by The Anfield Wrap | Feb 8, 2017 | Footie
JONNY GIBSON LIVERPOOL’S poor form since the turn of the year has posed a question that no Reds fan wants to consider. What if Liverpool finished fifth? After a spirited performance against league leaders Chelsea last week, Liverpool fans were heading into the...
by Paul Cope | Feb 7, 2017 | Footie
MY mates would tell you I’m too much of a knob to be a full-back, they’re usually a quiet bunch who keep themselves to themselves and keep things ticking along, not causing any trouble or getting drunk. I think my dark side comes from always wanting to be a centre...
by David Segar | Feb 6, 2017 | Footie
CRISIS? What crisis? Oh right, that crisis. It felt like Liverpool had turned a corner on Tuesday. The moribund performances of the early weeks of 2017 appeared to have finally been seen off by an energetic and inspired, if not spectacular, performance against Chelsea...
by Joel Rabinowitz | Feb 6, 2017 | Footie
THERE are days when football makes you wonder why you bother with it all. The pain, the fury, the anguish, the sheer and utter, sickening disappointment. Liverpool have produced several of those days of late. In football, there are blips and there are crises. While...
by Gareth Roberts | Feb 4, 2017 | Footie
I READ a piece this week by a Liverpool fan having a pop at other Liverpool fans for overreacting to The Reds’ form over the last month or so. It was over the top, he said. Too much. What about how The Reds started the season? The points accrued? The goals scored? How...
by Michael Nevin | Feb 3, 2017 | Footie
I WOKE up at 4.30am this morning. Thoughts tend to be random in the small hours and I didn’t let nocturnal side down. After two hours with my mind racing like Shergar with no sense of direction I came to the following conclusions: The sleep hygiene summary on a Fitbit...
by Josh Sexton | Feb 3, 2017 | LFC News
JÜRGEN Klopp insists that Liverpool have no issue overcoming weaker sides ahead of this weekend’s trip to Hull City. The Reds have lost to Burnley, Bournemouth and Swansea this season, and have slumped to draws against Southampton, West Ham and Sunderland. Alan...
by Josh Sexton | Feb 2, 2017 | Footie
JÜRGEN Klopp seemed puzzled by comments made by Jose Mourinho in the aftermath of Manchester United’s goalless draw with Hull City this week — and he wasn’t the only one. Rather than going into detail about how well Marco Silva’s side had executed their Old...
by Josh Sexton | Jan 30, 2017 | LFC News
JÜRGEN Klopp has been left frustrated by delays over Sadio Mane’s return to Liverpool. Senegal were dumped out of the African Cup of Nations on penalties, with Mane missing the decisive spot kick. And the club had hoped to get Mane back yesterday, laying on a private...
by Gareth Roberts | Jan 30, 2017 | Footie
JÜRGEN Klopp’s team selection for Saturday’s match versus Wolves was much discussed this weekend, with Gary Lineker’s tweet providing the springboard for much of the debate. I’ll defend The FA Cup with the best of them; some of my most enjoyable moments as a Red have...