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Amorim in talks according to talkport to replace Klopp. Not sure how I feel about this, Man United went down the route of getting a manager who has won trophies in one of the lesser leagues and hasn't really worked.  De Zerbe could be another Graham Potter if got a " big job" no real stand out candidate at the moment for me. Would take Ange over De Zerbe given choice. 

Wouldn't compare what has gone on with a poor ran club like Manchester United, even Klopp would have struggled there. If you want a manager with high vibes with a big focus on attacking and little focus on defending which the media love in choose to ignore then Ange Postecoglou is your man however I doubt that style of play will be good enough to retain the Premier league title for Liverpool next season.

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Channelling
Line breaker
Layered or blanket defence
Transition Play
Zonal Press
Zonal marking

It's reported Darren Hughes is home out of hospital tonight and there's nothing broken in his leg. An MRI in the coming days will determine the extent of ligament damage. 

Meath would want to find a goalkeeper before they play Dublin.

Westmeath not much better. No point crying about fixtures if you can't defend high balls kicked in.

Be great to see Wicklow beat Kildare, not totally out of the question.

Goalkeepers and defenders dealing with high balls in seem to be at all time low across the country at the moment.

A day of shock results well done Cavan. Wishing Hughes a speedy recovery.

Unexpected slip up by Liverpool today.  Klopp his players and their supporters will be left to wonder how and why they failed to beat Manchester United twice this season and for good measure got knocked out of the FA Cup by them also.

Arsenal,Manchester City won't win their remaining games so the good news for Liverpool is win their remaining seven league games and they should be champions.

Handy win for Monaghan tomorrow?

If Cavan are as poor as they finished the league it will be handy win for Monaghan. However this is championship playing the neighbours and live on BBC and RTE if no kick and competitive showing from Cavan it will speak volumes about them.

Cavan were pretty bad in the league but still were hard to beat. Meath for example should have had them beat out the gate by half time in Breffni but by the 60th minute Cavan were ahead.
Monaghan are brittle and low on confidence, plus they are missing their big attacking threats.

Best value bet is Monaghan ahead at HT but Cavan by a couple at the end.

Cavan were easy to score against and beat in their two league games against Armagh,Fermanagh. Monaghan will have put league relegation behind them and against Tyrone,Mayo in round 6,7 they showed they are coming into form again.  In David Garland,Jack McCarron,Conor McManus, Michael Bannigan etc Monaghan have forwards to cause damage if Cavan defend as poorly again.  You might get decent value however bet responsibly.

Makes the run in interesting though for the neutral 

Liverpool would need to slip up in a few games in the run in to make it interesting for the neutrals.

May 19th is looking like the 1st time Liverpool supporters will get to see their team pick up a league trophy in front of packed Anfield since 1990.

Handy win for Monaghan tomorrow?

If Cavan are as poor as they finished the league it will be handy win for Monaghan. However this is championship playing the neighbours and live on BBC and RTE if no kick and competitive showing from Cavan it will speak volumes about them.

Brolly knows what he's at. He recognises that he has about 15 minutes and to avoid answering any direct question that may be uncomfortable, he gets in first just talking shite and telling wee random stories.

How to avoid cross examination in simple steps.

Brolly was on the show tonight? thankfully I gave it a miss.

Jesus. Christ. What a signing Alexis Mac Allister is turning out to be.

Eight more wins and Liverpool will be crowned champions. Probably won't need eight wins as Manchester City, Arsenal won't win their remaining league games.

Alexis Mac Allister turning out be a title winning type of signing.

Derry getting stronger. But 3 of their better men on the U-17 2020 team only Murray and Gilmore starting games at the minute which probably a sign of a experienced team to start with. Downey who was the best player on that team only bck after multi long injuries, but I feel he can make a different up front in the nxt few yrs if he stays injury free. Higgins to me has something to offer in the nxt few yrs too. But the best underage player I see coming up is Danny McDermot who only 18, so Derry do have players coming, Along with the previous 2 years of minors the likes of Rodgers and McKinless, Bradley drop off In 4yrs time. Had McAvoy and Murray been playing against Down U20 last year I feel we won that game. Silly of Gallagher playing them against Fermanagh when they weren't needed.

Wasn't Eoin McEvoy on that Derry U17 All-Ireland winning team?

Was no such talk in media about a penalty shootout not a fair way to settle a GAA match after Armagh lost 3 shootouts over past 2 years in the Championship however as soon as it's the Dubs who lost a league final in that manner the questions come out.

There are 3 contenders for Sam, Dublin, Derry and Kerry. Tyrone and Mayo are an outside bet. It pains me to say it but I can't see Armagh or Donegal doing it. The gap was so wide between the two finals yesterday.

Not as wide as the gap between Dublin v Tyrone in their recent meeting.

Remember Dublin lost League finals in  2011, 2017, 2020.

2011 Kerry, Mayo 2017 had the opportunity of beating Dublin and found ways to lose I doubt Derry will do the same if given the same opportunity this summer.