by The Anfield Wrap | Jun 13, 2017 | Footie
CHARLIE MALAM TERRY McDermott. Tommy Smith. Phil Neal (twice). Kenny Dalglish. Alan Kennedy. Steven Gerrard. Xabi Alonso. All players who scored in Liverpool’s five European Cup final victories. There’s one other name to add to that list. One that seems so completely...
by Gareth Roberts | Jun 12, 2017 | Footie
THE summer should, ideally, be made up of long lazy days dreaming of how Liverpool will rip it up next season and gather some cups come May. Everything is possible and nothing is impossible at this stage. Without the hopes and dreams, what’s the point? They...
by Josh Sexton | Jun 12, 2017 | Footie
LIVERPOOL’S midfield magician, Philippe Coutinho, turns 25 years old today. In 181 games for the Reds, the playmaker from Rio de Janeiro has notched up 42 goals and 37 assists, growing in importance and consistency throughout his spell at Anfield. Yet Coutinho’s...
by Josh Sexton | Jun 9, 2017 | Footie
WITH most Liverpool supporters still reeling from the Virgil van Dijk debacle, The Reds could do with tying up their second signing of the summer soon to get fans back on side. Will we see any of these names at Anfield next season? Well, the first is a name we were...
by Joel Rabinowitz | Jun 7, 2017 | Footie
AMID all the furor around Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk in recent days, it’s easy to look beyond the players who secured a top four finish to get Liverpool into a position where challenging for these kinds of players is now a possibility. Of course, we all...
by Josh Sexton | Jun 6, 2017 | Footie
MORE fresh(ish) links to Liverpool appearing in today’s media, with hurdles still to overcome in The Reds’ pursuit of Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah. With the club reportedly monitoring alternative options in what would appear an attempt to play...
by Ian Salmon | Jun 6, 2017 | Footie
“THE truth, just like you, just like me, is never that simple.” Forgive me the indulgence of starting this with a quote from a friend’s debut album (Hightown Pirates’ ‘Dry and High’ out on June 16, trust me, you’ll love it) but it’s absolutely pertinent to what we’re...
by Karl Coppack | Jun 6, 2017 | Footie
SEVEN years ago this past weekend, Rafael Benitez left Liverpool ‘by mutual consent’. Like many such announcements, this was hardly news to anyone who took an interest in the developments at Anfield. The writing had been on the wall for weeks and Christian Purslow’s...
by Josh Sexton | Jun 5, 2017 | Footie
REPORTS today suggest that Virgil van Dijk has expressed a desire to join Liverpool despite interest from Manchester City and Chelsea, so we take a look at the Reds’ pursuit of the Southampton defender and what the Dutchman could offer. A brief background The...
by Josh Sexton | Jun 5, 2017 | Footie
JÜRGEN Klopp insisted that it isn’t crazy to be positive about Liverpool’s future this week as the Reds look to continue to strengthen ahead of next season. Aside from the well-known targets — Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Naby Keita — there have been...
