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Liverpool FC – Fit for Purpose

Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool, having finished 2nd playing a breathtaking style of football, have been praised for various qualities – skill, pace, creativity etc but one quality - which they have that has received relatively little comment - is the fitness levels of the players. With much of Liverpool’s success last season based on blitzing teams...

Liverpool FC – Transfer Update

Liverpool have been very busy in the transfer market already this summer, securing deals for three Southampton players, Rickie Lambert for £4million, Adam Lallana for £23million, and Dejan Lovren for £20million. We have also brought in 2 rising stars of the game in Emre Can from Bayer Leverkusen for £10million and Lazar Markovic from...

Anfield Index USA Tour Specials: LFC New York Supporters Club

Liverpool FC USA Tour Specials: LFCNY Supporters Club Date: 1st August 2014 A very special Anfield Index Podcast for you where Steve Gennaro and Gags speak to the Liverpool FC supporters club in New York (@LFCNY). They speak to Nathan, Chris and Mike about the supporters club and cover their history, the 11th Street bar, their old podcasts, major...

An In-Depth Look At The Squad | Liverpool FC

With the recent collapse of the Remy deal, and the subsequent signing of Dejan Lovren (Liverpool’s 7th first team centre-back), there’s hardly a greater time to look at squad depth. An analysis of any squad’s depth can be tricky. A popular rule of thumb would be two players per position, but when I think about...

Sterling Qualities!

In just over a fortnight, the Premier League season will be upon us once again. Weekends will assume a deeper meaning, and thoughts of summer holidays and World Cups in far flung lands, will fade hazily into the memory banks, perhaps retrieved and discussed at some later date, when other matters appear less pressing. Liverpool...

The Guinness International Champions Cup – What’s It All About?

With the Liverpool squad currently touring the United States, I thought it would be a good idea to look into the Guinness International Champions Cup. This prestigious (if a pre-season kick-about can that) tournament is currently in just its second year after replacing the World Football Challenge twelve months ago, when Real Madrid won. The...

New York City Anfield Index Podcast: Liverpool FC USA Tour Specials

Liverpool FC USA Tour Specials: New York City! Date: 29th July, 2014 Our second #AIPodcast over on Liverpool's USA Tour has supporters from New York City talking about their experiences of supporting Liverpool FC! The panel also discussed the Origi signing, Lovren's position, whether Sakho deserves a first team spot, Daniel Agger and why the USA supporters call the...

The United State of Liverpool’s Pre-Season Tactics

It’s often said that pre-season friendlies are meaningless money-spinning exercises, which if anything serve only to improve match fitness and sharpness. However, there’s an obvious trend when it comes to Liverpool’s opponents for these warm up games, and some noticeable tactical systems at play even at this early stage. With this in mind, here’s...

Steve Peters | The ‘chimp’ that figured it out

It has been well documented last season that Liverpool FC has had a helping hand from psychiatrist Dr. Steve Peters. He has helped with the genius the minds of the Liverpool players before demanding games and after mentally vigorous bouts. He was one of the main reasons Steven Gerrard had recovered so promptly from...

Chicago Anfield Index Podcast: Liverpool FC USA Tour Specials

Liverpool FC USA Tour Specials: Chicago Date: 27th July, 2014 Our first #AIPodcast over on Liverpool's USA Tour has supporters from around the United States talking about their experiences on the current tour! Their interactions with players and fans whilst Gags and Jonny talk about their experience as part of the Press Group for Liverpool's pre-game press conference...