A brand new backroom appointment has been added to Arne Slot‘s staff and the ‘Mohamed Salah vs. Eden Hazard’ debate has been emphatically put to mattress.
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The Reds could have had a quiet switch window, however the overhaul of the backroom employees continued proper into the brand new season.
Chris Black has joined Liverpool as their new lead power and conditioning coach, telling the membership’s official web site about his happiness at taking the position:
“It’s the best honour of my profession and I hope to assist the membership obtain continued success throughout my time right here.”
Black is available in from a job with the FA the place he spent almost 4 years as bodily efficiency coach, after enterprise quite a lot of roles within the rugby league world.
He joins the likes of Ruben Peeters (lead bodily efficiency coach), Dr Jonathan Energy (staff physician) and Dr Conall Murtagh (head of bodily efficiency) within the first staff’s health division.
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As we speak’s Liverpool FC Information
- Eden Hazard has lastly settled the ridiculous ‘Hazard or Salah’ debate, admitting to SPORTbible the Liverpool legend is “by far” higher than him. That’s a troublesome one for Chelsea followers to take!
- Liverpool’s League Cup fourth-round tie in opposition to Brighton will kick off at 7.30pm (UK) on Wednesday October 30 – we play them once more simply three days later within the Premier League
- Virgil van Dijk has performed down Liverpool’s title credentials, saying to guage them after a “essential month” in December. The early indicators are promising, although!
- Alisson has claimed that Liverpool wanted an “additional push” and at the moment are “dedicated” to Slot, who’s bringing “new power” to the staff
- Julian Alvarez has known as Van Dijk one of many three greatest defenders he has ever confronted, naming him first earlier than taking the simple possibility and saying two Argentina colleagues. Virg is up to now clear! (ESPN)
- Ben Doak has revealed Slot’s recommendation he gave him earlier than leaving to hitch Middlesbrough on mortgage, urging him to maneuver there as a result of they play “actually good soccer.” He scored his first-ever senior purpose on Saturday!
- American star Billy Joel will play at Anfield subsequent summer season, performing in Liverpool for the primary time in 45 years. ‘We Didn’t Begin the Hearth’ is a banger!
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Liverpool FC: On this present day
On this present day in 1981, Ian Rush scored his first-ever Liverpool purpose, netting in opposition to Finnish champions Oulun Palloseura.
Liverpool gained the European Cup first spherical conflict 7-0 at Anfield, progressing 8-0 on combination throughout the 2 legs.
Whereas Rush was a highly-rated 19-year-old at that time, few would have anticipated him to realize the outstanding feats he did within the 15 years afterwards.
The Liverpool legend stays the Reds’ main goalscorer of all time, scoring a frankly ridiculous 346 objectives in 660 appearances, successful 5 league titles and one European Cup amongst many different trophies.
