LAST week I wrote about the excitement and anticipation of an FA Cup semi-final. While there were traditional nerves, I don’t think any of us envisaged such an insipid Liverpool performance; an absolute dog of show. I’ve had a funny feeling for a while — based...
EIGHTEEN months ago, I wrote a piece titled the The Elephant in Midfield, focussing on Steven Gerrard’s lack of suitability to play a defensive midfield role, writes HAL COHEN. His performances in a deep role, defensively at least, were largely covered up by...
WE lost didn’t we. I’m not sure how else to start but that. Sean Rogers spoke very eloquently in the week about getting buy in from players. About having a plan they could all believe in. He said a manager risks putting it all on his own head if you change...
RIGHT. Dreadful collectively. A reminder that this is: a) Subjective. And 5 is alright. b) Done in the immediate aftermath of the game and all I’ve seen is in the ground. c) Not a discussion of formation(s) or set up but just the 12 lads who played more than...
PLAYING semi-finals at Wembley is a joke but here we are and stomachs are starting to flutter as the hours tick down to Liverpool’s last four clash with Aston Villa in London. We asked DAVE WOODHALL, editor of Heroes and Villains, a Villa fanzine that has been...
WELL, it’s rather nice to be writing the first of my Friday columns on the eve of Liverpool’s Wembley weekend. I wrote earlier this week about attending my first FA Cup semi-final in 1980 and I’ve done the sums to calculate this is my tenth. Despite my advancing...
NEIL Atkinson, Rob Gutmann, Martin Fitzgerald and Steve Graves are in for this week’s podcast, albeit, at least, in body if not in spirit after Liverpool comprehensively dispatched West Ham and Daniel Sturridge made a goalscoring return for the Mighty Reds. MAMA...
TWO nil. Rickie Lambert. And the Travelling Reds are in rapture. It is going bananas, a rush to the front. Pulled up a row. Back down a row. Look up, see a red face going mental. It looks like Lucas Leiva.It is. It is Lucas Leiva. He, and half the Liverpool side are...
NEIL ATKINSON, John Gibbons and Gareth Roberts are in the studio for this week’s CityTalk podcast as the lads look forward to this weekend’s trip to Villa Park. Like what we do? Buy us a pint! DIRECT LINK – UP THE REDS Podcast RSS feed. Get the TAW...
LONG-TIME listeners to The Anfield Wrap will know that Neil Atkinson hates talking about referees.Understandably so. With the current crop it becomes boring, frustrating and oh so repetitive. Sometimes, though, it’s a conversation that needs to be had....
Looking Ahead to Liverpool vs Fulham | Friday Live
Friday’s live show sees us look ahead to Liverpool’s home game tomorrow against Fulham. Neil Atkinson hosts John Gibbons and Emilia Bona, with special guest Sarah and Fee from the PFOP.
