by Josh Sexton | Sep 16, 2017 | Footie, Match Ratings
SO that completes a week in which Liverpool got battered away from home by a close rival and twice walked away from Anfield disappointed after dominating teams they are definitely better than with only a point each to show for it. The Reds may have got what they...
by Neil Atkinson | Sep 16, 2017 | Footie, Match Review
THAT made me punch concrete and I might have broken my seat and my head throb and my Saturday night be mostly me chewing the inside of my mouth and maybe twitch. Anyway. Let’s at least try and have a chat. Football matches are two sets of 11 men and while the...
by Andy Heaton | Sep 16, 2017 | Footie
LARS Leese, you might not remember the name, and to be fair I had to double check. For those that listened to our pre-Burnley Team Talk show on TAW Player, you’ll remember that I spoke about not giving the opposition goalie a chance to settle, especially if...
by The Anfield Wrap | Sep 16, 2017 | Footie
A THIRD disappointing result in a week for Liverpool as they were held to a draw by Burnley at Anfield. Questions will once again be asked of the defence in the buildup to The Clarets’ goal and Jürgen Klopp may have some questions to answer around the timing of...
by The Anfield Wrap | Sep 15, 2017 | Podcast, TAW Player
Liverpool welcome Sean Dyche’s Burnley to Anfield this Saturday looking for a lift off the back of two disappointing results. Josh Sexton was joined by Gareth Roberts, Ian Ryan, Craig Hannan and Andy Heaton to dissect Jürgen Klopp’s press conference and...
by Rob Gutmann | Sep 15, 2017 | Footie
THE thing about the football that never fails to surprise me is how it never fails to surprise me. My relentless, forever recurring amnesia. That year on year, season upon season, decade upon decade, I never remember to treat those twin imposters — victory and...
by Neil Scott | Sep 13, 2017 | Footie
FIRST things first, Liverpool don’t make a habit of conceding five goals in a game. Prior to Saturday’s capitulation at the Etihad, you could count on one hand the number of times it’s occurred in the last half century. At a stretch, you could point out the mitigating...
by Paul Cope | Sep 13, 2017 | Footie
WHAT do you think of Michael Owen? It’s a question that has been popping into my head pretty frequently over the past couple of weeks for various reasons. I’ve noticed myself subconsciously referencing him on multiple occasions and, when I do, the collective reaction...
by The Anfield Wrap | Sep 11, 2017 | Podcast, TAW Player, The Review
The final look at a game a lot of us will not want to look at again – Liverpool’s 5-0 defeat away at Manchester City. What about the game will have annoyed the manager? What could he have done differently? What can you hope to improve on? Sean Rogers, Paul...
by Karl Coppack | Sep 11, 2017 | Footie
THERE’S a scene I love in The Simpsons where Mr Burns hosts a meeting with his highly-paid lawyers in his enormous office. He’s been informed that Homer has a low sperm count due his daily dealings with nuclear contaminants and they need to act quickly to cheat him...
