MANCHESTER, England - Out of the Champions League and marooned in mid-table in the Premier League, Liverpool can find solace in its turbulent season by reaching the semifinals of the English League Cup this week. Authentic Shoes Wholesale .Lose to second-tier Bournemouth on Wednesday, though, and the pressure will grow on Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers.Bournemouth will be no pushover, either. Unbeaten since September, the south-coast club is top of the League Championship as it chases a place in the Premier League for the first time and has already beaten top-flight opposition in the League Cup this season in West Bromwich Albion. Bournemouth is also looking for revenge after losing 2-0 to Liverpool in the FA Cup last season.A long trip south for a match against in-form and fired-up lower-league opposition in a compact Dean Court stadium? It has all the makings of a cup upset.Chelsea also play away to second-tier opposition in Derby, managed by former England coach Steve McClaren, while Southampton visits third-tier Sheffield United Tuesday.Tottenham is at home to Newcastle on Wednesday in the other last-eight match.Here are some things to know about the League Cup quarterfinals:___MIGNOLET WONT RETURNDropped for Liverpools 3-0 defeat at Manchester United on Sunday, Simon Mignolet wont be returning to Liverpools team for the trip to Bournemouth.Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said the Belgium goalkeeper is out for an indefinite period and that Brad Jones will start at Dean Court.It is something that can happen to keepers, taking them out of the firing line and give them time to reflect, Rodgers said.Mignolet had started 93 straight league games but came under pressure after a string of mistakes and nervy displays.___BOURNEMOUTH REVIVEDIn 2008, Bournemouth was in the bottom tier of the English league, endangered by a 17-point deduction for financial problems and on the verge of going out of business.Six years on and saved by the money of a Russian billionaire, the club has no ceiling on its ambitions.Bournemouth is one of the upcoming teams in English football under the stewardship of a young coach in Eddie Howe who is considered one of the countrys brightest managerial prospects.Even if Bournemouth loses on Wednesday, Dean Court could be welcoming the likes of Liverpool on a regular basis next season. A 5-3 win over Cardiff on Saturday lifted the team to the top of the League Championship and it is one of the favourites for promotion.___MOURINHOS DESIREIt may be the least of Chelseas priorities this season but manager Jose Mourinho has been taking the League Cup seriously.He wants to win every competition that he is up for, Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas said of Mourinho. He has already told us he wants to win this trophy. It is the first trophy of the season and he wants it.Mourinho failed to win a trophy in his first season back at Chelsea in his second spell at the London club. But the Blues are top of the Premier League and also one of the favourites for the Champions League.Fabregas is available again after suspension and Mourinho must make a call on striker Diego Costa, who may not be risked for a third match in seven days.___ALSOSouthampton heads to Sheffield United having lost four games in a row in the Premier League to puncture early-season optimism and drop the team from second place to fifth.United reached the FA Cup semifinals last season and has been in the headlines this season for its aborted attempt to sign Wales international Ched Evans following his release from prison after serving half of a five-year sentence for rape. Trendy Wholesale Shoes . LOUIS -- Joe Thornton and the San Jose Sharks won the matchup of unbeaten teams. Authentic Shoes For Cheap . James scored 25 points against his former team, leading the energized Heat to a 114-107 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night. Dwyane Wade added 24 points and Chris Bosh had 22 for the Heat, idle since a 90-84 loss Tuesday at Indiana. http://www.cheapshoes.us.org/ . Ferrer, the two-time defending champion in Buenos Aires, is aiming to win his 21st ATP tournament. Ferrer will next face fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro, the fourth seed, who defeated Jeremy Chardy of France 7-6 (7), 6-3 in another quarterfinal match.NEW YORK -- Philadelphia 76ers forward Arnett Moultrie has been suspended five games without pay for a league drug violation. The NBA said his suspension will begin with Monday nights game against the Atlanta Hawks. Moultrie was assigned to Delaware of the D-League on March 15 after playing 12 games this season. He will also be ineligible to play for Delaware during the suspension. Moultrie is averaging 3.0 points and 2.9 rrebounds. Wholesale Shoes China Free Shipping. He was the 27th pick in the 2012 draft. Philadelphia coach Brett Brown declined comment on the specifics of the suspension before his team faced the Hawks. "Part of that whole collective bargaining is we let the league do what the league has to do," Brown said. "What I will say is, Arnett is still a part of the team and we will reach out to him and help him where we can." ' ' ' « e to see how he responds tomorrow." Wainwright iarging outfielder Junior Lake, who looked away in frustratio » More blog posts in this category Common |
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