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IAN LADYMAN: It wasn’t Covid, it wasn’t about frozen assets – what did it for Everton was throwing substantial sums of money at substandard players… they gambled by trying to compete with their oil-rich counterparts and have paid the price

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[ad_1] In the end it was decreed that it was the football that had got Everton into this sorry mess. Not the costs of a new stadium, the collapse of a naming rights deal or the impact of the Covid pandemic. No, it was football. Everton had — according to the Premier League and now…

IAN LADYMAN: Mauricio Pochettino is a good man but the Chelsea manager lambasting the referee after clash with Man City shows why football has a BIG problem with abuse

Aziboat2 years ago015 mins

[ad_1] It turns out that the best referee in world rugby is friends with Anthony Taylor. Among the many things the recently retired Wayne Barnes must feel for Taylor will surely be a sense of pity. Barnes — who recently refereed the World Cup final between South Africa and New Zealand at the Stade de…

IAN LADYMAN: Tottenham’s 4-1 defeat by Chelsea was more like a scrap outside a kebab shop than a sporting contest! Mauricio Pochettino knows the weight this result could carry for his young Blues side

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[ad_1] When Tottenham’s gang of nine finally succumbed and fell behind with 12 minutes of regular time remaining here, Mauricio Pochettino turned and clapped his hands like he was acknowledging a well-executed 10-yard pass on the training field. He was rarely one for exuberant celebrations when he was Tottenham manager. Equally, he hasn’t had much…

‘Rasmus Hojlund HAS to score goals’ says Ian Ladyman as he slams Manchester United’s ‘low standards’

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[ad_1] ‘Rasmus Hojlund HAS to score goals’ says Ian Ladyman as he slams Manchester United’s ‘low standards’ Erik ten Hag’s side struggled to score goals despite progress last season Frenchman has never lived up to expectations at Old Trafford amid injury woe With Rasmus Hojlund as a striker, Ian Ladyman says he must deliver immediately…