IT was nearly a clean sweep for Liverpool in the men’s categories at the FIFA’s “The Best” Awards in Milan last night. For the main award, Virgil van Dijk was denied by Lionel Messi – which must have been an odd feeling for both as it was the other way round at...
WHEN is an unbeaten run not an unbeaten run? While Liverpool stand at 14 straight victories in the Premier League since the latter end of last season, the defeat in Naples brings with it a sense of a return to Earth. That’s by no means a bad thing. Two-nil flattered...
JÜRGEN Klopp wants to move on from winning the Champions League. It is wise counsel. Sustained success is difficult enough without dwelling on prior achievements, though it would admittedly be easier to do if it weren’t for the inevitable emotions stirred upon hearing...
The Champions of Europe will begin the defence of their crown with a tough away game against Napoli, but how are Liverpool likely to approach the game? John Gibbons is joined by Craig Hannan, Lizzi Doyle, Paul Senior, Paddy Fitzsimons and Chloe Bloxam to preview...
“FOOTBALL is fantastic when it’s a morning match…” (Frank Sidebottom, “Football Is Really Fantastic” – 1983) I’ve quoted the late great Chris Sievey (aka Frank Sidebottom) before for this column. I love Chris/Frank, a man out of and ahead of his time, but he’s...
YOU can’t live with Liverpool. You think you can. You set up and do something interesting. You give the full backs room and time. You have four lads in centre mid and the centre forwards shield Fabinho. You’ve given it some thought. You aren’t a mug....
IT’S good to have it all back. Good to be in the midst of it all once again. After the ever-shorter post-season breather, last Friday, a familiar pilgrimage was made. To Anfield. To Liverpool FC. The pub was full of smiles. The Kop was full of flags. And just before...
I’M not sure where Jermaine Jenas has been for the past year. Joe Cole – on the other hand – I can hazard a guess at snazzy tailors which specializes in maroon-tinted suits, or maybe a gastro pub on the West End, telling people how “The Chels” ruled...
ONE of the best things about football is the way it produces the most unlikely of heroes. From Jerzy Dudek in Istanbul to Divock Origi in Madrid, it’s nigh on impossible to predict who will seize the glory. Sometimes the stories it conjures up are so...
The Champions of Europe are heading back to Istanbul to face Chelsea in the UEFA Super Cup, but how up for the cup are we feeling? John Gibbons is joined by Gareth Roberts, Lizzi Doyle, Kev Walsh and Josh Sexton to preview Wednesday night’s game and guess what...
Liverpool Sign Off Pre Season With A Win But Still Work To Do | The Anfield Wrap
Liverpool finished their pre-season with a confident win over Cesc Fabregas’s Como at Anfield with Jérémy Jacquet marking his first appearance with a confident assured display, but with the Reds squad still lacking depth and quality and with less than a week until Liverpool travel to Tyneside for their season opener against Newcastle, can Liverpool do what is required in the transfer market to give Andoni Iraola the best chance of having a successfully debut season?
Also in the show, Neil speaks to Matt Parrish, CEO of the Liverpool FC Foundation about what they do when they join the squad on pre-season tours
On this week’s show Neil Atkinson is joined by Tom Muscatelli, Kieran Molyneux and John Gibbons.
