Xherdan Shaqiri
On October 8th, 2015 Jurgen Klopp become Liverpool’s manager. He agreed to take over a team that was languishing in mid-table, with the squad desperately in need of reinvention, and a fanbase desperate for real success. He dubbed himself the normal one and talked about Liverpool being a special club. From humble beginnings with a […]
Some Liverpool stars have been in action in the UEFA European Championship over the weekend. Let’s take a quick look to see how they got on. Williams and Wilson Progress Wales internationals Neco Williams and Harry Wilson were both involved in their countries 1-0 defeat to Italy on Sunday evening. However, Wales did enough to […]
If you analyze Liverpool’s transfer business over the last few years, one thing sticks out: they are not shy of signing players from relegated clubs. Georginio Wijnaldum, a key cog in the club’s recent successes, arrived from relegated Newcastle United in the summer of 2016. Likewise, Andy Robertson — arguably the world’s finest left-back — […]
Liverpool’s Xherdan Shaqiri believes that Kostas Tsimikas can go on to become a “very important player for the club”. Tsimikas joined The Reds in a €13 million move from Olympiacos last August but has seen his game-time severely limited due to the incredible fitness of Andy Robertson and injury issues throughout the rest of the […]
Gradually, reports are beginning to emerge that Liverpool’s main priority in the upcoming transfer window will be adding more firepower to their forward line. According to the well connected Simon Hughes of The Athletic the Reds will be looking to supplement their stock of attackers with addition(s) and not — despite some rumours linking Mohamed Salah with […]
Liverpool moved to third in the Premier League table after a 3-1 win away to West Ham United at the London Stadium. A brace from Mohamed Salah as well as a Georginio Wijnaldum goal sent the Reds into a 3-0 lead before Craig Dawson pulled a consolation back for the hosts with only a few […]
Liverpool’s goal drought never really bothered me. Some went to the extreme, claiming the system had been found out and Jurgen Klopp needed to make wholesale changes to get them firing again. In truth, it was a mixture of bad luck and bad finishing. I wrote about it in detail for work. The Reds had […]
Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp was singing the praises of Xherdan Shaqiri after giving the player a surprise starting role against Manchester United. It was Shaqiri’s first Premier League start of the season and the Switzerland international impressed, as he tried to provide a more effective link between Liverpool’s midfield and attack. Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com, when […]
Xherdan Shaqiri fell out of favour last season. However, Liverpool have lacked a creative spark over their last three games and, with a crunch clash coming up against Manchester United, it is integral they find it again. Shaqiri looked sharp in the FA Cup last Friday, and may be the man to reignite The Reds. […]
Liverpool welcomed back the trio of Thiago Alcântara, James Milner and Xherdan Shaqiri this week as they returned to full training. Thiago had been out injured since the 2-2 draw at Everton in mid-October. His injury was sustained thanks to a horror challenge late in the game from The Toffees’ Brazil international Richarlison. The former […]
