by Ben Johnson | Nov 21, 2017 | Footie, Match Ratings
Pre Match Alright gang. You probably hadn’t noticed but I didn’t do the ratings on Saturday against Southampton and I didn’t half miss it. So, to make it up to myself I have been scoring stuff, everyday stuff, out of 10. It’s well better than, say, not scoring stuff....
by Neil Atkinson | Nov 21, 2017 | Footie, Match Review
LIVERPOOL 0-3 ahead on 30 minutes. Fabulous. Up the Reds. I have seen none of the goals. I see the replay of the third in a Seville bar where they make me welcome. Drinks across the bar. A seat made available on a table. Nice people. This is important. Nice people....
by Neil Atkinson | Nov 18, 2017 | Footie, Match Review
THE new normal? Let’s not get carried away, but something is happening in these Liverpool matches. Something interesting (at least for us). Something we haven’t seen. The better side is mostly on top. There are squalls but they are mostly on top. A couple...
by Josh Sexton | Nov 18, 2017 | Footie, Match Ratings
THE perfect start to this mad run of fixtures that The Reds are about to embark on, and it never really seemed as though things wouldn’t go to plan. Simon Mignolet: 6 Had so little to do, but could have been off his line quicker a few times. Did some mad drag...
by Neil Atkinson | Nov 4, 2017 | Footie, Match Review
HOW strange was that first half? It was everything a football match shouldn’t be. Let’s be crystal clear — I’m not complaining. We tell ourselves all sorts of lies about the fixture list. We say “well, it evens itself out”. We say...
by Ben Johnson | Nov 4, 2017 | Footie, Match Ratings
Pre Match The team has dropped, as have jaws all over the world. Big Si the Mig is captain. I’m not a million miles away from going for a nice big walk and adding my season ticket to the river of flames. I genuinely, honest to the good lord on high, couldn’t think of...
by Neil Atkinson | Nov 1, 2017 | Footie, Match Review
NIL-nil half time. Three-nil full time. The first half is turgid. Are you surprised? Were you angry? Don’t be angry. You are better than that. Regardless, if you are a half-decent football team and you got carved apart time and again — it’s worth...
by John Gibbons | Nov 1, 2017 | Footie, Match Ratings
TWO home games where the away side park the bus sees a 6-0 aggregate win with plenty to spare. Not least two penalty misses. This side must be doing something right. Regardless of the opposition. Everything isn’t all rosy in the garden yet, but winning is more...
by The Anfield Wrap | Oct 28, 2017 | Footie, Match Review
A strange afternoon at Anfield. Once which for some reason was just a little odd. I think it is that football matches are always in context. Liverpool matches possibly even more so. Picture it – This under Houllier. A typical home performance with a bonus goal....
by Ben Johnson | Oct 28, 2017 | Footie, Match Ratings
Today was the day for Jurgen Klopp to rip it up and start again. Calls for anyone centre half, and I mean anyone, other than Degsy Lovren and anyone with gloves (any gloves) in goal aside from The Mig were being lashed about all over the show. Kloppo, kept his cool,...
