ON Friday it was confirmed. Vicky Jepson’s side, who sat at the foot of the WSL with six points from 14 games upon the suspension of football in March, would be relegated to the Championship. The FA’s decision, which used an unweighted points-per-game system to...
THAT night in Madrid. The one we all remember. The night we’ll never forget. Jordan Henderson, usually the most reserved of men, in the hub of the pandemonium. His face awash with joyous tears as he embraces his father. His grip over the European Cup impenetrable....
THE home stretch, the final frontier, the time to bring it home. We’re now at a period in the season that’s born for leaders, for inspiration, for players to come to the fore and for examples to be set. It is exactly why James Milner remains so invaluable to Jürgen...
A FOOTBALLER’S career can be thrown into the limelight in an instant. Take Michael Owen, for example. Sixteen years old, scores on his first-team debut against Wimbledon. A nobody and then a somebody. Whether it be that very first show of faith from the manager or a...
“THERE is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.” WHILE it might not be obvious why I’ve begun with a William Shakespeare quote, consider the following. Shakespeare’s argument is that opportunity ebbs and flows in...
THE evolution Liverpool have gone through under Jürgen Klopp has been remarkable. Emerging from Brendan Rodgers’ final season where the club had seemingly lost both their identity on the pitch and the collective relationship with fans off it, the German has fortified...
“HARRY Kane would get in the Liverpool team ahead of Firmino because he’d score more goals.” Danny Murphy there, asserting that centre forwards should be measured simply by the amount of goals they score. Indeed, it’s a huge disservice to Firmino’s considerable...
SINCE Mohamed Salah’s arrival on Merseyside, he has continually warped perceptions of what a normal season looks like in terms of attacking output. Supplying 44 goals and 16 assists in his first season, equalling Roger Hunt’s record of 23 goals before the turn of the...
THE trend continues with regularity. It’s almost clockwork. Another weekend passed, another Liverpool win. Another day where it felt like the Reds may never lose another game of footy again. That’s eight for the count now. Twenty-four points. Top of the league. Jürgen...
“GOOD things come to those who wait.” Patience is a concept easily forgotten within football, such is its frantic, all-consuming nature. Within the modern game where expectations continue to grow tenfold and pressure to yield results never ceases, being given time to...
Revisiting Arsenal, Plus Brighton v Man City: The Trends
Video explaining the theory behind the statistics used in football, taking a detailed look at Liverpool’s match against Arsenal and Brighton’s 2-1 win over Manchester City.Neil Atkinson is joined by Josh Williams…
