by Ben Johnson | Mar 6, 2017 | Footie
AFTER we played Tottenham at home I wrote an article with the following introduction: “Oh, the Reds. Where do we start with the Reds? The unplayable, unstoppable, aggressive, run your legs off, schizophrenic, frustrating, we will beat anyone apart from if they are...
by Neil Atkinson | Mar 4, 2017 | Footie, Match Review
WATCHING the clock. Counting it down. Calling the minutes out — 83, 85, 87. Then Adam Lallana picks it up, holds it, holds it, holds it. Opens his body. Finds Divock Origi. And Gini Wijnaldum steams forward. Veins in his neck bulging. Lungs bursting. Body crying...
by The Anfield Wrap | Mar 4, 2017 | Podcast, Post-Match Show, TAW Player
Neil Atkinson is joined by Carly Murray, Ben Johnson and Karl Coppack to talk about Liverpool’s 3-0 victory over Arsenal. It is fair to say everyone has had a lovely time as The Reds did the business for the second time this year. Liverpool’s performance...
by The Anfield Wrap | Mar 4, 2017 | Footie
TAW contributors with talking points straight from the ground after Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Arsenal. Lessons Learnt Great win. Decision making the main difference from Saturday. Reckon they’ve watched 100 videos from Monday. @johngibbonsblog Lallana Love...
by Andy Heaton | Mar 4, 2017 | Footie
EVEN more fuming about Leicester now. Bossed that today, even if Arsenal scored a really good goal… Simon Mignolet: 8 Cannot overstate how good a save that was from Olivier Giroud’s header — had to rearrange balance, strong hand and the calmness not to...
by The Anfield Wrap | Mar 3, 2017 | Podcast, TAW Player
Neil Atkinson hosts as Philippa Smallwood and Paul Senior talk through Liverpool’s summer conundrums and how last summer played out. They also have a chat about Wenger and Arsenal. Sean Rogers is in to talk about how Arsenal will approach this game and what...
by The Anfield Wrap | Mar 3, 2017 | Footie
AHEAD of this weekend’s clash with Arsenal, TAW contributors look back on nine times Liverpool have slapped ‘the Arse’. August 17, 1985: Liverpool 2 Arsenal 0 “DO you know these men?” The start of a new football season, the traditional warm August...
by Josh Sexton | Mar 3, 2017 | Footie
AHEAD of Saturday’s clash with Arsenal at Anfield we spoke to Kevin Whitcher editor of ‘The Gooner’ fanzine to get the latest on the Gunners and, in particular, Arsene Wenger. Firstly, tell us a bit about yourself and the fanzine The Gooner started...
by Rob Gutmann | Mar 3, 2017 | Footie
THAT beating we took on Monday was a real kick in the pants. Let’s downplay nothing. As the manager noted ‘we started badly, it was bad in the middle, and bad in the end’. It’s hard to recall feeling so debilitated by a Liverpool result. What...
by The Anfield Wrap | Mar 3, 2017 | Footie
SOMETIMES when you write, you write to clarify your own thoughts. You set off without an answer hoping that by the end of the piece you’ve come to some sort of a conclusion that makes sense to you and the reader, writes DAN BEALE. That was going to be my tact after...