KYIV, the capital of Ukraine. An almost Orwellian-like civilisation steeped in tradition yet still evidently bearing the scars of past troubles. The suburban communities that surround the more familiar European city ambience near the Olympic Stadium were amassed in...
YOU play out scenarios in your head. You don’t want to but you can’t help it. What if this happens? What if that happens? How will you feel? How will you react? One thing this Liverpool team does better than anybody, though, is surprise you by coming up with a...
RIGHT now I am taking it badly. All things pass. This will too. But Liverpool have managed to find a way to make this defeat hurt when it never should have. They found a way to be less than their full selves. There is an argument that they managed this due to Mo Salah...
WHAT a day in May, what a sight to behold, what a team in Red, with a goalkeeper in yellow, being vastly superior all over the pitch. Everything beautiful. The sun shone on Anfield today and Anfield shone right back at it. The football was effervescent from Liverpool;...
I DON’T like to start on a bit of a downer and that, but someone needs to do something about these referees, mate. That fucker Friend wants fucking legging out of the city boundaries, like fucking Thelma and Louise, but instead of a load of bizzies, it is Andy...
ARSENE Wenger retiring. Alex Ferguson deeply unwell. That sort of Sunday. A Sunday that makes you think about these men in our game. It would be mad to not wish them both all the best, but dwell on the differences for a second. Both are tremendous football minds, both...
SUN is out, bank holiday weekend = BBQ in our house. Not in the house, that would be wild, carbon monoxide alarms going off all over the gaff, trying to watch the game through a fog of smoke, like frigging Beijing or something, with one of them masks on. To be honest,...
THERE are two pieces to be written. There is one which starts like this: A Liverpool player hits the deck with relief on the final whistle. We know how he feels. I hate this: we never do anything the easy way. I hate that because we don’t do easy things. If you...
ROME. What a city. Some of the things you see here are second to none. Some of the buildings leave your jaw open, agog, amazement and wonder spread all over your face. Wonderstruck, struck by wonder. Imagine being a peasant, from Germania, circa 400 years BC or...
I’VE never known a season with so much quality attacking football. I’ve never known a season where Liverpool are awarded so few penalties, especially at home. I’m prepared to allow for a tactical idea — that sides tend to stand off...
Having stabilised their form in the league and put themselves firmly back in the pack chasing Champions League qualification, despite some questionable performances, Liverpool head into Spring with a favourable run of fixtures, can the Reds build on their momentum as business end of the season edges closer?
Rob Gutmann hosts Neil Atkinson, Beth Lindop and Ian Salmon.
Get Exclusive NordVPN deal at https://www.nordvpn.com/TAW – it’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee!
