Since Brendan Rodgers took over at Liverpool, there’s been a lot of speculation about Andy Carroll’s future, with Rodgers himself saying he’d have to “look at” the possibility of loaning out the striker. Could Andy Carroll fit into the Rodgers style? Swansea’s passing game last season was well documented, so that’s where I started – [...]

Originally published on LiverpoolScout.com This here is Fabio Borini, a 21-year-old full Italian international striker currently plying his trade at Serie A side Roma. The Italian was rewarded for his breakout season in the top flight, securing a permanent move to Roma who purchased the remaining 50% of his contract for €5.3million from Serie A side [...]

The holding midfielder has become a prominent role in the majority of sides in the Premier League. In our opinion the lack of a “midfield enforcer”, effectively, cost Manchester United the title last season. I’ve heard a lot of Manchester United supporters bemoan the lack of strength (in terms of power not finesse) centrally in [...]

Reading through a recent post published on EPL Index titled “Premier League 2011/12 – Top Creators & Their Positions”  the top 2 chance creators last season were David Silva and Juan Mata for Manchester City and Chelsea respectively. Indeed, over the course of Euro 2012, one talking point was Spain’s consistent use of 6 midfielders. [...]

Juan Mata here in England, Mesut Ozil in Spain, Eden Hazard in France, Andrea Pirlo in Italy – all top sides in their respective divisions need a quality provider! Having that player on the pitch who can create goal scoring chances consistently and ‘out of nothing’ is a necessity for a team with Championship challenging [...]

Mohamed Diame was born on the 14th June 1987, making him 25 now. He was born in Creteil in France, but he plays for the Senegalese national team. He moved to Wigan in August 2009 for a fee of £3.36million. He stayed at Wigan for 3 years before moving on to West Ham United on [...]

Brad Friedel is a survivor. The American international has started every Premier League match for his club side since the start of the 2004-05 season with Blackburn Rovers and holds the EPL record for most consecutive appearances – a run he maintained  through moves to Aston Villa and Tottenham. He played for the United States Men’s [...]

Yesterday, Reading announced the signing of Russian striker Pavel Pogrebnyak after he was granted a work permit. He has joined on a free transfer having after his six month contract at Fulham ended. He couldn’t agree terms in extending his contract, and Reading offered the player better wages and a four-year contract that he wouldn’t [...]