Following a final training session – from which Gary Cahill and David Luiz were notable absentees – Lampard reflected on the importance of Drogba to Chelsea when the defining matches come around, as well as the recent upturn in Torres’s form. “We’re very fortunate to have the pair of them,” Lampard said. “Didier has...
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Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish slams ‘inexcusable’ referees following rash of poor decisions
He said: “The last three games there are blatant decisions that have gone against us that are, frankly, inexcusable, and I’d say unexplainable as well. “I won’t raise it with the Referees’ Association, I’ve raised it now, and it’s up to them. I think it really should be their concern. I’ve raised it, and...
Aston Villa name Gabriel Agbonlahor as captain following Stiliyan Petrov being diagnosed with acute leukaemia
Petrov’s condition was diagnosed following tests after the Bulgarian international developed a fever following last Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Arsenal. Messages of support for the former Celtic player, known as ‘Stan’, have been expressed across the football community. Petrov has already begun treatment on his condition at a London specialist hospital and he will...
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish advises against putting trust in youth after defeat to Wigan
“You just need to draw your horses back a bit,” said the Scot. “He wouldn’t have been there if we weren’t in the position we were in. “It is nice to see the kids get a game but it is also better for us to look after them and manage them. “We are not...
Kenny Dalglish rejects claims of season write-off at Liverpool after QPR collapse
That was the Reds’ fourth defeat in five matches, yet Liverpool manager Dalglish refuses to panic and he insists the League Cup winners, who are also through to the FA Cup semi-finals, still have plenty to play for. “What we said was we would try our best to win every game and we will...
Liverpool reignite Luis Suarez row as Glen Johnson accuses Patrice Evra of manufacturing handshake
Johnson said: “Evra was clever at Old Trafford. Luis didn’t shake his hand because Evra’s hand was down there. What else is Luis supposed to do? Would you go to shake someone’s hand if their hand is way down there by their side? Course not. “But then, because Luis didn’t do it, Evra has...
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This week’s winner is Will Buckland, who will receive a copy of The Didi Man: My Love Affair with Liverpool. Second prize: a copy of The Perfect Punter, goes to Greg Hammond. Now send your Lee Cattermoles to gallery@guardian.co.uk by noon on Monday 12 March, complete with a CAPTION. Anyone who forgets will be...
Liverpool v Arsenal: Arsene Wenger blasts Holland and Belgium over Robin van Persie and Thomas Vermaelen
Wenger continued: “The friendlies are becoming more and more difficult to accept for everybody. “I was always in favour of using the players for official games and I never asked any player not to go 100 per cent for his country when it is a qualifier or a big competition, but the friendlies are...
Andre Villas-Boas defends team selection and insists he retains the full support of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich
Villas-Boas controversially left out Frank Lampard, Michael Essien and Ashley Cole for the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie against Napoli, which Chelsea led before a defensive horror show saw them concede three goals. But when asked whether he still has the backing of Abramovich, Villas-Boas told a press conference this afternoon:...