PODCAST – A PODCAST FOR ALL OF AFRICA

NEIL ATKINSON was joined by Rob Gutmann, Dave Downey, Phil Blundell, James Dutton and Hari Sethi in another TAW World Cup Special Download Issue 10 of #TAW Monthly via iTunes or at app.theanfieldwrap.com for other devices. DIRECT LINK TO PODCAST – A PODCAST FOR...

Rob McDonald’s World Cup Group Guide – Group B

By Rob McDonald SPAIN What We Know: Needlessly good. Preposterously good. You don’t win three major trophies on the bounce at international level, it’s ridiculous. Will they win a fourth? Well, they’re older (you can’t stop THAT, Fuentes) and while there are newer –...
The Netherlands (I): A Curious Orange

The Netherlands (I): A Curious Orange

By Dave Downie I COULDN’T THINK of a more colourful team to be given in this World Cup preview thing. I didn’t know who to write about – the Netherlands, Holland or the Dutch. Greedy bastards seem to have everything in abundance that anyone from...

Rob McDonald’s World Cup Group Guide – Group A

By Rob McDonald BRAZIL What We Know: We don’t know what they are; really, they’ve not played in a proper competition since 2011 (not having the Confederations Cup). Actually, scratch that: they’re a team whose main centre forward is either Fred or Jo. They’re also a...
FERNANDO MORIENTES BROKE MY HEART

FERNANDO MORIENTES BROKE MY HEART

DOES anyone remember Clubcall? I don’t know if it’s still going but I used to ring it when I was at work. It was a phone service which gave you club rumours and interviews ‘direct from Anfield’. I can still remember the opening bars and a...
BECOMING BRENDAN RODGERS

BECOMING BRENDAN RODGERS

NEIL SCOTT had his doubts when the current Liverpool manager was appointed two years ago but now he’s a believer THERE will be a time, and it won’t be too long coming, when they will make a film about Liverpool’s 2013/14 season. Some kind of fantasy action adventure...

IN DEPTH: JAPAN AND THE WORLD CUP

With less than a week to go until the 2014 World Cup gets under way in Brazil, J-League expert Dave Phillips has an in-depth at look Group C hopefuls Japan, analysing the squad in detail in all areas of the pitch as well as taking a look at likely tactics and the...

AUSTRALIA (II): How The Socceroos Will Play

WHEN I set about researching the current Aussie team, its manager, and the tactical side of things, it quickly dawned on me how little I knew. There were only four players whose names I recognised (one of them spending the latter part of the season injured at my...

ALGERIA (I) – Desert foxes and ghosts of the past

By Hari Sethi INJUSTICE INJUSTICE is rife throughout the history of professional football; the best team doesn’t always win, the best players don’t always get what they deserve. Yet whilst injustice initially results in an enveloping sense of despair and anger, it can...
CITYTALK – SUMMER DREAMING

CITYTALK – SUMMER DREAMING

NEIL ATKINSON was joined by John Gibbons, Mike Nevin and Craig Rimmer are in the tower to talk about Emre Can, Columbia and Mike Nevin’s England. Music this week from The Tea Street Band and Shane Beales Download Issue 10 of #TAW Monthly via iTunes or at...