WE’RE almost doing this at walking pace now. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a Liverpool team demolish another side at such a canter. I’ve seen us destroy teams in a whirlwind of hustle, bustle pressing and chaos on many occasions, but I can’t remember watching us quietly...
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...
Liverpool return to Champions League action this week against Sevilla and who better to talk about what the Reds can expect than former Valencia manager and Liverpool assistant manager Pako Ayestaran. Chatting to Andy Heaton, Pako talks about what Liverpool can expect...
AS Liverpool enter a crucial part of the season, John Gibbons is joined by Simon Hughes, Dan Fieldsend and Mike Nevin to analyse the international break from a Liverpool point of view and look forward to a massive game away at Manchester City. In part 2 we also speak...
DAN Morgan contributed an excellent piece about Philippe Coutinho to The Anfield Wrap website recently and I could completely understand the sentiment, writes SIMON ALKIN. It seems to me to be one shared by the majority of the fanbase. Broadly speaking (and this of...
AFTER a tedious and drawn-out transfer saga, Philippe Coutinho rejoined his Liverpool teammates in full training at Melwood on Thursday. The Brazilian appeared in high spirits, with Jürgen Klopp confirming he had a very positive chat with the player to clear the air....
SEE if you can spot the difference between these four players: Charles Itandje Luis Suarez Mamadou Sakho Philippe Coutinho Any ideas? For those who don’t remember, or just don’t know, Itandje was a reserve goalkeeper who misbehaved during the Hillsborough memorial...
IN the week of Gerard Houllier’s 70th birthday, it would have been delinquent of me not to indulge in the nostalgia of my coming of age as a Liverpool supporter. As an impressionable 14-year-old with a yearning for identity and realisation of values, the education...
With Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain now officially a Liverpool player, the club still working on deals for Virgil van Dijk and Thomas Lemar, and continuous reiterations over Philippe Coutinho’s future, Gareth Roberts is joined by Ian Salmon and Andy Heaton for our...
Today Ed Malyon, sports editor at The Independent, has written an exclusive story detailing Philippe Coutinho’s desire for “clear-the-air talks” with Liverpool following the apparent breakdown of his transfer to Barcelona. You can read the article...
