Liverpool should call him back to Anfield this January..We need him!

Liverpool should call him back to Anfield this January..We need him!





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European Qualifier: Italy's Giorgio Chiellini has no problem with Mario Balotelli

Mario Balotelli is back in the Italy squad

Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini insists that he and the rest of his Italy team-mates have no problem with Mario Balotelli returning to the Azzurri squad.

Antonio Conte called up the misfiring Liverpool striker for the first time since he replaced Cesare Prandelli as Italy coach this summer.

Balotelli, who has yet to score in the Barclays Premier League for Liverpool since moving to Anfield this summer from AC Milan, has not played for Italy since their first-round exit from the World Cup in Brazil.

When asked about Balotelli's return, Chiellini said to the Italian media on Wednesday: "There is nothing to fix (with regards to Balotelli).

"We have closed the chapter on the World Cup, which we all knew went badly.

"A new cycle begins and we must forget the past while remembering the desire to make up for what happened."

The 24-year-old Balotelli was criticised by sections of the Italian media following the Azzurri's early exit from the World Cup and there were reports that some of his national team-mates had turned against him by the end of the tournament in Brazil.

However, Chiellini denied that Conte had briefed his players regarding Balotelli's return.

"There was no confrontation, there was no need for one," Chiellini said. "The coach (Conte) makes the decisions and we're a united group that wants to win.

"Our only focus is on the team and no-one has asked us about Balotelli, especially not Conte.

"I understand that for you (the press) it's important to know how many times he (Balotelli) sneezed or went to the bathroom, but we only think about the team and about winning.

"Everyone is important in this group."

Italy take on Croatia at the San Siro in Sunday's Euro 2016 qualifier, with both teams level at the top of Group H after winning their opening two matches.

The Azzurri take on Albania in an international friendly two days later in Genoa.

Paris St Germain midfielder Marco Verratti will not play a part in both games.

The 22-year-old returned to France on Wednesday having been ruled out with a left adductor injury.

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Daniel Sturridge “happy to be back” as he finally returns to Liverpool training

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has declared himself “happy to be back” as he steps up his anticipated return from a long injury lay-off.

The 24-year-old has not featured for the Reds since August 31 after a thigh strain sustained on England duty was followed by a calf problem picked up in his first session back with his club.

Having spent last week finishing off his rehabilitation sessions at Melwood the striker has now returned to training, although with most of the first-team squad away with their national teams, he will not be involved in a proper full session until next week.

“Training was class. Happy to be back,” Sturridge tweeted on Wednesday, having written on social media after Saturday’s defeat to Chelsea he was “looking forward to returning to full training next week”.

After missing 14 matches for Liverpool the England forward is targeting a return to action when the Premier League resumes after the current break with the match at Crystal Palace on Sunday November 23.

“I’ll be ready for that one, God willing,” Sturridge told BT Sport at the weekend. “It’s the worst feeling to be honest but that’s football. Everyone picks injuries up.”

During the time Sturridge has been sidelined the Reds have won just five games – two of those in the Capital One Cup – and lost seven.

Their Premier League record during that spell shows five defeats and only eight goals in seven matches as summer signings Mario Balotelli and Rickie Lambert have failed to fill the void.

That has seen Brendan Rodgers‘ side drop to 11th in the table, 15 points behind unbeaten leaders Chelsea but still only four points off a Champions League qualification place – which remains their primary target having got back among Europe’s elite with their runners-up finish to Manchester City last season.

Sturridge’s return will be a welcome boost for Rodgers as his side seek to regain their cutting edge but former Liverpool winger Steve McManaman believes they should not put too much pressure on the striker to start delivering immediately.

“Daniel Sturridge is hopefully going to be fit and raring to go (soon) and you hope Liverpool can replicate the kind of form they displayed at Tottenham away when they won really easily against a good team,” he told The Liverpool Echo. “It’ll have a positive impact because he’s a very good footballer who scored lots of goals last year, but he’ll need time to get himself fully fit and well.”

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Norwegian prodigy and Liverpool fan Martin Odegaard admits Reds are his “dream club”

Norwegian prodigy Martin Odegaard admits Liverpool are his dream club but that will not influence any decision on his future.

The teenager was known to be one of the brightest properties in Europe even before he made his debut for the national senior side last month aged just 15, becoming the youngest player to feature in a European Championship qualifier.

He has already trained with the youth teams of Bundesliga sides Bayern Munich and Stuttgart – and also met Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp – has visited Real Madrid and is set to see Liverpool’s facilities for himself next month.

And while the Stromsgodset midfielder has followed his father in becoming a Reds fan, he is confident that will not affect his thinking when he makes his next career choice, most likely in the summer.

“Liverpool have always been my dream club,” Odegaard told German newspaper Sport Bild. “But I will not let this affect my decision when I choose a new club.

“It’s all about finding the team that is best for me and for my development. That is not necessarily Liverpool.

“I haven’t really thought about my future yet. I will end the season here and then visit a number of clubs. I have not made a final decision yet, though.

“Of course, it’s flattering when you hear that big clubs are after you, but I don’t think about it too often.”

Last week Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, speaking after their 1-0 defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League, was reluctant to talk about Odegaard but did praise his qualities.

“I know he’s a big talent, at that age to be playing senior football at 15 and in a competitive league,” said the Northern Irishman. “He’s got wonderful ability and wonderful talent, but there’s nothing much more to say on him.”

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Isco to Liverpool Would be a Great Signing – But Wouldn’t Solve Reds’ Issues

With Liverpool linked with a move for Real Madrid midfielder Isco, Jack Lusby believes that this wouldn’t address the problems in the squad.

With the Premier League entering another break due to the Adrian Chiles-embossed dirge of another international jaunt, and nearing the January transfer window, speculation has begun in earnest.

Liverpool’s first big-name link has surfaced in the form of Real Madrid and Spain playmaker Isco, and a bid of at least £30 million is reportedly in the offing, with the Liverpool Echo entertaining the story.

“Reports suggest the Reds have made him a priority target in the winter transfer window. The 22-year-old could cost upwards of £30m and has been capped four times by Spain.”

This would definitely solve one perceived issue, as Reds boss Brendan Rodgers seemingly feels.

The manager recently bemoaned his side’s inability to bring in big-name signings, claiming “we know what targets we wanted and what was out there, but for one reason or another they are not here and gone elsewhere.”

This summer’s big regret was the failure to sign Chilean virtuoso Alexis Sanchez, and the Arsenal man would have been a perfect replacement for Luis Suarez.

Furthermore, if Liverpool had gone and signed players of the calibre of £80 million Angel di Maria and £32 million Diego Costa, performances would undoubtedly have been improved, to say the least.

Rodgers’ side are not in a position to do so, however, even with the added attraction of Champions League football, and the signings of Emre Can, Alberto Moreno and Javier Manquillo this summer have proven canny so far.

It is more in Rodgers’ failure to address long-standing problems within his squad that Liverpool are now suffering.

Signing Isco would not deal with these.

Isco

The signing of James Rodriguez by Madrid this summer has busied Carlo Ancelotti’s forward line even further, with the £60 million Colombian effectively demanding a starting role after a long run of exceptional form.

This does work to marginalise the talents of Isco, but that is far from saying the Spaniard hasn’t been shining this season.

Take the midfielder’s outstanding performance against Liverpool in the two sides’ first Champions League encounter at Anfield this season.

Isco started on the left-hand side of midfield, replacing the injured Gareth Bale.

The 22-year-old set to tear apart the Reds’ defence with some ingenuous attacking play and an infectious work rate.

Elsewhere, arguably the Spaniard’s best performance in this La Liga season so far came in Madrid’s 5-0 away victory over Levante in mid-October.

Nicholas Rigg of ESPNFC detailed this showing perfectly: “Madrid’s man of the match with a starring performance that included a sizzling goal, a superb assist and everything in between.”

Isco would bring many qualities to this Liverpool side, and would undoubtedly boost the ranks as a genuine, world-class prospect, with a versatility that lends to Rodgers’ system.

However, would these qualities truly address the areas that are in most need at Anfield?

Liverpool Issues

This season’s downturn in form has culminated in this most miserable of international breaks, with the triple-header of losses away to Newcastle United and Madrid, and at home Chelsea, leaving Liverpool in 11th in the Premier League and with work to be done in the Champions League.

Two of Rodgers’ defensive signings in Simon Mignolet and Dejan Lovren have looked completely devoid of confidence in goal and at centre-back respectively, and this fear spreads.

Chelsea took advantage of this with a high press at Anfield, containing the Reds for much of the game.

This is what Liverpool did so well last season, with the high-energy contributions of Suarez, Daniel Sturridge and Raheem Sterling pinning opposition defences in their own half.

In turn, this would allow Steven Gerrard to flourish as a regista, spreading play from a deep-lying, aided by the legs of Jordan Henderson. Now, Gerrard is the opposition’s target.

With Mario Balotelli replacing Suarez, and with Sturridge injured for much of the season so far, Liverpool have looked far from the devastating attacking force of last term, unable to cover for their defensive deficiencies.

With so many issues to confront, one marquee signing will not transform Liverpool’s season.

Plumping for another big-money midfielder would bypass many more cancerous areas, and there is precedent in the Premier League to prove that this is not the way forward.

Juan Mata and David Moyes

One such glaring example of this was Manchester United’s signing of Spanish No. 10 Juan Mata last season, in a move which then-manager David Moyes ostensibly saw as the solution to all of his side’s woes in the Premier League.

United were in an amplified version of the situation Rodgers’ side find themselves in at this juncture, with a toothless midfield and a diminishing back line.

Bringing Mata into the club did undoubtedly boost spirits, and performances picked up on occasion, but Moyes’ downfall was ignoring the problems elsewhere in favour of making this one marquee signing.

United defender Phil Jones claimed that “it makes an impact in the dressing room when you sign a player of that calibre,” continuing that the motivation is to “show him that we are one of the best teams to be at.”

However, this is only truly relevant when the personnel are capable, and the early signs of the problems areas in this Liverpool squad suggest replacement is necessary.

Signing Isco would not provide Liverpool with a defensive leader, it would not transform Gerrard or Lucas Leiva into the requisite dominant, ball-winning midfielder, and it would not relieve the pressure on Sturridge as the side’s only dependable striker.

A great signing though it would be, Brendan Rodgers throwing the chequebook at Real Madrid to sign Isco would ignore the more pressing issues infecting his squad.

Could signing Isco salvage Liverpool’s season, or would his signing ignore other issues? Let us know in the comments below.

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TEAMtalk's top 50 wonderkids: The full list

After TEAMtalk's top wonderkid was revealed last week, Matt Stead presents the list of the top 50 in full, as well as a few stats on the stars.

Last month, TEAMtalk embarked on a mission to find the 50 best youngsters in world football today: the TEAMtalk wonderkids.

There was just one criteria; players had to be born in or after 1996 to be considered for inclusion. Of course, they had to be incredibly talented, too.

Blood, sweat, tears, YouTube videos and poorly translated Eastern European scouting reports have been poured into the research, so without any further ado, here are a few stats - as well as the full list - of TEAMtalk's top 50 wonderkids...

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TEAMtalk's top 50 wonderkids: The full list

1. Martin Odegaard, 15 (Stromsgodset)

2. Alen Halilovic, 18 (Barcelona)

3. Gabriel Barbosa, 18 (Santos)

4. Hachim Mastour, 16 (AC Milan)

5. Riechedly Bazoer, 18 (Ajax)

6. Mosquito, 18 (Atletico Paranaense)

7. Youri Tielemans, 17 (Anderlecht)

8. Neal Maupay, 18 (Nice)

9. Ruben Neves, 17 (Porto)

10. Seung-Woo Lee, 16 (Barcelona)

11. Albian Ajeti, 17 (FC Basel)

12. Cristian Manea, 17 (Viitorul Constanta)

13. Kelechi Iheanacho, 17 (Manchester City)

14. Nathan, 18 (Atletico Paranaense)

15. Valmir Berisha, 18 (Roma)

16. Patrick Roberts, 17 (Fulham)

17. Jeremie Boga, 17 (Chelsea)

18. Timo Werner, 18 (Stuttgart)

19. Gedion Zelalem, 17 (Arsenal)

20. Fabrice Olinga, 18 (Malaga)

21. Jonathan Tah, 18 (Hamburg)

22. Rodrigo Tarin, 18 (Barcelona)

23. Steven Bergwijn, 16 (PSV)

24. Gabriel Boschilia, 18 (Sao Paulo)

25. Dele Alli, 18 (MK Dons)

26. Richairo Zivkovic, 18 (Ajax)

27. Inaki Pena, 15 (Barcelona)

28. Timothy Fosu-Mensah, 16 (Manchester United)

29. Taylor Moore, 17 (Lens)

30. Zakaria Bakkali, 18 (PSV)

31. Georgios Spanoudakis, 15 (Stuttgart)

32. Lewis Cook, 17 (Leeds)

33. Daniel De Silva, 17 (Roma)

34. Emanuel Mammana, 18 (River Plate)

35. Simone Scuffet, 18 (Udinese)

36. Dzenis Burnic, 16 (Borussia Dortmund)

37. Filippo Romagna, 17 (Juventus)

38. Allan Saint-Maximin, 17 (Saint-Etienne)

39. Erik Palmer-Brown, 17 (Sporting Kansas)

40. Benjamin Henrichs, 17 (Leverkusen)

41. Jack Harper, 18 (Real Madrid)

42. Harry Wilson, 17 (Liverpool)

43. Ante Coric, 17 (Dinamo Zagreb)

44. Franck Kessie, 17 (Stella Club)

45. Pedro Paulo Kasanzi, 12 (Real Madrid)

46. Vaclav Cerny, 16 (Ajax)

47. Joaquin Ibanez, 18 (Lanus)

48. Ertugrul Ersoy, 17 (Bursaspor)

49. Anton Mitryushkin, 18 (Spartak Moscow)

50. Adrian Marin, 17 (Villarreal)

Wonderkids who never made it

Numbers 50-41

Numbers 40-31

Numbers 30-21

Numbers 20-11

Numbers 10-1

By Matt Stead

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