by Paul Cope | Dec 27, 2017 | Footie
THE current incarnation of the football team representing Liverpool Football Club continues to be the craziest version I have ever witnessed. On checking Twitter at half-time yesterday I discovered what you’ve no doubt seen since — that following Burnley’s goals...
by Paul Cope | Dec 20, 2017 | Footie
WHAT makes a good defence? Is it clean sheets? Is it a high tackle percentage? Is it restricting your opponents to as few goalscoring chances as possible? Or is it just the way we feel about it? I spend a lot of time these days paying careful attention to the language...
by Paul Cope | Dec 14, 2017 | Footie
I’VE decided that, from now on, I’m going to rotate my views on rotation, and on footie in general, just to annoy everyone who hates rotation, especially all of my uncles and anyone old enough to be my uncle. At this stage, I think it’s possible to rotate my view so...
by Paul Cope | Dec 7, 2017 | Footie
WE’RE almost doing this at walking pace now. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a Liverpool team demolish another side at such a canter. I’ve seen us destroy teams in a whirlwind of hustle, bustle pressing and chaos on many occasions, but I can’t remember watching us quietly...
by Paul Cope | Nov 29, 2017 | Footie
A FEW weeks ago, I was chatting off air to the esteemed host of many Anfield Wrap shows, Neil Atkinson, about an aspect of the recruitment of football managers that we very rarely discuss and, therefore, don’t tend to factor into our expectation levels when someone...
by Paul Cope | Nov 22, 2017 | Footie
I’LL be honest with you, it’s not easy writing about Liverpool FC every week and trying to think of something new to write. I often find myself thinking “I’m sure I’ve said this all before,” as I start typing. The Reds throwing a commanding lead away does nothing to...
by Paul Cope | Nov 15, 2017 | Footie
FOOTBALL does many things to our emotions, but it very rarely makes us laugh out loud. Prior to a couple of weeks ago, the last time I remember actually belly laughing in reference to Liverpool was when we demolished Arsenal at home under Brendan Rodgers and, as the...
by Paul Cope | Nov 8, 2017 | Footie
THE decision to do away with the old-style reserve leagues and to replace them with what is now an Under-23 league is one of the things that baffles me most about the difference between modern-day football and football when I was a kid. The official Premier League...
by Paul Cope | Nov 1, 2017 | Footie
WE discussed briefly on the TAW Player Review show this week one of the mysteries of watching football from the stands, when we can’t be sure whether something did or did not happen on the pitch because the players took it upon themselves to do it in the heat of...
by Paul Cope | Oct 25, 2017 | Footie
THERE’S a strange phenomenon occurring around the fields of Anfield Road at the moment. It’s something I noticed months ago and have been watching with fascination as it’s developed, while not being entirely sure what I think about the whole thing. As the performances...
