The 'where are they now?' files

[Irishnev]

49/50 - raging at the one I missed

Illori

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[Red_Polo]

48

Missed out

Origi and Benteke, must have expunged the latter from memory I was sat looking at it for ****ing ages FLMAO

[Phoenix07]

Training with Juventus is harder than Liverpool – Emre Can

The Germany midfielder says he has found difficulties with the Italian club while reflecting on his time in England

Emre Can says that he has found training with Juventus even more difficult than with Liverpool despite having joked about how hard training is under Jurgen Klopp.

Can spent four seasons at Anfield after moving from Bayer Leverkusen in 2013, making 166 total appearances for the Premier League outfit.

He played a vital role for the Reds, never making less than 37 appearances in a season during his time in England.

But he departed the Premier League for Serie A after the 2017-18 season, joining up with Juventus on a free transfer.

And he has found success in Turin having made 31 total appearances while scoring four goals for the Bianconeri this season, even with a different sort of focus on training under Massimiliano Allegri.

“I already complained to Jurgen Klopp about the hard training in Liverpool! But the training here at Juventus is a bit tougher," Can told DAZN and Goal .

"We have to run even more, do more strength training. It was a big challenge for me at the beginning. But now my body has got used to it.”

Can says he still remains close with Klopp, who led Liverpool to a 2-0 victory over Porto in Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg.

The midfielder says it was difficult to leave the Reds, but he feels he made the right decision in moving to Juve.

“He was disappointed. He wanted me to stay in Liverpool, but accepted my decision," Can said of Klopp.

"He also knew that it was not a decision against him or against Liverpool, but for a new challenge at Juventus.

"I had a wonderful and memorable time in Liverpool and will always be grateful to all the people who have supported me there. I am still in touch with Jurgen Klopp."

Can now is developing a relationship with a new manager in Allegri, although the Germany midfielder will miss out on Juventus' upcoming Champions League clash with Ajax due to injury.

“Allegri is a tactical mastermind. He adjusts us differently before every match, constantly trying out new variants. We have to attack and defend differently in each match. For him, every little detail is important," he said.

"As a person Allegri is great, very funny. Many people from outside do not think so, because he always seems serious on the coaching zone, but he often jokes and laughs a lot - although I honestly hardly understand him, because he is from Tuscany and speaks a dialect which is very difficult to understand!"

https://www.goal.com/en/news/trainin...11ktu67rk95mu3

[Liverpool]

Tommy Smith has died

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[Le Chef]

Bless him - Met him at a Sportsmans dinner about ten years ago, decent fella but all he wanted to do e=was talk about Shankly, nothing current, all about Shanks

[Leyton388]

RIP to a,true legend.

[Exiled_red]

R.I.P. Tommy

[Norbs]

RIP Tommy

[Red_Polo]

RIP

BBC bit on him

BBC News - Tommy Smith: Liverpool great dies, aged 74

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47913937

[Exiled_red]

A few days old but I've not seen it mentioned, Benayoun has retired

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47891379

To be honest I had assumed he had already retired.

[Exiled_red]

Jose Enrique given the all clear after surgery to remove a brain tumour last year

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47942648

[Norbs]

Jose Enrique given the all clear after surgery to remove a brain tumour last year

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47942648

[frank the tank]

great news for the fella.

[Big-Red-Ed]

Just seen Gerardo Bruna scoring a cracking free kick for irish club Derry City.

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[Shaggy]

Just seen Gerardo Bruna scoring a cracking free kick for irish club Derry City.

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That's mad