Premier League 20/21: Will anyone be able to overcome Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool?

 

Wazzup Pilipinas!

Another Premier League season started and expectations are high to see how big-six clubs will perform in the 20-21 season. After a year of absolute dominance of Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, the old same question pops up when a Premier League side goes head and shoulders ahead of other contesters. Will anyone overcome the reigning champions this season? If yes, who are the clubs up to the task? 

Surely, we have some strong contenders this year and it’s unlikely Liverpool will win yet another PL season with 7 games to go just like they did last season. The first reason why is that we’ve got the likes of Man City and mainly Chelsea splashing the cash to recruit new talents for the upcoming season. 

Mix that with the fact that the Reds have kept the same squad for about three seasons in a row now. It’s more of a double-edged sword for the PL title holders as players can either go for it to establish themselves as a legendary and memorable PL team or have that natural relaxed stance, as they’ve won pretty much everything but minor domestic cups.

Also, unlike most of other English clubs, Klopp and Liverpool’s owner, Fenway Sports Group, or simply, FSG, are having that sell-to-buy approach with talented academy players such as Harry Wilson and Rhian Brewster expected to leave before deadline day.

However, the German manager seems to have acquired such a “hidden gem” in terms of a player in Spain international Thiago Alcantara. The Spaniard’s addition might play an enormous role in Liverpool’s mission to defend the PL title, as the Anfield Road side will count on a massive improvement in terms of passing.

Even Manchester United legend, Wayne Rooney, has admitted that Liverpool might as well rip it off in the Premier League in case they hired Thiago - which they did days later.

Enough about Liverpool, though. What about the other PL clubs? Will Frank Lampard’s Chelsea be able to do harm? Will Pep Guardiola’s superb Man City squad knock Liverpool off their perch? We rank the big six clubs who could win the English nPremier League this season!

1 - Man City

Let’s begin with last season’s runners-up, Manchester City. Despite losing Leroy Sane to European Champions Bayern Munich, the club managed somehow to avoid a UEFA ban due to allegedly breaking financial fair play rules. Key-players such as Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Aguero, and Guardiola himself reportedly said that they would reconsider their Manchester stay in case the club faced the two-year UCL ban.

Fortunately for them, the decision was overturned and their firepower was kept. However, Guardiola’s side’s Achilles heel is still their defense. The team lost solidity since the Vincent Kompany departure and bet on newcomers Ferran Torres and Nathan Ake to restore order at the back.

Kevin De Bruyne is still their maestro and he’s set to win yet another PL’s Player of the Year trophy. 

2 - Chelsea

Kai Havertz, Timo Werner, Thiago Silva, Hakim Ziyech, and Ben Chilwell. It has been quite a busy summer transfer window for the Blues of Stamford Bridge. Led by Frank Lampard, Chelsea have the quest to make a functional collective team out of these absolute ballers. We can say that fans see Havertz as the ideal Eden Hazard replacement and the Germany International seems to have what it takes to go down in history wearing the Blue kit. 

3 - Arsenal

The Gunners have been in great form since the end of last season. From then on, they clinched the FA Cup trophy against London rivals Chelsea, and the Community Shield against Liverpool. The North-London side led by former player Mikel Arteta seem to have used these trophies as a confidence boost-up and will attack the Premier League title. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is gassed up to become the club's heir to legend Thierry Henry and he will probably go for yet another PL Golden Boot this season. 

4 - Tottenham

In a recent online pool, Tottenham Hotspur won the most-supported club in the Philippines award. And quite frankly, the Spurs' success amongst Filipinos is set to be only at the beginning. The Special One, Jose Mourinho, will have his first full season ahead of the Spurs and will count on an attacking trio formed by the likes of Son Heung-Min, Harry Kane, and Gareth Bale. That's right! The Welsh who was snubbed by Zinedine Zidane in Madrid has come back to England and has everything to help Tottenham to go that extra mile. 

The Welshman is experienced in beating Liverpool as he did so in the UCL final against the Reds still wearing the Los Blancos jersey.

5 - Manchester United

With Ole at the wheel, the Red Devils will go again this PL season and will probably aim for yet another top-four spot. I know a top-four spot is frustrating for Man Utd but that doesn't mean they cannot surprise. At least on paper, and based on recent performances, Man Utd will have to rely on Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, and an uninspired Paul Pogba to get somewhere. To have a better chance against other big-six clubs, the club should start having this sense of togetherness instead of desperately getting into the box and trying to get penalties, which seem to be Fernandes' specialty.

Players to watch: 

Here is our list of players to watch in the PL this season: 

1 - Kevin De Bruyne

2 - Thiago Alcantara

3 - Kai Havertz

4 - Gareth Bale

5 - James Rodriguez

6 - Bruno Fernandes

Of course that it can change and, who knows, the 20/21 will have another Leicester City to shock the whole world? Back in the 2015/16 season, when the Foxes won the League, odds were at 5000/1 for anyone who backed the King Power side to win the title. 

Since we brought sports betting up, it should be a good thing to use bitcoin sportsbooks to protect yourself against a possible devaluation of the Philippine peso. Once Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are on a high, plus the whole uncertainty brought by this uncommon situation we're living in, it could be a good thing.

That was our pick for the big six clubs that could dethrone Liverpool this season in the PL. Do you agree with the order? Would you back an underdog side to live a Leicester City fairytale? Leave a comment with your opinion below!

Bokashi Composting and other tips to reduce food waste at home

Wazzup Pilipinas!

"Together with Janine Gutierrez, WWF-Ph National Youth Ambassador, Rayne Roque, WWF-Ph Sustainable Consumer Specialist for The Sustainable Diner Project, and Rina Papio, Green Space President, let’s learn how to divert food waste at home and how composting benefits our soil!" 

This is how it looks like when you are taking notes from a zoom webinar:

We need millions of people doing it imperfectly. Together we can make a difference.

Compost benefits for plantitas and plantitos home garden..

Composting (Bokashi) from Greenspace

Divert food wastes away from landfills and into urban gardens. Keeping it away from landfills to regenerate the planet by building healthy soil

Food waste is the third highest emitter of methane gases

We need more beneficial microbes in.our guys, in our food, in our soil which grows the food.

We're trashing the planet for free.

New way to food waste - compost buckets

Contributing in healing the planet - land fillers to land healers

Bokashi Fermented organic matter from Japanese

Collect, ferment, compost stages

Anaerobic composting requires a tightly sealed bucket

Bokashi bran - rice bran (darak), CRH, EM-1

All food waste can be added - layering

1 handful Bokashi bran for every tub of food waste, less liquid, less air

Fermented sweet-sour smell

Wanted Soil mates!

Seriously, Bokashi composting is a process of fermentation that is able to quickly convert food waste into productive compost. The microbes, yeast and fungi developed in the 2-3 week process are key in building a healthy soil structure. 

Unlike traditional back-yard composting, this can be done right in your kitchen with nothing but your leftovers and the Bokashi bran. This method works for ALL food scraps, and shouldn't give off any foul odors throughout the process. 

Once the cycle is done, you are left with compost good for your own house plants, and maybe even  some for your neighbors'! 

Tips to reduce food waste at home from WWF-Philippines

1. Give ugly produce a chance 

2. Create a shopping list

3. Plan your meal

4. Check the storage

5. Know serving sizes - Pinggang Pinoy

6. Be creative with your next meal - food preservation, use ingredients for several recipes

7. Share excess food - Rise against hunger

8. Start your home garden

9. Make a compost

10. Share these tips with others

Well, if you understood my notes it means you are probably wanting to be a Soil mate too. You care enough for the environment to know that we must do something now to reduce our food waste and turn what we can't reuse or recycle into something that will heal our soil to eventually able to grow healthier food, and thus make us a better person.

Thanks to WWF-Philippines for organizing this type of webinar that will benefit each one of us to make us a part of sustainable living.

How do Companies Use TikTok for Marketing?

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2019 was a crazy year for a Chinese social media platform TikTok. The app has become #1 in the world according to the number of downloads. TikTok is owned by a Chinese company Bytedance and its main particularity are short-term videos.

The platform has been a large sensation all over the world for the past two years, you might have been living under a rock if you haven’t heard of it. It is a huge social media now and it is largely popular among Generation Z and Millennials. Becoming successful in TikTok can make you a real celebrity and make you as much money as on Instagram or Youtube. 

Big international brands are utilizing Chinese social media as a marketing tool to promote their products and keep in touch with their audience.  TikTok influencers are in abundance; they create videos and endorse products. 

As mentioned previously, the app is very popular among people 16-24-years-old. Statistically, 55 percent of users are males and 45 percent are females. As a fact, females produce more content, while male users prefer to watch videos instead of filming them.

TikTok has a worldwide market and is present in 155 countries. The app is translated into 75 languages and in general, a user spends 52 minutes per day browsing or filming short-term videos. A lot of brands tend to buy real TikTok likes from $2.99, views, and followers to increase their reach. If the views come not from bots - you have big chances of making it to the discovery page and become a star! 

TikTok influencers are always very demanded among big brands and businesses. A respected celebrity with a dedicated audience might have impressive success in an advertisement campaign featuring an interesting brand. 

TikTok isn’t as sleek as Facebook or Instagram. But its offbeat charm is what makes it different from other apps. Various hashtag challenges take place in the app, and users engage in creating content relevant to the hashtag. 

Use TikTok to promote your product and engage with your audience. Use the paid advertisement or biddable ads to increase your popularity.