Pepe Reina became the latest Liverpool hero to disappoint his fans for criticising Vinicius Jr.’s behaviour after he was racially abused… NEVER meet your heroes. That’s what they say, isn’t it? Of course, heroes become less of a thing the older and...
ALL goalies are crazy. That’s what we’ve always been told; reading the books by Rob Childs as a kid, growing up with curtain-sporting keepers wearing tops that looked like that mad rug in your nan’s. Perhaps that’s why a large number of football fans are prepared to...
A LIVERPOOL starting XI made up of players from the last 11 seasons, one for each season. Ok, sound. Boss these, aren’t they? When you can’t even remember last week or last month, never mind games 11 years ago. But go ‘ed, my go. Fucking *hours* later: Done it. Takes...
I’VE enjoyed doing these challenges for Liverpool.com. However, I did do one a couple of weeks ago in which I left out Mohamed Salah and the internet let me know about it more than you can imagine. This one from Josh is, again, harder than it looks. The reason why is...
I’VE loved writing for The Anfield Wrap while in lockdown. I love it at the best of times, but it has given me a release during these times which has been so welcome. The chance to revisit every facet of what made me fall in love with football. It has given us a...
OLI FELL “I’M fine with our goalies and I really trust in John Achterberg because he does a brilliant job here. “He’s one of the hardest-working people I’ve ever met; he works as a coach 25 hours a day.” The words of Jürgen Klopp on Liverpool’s...
ROBERTO Firmino’s thunderous half-volley to secure all three points away at Stoke prompted wild celebrations from the Liverpool supporters, the players and the man himself — whipping his shirt off and launching it up in the air in front of a flare-lit away...
DOMINIC CLIFF JAMES Milner netted his seventh consecutive penalty of the season against Manchester City on Sunday. Despite his perfect record, Sky Sports cameras picked up Jürgen Klopp with his back turned to the field of play as the spot kick was being taken. Klopp...
AS a child, one of the first football books I read was Goalkeepers are Different, Brian Glanville’s superb novel about the life of a professional goalkeeper. The story follows Ronnie Blake, a rising star, through from apprentice to first teamer, cheating...
LIVERPOOL doesn’t have a footballer in the goal at the moment. But Liverpool needs a footballer in the goal. Sure, at the moment, without a footballer in the goal, Liverpool are doing OK. But the fact they don’t have a footballer in the goal is taking its cosmic...
