LIVERPOOL went to Sheffield and won today. That, of course, is only part of the story. If you wish you can call Liverpool lucky. Fortunate. Ripe for an upset. I prefer to describe us as top of the league. That means you can describe individual performances as you...
I DON’T think I’ve ever been to Bramall Lane. It’s one of the few important grounds in the country I’ve not been to. Probably. Maybe I went there in the ’90s. I used to guard my trove of football memories so securely. Every game, every...
XABI Alonso, a man who brought grace and elegance to the Anfield turf, once said: “I don’t think tackling is a quality. Tackling is a last resort, and you will need it, but it isn’t a quality to aspire to.” Who didn’t enjoy the classy midfielder at...
WHEN the EFL Cup third-round tie between MK Dons and Liverpool began last night in the Stadium MK, it didn’t take long for the song book to open. Yet despite all the things you would expect from the tie — a feverish home crowd who are hounding their Goliath opponent...
SHALL we just call it 0-3? Harvey Elliot’s glorious third curled into the corner crowned an impressive display by a relatively young Liverpool side ably led by elder statesmen Dejan Lovren, Adam Lallana and most of all James Milner. It’s such a shame. It...
THIS is what the world looks like when everyone fucking gives up and late stage Capitalism rules supreme. Shite. The Keepeher: 8 Was really good with his feet. Like Michael Flatley. My mate got tickets for him and his wife to see Flatley on the Riverdance Tour....
THERE’S a certain bias towards Scousers playing for Liverpool and, I’m bound to say, I’m all for it. We can point at Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, Terry McDermott, Ian Callaghan, Jimmy Case, Tommy Smith, David Fairclough, Sammy Lee and now Trent Alexander-Arnold as...
THERE’S a part of me that likes games like this one the most. If you love the game, are obsessed with your team, and every time they play you are tormented by anxiety, then you’ll know that simply watching your team week in, week out can feel genuinely...
IT was nearly a clean sweep for Liverpool in the men’s categories at the FIFA’s “The Best” Awards in Milan last night. For the main award, Virgil van Dijk was denied by Lionel Messi – which must have been an odd feeling for both as it was the other way round at...
SOME things can’t be quantified in football. Stats certainly have their place in football, but there are some things that stats can’t prove. VAR probably has its place in football – despite weekly evidence that can be used to the contrary – but there are...
