Lewis Koumas Driven by Liverpool Hunger After Tottenham Display
Lewis Koumas has made his point quickly this season. Four first-team appearances, a Player of the Match display in Liverpool’s Carabao Cup third-round win over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield, and a growing sense that Andoni Iraola trusts him.
That matters. At Liverpool, academy players do not get...
Liverpool v Chelsea Confirmed in Carabao Cup Fourth Round Draw
Liverpool will face Chelsea at Anfield in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, with the draw handing Andoni Iraola’s side a high-profile home tie.
There is no dressing this up as anything other than a serious test. Chelsea are one of the stronger sides left...
Joe Gomez Return Gives Iraola Timely Liverpool Boost After Injury Layoff
Joe Gomez’s evening against Tottenham Hotspur lasted only 45 minutes, but for Liverpool and Andoni Iraola, that was precisely the point.
After spending the opening weeks of the season recovering from the injury he sustained during pre-season, Gomez returned to the starting line-up in Liverpool’s...
Alexis Mac Allister emerges as Liverpool’s first-choice midfielder
Liverpool’s search for midfield balance has produced plenty of questions, but Alexis Mac Allister is beginning to look like the answer around which the others should be arranged.
His performance against Tottenham offered the most visible evidence. A goal and an assist supplied the headline contribution, yet the...
Cody Gakpo’s Liverpool Revival Under Andoni Iraola Leaves Tottenham Ruing Missed Move
Cody Gakpo’s resurgence is quickly becoming one of the most important early storylines of Liverpool’s season, with the Liverpool Echo highlighting how differently things might have turned out. Had Tottenham got their wish, the Dutch forward would have been lining up for the...
Trey Nyoni pushes for Liverpool start after impressive midfield audition
There comes a point when a young player stops looking like someone being given an opportunity and starts looking like someone offering a solution. Trey Nyoni moved towards that territory with his performance in Liverpool’s Carabao Cup victory over Tottenham.
It was not simply his composure...
Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham: Gakpo and Koumas salute Carabao Cup progress at Anfield
Anfield has a way of demanding conviction from those who step onto its turf, and Liverpool gave it in abundance in a 3-1 Carabao Cup win over Tottenham. There was intensity, there was composure and, when the moment required it, there was the...
Andoni Iraola Sends Clear Liverpool Transfer Message as January Plans Put on Hold
Andoni Iraola has made Liverpool’s immediate priority perfectly clear. Forget transfer chatter, forget the noise around January, and forget the temptation to diagnose every issue through the market. His focus is on the players already in the building, and on getting more...
Alexis Mac Allister Shows His Value Again for Liverpool on a Big Night
Alexis Mac Allister delivered again for Liverpool, and at this stage it barely counts as news. Another goal, another high-level display, and another reminder that when the game needs control, intelligence and bite, he is usually at the centre of it.
There are...
Liverpool 3–1 Tottenham – EFL Cup Post-Match Report
By Steven Smith
Liverpool returned to winning ways at Anfield with a deserved 3–1 victory over Tottenham in the fourth round of the EFL Cup, with Andoni Iraola making several changes and handing opportunities to several younger players. some frustration of a draw with Fulham, a reaction was...
