by Michael Nevin | May 26, 2017 | Footie
I MUST admit to a slight envy of Manchester United this week. Seeing them carry off the beautifully crafted former UEFA Cup, by dint of winning the undervalued Europa League put a real gloss on United’s hitherto uninspiring season. Jose Mourinho’s manic escape from a...
by Dan Morgan | May 25, 2017 | Footie
“LET it not be said that achievement is no less rewarding without the material gratification of a tangible reward.” It’s alright that, isn’t it? I’ve just made it up. Nevertheless, I hope it stirred up some form of resonance with you, until you realised it was as far...
by Ben Johnson | May 23, 2017 | Footie
WHAT a day. What a night. What a goal. What a bevy. What a song. “De, de, de, de, de, de…” “Gini Wijnaldum.” Or as Adam Melia, the sharpest Lyricist in Europe, sang. “Who played Willy Wonka…” “Gene Wilder.” If you weren’t hanging off a light fitting or...
by Neil Atkinson | May 21, 2017 | Footie, Match Review
“BE kind. In the first place try to be nothing but kind.” My mental note where I start all of these things. Seasons are fractured. Shall we do our best, one last time? Let’s go, Reds… — As a city Liverpool only makes complete sense in an...
by David Segar | May 19, 2017 | Footie
SO here it is. An entire season comes down to this. It may not be the prize we were all dreaming of when Gini Wijnaldum slammed home number six against Watford in November, but it nonetheless represents an advancement of this football team and the next stage in Jürgen...
by Adam Smith | May 18, 2017 | Footie
WHEN it comes to stealing a living, few people pull it off as well as certain football pundits. I’m not talking about the ones who make predictions about particular football matches that end up going spectacularly wrong — that can happen to the best of us. I’m...
by Phil Blundell | May 17, 2017 | Footie
LAST week Jürgen Klopp claimed the gap to Chelsea was not as large as the table suggests, it’s a comment that is always going to be met with howls of derision. I typed words along these lines in to Twitter to gauge the reaction and was met by an Evertonian accusing...
by The Anfield Wrap | May 16, 2017 | Footie
WIND back to the first day of May — when Daniel Sturridge hadn’t appeared for Liverpool since the Reds’ defeat at Hull City in February — and few would have tipped him to be part of Jürgen Klopp’s plans for next season. That there would be a parting of ways come the...
by Paul Cope | May 16, 2017 | Footie
“BARCELONA is one of the best teams in the world, so far, nothing has come to me because, if anything comes, it comes to my manager, what I have to do is focus on the pitch. “I have a contract with Liverpool, there are two games, there are a lot of chances...
by Ben Johnson | May 16, 2017 | Footie
AFTER all the talk of the Reds being set up as a perfect away team over the last few weeks we all expected more of the same against West Ham, if we are honest with ourselves. A strong away performance that would focus on keeping a clean sheet, with three...
