⚽ Title race, manager merry-go-round, NLD and more

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The last few days have seen [Liverpool’s interest in Feyenoord’s Arne Slot confirmed](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDh3eP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvYXJuZS1zbG90LWp1cmdlbi1rbG9wcC1saXZlcnBvb2wtbWFuYWdlci1iMjUzNTAwMC5odG1sP2xpZD1rendkNnY2d3pxbG0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjYtMDQtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZivemCtmfjEwnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), and [Xavi deciding to stay at Barcelona](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDh3eP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwveGF2aS1oZXJuYW5kZXotYmFyY2Vsb25hLW1hbmFnZXItZGVjaXNpb24tbGFsaWdhLWIyNTM0NTI2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTdseTJ4NzBib2FpdSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyNi0wNC0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmK96YK2Z-MTCeUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). Both were unexpected, particularly by Sporting CP's Ruben Amorim. Those close to the boss had felt he was the leading candidate for both jobs. He had been the most admired manager after Xabi Alonso. That does leave a hugely exciting manager that is possibly available for the summer, although with job openings that have suddenly been that bit more limited. It perhaps explains this week’s leak that Amorim had spoken to West Ham United. That is understood to have actually taken place a month ago. Barcelona had meanwhile been trying to persuade Xavi to stay for much longer than that. It makes their own situation much easier, especially as signing Amorim would have involved a release clause. That is now someone else's issue, and someone else's option.   NEW: Independent sports betting newsletter Our new Independent Betting newsletter offers all the latest tips, odds and offers to help you place sports bets armed with as much information as possible. 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It was widely felt [during the game on Wednesday](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDh3eP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvbGl2ZXJwb29sLWV2ZXJ0b24tcHJlbWllci1sZWFndWUtdGl0bGUtcmVzdWx0LWdvYWxzLWIyNTM0MjM3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTR0YXU5MzEzbHJieSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyNi0wNC0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmK96YK2Z-MTCeUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) that he looked exhausted. This wasn’t Klopp’s usual response to defeats. Everyone can see the energy is gone, just as he warned it was. It perhaps explains some of how this run-in has gone. When feeling at his best, Klopp could well have engendered an emotional response out of this team as their own energy has flagged. He could have got more out of them. He's done it so often in the past. That has after all been the source of so much of his greatest successes, not least the signature performance of that 4-0 comeback against Barcelona. [This has all been more tepid](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDh3eP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvdmlyZ2lsLXZhbi1kaWprLWxpdmVycG9vbC1ldmVydG9uLXByZW1pZXItbGVhZ3VlLWIyNTM0MzAwLmh0bWw_bGlkPThpMjV5azYzdnpuaiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyNi0wNC0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmK96YK2Z-MTCeUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). It isn’t really even a massive crash, as Liverpool endured in 2020-21 and 2022-23. It’s more just gone flat. That is probably a product of overperforming in the first place, as the squad of course had a different emotional response to the news of Klopp’s resignation. It just couldn’t last. We’re seeing the effects of that now. [All that’s left is the goodbye](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDh3eP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvbGl2ZXJwb29sLWp1cmdlbi1rbG9wcC1wcmVtaWVyLWxlYWd1ZS10aXRsZS1iMjUzNDQ2Ny5odG1sP2xpZD1lMmdud24wMHRqeWYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjYtMDQtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZivemCtmfjEwnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) - as well as a promising team, that isn't yet a complete team. As to what next, Borussia Dortmund are interested in bringing him back for an executive role when he's ready. The clubs underneath the elite find their voice Amid so much jostling between the big clubs, and three of the usual names preparing for the Champions League semi-final this week, there was one important announcement that went under the radar. The Union of European Clubs celebrated their first general assembly. It didn’t quite have the opulence of the European Club Association’s gatherings, but then the bigger group - chaired by Paris Saint-Germain’s Nasser Al Khelaifi - receive €15m funding from Uefa. That’s sort of the point. This is about representing all the clubs outside the elite, who do not feel they have a voice in the game’s decision-making. As many 18 English clubs were named in their statement: Burnley, Norwich City, AFC Wimbledon, Bristol Rovers, Cambridge United, Accrington Stanley, Doncaster Rovers, Grimsby Town, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City, Shrewsbury Town, Newport County, Swindon Town, Tranmere Rovers, Altrincham, Ebbsfleet United and Gateshead. An illustrative issue is that Uefa aren’t even supposed to engage with the group, due to a memorandum of understanding signed with the ECA. That only shows how important such a lobbying group is. VAR not to be reviewed It's been [another tough week for refereeing](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDh3eP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvbm90dGluZ2hhbS1mb3Jlc3QtdmFyLWV2ZXJ0b24tbWFyay1jbGF0dGVuYnVyZy1wcmVtaWVyLWxlYWd1ZS1iMjUzNDAxMy5odG1sP2xpZD1hamFjdmV2dm85ZGUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjYtMDQtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZivemCtmfjEwnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)but there's now a growing feeling within the Premier League that the technological help, well, isn't helping. There's actually been a mood for some time that VAR's influence should be drastically downgraded. Many have even lobbied for this. The widespread belief is that it should be something closer to "VAR-lite" where it only intervenes for genuinely massive moments. The problem is IFAB, the body responsible for international refereeing, have no interest. They do not want to reduce VAR. Many stakeholders are questioning why at this point, especially as it forces everyone else to commit. If you use VAR, you have to use it as decreed. The suspicion is that everyone involved has invested too much in it. It made it all the more conspicuous that Swedish football this week reasserted its commitment to not using VAR. Their clubs are all fan-owned, ensuring proper democracy - and they have repeatedly rejected the idea.   Top football features ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDh3eP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvYXJzZW5hbC10b3R0ZW5oYW0tcHJlbWllci1sZWFndWUtYXJ0ZXRhLWFuZ2UtcG9zdGVjb2dsb3UtYjI1MzUyMTEuaHRtbD9saWQ9dmNqZ2J4OGFsbzBlJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI2LTA0LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYr3pgrZn4xMJ5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ [The link between Arsenal and Tottenham that reveals key to pivotal north London derby](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDh3eP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvYXJzZW5hbC10b3R0ZW5oYW0tcHJlbWllci1sZWFndWUtYXJ0ZXRhLWFuZ2UtcG9zdGVjb2dsb3UtYjI1MzUyMTEuaHRtbD9saWQ9dTJxYWszM2Y1bnQxJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDI2LTA0LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYr3pgrZn4xMJ5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDh3eP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvY2hlbHNlYS1iYXJjZWxvbmEtd29tZW5zLWNoYW1waW9ucy1sZWFndWUtZW1tYS1oYXllcy1iMjUzNDc3Ny5odG1sP2xpZD1xMnlwcmE5ZGEwNTQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjYtMDQtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZivemCtmfjEwnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj [Chelsea can claim crowning Women’s Champions League victory in the house that Emma Hayes built](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDh3eP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvY2hlbHNlYS1iYXJjZWxvbmEtd29tZW5zLWNoYW1waW9ucy1sZWFndWUtZW1tYS1oYXllcy1iMjUzNDc3Ny5odG1sP2xpZD1zaTdoMjBpN3VjM2cmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjYtMDQtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZivemCtmfjEwnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)   Miguel's Dispatches The talk of the week has been managers having a go back at journalists, precisely because of Erik ten Hag’s [volley towards the pack](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoDh3eP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvZXJpay10ZW4taGFnLW1hbmNoZXN0ZXItdW5pdGVkLWZhLWN1cC1jb3ZlbnRyeS1iMjUzMzIyMy5odG1sP2xpZD1lcmducnFtMGN3eWQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjYtMDQtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZivemCtmfjEwnlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)covering Manchester United. Some fans of course love it and wonder why it isn’t done more often. The answer is really because managers are supposed to be above it, and not care about what the media thinks. This shows they’re too concerned by the reaction to games. It isn’t universal, of course. Sir Alex Ferguson was famous for blasting the press, but that was just another case where he is an exception. 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