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Injury rules Chris Wood out of All Whites’ games

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New Zealand All Whites striker Chris Wood ahead of the game against Australia in Brisbane, 2022. Photo: PHOTOSPORT The All Whites are facing a setback with striker Chris Wood ruled out of upcoming games in Egypt. Wood was initially named in the squad for the W Cup series against Egypt on Saturday and then either Croatia or Tunisia next Wednesday. Wood had only just returned to action with his Premier League club Nottingham Forest after spending more than a month on the sidelines with a hamstring injury. Wood scored in Forest’s 1-1 draw with Luton Town at the weekend but…
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Liverpool news: Opinion – ‘Jurgen Klopp’s game management was poor’

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Whatever way you look at it, it makes absolutely no sense that Mo Salah played 90 minutes of a dead-rubber on Thursday night against Sparta Prague, rendering him only capable of 70 at Old Trafford on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp has been sublime this season. His substitutions and the manner in which he’s coped with his team’s injuries and trusted younger players have been exceptional, but his game management against Manchester United was poor. Liverpool were cruising in the second half. If anything, it was too easy. Then, Klopp took off Salah, Andy Robertson and Dom Szoboszlai and completely sacrificed control.…
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Liverpool news: Pat Nevin on their ‘late, late show… again’

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The late, late show from Liverpool, yet again, will be among the most talked about individual moments of the season. Liverpool have scored 10 league goals after the prescribed 90 minutes have come and gone in this campaign that has won them seven extra points. They have shipped only two after the allocated 90. You could also add the three extra points they won against Fulham in December, when they were 3-2 down with 88 minutes on the clock, but still clawed it back. These two extra points at Nottingham Forest were crucial, not just because of the time of…
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Everton news: Opinion – Toffees ‘can’t feel sorry for themselves’

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After months of continuing uncertainty, Everton blew the opportunity to really give themselves some breathing space at the bottom of the Premier League table. Defeat at the hands of West Ham United continued the winless run and ever so slightly raised the dissenting voices towards the manager. Oddly, the performance was one of our better ones in recent weeks and a return to the early season trend of creating chances but having neither the composition nor the confidence to take them. Post-match, the manager seemed somewhat fed up of the same old story being told – a high xG but…
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