened for the hosts and again it didn't take long for Chelsea to take the initiative and add a second goal … [Read more...]
Poor Start For Kenny Dalgish As Liverpool Suffer Defeat At Blackpool
Kenny Dalglish or 'King Kenny' as he's affectionately known on Merseyside had a less than pleasing start as his side threw away a one goal lead to lose 2-1 away at Bloomfield Road. Fernando Torres blasted in a driven shot to give Liverpool a dream start to the game but Ian Holloway's men were resilient and level ten minutes later thanks to Gary Taylor-Fletcher. Striker DJ Campbell netted the deserved winner in the second half after an extended spell of pressure. Final Score - Blackpool 2-1 Liverpool. See the highlights here! … [Read more...]
Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea (Highlights)
Fernando Torres makes the headlines this evening as his two goals for Liverpool stunned league leaders Chelsea in this comprehensive victory. Hosted at Rutube. This video is provided and hosted from a 3rd party server. Our search functionality is helping you discover publicly available websites & their content. Liquid Football as a search engine does not host or upload this material and is not responsible for the content. … [Read more...]