GREETINGS from Barcelona. Where the sun is shining, and the weather is sweet, yeah. Football aside, we’ve had a lovely time of tapas, sangria and cerveza. The city was hospitable and we were very open to hospitality. Between rooftop bars, beaches and tavernas,...
WHAT to say? Where to start? They’re always the dilemmas. When you’re tasked with writing something after a night like that they’re always the first questions. I wrote last week about hope. Many of you who have followed me on these pages for a while might have...
THE lonely painter. Well, it hurts. Let me tell you, it hurts. Be prepared to bleed. I told you. I warned you. To bleed is to love. The worst thing, the most painful thing about the enterprise is that at no moment did they feel two goals better than Liverpool let...
Alisson: 7 His footwork for the Coutinho shot first half is like Fred Astaire. Couldn’t do a thing about any of their goals which is a shame for all concerned. Maybe he could have lined his wall up a bit better. I don’t know, I’m not a keeper. Joey Gomez: 7 Played...
WE’VE come a long way. Just typing out the header – Barcelona away – made we shiver, made me twitch. To be a team facing them in the semi final of a European Cup is something to be. We can know we should feel lucky to be where we are today yet...
WEDNESDAY evening sees Barcelona take on Liverpool in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi final. Inevitably, the thing that people are most curious about is, how will they deal with the best player in the world? To be honest, I have no idea. Barca are...
GOING away to follow your football club is always different and always special. However, some trips are more special than others. As Liverpool fans, we’ve been spoiled down the years, even during what we would regard as barren times. So many supporters of other teams...
GULFS. Rivers. Oceans between these sides. But what matters is this: everyone gave the best of themselves, broadly speaking. Whatever happened in the end of kicking the ball in the goal. There is a thing we do where we forget this fact – Huddersfield’s...
Alisson: 8 I reckon I’m giving him a couple of points for not sitting down first half. Like, lashing his boots off, spreading a blanket out and maybe eating some cheese and crackers. Made a good save second half which frankly he should have been lying down for,...
IT happened for the first time on Wednesday night. Not Manchester United being predictably devoid of the physical or mental sturdiness to compete at the levels they once set. Not Manchester City showing a glimmer of their fragility before becoming an overpowering...
A Resurgent Reds Await Champions League Fate: TAW Midweek Extra
The Anfield Wrap’s midweek podcast looking back at the Champions League ties of the week with an eye on who Liverpool might face in the next round before having a chat about the Reds evolution, what it’s likely direction of travel is and how it’s likely to shape up going into next season.
Neil Atkinson is joined by Keifer MacDonald, Pete Bolster and Andy Bell.
Also in the show, John talks to comedian Jim Daly about his upcoming tour ‘Match Of The Daly’
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