My stand out player to date in my view has been James Rodriguez of Everton FC. He has taken to the Premier League "like a duck to water". The 29-year-old Columbia attacking midfielder was signed in the offseason from Spanish giants Real Madrid for a fee believed to be around 20 million pounds. He signed on a two-year contract for the Toffees. In the opening four games of the season James has scored three goals and assisted two and in general, has been at the hub of everything that Everton have done well in the attacking third of the pitch. A huge factor getting James to the Premier League was the fact that his old manager who he played under at Real Madrid is the current Everton gaffer. Italian Carlo Ancelotti is the man in question that attracted the flamboyant winger to the Premier League. They had a very good relationship at Real Madrid and they wanted to rekindle that at Everton. James has formed a frightening partnership with Everton duo Rich...
Villa Park witnessed one of the most dominant displays of football from an Aston Villa outfit that has started the season brilliantly. The scoreline was one everyone could have never had predicted. Aston Villa 7 (seven) Liverpool 2.
Liverpool are the current Premier League champions and have started the season in fine fashion, winning their opening three fixtures against Leeds United, Chelsea, and Arsenal. In fairness, the Reds were missing their talisman in Sadio Mane. He, unfortunately, has the coronavirus, so he will be absent for two weeks from the squad. They were then dealt a further blow with Brazilian goalkeeper Allison suffered a shoulder injury in training.
The game started at a blistering pace with the hosts on the front foot from the first whistle. They started the rout after only four minutes through new summer recruit from Brentford, Ollie Watkins. The striker then doubled the Villains lead on 22 minutes. Salah gave Liverpool some hope reducing the deficit just eleven minutes later but John McGinn restored the two-goal advantage with a deflected effort. Watkins then completed a first-half hat trick as the interval approached.
It was to get even worse for the visitors just ten minutes after the break with new loan signing from Chelsea, Ross Barkley opened his account for his new club. Salah smashed one into the top corner to give Liverpool some hope. But it was to no avail when England international Jack Grealish got in on the action and bagged himself a brace to complete the madness on 66 and 75 minutes.
There will be serious questions asked in the Liverpool camp about just how could this happen to a team that have been so successful in recent years. Was this result just a blip and a one-off? Jurgen Klopp is one of the best managers in world football, if anyone can put this result to bed quickly it's the German.
Key Words and Expressions
witnessed- To see something with your own eyes.
dominant- To be in a more powerful position than your opposition.
fine fashion- In a good, dominant way. Carried out in style.
dealt a further blow- To get some more bad news after you've just had some.
blistering pace- To do something at an extremely fast speed.
rout- An overwhelming defeat or loss.
deflected effort- When the direction of the ball changes direction after it strikes another player.
new loan signing- A player who changes football team but not on a permanent basis. They must go back to their original club once their loan deal expires.
no avail- To try hard to accomplish something. But you fail.
blip- A brief downfall in results.
put this result to bed- To forget about a bad incident quickly and to move on.
Fill in the blanks with the correct word or expressions
My brother was ________________________ yesterday when after he had a slight accident driving. He got his University final grade back which showed he had to re-sit another year.
My friends company had to lay off some staff last week. The yearly sales where down massively. She is hoping it's just a slight _________________ in the market.
West Ham's _________________________ looks terrible. I hope he can turn his form around. We are going to need him.
Tottenham Hotpsur went to Old Trafford and beat Manchester United 6-1. It was a _______________________ performance from them.
I just spent the last hour in my local police station. I just ___________________ a man steal a purse from a young woman in the park. I am all shook up.
In the Premier League you need at least one player in your team to have _____________________________ to do well in the division.
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