A week after questioning Liverpool’s transfer business, little has changed. With three weeks to go, the Reds still look short in key areas. A recalibration of expectation. A season of transition. God, I hate those terms. A week after I polluted your inbox...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 1 Wrexham 0 in the Yankee Stadium, as part of the 26/27 pre-season tour… Andoni Iraola’s second pre season game took place in Yankee Stadium on Wednesday evening local time and in...
Assessing Liverpool’s paper thin squad, the transfer market and why the next four weeks could define the Reds’ season. ‘Very thin’ That was the manager’s assessment of his squad as the Reds left Geodis Park, Nashville, at the weekend. It had a...
You never forget your first love. Kevin Keegan was mine and he was everything you wanted your first hero to be. Sleep well, Kev… YOU never forget your first love. The first footballing memories are always the best. The nascent appreciation of something...
Whether its ‘just a job’ or means something more, it’s worth remembering the human impact of club treatment and fan behaviour on players… I’ve been reading Michail Antonio’s autobiography, ‘Humans, Not Robots’ and it’s struck a chord....
With Liverpool’s squad depth looking very thin, this transfer strategy would restore control and enable flexible, long-term rotation… WHICHEVER way you carve it up, Liverpool need more players. But it doesn’t take some unlikely miracle to feel...
Changing rules during a World Cup is a worrying sign but what’s more concerning to me is Liverpool’s current state of flux… CHARITY begins at home. So goes the adage. Equally, unmitigated support can only go one way and waking thoughts are...
Liverpool can’t afford to chase lost causes in the transfer market as Andoni Iraola prepares to take the club into a new age… I love how little it takes to change minds. When Yan Diomande’s name came up as a possible sort-of replacement for Mo...
The World Cups of our youth played a huge role in fostering our love for football at its purest. Then we discover football with agendas… I PLAYED A golden game on Friday night. A golden game is one of those rare occasions where everything you do in a...
From Athletic Bilbao to Rayo Vallecano, Iraola’s journey has been shaped by clubs that represent more than football… Even though I’m far from being an Andoni Iraola expert, there are things I like about him already. I like that he’s from the...
A Loss To Leeds Finishes The Pre-Season Tour | The Anfield Wrap
With Liverpool’s pre-season tour finished we look back at all the talking points from Liverpool’s loss to Leeds.
Ian Ryan hosts John Gibbons, Andy McCann and Pete Bolster.
Also in the show we take a look at some of the fantastic work the OLSC in Brooklyn have been doing with Ruth’s Refuge in New York and John speaks to Ste from State Of Mind…
