A LITTLE under 12 months ago, Ragnar Klavan lined up alongside Dejan Lovren at the centre of the Liverpool backline against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. The Estonian’s presence in the starting 11 that afternoon was enforced; with Joel Matip injured, Klavan...
TOM JOHNSON I’M writing this the week after our new £75million colossus of a centre back scored a late winner on his debut, in the derby, in the FA Cup third round. It doesn’t get much more Roy of the Rovers than that. But, it’s another central defender who recently...
WHAT makes a good defence? Is it clean sheets? Is it a high tackle percentage? Is it restricting your opponents to as few goalscoring chances as possible? Or is it just the way we feel about it? I spend a lot of time these days paying careful attention to the language...
WEDNESDAY’S draw at home to Bournemouth felt like a crushing defeat. A scruffy, late equaliser when three crucial home points were required was just an unnecessary kick in the teeth. For the final 25 minutes, Jürgen Klopp opted to invite pressure; adopting a back five...
Klavan: England’s A Different Ball Game RAGNAR Klavan has been speaking to the club’s official website about his form and adapting to life in English football. As well as insisting he is never satisfied by his form, he said: “Not only training, the games as well....
