by John Gibbons | Nov 27, 2015 | Footie
A WIN that puts us through, with a fair chance of topping a group in which it took us forever to post a win. Wasn’t always pretty, but some nice play all the same. Albeit with a few more miles in a few more legs. Anyway scores. Simon Mignolet 3.5 Massive respect...
by The Anfield Wrap | Nov 26, 2015 | Podcast, TAW Player
A MIGNOLET FREE ZONE NEIL ATKINSON, John GIbbons, Dave Segar and Craig Hannan plough through Liverpool’s first Anfield win under Jürgen Klopp which see’s them qualify for the next round of the UEFA Cup.
by Neil Atkinson | Nov 25, 2015 | Footie
IN writing about Bordeaux at home in the Europa League you are writing about Swansea City at home in the Premier League. Because you know, don’t you. You know aspects of the study that shows the impact Europa League games has can be hotly disputed but you also...
by Neil Atkinson | Sep 17, 2015 | Footie
LIVERPOOL neither attacked nor defended nor midfielded with conviction against Bordeaux. It was frustrating to watch. There is a pleasure to be taken from the following 1-1s away from home in Europe: a) A swashbuckling side hammer the opposition goal but their...
by The Anfield Wrap | Sep 17, 2015 | Footie
CAUGHT out by the mad kick off time, Gibbo is busy literally blowing his own trumpet so that left us with no-one to do the ratings. As Twitter has been giving us a bit of stick recently we decided to ask Twitter to do the ratings instead. Then it can give itself some...
by Neil Atkinson | Sep 16, 2015 | Footie
BORDEAUX. Just arrived that bit too early for me this autumn. Can’t justify this Thursday to be in amongst the vineyards. Were we playing it when we go to Kazan, well that could be quite different. Means it’ll be the telly for me watching this, though...
by Gareth Roberts | Sep 14, 2015 | Footie
THE sports pages of today’s newspapers don’t make for a great read for Brendan Rodgers. From tactical criticisms to the make-up of a squad that is of the manager’s making, from a defence that isn’t stopping goals and an attack that isn’t scoring them, the...