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Can Moore help Rangers unlock defences?
YouTube highlights reels can only tell you so much. In the case of Mikey Moore, there are certainly signs Rangers' on-loan Tottenham winger can offer a different type of wide man for head coach Russell than a month into his Ibrox reign, Martin has experienced in microcosm the ups and downs of his immediate two predecessors Barry Ferguson and Philippe Clement - some thrilling nights in Europe and persistent domestic Moore may aid Martin's cause is his point of difference to Rangers' other wingers Findlay Curtis, Djeidi Gassama and Oliver that red tape over his transfer has been overcome by the advent of his 18th birthday this week, Moore could looks set to his Rangers debut in Saturday's Premier Sports Cup tie with in-form League 1 side Alloa the 1-1 Premiership draws with Motherwell and Dundee, Rangers struggled to get their wingers in behind defences in the manner they did in the Champions League third qualifying round tie with Viktoria Plzen. Martin has lamented poor use of the ball as a key cause for the amount of defending his side has had to a right-footer who can play on either side, seems adept at carrying the ball, going beyond and eliminating defenders to create the kind of space Rangers are trying to sole Spurs strike so far came in Europa League action and showed he has an eye for goal - driving at Elfsborg's defence from the left, cutting inside and giving himself a big target to aim for to the goalkeeper's right. He also laid on two Tottenham goals last season in his 19 first-team international level, he has been a regular scorer for England's age grade teams and has shouldered the responsibility of taking striker Rangers' wingers will be attempting to supply on Saturday is somewhat of a conundrum for Martin. Cyriel Dessers has started most games this season in the number nine role but went off with a serious-looking injury against Plzen as Rangers completed a 4-2 aggregate Danilo replaced the Nigeria international and set up Rangers' goal in the Czech Republic while Hamza Igamane - scorer of 16 goals last season - is yet to feature this season amid fitness his signing, Martin described Moore as "brave" and "aggressive". Helping Rangers arrest their early-season domestic slump will require both qualities and more.
Powys County Times
7 minutes ago
- Powys County Times
Liverpool players are too honest for their own good
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot believes his team are too honest for their own good but he does not want them to change in their defence of their Premier League title. The Dutchman said he often 'blamed' them for not taking a genuine foul when they had the option but also felt their positive approach was in part responsible for their success last season. He has key midfielder Ryan Gravenberch missing through suspension for Friday's season-opener at home to Bournemouth, while Slot was misguided in his interpretation of why his reasoning was based on a general viewpoint. Slot thought the Netherlands international had been dismissed for a second bookable offence in the final match of last season against Crystal Palace, when in fact he received a straight red for bringing down Daichi Kamada as he prepared to race through on goal. 'If there is one team in the league that is, in my opinion, the most honest when we play – I sometimes blame them that they never try to make from a foul a little bit more – and never dives and never time delays and all these kind of things, then it is us,' said Slot. 'In the (Community Shield) game against Palace they hold Florian (Wirtz) in midfield and he didn't fall over and the referee says 'If you don't fall, I don't give a free-kick', which is a little bit weird. 'Than a fraction later they fell down in a moment which wasn't even a foul and the referee thought 'Oh, he fell down so it probably is a foul'. 'We had much more ball possession than Palace but we made 13 fouls and they made five. That tells you also about who we are.' Slot said despite the increased challenge that defending their title would pose – and the tactics opponents may employ – he did not want his team to become more streetwise. 'Maybe for me to use the right words in English, you can never be too honest. But I saw this week Fenerbahce-Feyenoord and saw a lot of moments where players were really smart,' he added. 'These kind of things, should we use them? I'm not so sure. 'For me the best game last season I was part of was Paris St Germain against us, especially our home game. The new season starts here. 2025/26 🔜 — Premier League (@premierleague) June 18, 2025 'I liked that a little bit more than the away game. It was so high intensity because both teams were just here to play and not to try to pretend a foul was more or time delaying. 'I am most proud of the fact of who we are and we won the league last season with the team we were so let us stay who we are. 'We are a very fair team, that is clear also maybe the reason we won the league so why change something which went well.' Off the field Liverpool have agreed a £26million plus add-ons deal to sign Parma defender Giovanni Leoni to bolster their options in central defence, where they had only two specialists in the position for pre-season after an injury to Joe Gomez from which he had only returned this week. The 18-year-old is expected to undergo a medical and Slot said: 'The clubs have agreed a deal but he hasn't signed for us yet. The moment when he signs for us I can go into more detail.' Slot, however, refused to speculate on their pursuit of Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi as talks continue. 'He is not our player and unfortunately he was the captain of the team we lost against last Sunday,' he added. 'If you want any talks on him you should go to Palace and (Oliver) Glasner and ask his opinion about it.'
Rhyl Journal
7 minutes ago
- Rhyl Journal
Liverpool players are too honest for their own good
The Dutchman said he often 'blamed' them for not taking a genuine foul when they had the option but also felt their positive approach was in part responsible for their success last season. He has key midfielder Ryan Gravenberch missing through suspension for Friday's season-opener at home to Bournemouth, while Slot was misguided in his interpretation of why his reasoning was based on a general viewpoint. Slot thought the Netherlands international had been dismissed for a second bookable offence in the final match of last season against Crystal Palace, when in fact he received a straight red for bringing down Daichi Kamada as he prepared to race through on goal. 'If there is one team in the league that is, in my opinion, the most honest when we play – I sometimes blame them that they never try to make from a foul a little bit more – and never dives and never time delays and all these kind of things, then it is us,' said Slot. 'In the (Community Shield) game against Palace they hold Florian (Wirtz) in midfield and he didn't fall over and the referee says 'If you don't fall, I don't give a free-kick', which is a little bit weird. 'Than a fraction later they fell down in a moment which wasn't even a foul and the referee thought 'Oh, he fell down so it probably is a foul'. 'We had much more ball possession than Palace but we made 13 fouls and they made five. That tells you also about who we are.' Slot said despite the increased challenge that defending their title would pose – and the tactics opponents may employ – he did not want his team to become more streetwise. 'Maybe for me to use the right words in English, you can never be too honest. But I saw this week Fenerbahce-Feyenoord and saw a lot of moments where players were really smart,' he added. 'These kind of things, should we use them? I'm not so sure. 'For me the best game last season I was part of was Paris St Germain against us, especially our home game. The new season starts here. 2025/26 🔜 — Premier League (@premierleague) June 18, 2025 'I liked that a little bit more than the away game. It was so high intensity because both teams were just here to play and not to try to pretend a foul was more or time delaying. 'I am most proud of the fact of who we are and we won the league last season with the team we were so let us stay who we are. 'We are a very fair team, that is clear also maybe the reason we won the league so why change something which went well.' Off the field Liverpool have agreed a £26million plus add-ons deal to sign Parma defender Giovanni Leoni to bolster their options in central defence, where they had only two specialists in the position for pre-season after an injury to Joe Gomez from which he had only returned this week. The 18-year-old is expected to undergo a medical and Slot said: 'The clubs have agreed a deal but he hasn't signed for us yet. The moment when he signs for us I can go into more detail.' Slot, however, refused to speculate on their pursuit of Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi as talks continue. 'He is not our player and unfortunately he was the captain of the team we lost against last Sunday,' he added. 'If you want any talks on him you should go to Palace and (Oliver) Glasner and ask his opinion about it.'
