Despite what seems a sensible loan signing and football returning to Anfield there remains concerns for Liverpool ahead of the new season… Football, actual football, being played at Anfield. A signing, an actual signing, arriving at Anfield. Possibly....
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 2 Monaco 3 at Anfield, as part of the 26/27 pre-season… FOR a second game in a row in this pre-season there is, essentially, two games. One happens when Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz...
A week after questioning Liverpool’s transfer business, little has changed. With three weeks to go, the Reds still look short in key areas. A recalibration of expectation. A season of transition. God, I hate those terms. A week after I polluted your inbox...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 1 Wrexham 0 in the Yankee Stadium, as part of the 26/27 pre-season tour… Andoni Iraola’s second pre season game took place in Yankee Stadium on Wednesday evening local time and in...
Assessing Liverpool’s paper thin squad, the transfer market and why the next four weeks could define the Reds’ season. ‘Very thin’ That was the manager’s assessment of his squad as the Reds left Geodis Park, Nashville, at the weekend. It had a...
You never forget your first love. Kevin Keegan was mine and he was everything you wanted your first hero to be. Sleep well, Kev… YOU never forget your first love. The first footballing memories are always the best. The nascent appreciation of something...
Whether its ‘just a job’ or means something more, it’s worth remembering the human impact of club treatment and fan behaviour on players… I’ve been reading Michail Antonio’s autobiography, ‘Humans, Not Robots’ and it’s struck a chord....
With Liverpool’s squad depth looking very thin, this transfer strategy would restore control and enable flexible, long-term rotation… WHICHEVER way you carve it up, Liverpool need more players. But it doesn’t take some unlikely miracle to feel...
Changing rules during a World Cup is a worrying sign but what’s more concerning to me is Liverpool’s current state of flux… CHARITY begins at home. So goes the adage. Equally, unmitigated support can only go one way and waking thoughts are...
Liverpool can’t afford to chase lost causes in the transfer market as Andoni Iraola prepares to take the club into a new age… I love how little it takes to change minds. When Yan Diomande’s name came up as a possible sort-of replacement for Mo...
With Liverpool once again falling to defeat from a position of strength in pre-season, we pick out the positives and negatives from the performance against Monaco at Anfield before having a chat about potential investment from a consortium for a minority stake in the club.
