HOPE can do funny things to a football fan. You hope that you will go into every game asserting the superiority you have made yourself believe your side has, regardless of who they’re up against. You eternally hope that you will support by far the greatest team…...
I ENJOY an unlikely part of the internet. Not the mad 4chan, alt-right, hate the world stuff. But the lighter madness. Flat earthers on YouTube, teenagers writing fan fiction about popstars, vloggers with millions of followers for no obvious reason. That sort of...
I WAS commentating on the Napoli vs PSG game on Tuesday night. The good news is that it was a draw, the bad news is that it was a bloody good draw. If Liverpool are to play any Champions League football after New Year, they will first need to play some of that...
WE could have played till the fucking cows — those famous, wondering cows who fucked off years ago and have been having the time of their lives, eating grass and fucking lying down — come home. Sometimes things don’t fall for you, sometimes things don’t go...
WE’VE conquered all of Europe. We’ve seemingly decided to have a rest. Let’s get this out the way… Red Star played well in the first half, picked their moments well and produced two excellent finishes. They did sensible things in the second. It...
IT was a devastating blow. Just as we had all gotten used to the idea of the answer to Liverpool’s defensive prayers lining up in his big, red super suit to start the new season, news broke that the club had officially ended its interest in Virgil van Dijk. Whatever...
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...
The Anfield Wrap’s free podcast reflecting on the demoralising draw against Burnley at Anfield where Liverpool continue to frustrate at home against promoted opposition.
In a performance which has elicited some very strong reactions from Liverpool supporters, Neil Atkinson is joined by Kieran Molynuex, Ian Salmon and Ian Ryan to make sense of Liverpool’s struggles and how they once again emerged without three points.
