Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 3 Sheffield United 1 in the 2023-2024 Premier League season… THE job is winning. Not wracking up scorelines. Not even putting a show on. Certainly not Joe Gomez scoring. But winning....
Fans of most teams will feel they’re hard done by with refereeing decisions, but it’s a problem that is impacting all of our enjoyment… ‘TUBE Strikes Imminent.’ In the days when the London Evening Standard used to put boards up outside Tube...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 in the 2023-2024 Premier League season… THAT was an examination. I mean, it was a dark night of the soul. But we can stick with examination for now. Not...
Changing an international flag on a football shirt or club crest for marketing highlights differences of opinion for many… I’ve spent much of this week in my car. My job means I’m up and down motorways for what seems like days at a time, but this time of...
Liverpool losing to rivals should rarely be accepted. Winning games is supposed to be hard, but you don’t lose like that… I can’t really win with this. It’s about twelve hours after the game and the most pointless sending off ever and I...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Manchester United 4 Liverpool 3 in the FA Cup quarter final at Old Trafford… LIVERPOOL get what they deserve. I think this is important. No hard-luck stories here. For the first time this...
Many of Liverpool’s successes have come under an individual leader approach – but is now the perfect time to believe in change? “I had always planned to cap my time at the club to a maximum of 10 years. I’ve loved working here, but I am a big...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool v Sparta Prague in the Europa League last 16 at Anfield… Too much too soon. And we don’t need a long review for this one. It was an overwhelming opening from Liverpool...
What Jürgen Klopp’s latest Liverpool side produced against Guardiola’s Manchester City was something to behold – and a privilege to watch… A privilege. An absolute privilege to sit/stand through that. For the money we pay, for the time...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 1 Manchester City 1 in the 2023-2024 Premier League season… NO excuses. I looked at our likely lineup and theirs and all I thought of were the excuses. But then I am not Liverpool. And...
