While assorted pundits and fans of both teams spent the aftermath of Sunday’s draw between Arsenal and Manchester City squabbling over which side had emerged as moral victors, the actual winners of the game were kicking back a couple of hundred miles away, basking in the warm glow of a Merseyside derby triumph that took them five points clear at the top after just five rounds of fixtures. Much has been made of the fact that Liverpool have yet to drop a point in their title defence “despite not playing well”, although anyone who actually watched the opening half-hour of their win over Everton on Saturday might beg to differ.
Absolutely one of the best humans. Always available for a chat, one of the good guys. A champion in the women’s game and a top bloke … he was always smiling. Matt will leave a huge void in the women’s game. He was one of a kind, and his loss will be felt by all. My heart goes out to his family, but I want to take the time to acknowledge what a special man he really was” – Emma Hayes was one among many to pay tribute to Matt Beard, the former Liverpool head coach who won two WSL titles there, who has died aged 47.
Surely the big question from this weekend is: could Pep drink a pint of wine?” – Tim Woods.
Ruben Amorim says that not even the Pope could change his ways. I’m sure even Pope Leo knows that 3-4-3 is an inflexible, exposing system. It won’t be long before white smoke comes out of the Stretford End” – Kev McCready.
Continue reading…While assorted pundits and fans of both teams spent the aftermath of Sunday’s draw between Arsenal and Manchester City squabbling over which side had emerged as moral victors, the actual winners of the game were kicking back a couple of hundred miles away, basking in the warm glow of a Merseyside derby triumph that took them five points clear at the top after just five rounds of fixtures. Much has been made of the fact that Liverpool have yet to drop a point in their title defence “despite not playing well”, although anyone who actually watched the opening half-hour of their win over Everton on Saturday might beg to differ.Absolutely one of the best humans. Always available for a chat, one of the good guys. A champion in the women’s game and a top bloke … he was always smiling. Matt will leave a huge void in the women’s game. He was one of a kind, and his loss will be felt by all. My heart goes out to his family, but I want to take the time to acknowledge what a special man he really was” – Emma Hayes was one among many to pay tribute to Matt Beard, the former Liverpool head coach who won two WSL titles there, who has died aged 47.Surely the big question from this weekend is: could Pep drink a pint of wine?” – Tim Woods.Ruben Amorim says that not even the Pope could change his ways. I’m sure even Pope Leo knows that 3-4-3 is an inflexible, exposing system. It won’t be long before white smoke comes out of the Stretford End” – Kev McCready. Continue reading…
