// THE MATCH REVIEW
Neil Atkinson’s post-match thoughts which reflect the emotions of following Liverpool Football Club…
Liverpool 2 Bournemouth 2: Match Review
WAKING up and it doesn't feel much better. Liverpool's 2-2 draw was the most disappointing of likely outcomes, not least because of the substitution which saw Liverpool shift to a back three/five, saw Liverpool take a backwards step, saw Liverpool yield the initiative...
Liverpool 3 Everton 1: Match Review
NIL Satis Nisi Optimum. Long been my favourite of the football mottos. Only the best will do. Dwell on it. Roll it round your mouth. You can build any organisation around that. You can build a football club around it. Only the best will do. There wasn't a lot of Nil...
Manchester City 1 Liverpool 1: Match Review
WATCHING it back. Watching it back. Overwhelmed and overwhelming. Ninety tough, tough minutes. Even knowing the end, the twists and turns take your breath away. What a game of football. What a joy to be alive. Manchester City and Liverpool duked it out at the Etihad...
Liverpool 2 Burnley 1: Match Review
MARCH 12. Write it down. March 12, 2017. The last time Liverpool played poorly and won. They played so, so poorly. It is hard to put over how poorly they played. Poorly has a scale. Winning doesn't. Football matches end and you get three points, one point or no...
Liverpool 3 Arsenal 1: Match Review
WATCHING the clock. Counting it down. Calling the minutes out -- 83, 85, 87. Then Adam Lallana picks it up, holds it, holds it, holds it. Opens his body. Finds Divock Origi. And Gini Wijnaldum steams forward. Veins in his neck bulging. Lungs bursting. Body crying out...
// THE MATCH REVIEW
Neil Atkinson’s post-match thoughts which reflect the emotions of following Liverpool Football Club…
Liverpool 2 Bournemouth 2: Match Review
WAKING up and it doesn't feel much better. Liverpool's 2-2 draw was the most disappointing of likely outcomes, not least because of the substitution which saw Liverpool shift to a back three/five, saw Liverpool take a backwards step, saw Liverpool yield the initiative...
Liverpool 3 Everton 1: Match Review
NIL Satis Nisi Optimum. Long been my favourite of the football mottos. Only the best will do. Dwell on it. Roll it round your mouth. You can build any organisation around that. You can build a football club around it. Only the best will do. There wasn't a lot of Nil...
Manchester City 1 Liverpool 1: Match Review
WATCHING it back. Watching it back. Overwhelmed and overwhelming. Ninety tough, tough minutes. Even knowing the end, the twists and turns take your breath away. What a game of football. What a joy to be alive. Manchester City and Liverpool duked it out at the Etihad...
Liverpool 2 Burnley 1: Match Review
MARCH 12. Write it down. March 12, 2017. The last time Liverpool played poorly and won. They played so, so poorly. It is hard to put over how poorly they played. Poorly has a scale. Winning doesn't. Football matches end and you get three points, one point or no...
Liverpool 3 Arsenal 1: Match Review
WATCHING the clock. Counting it down. Calling the minutes out -- 83, 85, 87. Then Adam Lallana picks it up, holds it, holds it, holds it. Opens his body. Finds Divock Origi. And Gini Wijnaldum steams forward. Veins in his neck bulging. Lungs bursting. Body crying out...