The phrase 'go up the pitch' means to attack the other side/team but from a position of defence. So, in this example, Liverpool are defending again...

I saw that The Athletic used the phrase 'Eighteen Months FC' to describe Tottenham (managers only tend to last for that long!)

@nori Yes, I think the manager is trying to get people to look at the bigger picture and that the 'run' is not too bad overall.

To edge out or to edge past

From the BBC website (Leicester v Man City) it feels like both teams' form has been quite similar. I don't see Leicester scoring more than one, ...

On the grass here means that the two players are returning from injury and now training on the grass (i.e. running outside and not just in the gym).

To be touch and go means that they are not sure if the player will play in the game or not. He might or he might not - we are unsure.

Cup run

A run here refers to a run of games which means a continuous series of games; so one game after the other. In this example, the manager says that ...