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How Liverpool Keep Showing That Patience Is A Virtue

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How Liverpool Keep Showing That Patience Is A Virtue

Liverpool kept their cool to secure three points against Aston Villa, and their recent form shows how much patience is a virtue for The Reds... SOMETIMES it’s OK to entertain the idea that the world is going to implode. Trust me when I say I pressed backspace a...

When Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool Met Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/2021-12-11-001-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-1080x675.jpg" alt="When Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool Met Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/2021-12-11-001-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/2021-12-11-001-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/2021-12-11-001-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-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" />

When Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool Met Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa

What Steven Gerrard's return to Anfield with Aston Villa told us about the past, the present and the future of Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool... I’VE often wondered if there’s a footballing equivalent of synaesthesia — the act of experiencing one sense through...

Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 0: Match Ratings

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2021-12-11-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-69-1080x675.jpg" alt="Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 0: Match Ratings" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2021-12-11-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-69-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2021-12-11-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-69-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2021-12-11-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-69-480x300.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 1 Aston Villa 0: Match Ratings

Ben Johnson's player ratings after Liverpool 1 Aston Villa in the Premier League at Anfield, with a number of big performances… Alisson: 6 Christ he was wild today. Had nothing to do but anything he normally does with his hands tied behind his back was like a...

Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 0: Match Review

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2021-12-11-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-65-1080x675.jpg" alt="Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 0: Match Review" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2021-12-11-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-65-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2021-12-11-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-65-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2021-12-11-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-65-480x300.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 1 Aston Villa 0: Match Review

Neil Atkinson's post-match review after Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 0 in the Premier League at Anfield, in the driving rain in L4... YOU win. It is easier. You win with a penalty. It is easier. It is easier to do this: the referee isn't good enough. Listen. I am...

Liverpool v Aston Villa: The Big Match Preview

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2019-11-02-067-Aston_Villa_Liverpool-1080x675.jpg" alt="Liverpool v Aston Villa: The Big Match Preview" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2019-11-02-067-Aston_Villa_Liverpool-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2019-11-02-067-Aston_Villa_Liverpool-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2019-11-02-067-Aston_Villa_Liverpool-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 v Aston Villa: The Big Match Preview

Josh Sexton's preview ahead of Liverpool v Aston Villa at Anfield, with sentimentality in question for several reasons… I LOVE the sentimentality of football. I doubt I’m alone in that, given there is now a generation of football fans disillusioned with the...

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How Liverpool Keep Showing That Patience Is A Virtue

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/2021-12-11-014-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-1-1080x675.jpg" alt="How Liverpool Keep Showing That Patience Is A Virtue" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/2021-12-11-014-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-1-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/2021-12-11-014-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-1-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/2021-12-11-014-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-1-480x300.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw" />

How Liverpool Keep Showing That Patience Is A Virtue

Liverpool kept their cool to secure three points against Aston Villa, and their recent form shows how much patience is a virtue for The Reds... SOMETIMES it’s OK to entertain the idea that the world is going to implode. Trust me when I say I pressed backspace a...

When Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool Met Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/2021-12-11-001-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-1080x675.jpg" alt="When Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool Met Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/2021-12-11-001-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/2021-12-11-001-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/2021-12-11-001-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-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" />

When Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool Met Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa

What Steven Gerrard's return to Anfield with Aston Villa told us about the past, the present and the future of Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool... I’VE often wondered if there’s a footballing equivalent of synaesthesia — the act of experiencing one sense through...

Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 0: Match Ratings

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2021-12-11-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-69-1080x675.jpg" alt="Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 0: Match Ratings" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2021-12-11-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-69-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2021-12-11-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-69-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2021-12-11-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-69-480x300.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 1 Aston Villa 0: Match Ratings

Ben Johnson's player ratings after Liverpool 1 Aston Villa in the Premier League at Anfield, with a number of big performances… Alisson: 6 Christ he was wild today. Had nothing to do but anything he normally does with his hands tied behind his back was like a...

Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 0: Match Review

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2021-12-11-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-65-1080x675.jpg" alt="Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 0: Match Review" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2021-12-11-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-65-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2021-12-11-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-65-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2021-12-11-Liverpool_Aston_Villa-65-480x300.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 1 Aston Villa 0: Match Review

Neil Atkinson's post-match review after Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 0 in the Premier League at Anfield, in the driving rain in L4... YOU win. It is easier. You win with a penalty. It is easier. It is easier to do this: the referee isn't good enough. Listen. I am...

Liverpool v Aston Villa: The Big Match Preview

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2019-11-02-067-Aston_Villa_Liverpool-1080x675.jpg" alt="Liverpool v Aston Villa: The Big Match Preview" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2019-11-02-067-Aston_Villa_Liverpool-1080x675.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2019-11-02-067-Aston_Villa_Liverpool-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2021/12/P2019-11-02-067-Aston_Villa_Liverpool-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 v Aston Villa: The Big Match Preview

Josh Sexton's preview ahead of Liverpool v Aston Villa at Anfield, with sentimentality in question for several reasons… I LOVE the sentimentality of football. I doubt I’m alone in that, given there is now a generation of football fans disillusioned with the...

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