by Michael Nevin | Sep 16, 2016 | Footie
IN the summer, I chronicled that one of Jürgen Klopp’s prime tasks this season was to eradicate the fear factor that has held The Reds back in recent seasons. It could also be argued an issue with players’ mentality at Liverpool stretches back much further — the...
by Adam Smith | Sep 15, 2016 | Footie
DID you listen to The Pink — TAW’s post-match reaction show — immediately after the Borussia Dortmund match at Anfield? If you did, you probably remember hearing that John Gibbons took his top off and started whirling it over his head (if you...
by Rob Gutmann | Sep 15, 2016 | Footie
“CHELSEA. Are a bunch of wankers.” My oldest best mate, from my days growing up in London, Giulio, always used to be very clear about this. “We’ve got Chelsea. Ah, yeah. Chelsea. Bunch o’ wankers.” I’d nod approvingly. Silently. No words....
by Josh Sexton | Sep 13, 2016 | Footie
ONCE upon a time not very long ago, many fans questioned the worth of Roberto Firmino. Now, after a flurry of goals and a string of performances packed with tricks and turns, few would suggest he doesn’t have the quality to play for Liverpool. In the summer,...
by Sean Rogers | Sep 9, 2016 | Footie
JÜRGEN Klopp has a massive decision to make ahead of tomorrow’s game against Leicester City, a really difficult one for any manager. The Foxes, so far, look like they are setting up exactly the same way they did last season — a 4-4-2 formation, which when they...
by Adam Smith | Sep 8, 2016 | Footie
JUDGING by the reaction on Twitter, Liverpool’s local ticket sale, a plan first announced in February to distribute a limited number of tickets for home games to members with an ‘L’ postcode, hasn’t pleased everyone. Do those upset by the idea...
by The Anfield Wrap | Sep 7, 2016 | Footie
CAMERON Brannagan has been at Liverpool since the age of five. Fifteen years on, after making his breakthrough into the first team and making nine appearances last season, the question around the midfielder now is: What next? The Manchester-born 20-year-old was...
by Phil Blundell | Sep 7, 2016 | Footie
SIGNING players because we need ‘someone’ has been something that Liverpool has specialised in in recent years. It has been maddening. On deadline day, the Prosecution’s number one piece of evidence made his way to the Cote D’Azur to sign for Nice after...
by The Anfield Wrap | Sep 6, 2016 | Footie
THE transfer window has, mercifully, slammed shut, writes DAVID WEBBER. The hum of rumours and ‘ITKs’ cluttering up Twitter can at least subside, and with the Main Stand finally completed, the season can start in earnest when we welcome the Reds back to...
by Joel Rabinowitz | Sep 1, 2016 | Footie
WHEN Jürgen Klopp arrived at the club just over one year ago there was much talk about the “mass exodus” he oversaw in his first summer transfer window at Borussia Dortmund as he revamped the squad with ruthless efficiency to create a squad capable of playing his...