by The Anfield Wrap | Aug 12, 2017 | Podcast, Post-Match Show, TAW Player
NEIL Atkinson was joined in an Oxford Hotel room by Mike Nevin, Rob Gutmann and Steve Graves to work through Liverpool’s very frustrating 3-3 draw with Watford. What did they think of Liverpool’s shape? Who was responsible for what was happening in centre...
by Andy Heaton | Aug 12, 2017 | Footie
LIVERPOOL kicked off the campaign with a new look at both ends of the pitch, but while some faces may have changed, much has stayed the same as The Reds turned in a Jekyll and Hyde performance symptomatic of problems that have dogged them for seasons. Poor at...
by Neil Atkinson | Aug 12, 2017 | Footie, Match Review
THERE should be a word for the pain of a draw which feels like a defeat. In fact, there should be a word for the pain of a draw which feels like a defeat, after snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. Because that word is the word. That word is the most the...
by David Segar | Aug 12, 2017 | Footie, Match Ratings
NEW season, same old heart attacks, fear, excitement, joy and crushing disappointment. Thanks a lot for coming back Redmen. I was just starting to become a normal human being again. That was poor from Liverpool. Whether it had anything to do with the selfish acts of...
by The Anfield Wrap | Aug 12, 2017 | Footie
ANFIELD Wrap contributors with talking points straight from the ground after Liverpool’s disappointing 3-3 draw away at Watford. Pre Match 11.31am: I can’t believe Alberto Moreno is still starting games for Liverpool. @johngibbonsblog 11.32am: The big worry...
by Michael Nevin | Aug 11, 2017 | Footie
IF you still love your football, the first weekend of a new season holds a special charm. One of my favourite books, Hunter Davies’ The Glory Game (written about Tottenham Hotspur during 1971-2) brilliantly evokes the pre season sense of renewal; the excited chatter...
by Neil Atkinson | Aug 9, 2017 | Footie
THERE’S a tension knocking about. I am happy to accept that Liverpool have tried to spend over £120million on two players and would have gladly done so. I will take that at face value. Some might not but I will. The tension comes at the point where Liverpool may...
by Paul Cope | Aug 9, 2017 | Footie
ONE of my best mates in the world is a Sheffield United supporter. We should all have a mate who’s a Sheffield United supporter. Well, not them in particular, there aren’t enough to go around us all and I’m not sharing mine, but a team like them. It...
by John Milburn | Jun 27, 2017 | Footie
LEAGUE titles are often won by teams who remain fit, enjoy great team spirit, have their share of luck and, most importantly, have enough boss players. In 2014 Liverpool were regularly able to field five belter players who are not only good enough to catapult a team...
by Andy Heaton | Jun 16, 2017 | Footie
“LIVERPOOL are a big club, we have to bring Liverpool back in the Champions League, because it’s where it has to be.” That was Philippe Coutinho last month, responding to yet another round of questions about interest in his services from Barcelona. That Liverpool are...