Jürgen Klopp found himself having to fend off questions about Philippe Coutinho in his pre-Newcastle press conference, despite The Reds’ recent form proving that they can cut it without the Brazilian. To react to those questions, Klopp’s answers and to...
“Rafa, Rafa… “Rafa, Rafa… “Rafa Benitez… “Xabi Alonso, Garcia and Nunez.” Fucking Antonio Nunez. Remember him? The makeweight in the deal that took Michael Owen to Madrid. He scored a goal for Liverpool Football Club and...
The last word on a poor performance from Liverpool. What was going on with the goal, the shape and the substitutes? Working through all of this are Sean Rogers, Ben Johnson and Neil Atkinson in The Anfield Wrap’s long look at a bad day in the office. To...
SO, what are you going to do now that we have all given up footie? I mean, it’s a bit of a blow and that, seen as we talk about it, think about it, tweet about it, sing about it and play it for probably 80 per cent of our miserable fucking lives but you know, we...
THERE are days when it just gnaws and gnaws and then suddenly kills. There have been existential masterpieces which cannot match the sheer profound sense of desolation that last 10 minutes had for Liverpool and the worldwide diaspora of supporters. Feeling both young...
ANOTHER day, another game and another 90 minutes where you couldn’t relax for a second. Coming a day after Tottenham comfortably won 4-0, and Manchester United comfortably won 4-0, Manchester City won away at Chelsea, and on the same day that Arsenal gained an easy...
Liverpool yet again fair to cash in on their own dominance and yet again fail to win a game they should win in all senses. It is fast becoming a theme of the season and something which feels all to reminiscent of seasons gone by to far too many Reds. That Liverpool...
LIVERPOOL travelled to St James’ Park knowing that Rafa Benitez’s side would be set up to frustrate. That is a fact. The problem is Liverpool never seem to have a plan in these sort of games to break down sides that play in such a way and then a very familiar pattern...
THE Reds have got us on repeat at the moment. It’s hard to keep repeating the same criticisms over again but when the same problems are happening week in, week out, it’s hard to see it any other way. Anyway, here’s how Anfield Wrap contributors saw...
I’M not sure I can quite recall a spell like this. The performances from the start of the season up until now have been fairly consistent. 10 games that Liverpool have dominated, bar one (at Manchester City where we had to play with 10 men for most of the...
Midweek Extra Gutter Special: Wirtz Imminent, Isak An Opportunity?
With Florian Wirtz finally scheduled to arrive on Merseyside for this medical and with reports again linking Liverpool with Alexander Isak, could Liverpool break their own transfer record twice in the space of one window?
Rob Gutmann is joined by Mo Stewart, James Sutton and John Gibbons.