by Paul Cope | Sep 13, 2017 | Footie
WHAT do you think of Michael Owen? It’s a question that has been popping into my head pretty frequently over the past couple of weeks for various reasons. I’ve noticed myself subconsciously referencing him on multiple occasions and, when I do, the collective reaction...
by Rob Gutmann | Sep 13, 2017 | Footie
NICE of Liverpool to warm up for this special night with a tonking. The kind of tonking that makes all of Europe sit up, take notice, and scoff. The beating of Arsenal and the euphoria that followed stylish Champions qualification, seem a while ago now. The...
by Joel Rabinowitz | Sep 12, 2017 | Footie
IN the aftermath of the shambles that unfolded at the Etihad on Saturday, the positive vibe around Liverpool after a highly encouraging start to the season ground to a halt, replaced by swathes of criticism and inquests into the culprits behind the 5-0 drubbing. Much...
by Karl Coppack | Sep 11, 2017 | Footie
THERE’S a scene I love in The Simpsons where Mr Burns hosts a meeting with his highly-paid lawyers in his enormous office. He’s been informed that Homer has a low sperm count due his daily dealings with nuclear contaminants and they need to act quickly to cheat him...
by Ben Johnson | Sep 11, 2017 | Footie
SATURDAY was good fun, wasn’t it? They say a rolling stone gathers no moss. Well I wish it fucking would. I wish it would roll like fuck and clatter into auld Jonny Moss, gather him up like a trodden-on snail and dump him right in the river. That said, it would...
by Andy Heaton | Sep 9, 2017 | Footie
AS far as sucker punches go, that’s up there. Liverpool were absolutely undressed by Manchester City in a manner that demands an immediate response. But fuck the result. Having been clearly the better side for most of the opening period the game was taken away...
by Gareth Roberts | Sep 9, 2017 | Footie, Match Review
DON’T know where to start, don’t know what to say. A result like that hurts — and so it should. On the fourth Emre Can was punching the turf in frustration. And so he should. Many of the travelling support had long since left and headed for home. And...
by David Segar | Sep 9, 2017 | Footie, Match Ratings
WELL, that hurt. If you’re going to go down to 10 men against anyone, then it’s probably best not to do so against a Pep Guardiola team. Only a few weeks ago Everton had an extra man against them and still got completely dominated in the second half. Make no mistake,...
by The Anfield Wrap | Sep 9, 2017 | Footie
WELL, what do you say about that? The game is gone as soon as Sadio Mane controversially gets his marching orders but there’s no excuse for the way Liverpool played the rest of the game. Schoolboy from start to finish. Here’s what Anfield Wrap contributors...
by Michael Nevin | Sep 8, 2017 | Footie
LAST-minute change of plan. I was planning to write about the returning Phil Coutinho this week but someone has got there before me. However, I can’t let it pass without a mini lecture for the hypersensitive. When the errant Brazilian rascal reappears in red, treat...
