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Neil Atkinson’s post-match thoughts which reflect the emotions of following Liverpool Football Club…

Southampton 1 Liverpool 0: Match Review

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Southampton 1 Liverpool 0: Match Review

Jan 4, 2021

Neil Atkinson's post-match review after Liverpool's 1-0 loss to Southampton in the Premier League... THERE can be no excuses. For as long as this manager has seen a Christmas period in a full season in this country his side has done far better. It was a time to...

Newcastle 0 Liverpool 0: Match Review

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-30-Newcastle_Liverpool-122-1080x675.jpg" alt="Newcastle 0 Liverpool 0: Match Review" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-30-Newcastle_Liverpool-122-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-30-Newcastle_Liverpool-122-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-30-Newcastle_Liverpool-122-480x300.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw" />

Newcastle 0 Liverpool 0: Match Review

Dec 30, 2020

Neil Atkinson's post-match review after Liverpool's 0-0 draw with Newcastle United in the Premier League... OH god, it is cold. At one point the snow falls. There is something glorious about football in the icy cold - with fans - when the freezing weather means...

Liverpool 1 West Brom 1: Match Review

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-27-Liverpool_WBA-104-1080x675.jpg" alt="Liverpool 1 West Brom 1: Match Review" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-27-Liverpool_WBA-104-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-27-Liverpool_WBA-104-980x676.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-27-Liverpool_WBA-104-480x331.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw" />

Liverpool 1 West Brom 1: Match Review

Dec 27, 2020

Neil Atkinson's post-match review after Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League... THERE are no niceties, no pleasantries. No excuses. Two dropped. More than any so far this season, two dropped. It is an enormous missed opportunity from Liverpool...

Crystal Palace 0 Liverpool 7: Match Review

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-19-Palace_Liverpool-77-1080x675.jpg" alt="Crystal Palace 0 Liverpool 7: Match Review" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-19-Palace_Liverpool-77-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-19-Palace_Liverpool-77-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-19-Palace_Liverpool-77-480x300.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw" />

Crystal Palace 0 Liverpool 7: Match Review

Dec 19, 2020

Neil Atkinson's post-match review after Liverpool's 7-0 win against Crystal Palace in the Premier League... IT may look slightly different soon enough, but that league table was what I most wanted for Christmas. Advent has come early in a footballing sense -...

Liverpool 2 Tottenham 1: Match Review

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-16-Liverpool_Tottenham-128-1080x675.jpg" alt="Liverpool 2 Tottenham 1: Match Review" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-16-Liverpool_Tottenham-128-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-16-Liverpool_Tottenham-128-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-16-Liverpool_Tottenham-128-480x300.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw" />

Liverpool 2 Tottenham 1: Match Review

Dec 17, 2020

Neil Atkinson's post-match review after Liverpool's 2-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League... IT'S good in the dark. Good in the dark. It felt like quite the thing. It's been a funny season. Last minutes have gone against us, not for us. Scraps...

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Neil Atkinson’s post-match thoughts which reflect the emotions of following Liverpool Football Club…

Southampton 1 Liverpool 0: Match Review

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/01/P2021-01-04-Southampton_Liverpool-98-1080x675.jpg" alt="Southampton 1 Liverpool 0: Match Review" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/01/P2021-01-04-Southampton_Liverpool-98-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/01/P2021-01-04-Southampton_Liverpool-98-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/01/P2021-01-04-Southampton_Liverpool-98-480x300.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw" />

Southampton 1 Liverpool 0: Match Review

Jan 4, 2021

Neil Atkinson's post-match review after Liverpool's 1-0 loss to Southampton in the Premier League... THERE can be no excuses. For as long as this manager has seen a Christmas period in a full season in this country his side has done far better. It was a time to...

Newcastle 0 Liverpool 0: Match Review

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-30-Newcastle_Liverpool-122-1080x675.jpg" alt="Newcastle 0 Liverpool 0: Match Review" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-30-Newcastle_Liverpool-122-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-30-Newcastle_Liverpool-122-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-30-Newcastle_Liverpool-122-480x300.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw" />

Newcastle 0 Liverpool 0: Match Review

Dec 30, 2020

Neil Atkinson's post-match review after Liverpool's 0-0 draw with Newcastle United in the Premier League... OH god, it is cold. At one point the snow falls. There is something glorious about football in the icy cold - with fans - when the freezing weather means...

Liverpool 1 West Brom 1: Match Review

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-27-Liverpool_WBA-104-1080x675.jpg" alt="Liverpool 1 West Brom 1: Match Review" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-27-Liverpool_WBA-104-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-27-Liverpool_WBA-104-980x676.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-27-Liverpool_WBA-104-480x331.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw" />

Liverpool 1 West Brom 1: Match Review

Dec 27, 2020

Neil Atkinson's post-match review after Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League... THERE are no niceties, no pleasantries. No excuses. Two dropped. More than any so far this season, two dropped. It is an enormous missed opportunity from Liverpool...

Crystal Palace 0 Liverpool 7: Match Review

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-19-Palace_Liverpool-77-1080x675.jpg" alt="Crystal Palace 0 Liverpool 7: Match Review" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-19-Palace_Liverpool-77-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-19-Palace_Liverpool-77-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-19-Palace_Liverpool-77-480x300.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw" />

Crystal Palace 0 Liverpool 7: Match Review

Dec 19, 2020

Neil Atkinson's post-match review after Liverpool's 7-0 win against Crystal Palace in the Premier League... IT may look slightly different soon enough, but that league table was what I most wanted for Christmas. Advent has come early in a footballing sense -...

Liverpool 2 Tottenham 1: Match Review

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-16-Liverpool_Tottenham-128-1080x675.jpg" alt="Liverpool 2 Tottenham 1: Match Review" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-16-Liverpool_Tottenham-128-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-16-Liverpool_Tottenham-128-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2020/12/P2020-12-16-Liverpool_Tottenham-128-480x300.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw" />

Liverpool 2 Tottenham 1: Match Review

Dec 17, 2020

Neil Atkinson's post-match review after Liverpool's 2-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League... IT'S good in the dark. Good in the dark. It felt like quite the thing. It's been a funny season. Last minutes have gone against us, not for us. Scraps...

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