JAVIER MANQUILLO: A LESSON FROM HISTORY

JAVIER MANQUILLO: A LESSON FROM HISTORY

“HE’S one of the best full-backs in the world.” “We want to keep Glen here. There is no question about that, especially now he’s in this form. He’s 29 and we feel that he has still got good years ahead of him. “No contracts will be looked at until the...
LIVERPOOL: WIN THE NEXT SIX

LIVERPOOL: WIN THE NEXT SIX

CRYSTAL Palace, Ludogorets, Stoke City, Leicester City, Sunderland and Basel. When you’re managing a team in desperate need of victories, you can’t ask for a more appealing set of fixtures than that. Those six are the opponents Liverpool face before a trip to Old...
SO SAD ABOUT SOCIEDAD

SO SAD ABOUT SOCIEDAD

THERE’S something unsettling about David Moyes resurfacing in the beautiful surroundings of San Sebastian after he was dragged under by the sink or swim undercurrents he encountered in his all too short — yet roundly entertaining — time in charge of...
LIVERPOOL: RODGERS HAS PILED THE PRESSURE ON HIMSELF

LIVERPOOL: RODGERS HAS PILED THE PRESSURE ON HIMSELF

WHATEVER the individual take on Tuesday’s team selection – and we had everything from bold and brave to stupid and silly – most agreed on one thing: It meant the intensity of focus on Brendan Rodgers would increase when Chelsea came to town. It was always likely to be...
LIVERPOOL: WHO ARE YOU? I REALLY WANNA KNOW

LIVERPOOL: WHO ARE YOU? I REALLY WANNA KNOW

CONFUSION rules my mind when I think of my football team these days. This Liverpool team confuses me. Brendan Rodgers confuses me. Question marks are everywhere and never more so than now in the aftermath of defeat to Real Madrid and prior to the impending visit of...
ON THIS DAY: REDS SMASH EIGHT PAST BESIKTAS

ON THIS DAY: REDS SMASH EIGHT PAST BESIKTAS

ANDRIY VORONIN and Peter Crouch probably aren’t a strike partnership that anyone would expect to lead a team to a rout in European competition, much less to the Champions League’s biggest ever margin of victory. Sometimes real life is truly stranger than fiction....
ON THIS DAY: RAFA COMES TO ANFIELD

ON THIS DAY: RAFA COMES TO ANFIELD

TWELVE years have passed since Rafael Benitez first introduced himself to Anfield. And what an introduction this was. The Spaniard arrived on Merseyside for a Champions League clash with his Valencia team on this very date back in 2002. The then reigning champions of...