THE buildup to what promises to be a classic of its kind at Anfield has been slightly strange so far to these eyes. Manchester City – despite carrying that name and coming from that place – don’t really generate any kind of raw emotion. They’re from what is...
partisan noun a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person. HERE we are again, Reds. These are my favourites. I’m happy to write about how well Trent Alexander-Arnold has done or why Emre Can’s self belief should be applauded, not derided, but these articles are...
THERE are times during our lives when the steady ebb and flow of events seem to lead almost inextricably to defining moments or decisions, as if the wheels have been set in motion by divine intervention, writes GEORGE BEVAN. As Liverpool fans, this kind of romanticism...
IT’S been a strange old season for Sadio Mane. While the general perception has been that he isn’t quite performing with the same panache and potency which he demonstrated consistently during his first season at Liverpool, he remains an absolutely integral component...
JÜRGEN Klopp once described his grand strategy as being a process of “dragging teams down to our level, and then beating them”. He was modestly diminishing a much more sophisticated process. This is not what his Borussia Dortmund did and not what his...
THE three points collected by Liverpool at Selhurst Park have been described as “workmanlike” by pretty much everyone. But as Jürgen Klopp said in his post-match interview: “It’s maybe a dirty three points, but for us very important. The dirty ones are very...
THERE was a time in the not too distant past when Liverpool would take any excuse to feel sorry for themselves. To give a game up as a bad job, a shrug of the shoulders, a sigh, a lead thrown away or an equaliser resulting in a capitulation, “just one of those...
YOU don’t always get what you deserve. You can make an argument that Liverpool have been the better side and deserved to win in every game they have drawn this season. It may not be a winning argument but it is a strong one. Today though, Liverpool didn’t...
Pre Match DID I ever tell you that I’m not a massive fan of Roy Hodgson? Yer, I’m not a big fan. I think I might have gone on record with this at some stage… Anyway, when he was our manager me and my mates used to come up with all kinds of tales to get us...
TWO years after buying the Boston Red Sox, Fenway Sports Group were celebrating winning the World Series, writes STEVE TANCOCK. Not just a World Series, but the first in 86 years for a club and fanbase tortured over that human lifetime time by some utterly agonising...
Heartbreak For Congo & Glasner To Forest | The Breakfast Wrap LIVE
On your Thursday ‘Breakfast Wrap’ on the morning after England broke Congolese hearts and Belgium staged a late comeback against Senegal.
Neil Atkinson is joined by Teza Simukulwa and John Gibbons to reflect on yesterdays fixtures before trying to make sense of what’s going on at Nottingham Forest.
