ON his first day as Liverpool manager, Jürgen Klopp made a promise; a declaration of hope. The task would require him to regroup a squad who had lost their identity under Brendan Rodgers and, more importantly, a supporter base who had lost faith in the club’s ability...
THE continued rise and fall of Liverpool and Manchester United was encapsulated in The Reds’ 3-1 victory at Anfield on Sunday. Given that it was swiftly followed by the departure of Jose Mourinho from Old Trafford, a sense of revisionism has been necessary for both...
SO Jose Mourinho was right after all. Liverpool are the “lucky ones”. A late, late winner in the derby, an offside goal at Bournemouth, a fluky save to deny Napoli, then, to cap it all, two spawny deflections to beat Manchester United. Jammy Jürgen. Yeah right. It is...
LEADERS shone through at Burnley on Wednesday night. Leaders all over the pitch, in what was eventually an excellent win on the back of the ecstasy and elation of the Merseyside derby. Last week I wrote about leaders and specifically captains, yet the truth is this...
THE Premier League title race will not be won by a tactical system. The numbers that count are not 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 (or whatever combination that was at Burnley), they are the digits in the far right-hand column of the league table. Liverpool’s tally is a record 39...
YESTERDAY we discovered Jürgen Klopp’s punishment for running a bit on Sunday was an £8,000 fine and “a warning about future behaviour”. Basically like your dad telling you to pack it in. Which, to be fair, is probably what my dad would say if I ran...
THINK back to the person you were three years ago. Have you changed? Have you matured in any way? Have you ever given it a second thought? I can categorically say that both I and my life have changed for the better. This is likely to do with me evolving past my 20s...
TWO-three or not two-three? That is the question to ask about Liverpool’s new 4-2-3-1 formation, or at least it is when you’re struggling to come up with a wittier opening. It is, though, a question Jürgen Klopp has been asking himself lately, albeit probably in...
Jürgen Klopp spoke of his side sharing the responsibility of scoring in his pre-Cardiff press conference, having seen all of his front three score in midweek. To discuss whether they can repeat that feat, and to preview the game, Josh Sexton is joined by Mo Stewart,...
IN a world of neverending bickering and “banter”, of crisis seeking and an insatiable hunger for headlines that detail it all going wrong, perspective around football can be severely lacking at times. Bill Shankly – with tongue firmly placed in cheek, no doubt –...
‘The Swiss System’ Or A Super League?: TAW Unwrapped
This week’s ‘TAW Unwrapped’ takes a look at the revised Champions League format, how it played out last season and what to look forward to as the Reds begin their 25/26 European Cup campaign.
Neil Atkinson is joined by Beth Lindop, Adam Melia and Kieran Molyneux.
