By Lydia Bleasdale “WHEN DESCRIBING the character of our biggest city, Nigerians always like to tell a wry anecdote about the man who steps off a plane and is greeted with a sign that reads: THIS IS LAGOS. The message offers him nothing in the way of a cheerful...
By Rob McDonald BELGIUM What We Know: It’s hard not to know a lot about this Belgian generation. It was only last week The Times did a main story on the development of this team and what lessons England could take from it. That being said, golden generations only stay...
By Rob McDonald (Neil’s note – Rob sent this in before the games were played. I should have thrown it up yesterday. Sorry.) GERMANY What We Know: Under the stewardship of Jogi Low, Germany have seemed to go from strength to strength in and inexorable march...
DID YOU PUT IT ON? I told you to bet on Costa Rica to get out their group at 10-1. Admittedly they haven’t done it yet. But it’s looking good. Although, before I get too cocky, here are the things I was wrong about: 1. They were much more attacking than I...
AUSTRALIA’S 3-1 loss to Chile in their opening Group B game the other night bore out pretty much everything our Aussie correspondents had to tell us about their team in the last few weeks. I asked TAW regular Andy Gargett for his take on things after the game....
NEIL ATKINSON was joined by Rob Gutmann, Christian Hahn and a selection of guests as they chat about the first few days of World Cup 2014. Download Issue 10 of #TAW Monthly via iTunes or at app.theanfieldwrap.com for other devices. DIRECT LINK TO CITYTALK – CASH...
By Rob McDonald ARGENTINA What We Know: Well, Argentina are one of those teams that are just always expected to be dead good. They have the players, after all. All of them. Whatever happens, expect a whole lot of Messi narrative. The team is settled and, so far, there...
By Samantha Mikhailovna. READER, There are those who say I may be asking too much of you here. They would suggest that what follows requires a very niche experience of world literature (link: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/36238/36238-h/36238-h.htm#Page_67) and Panini...
By Rob McDonald FRANCE What We Know: Riberyless but not arguing, the French are another team that seems to be coming into the tournament without much expectation on them. It is understandable given how they have to over-turn a 2 goal deficit to defeat the Ukraine in...
By Rob McDonald URUGUAY What We Know: The best bastards about and marshalled by one of the best coaches going in Oscar Tabarez, we know Uruguay well after their strong performances in recent competitions. With, arguably, the most potent attacking threat in the...
