BALOTELLI: SUPER MARIO BLAND?

BALOTELLI: SUPER MARIO BLAND?

IT’S not the Mario Show we were promised before the sadly still unique demolition of Spurs, memories of which are quickly becoming as distant as the summer weather the match was played in, writes LIAM BLAKE. But for as long as he remains unfathomable the show goes on,...
BALOTELLI CRITICS ARE JUST SO LAZY

BALOTELLI CRITICS ARE JUST SO LAZY

GRAEME SOUNESS, Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and that no mark troll Adrian Durham are just some of the public figures who have thrown their hats into the public ring this week. Plenty of others have already had their say. Criticism is rife and it’s anything but...
BASEL 1 LIVERPOOL 0

BASEL 1 LIVERPOOL 0

FINISHING second last season meant Liverpool were back in the Champions League. We’d been out of it five years and now we were back. That great tournament that makes everything else seem a bit rubbish. It doesn’t really sink in then though. Especially when...
LIVERPOOL: HAS MORENO MASTERED OUR PROBLEM POSITION?

LIVERPOOL: HAS MORENO MASTERED OUR PROBLEM POSITION?

THREE is the magic number, no more, no less. Then again, maybe more accurately it’s 18 that is looking suspiciously like the magic number. Early days still, but the more I see of Alberto Moreno the more I like him. It was another fine performance from him last...
MATCH REVIEW: LIVERPOOL 2 LUDOGORETS 1

MATCH REVIEW: LIVERPOOL 2 LUDOGORETS 1

CHAMPIONS League nights are back. I’m later than I want to be, having stuff to do and then tickets to sort. But it works out well, getting up the stairs just as You’ll Never Walk Alone is starting. The Kop looks and sounds terrific. There is a We Are...
FOOTBALL: VICE, VICE (CAPTAIN) BABY

FOOTBALL: VICE, VICE (CAPTAIN) BABY

WITH the departure of Daniel Agger back to Brondby we asked a few Anfield Wrap regulars to make their case as to who should replace the Dane as vice-captain. NEIL ATKINSON – GLEN JONO I’M A GLEN JOHNSON man. I’m also a Jordan Henderson man but you...