by Melissa Reddy | Dec 10, 2015 | Footie
LIVERPOOL’S private flight to Geneva is about to begin its descent and the cabin crew’s updates are distributed through the PA system. This does not break Divock Origi’s concentration as he details the differences in his game in an interview first...
by Melissa Reddy | Dec 3, 2015 | Footie
THERE was no Philippe Coutinho, Nathaniel Clyne or Mamadou Sakho. Roberto Firmino, Christian Benteke, Simon Mignolet and James Milner were not needed off the bench. There were five changes to the starting line-up that scorched Manchester City, and yet, Liverpool still...
by Melissa Reddy | Nov 28, 2015 | Footie
PART one of the Jordon Ibe prediction likened him to a lucky packet: the bags of sugary treats that are crowned by a mystery toy. It was hard to tell exactly what secret prize Liverpool would get with the 19-year-old, but you figured it would be exciting. The surprise...
by Melissa Reddy | Nov 26, 2015 | Footie
THE message from the players off the field is as synchronised as their counter-pressing on it. From Dejan Lovren to Philippe Coutinho, from Lucas to Jordon Ibe, we’ve heard about Jürgen Klopp’s twin policy of belief and work. “If you put that together, the result is a...
by Melissa Reddy | Nov 19, 2015 | Footie
“AT the moment, all of the LFC family is a little bit too nervous, a little bit too pessimistic, too often in doubt.” Those were Jurgen Klopp’s words in his first interview as Liverpool manager. He was in the city only for a few hours, but he had correctly diagnosed...
by Melissa Reddy | Nov 12, 2015 | Footie
THE club captain? Check. His deputy? Yes, him too. Liverpool’s best centre-back? On the list. Their premier forward? He tops the damn thing. Liverpool are at the summit of the “Why Us?” League with 10 injuries and the treatment room at Melwood has been...
by Melissa Reddy | Nov 5, 2015 | Footie
IT is there, always present for Jurgen Klopp’s press conferences. It finds a space on podcasts, takes a seat on taxi journeys, and is around for morning coffee as well as a bedtime brew. Liverpool’s new manager termed that old resident the “daily Daniel...
by Melissa Reddy | Oct 29, 2015 | Footie
FUN. Have it. Loads and loads of it. This is one of Jürgen Klopp’s daily reminders to his players and staff. Football should be about enjoyment, and if you’re lucky enough to work in the game, the German believes F.U.N should be tattooed all over your face. He can be...
by Melissa Reddy | Oct 22, 2015 | Footie
WHAT would you like to throw at Jürgen Klopp? The Yokozuna-like weight of expectation at Liverpool? No clean sheets in eight games prior to his arrival? Two anterior cruciate ligament injuries in two days? Not enough training time to translate his ideas? The familiar,...
by Melissa Reddy | Oct 16, 2015 | Footie
“IMAGINE trying to play football while holding your breath.” That was the answer of an international when asked what it was like to take to the pitch under inescapable toxicity. Initially, it seemed a rather dramatic response. But upon introspection, just two weeks...
