“I HAVE no clue yet. I’m about to go and find out.” Jürgen Klopp there, when asked what kind of challenge he expects from Shrewsbury in his Friday press conference. It was an honest response that elicited no further enquiry from the press pack but it jolted me. I know...
THE league, the league, the league… All we talk about is the league. Of course it’s all we talk about. It’s been so long. We’ve come so close. And sometimes it felt like it was never going to come home again. Now it is. Surely it is. You know the numbers, you know...
THE team that refused to go away. The people that would never accept their fate. The club that never walks alone. Liverpool. Liverpool. Top of the league. It’s not done. It’s done. It’s not done. It’s done. Whatever, we are bracing ourselves. Hey, it ain’t going to be...
THERE are certain sights which stir the soul. The view of Manhattan from Liberty Island, say, or a thin crescent moon hanging over the horizon. Maybe even a basketful of kittens if that’s your thing. Something that makes you stop and stare for a few seconds. Something...
YOU’LL remember where you were. Those you were with, who you grabbed hold of, the moment that pair of Nike Tiempo Legend boots shuffled across the platform. A Liverpool captain was about to lift the European Cup for a sixth time, and the honour would fall to Jordan...
“WE have to think about what he [Mourinho] did against us with Man United, but they are different games, a different opponent. “We have to analyse, and our analysis usually ends quite a way from the truth because we don’t know 100 per cent. “It’s the same for us. We...
A YEAR unbeaten in the league. A night unstoppable in the league. As constant as a northern star. This is a hymn about a year. This is a love song about tonight. In the league. Every minute, every second irresistible again and again. In the league. They show...
THAT Wolves game was hard work, wasn’t it? A salutary reminder that however good this Liverpool are – and they are very, very good – that the baseline conditions need to be there for them to demonstrate their quality. Compare and contrast the team in red...
“THERE is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.” WHILE it might not be obvious why I’ve begun with a William Shakespeare quote, consider the following. Shakespeare’s argument is that opportunity ebbs and flows in...
WELL, I mean, Christmas is a thing, isn’t it? On the one hand, the most wonderful time of the year. On the other hand, is everyone fucking knackered? Emotionally and physically? I mean, I am. And certainly the footballers are. We’ll get to the referee. You...
Post International Break Liverpool & Villa: The Trends
Examining football’s underlying numbers, looking back at the Villa match, and taking a look at Liverpool’s numbers following international breaks.Neil Atkinson is joined by Josh Williams.
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