AUGUST 20. Aye, here we are with problems after two games, two wins and two clean sheets. Six points and zero goals zipping past Simon Mignolet. Five more than Chelsea, shipping in five less than them. Did you predict that before the campaign kicked off? Sure you did....
“Each team I see (that is successful) has to be comfortable playing with three systems. They need to adapt to each game, depending on the circumstances. It is not about not being loyal to your identity. No, no, no. It is about knowing your strengths and showing your...
ANFIELD is a changing. From open spaces to the north, to the south, east and the west, it is visible because of the machine beast that is suspended above it: the truss — a word that Liverpool’s home has taken ownership of. Anfield’s regeneration is there when...
WINNING has always been the most important thing in football. Winning games, winning trophies, winning leagues — just winning. Liverpool have played two football games this season and won both of them. This should be seen as a great positive — a platform...
AS anyone with a cursory knowledge of the football landscape will tell you, the transfer window has its own unique lexicon. “Sources close to the player…”, “…buy-out clause…”, “…clock is ticking…”, “…widely reported to be undergoing a medical…”, “…discussions at an...
ON this day in 1988, Ian Rush returned to Liverpool for £2.7m after just one season at Juventus. The Welshman added 139 goals to his Liverpool tally in his second spell, finishing his Anfield career with a club record 346. So for most Reds then, the name Ian Rush...
BOURNEMOUTH started the game like there had never been a bigger league game for them. They were right to do so. Because there hadn’t. For 20 minutes they were all over The Reds, runners everywhere, one more man, one more ball. But it was 0-0 and they never quite...
TENSE at the end that. Tense at the beginning as well, to be honest. With some tense moments in the middle thrown in. But Liverpool Reds 1 Bournemouth Tories 0. And When The Reds Win We All Win — and all that. Here are some footballers and numbers which you...
AFTER a whole week of discussion in the national media about the actions of the gobshite that is Jose Mourinho — and a fresh delivery of camera-facing crap from the mouth of the Portuguese yesterday (‘fake result’ my arse) — it’s worth...
HANDSOME Emre was a much discussed player among Liverpool fans this summer. Some wanted him straight in the first team on the opening day, believing his power and athleticism were much needed in a side that had finished last season lacking energy and fight. Others...
Iraola’s First Press Conference | The Anfield Wrap
This week’s Anfield Wrap is brought to you on the day of Andoni Iraloa’s first press conference as Liverpool manager, in which the Spaniard hit all the right notes in front of a packed press room.
To reflect on the manager comments and look forward to his start at LFC John Gibbons is joined by Jake Nolan, Keifer MacDonald and Ian Salmon.Also in the show, Neil Atkinson talks to Dan Hewitt about his new book ‘Left to Rot’.