The Review is a long look at Liverpool’s poor performance against Red Star and pulls together issues the side may well have been having for a while. There is discussion of the approach, of a manager backing himself into a corner and of what happens when the very...
WE could have played till the fucking cows — those famous, wondering cows who fucked off years ago and have been having the time of their lives, eating grass and fucking lying down — come home. Sometimes things don’t fall for you, sometimes things don’t go...
WE’VE conquered all of Europe. We’ve seemingly decided to have a rest. Let’s get this out the way… Red Star played well in the first half, picked their moments well and produced two excellent finishes. They did sensible things in the second. It...
WE take the name of our opponents for granted. A touch of context is all we require. Red Star Belgrade have been a background presence in my European football consciousness since as long as I can recall. But I’ve never once paused for thought to consider their name....
Liverpool found themselves against Red Star Belgrade, but did they really lose themselves? And what did the system and shape have in common from previous games this season? The Reds are now in the box seat in a tricky group and can kick on from this position. And...
Liverpool were mustard again against Red Star belgrade last night and with a change in selection and in shape there is a lot for our review to get stuck into. The first thing to discuss is the shift in shape and the use of a double pivot for Fabinho’s birthday....
YOU want to see our spec there, you know. Gazprom have our season ticket spec in the Kemlyn for a jolly band of Russians, Serbs, wools and fat fellas so we get lashed elsewhere for the Euro games. Tough shit, lads. Thanks for the warm up. Our spec is row nine behind...
Liverpool see off Red Star Belgrade at Anfield in their second Champions League home game at Anfield this season in routine fashion. Joining Neil Atkinson for immediate reaction are Paul Senior, Emily Dona and Phil Blundell. To hear the full version of our immediate...
YOU say you’ve got to go home. It is always someone’s first game. Always someone’s first time. This is important to remember when you rock up to Anfield giving few fucks, striding through the gloaming as the nights draw in. Remember this is...
IT’S turning out to be a strange old season, this one. I genuinely don’t know how I feel about it. I mean, I’m happy, I think. Yeah, I must be. A good barometer of my football contentedness is my inclination to watch other teams play football. I’m watching any old...
The Anfield Wrap’s live podcast looking ahead to Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League at Anfield.
Neil Atkinson hosts Ste Evans, Alison McGovern and Mike Bankole, Brian and Simon from the Sodajerker podcast, and Sean Clement, who is running the London marathon on behalf of Comfort Angels, along with Comfort Etim herself and Ellie Fox from the County FA…
