WE take the name of our opponents for granted. A touch of context is all we require. Red Star Belgrade have been a background presence in my European football consciousness since as long as I can recall. But I’ve never once paused for thought to consider their name....
IT’S the nightmare so many Reds have been whispering about. The idea that this Liverpool side – which has been showing for 12 months or more now that it can clock up consistent results and compete at the top of the Premier League – ends up with a record points total...
IT’S dead hard playing centre mid for Liverpool. Been saying it for a while and today that hopefully has been made crystal clear. I say “hopefully” because there have been people refusing to accept this for an astonishing length of time. I say...
Alisson: 7 The save in the first minute is really good, you know. Like, really good. Doesn’t do anything wrong for their goal. Trent: 5 Struggled like fuck. Touch was off, legs were off, head was off. Off. That said, their whole tactical plan first half was to get...
THEY say consistency breeds success. In a footballing sense, this is not always the case. To be consistently shit will result in a broad sense of negativity, and destroy every grain of hope and enjoyment that you aspire to achieve, from giving your time and energy to...
THERE are good times to play teams. When they’ve won 10 on the spin isn’t one of them. When they’ve ended that run, regardless of the manner in which it ground to halt, that is the sweet spot moment. Arsenal conceded late and drew at Crystal Palace last weekend. They...
LIVERPOOL face Arsenal on Saturday with the rare benefit of a full week to prepare for the game. That, and the fact that it’s second versus fourth in the table, means Jürgen Klopp will likely pick what he believes to be his strongest side for the game, odd...
NOBODY should go to a football match and never return home. Not a single one of the 96, not a Busby Babe, not a Thai billionaire. Grief is a deeply personal thing but heading home from the game in jubilation or despair is something that everyone visiting this site has...
“OH no, two women love me. They’re both gorgeous and sexy. My wallet’s too small for my 50s, and my diamond shoes are too tight.” This line from Chandler Bing in a classic episode of US sitcom Friends has come to mind rather a lot lately, mainly because some...
THERE’S a pattern of thought that can dog human beings seeking peak performance that has been identified by psychologists as “Imposter Syndrome”. Despite evidence to the contrary, those suffering from it doubt their competence at certain tasks and fear being exposed...
Examining football’s underlying numbers, looking back at The Merseyside Derby – then taking a deep dive into wingers and their output over the last three seasons.
Neil Atkinson is joined by Josh Williams.
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