Eight new Premier League managers and not one of them is getting a job because they're the best fit—they're getting it because the last guy couldn't hack it anymore. • Chicharito to the USL is what happens when a striker's knees finally call time on his career; at least Dallas gets a brand name and he gets a payday. • Celtic chasing another forward to partner Hogh is either ambition or panic, and given their recent form it's probably both. • The Premier League wants to stop keepers wasting time but won't stop VAR from eating 20 minutes of every match—pick your battles, lads. • Arsenal and Liverpool bidding for Barcola is a rumour that dies the moment either club realizes Paris isn't selling their best winger to England. Eight new Premier League managers and not one of them is getting a job because they're the best fit—they're getting it because the last guy couldn't hack it anymore. • Chicharito to the USL is what happens when a striker's knees finally call time on his career; at least Dallas gets a brand name and he gets a payday. • Celtic chasing another forward to partner Hogh is either ambition or panic, and given their recent form it's probably both. • The Premier League wants to stop keepers wasting time but won't stop VAR from eating 20 minutes of every match—pick your battles, lads. • Arsenal and Liverpool bidding for Barcola is a rumour that dies the moment either club realizes Paris isn't selling their best winger to England.

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Liverpool's paucity of defensive options made clea…

July 26, 2026 1 min read

If Andoni Iraola was dreaming of mounting a Premier League title challenge, his first game in charge of the Reds has already underlined one of the squad’s major issues: depth in defence.

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