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Liverpool Control ‘Hard Minutes’ To Go Top Of The Premier League

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/Wolves-P2024-09-28-Wolves_Liverpool-65.jpg" alt="Liverpool Control ‘Hard Minutes’ To Go Top Of The Premier League" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/Wolves-P2024-09-28-Wolves_Liverpool-65.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/Wolves-P2024-09-28-Wolves_Liverpool-65-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/Wolves-P2024-09-28-Wolves_Liverpool-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 Control ‘Hard Minutes’ To Go Top Of The Premier League

Footballers can be susceptible to losing their heads in the face of adversity during matches. Liverpool display character to keep theirs ... I’m fascinated by football’s hard minutes. Broadly speaking these are the times in a game where everything’s gone wrong...

Wolves 1 Liverpool 2: Match Review

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/P2024-09-28-Wolves_Liverpool-84.jpg" alt="Wolves 1 Liverpool 2: Match Review" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/P2024-09-28-Wolves_Liverpool-84.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/P2024-09-28-Wolves_Liverpool-84-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/P2024-09-28-Wolves_Liverpool-84-480x300.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw" />

Wolves 1 Liverpool 2: Match Review

Neil Atkinson's post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Wolves 1 Liverpool 2 in the 2024-2025 Premier League season at Molineux... THE moment that felt like the turning point was when Anthony Taylor bowed to the pressure of the home crowd and booked Diogo...

Letting Trent Alexander-Arnold Leave Would Be A PR Disaster

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-25-047-Liverpool_West_Ham.jpg" alt="Letting Trent Alexander-Arnold Leave Would Be A PR Disaster" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-25-047-Liverpool_West_Ham.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-25-047-Liverpool_West_Ham-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-25-047-Liverpool_West_Ham-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" />

Letting Trent Alexander-Arnold Leave Would Be A PR Disaster

FSG have caused some PR disasters since they've been at the club, but letting Trent Alexander-Arnold walk for free would be a legacy-defining gaffe... WHEN thinking about football’s greatest PR gaffes, I’m left ruing the decrepit millennial I am fast becoming....

Liverpool 5 West Ham United 1: Match Review

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/P2024-09-25-Liverpool_West_Ham-100.jpg" alt="Liverpool 5 West Ham United 1: Match Review" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/P2024-09-25-Liverpool_West_Ham-100.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/P2024-09-25-Liverpool_West_Ham-100-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/P2024-09-25-Liverpool_West_Ham-100-480x300.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 5 West Ham United 1: Match Review

Neil Atkinson's post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 5 West Ham United 1 in the 2024-2025 League Cup third round… THE delight on the pitch when Cody Gakpo makes it four somewhat dwarves the context he makes it four in. League Cup, third round,...

How Arne Slot Brought Liverpool’s Midfield Back In Vogue

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/2024-08-25-053-Liverpool_Brentford.jpg" alt="How Arne Slot Brought Liverpool’s Midfield Back In Vogue" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/2024-08-25-053-Liverpool_Brentford.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/2024-08-25-053-Liverpool_Brentford-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/2024-08-25-053-Liverpool_Brentford-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 Arne Slot Brought Liverpool’s Midfield Back In Vogue

With the reinvention of Ryan Gravenberch, the continued ascension of Alexis Mac Allister and more, Arne Slot has revived Liverpool's midfield machine... IN March 2019, I was stranded in Paris. I was there on my way back from Bordeaux with my mate Beth. The plan...

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Liverpool Control ‘Hard Minutes’ To Go Top Of The Premier League

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/Wolves-P2024-09-28-Wolves_Liverpool-65.jpg" alt="Liverpool Control ‘Hard Minutes’ To Go Top Of The Premier League" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/Wolves-P2024-09-28-Wolves_Liverpool-65.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/Wolves-P2024-09-28-Wolves_Liverpool-65-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/Wolves-P2024-09-28-Wolves_Liverpool-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 Control ‘Hard Minutes’ To Go Top Of The Premier League

Footballers can be susceptible to losing their heads in the face of adversity during matches. Liverpool display character to keep theirs ... I’m fascinated by football’s hard minutes. Broadly speaking these are the times in a game where everything’s gone wrong...

Wolves 1 Liverpool 2: Match Review

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/P2024-09-28-Wolves_Liverpool-84.jpg" alt="Wolves 1 Liverpool 2: Match Review" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/P2024-09-28-Wolves_Liverpool-84.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/P2024-09-28-Wolves_Liverpool-84-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/P2024-09-28-Wolves_Liverpool-84-480x300.jpg 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw" />

Wolves 1 Liverpool 2: Match Review

Neil Atkinson's post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Wolves 1 Liverpool 2 in the 2024-2025 Premier League season at Molineux... THE moment that felt like the turning point was when Anthony Taylor bowed to the pressure of the home crowd and booked Diogo...

Letting Trent Alexander-Arnold Leave Would Be A PR Disaster

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-25-047-Liverpool_West_Ham.jpg" alt="Letting Trent Alexander-Arnold Leave Would Be A PR Disaster" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-25-047-Liverpool_West_Ham.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-25-047-Liverpool_West_Ham-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-25-047-Liverpool_West_Ham-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" />

Letting Trent Alexander-Arnold Leave Would Be A PR Disaster

FSG have caused some PR disasters since they've been at the club, but letting Trent Alexander-Arnold walk for free would be a legacy-defining gaffe... WHEN thinking about football’s greatest PR gaffes, I’m left ruing the decrepit millennial I am fast becoming....

Liverpool 5 West Ham United 1: Match Review

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/P2024-09-25-Liverpool_West_Ham-100.jpg" alt="Liverpool 5 West Ham United 1: Match Review" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/P2024-09-25-Liverpool_West_Ham-100.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/P2024-09-25-Liverpool_West_Ham-100-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/P2024-09-25-Liverpool_West_Ham-100-480x300.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 5 West Ham United 1: Match Review

Neil Atkinson's post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 5 West Ham United 1 in the 2024-2025 League Cup third round… THE delight on the pitch when Cody Gakpo makes it four somewhat dwarves the context he makes it four in. League Cup, third round,...

How Arne Slot Brought Liverpool’s Midfield Back In Vogue

<img src="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/2024-08-25-053-Liverpool_Brentford.jpg" alt="How Arne Slot Brought Liverpool’s Midfield Back In Vogue" class="" width='1080' height='675' srcset="https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/2024-08-25-053-Liverpool_Brentford.jpg 1080w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/2024-08-25-053-Liverpool_Brentford-980x613.jpg 980w, https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/uploads/2024/09/2024-08-25-053-Liverpool_Brentford-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 Arne Slot Brought Liverpool’s Midfield Back In Vogue

With the reinvention of Ryan Gravenberch, the continued ascension of Alexis Mac Allister and more, Arne Slot has revived Liverpool's midfield machine... IN March 2019, I was stranded in Paris. I was there on my way back from Bordeaux with my mate Beth. The plan...

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