MATCH REVIEW: LIVERPOOL 2 LUDOGORETS 1

MATCH REVIEW: LIVERPOOL 2 LUDOGORETS 1

CHAMPIONS League nights are back. I’m later than I want to be, having stuff to do and then tickets to sort. But it works out well, getting up the stairs just as You’ll Never Walk Alone is starting. The Kop looks and sounds terrific. There is a We Are...
LIVERPOOL ON SKY WITH DIAMONDS

LIVERPOOL ON SKY WITH DIAMONDS

BIG BEN struck 11, the transfer window ‘slammed’ shut. Jim White made a noise that sounded like he enjoys deadline day a little too much. Reporters were getting it in the ear, so to speak, and Liverpool ended the day without any new players coming through...
PODCAST: WE HAVE LIFT OFF

PODCAST: WE HAVE LIFT OFF

NEIL ATKINSON was joined on this week’s podcast by Chris Maguire, Steve Graves and Mike Nevin in the happy afterglow of another away thumping of Tottenham. Download Issue 11 of #TAW Monthly via iTunes or at app.theanfieldwrap.com for other devices. Like what we...
LIVERPOOL: THE RETURN OF THE DIAMOND?

LIVERPOOL: THE RETURN OF THE DIAMOND?

I PRESUMED that we’d seen the last of it. When Luis Suarez departed for pastures new, the chances of Liverpool regularly starting matches with two strikers simultaneously appeared remote. They looked remoter still when you factored in the the £20m acquisition of Lazar...
MARIO BALOTELLI: RISKY BUSINESS?

MARIO BALOTELLI: RISKY BUSINESS?

YOU should know that what you’re about to read isn’t going to unbiased. I love Mario Balotelli. Have done for years. He was born in Palermo where a large chunk of my family still reside. He played for Internazionale and A.C. Milan, the two teams that most of my...
CITYTALK – SUPER MARIO LAND

CITYTALK – SUPER MARIO LAND

NEIL ATKINSON was joined by Rob Gutmann, Gareth Roberts and Mike Nevin as they look towards Manchester City away on Monday and the imminent arrival of a certain Italian international. Music this week from Paddy Clegg and Dane Pollard Paddy Clegg Paddy is a 17...