Liverpool vs Bournemouth: Iraola Returns as Cherries Prepare to Go All In
Liverpool head to Bournemouth with a useful edge, and it is a simple one. Rest matters. Rhythm matters. Travel matters. Bournemouth have just played the first European match in their history, won 2-1 away at Real Sociedad, and now have to turn that...
Liverpool Face Alisson Becker Contract Decision as Succession Plan Is Tested
Liverpool have a decision to make, and there is no point dressing it up. Alisson Becker and Virgil van Dijk are deep into the age bracket where clubs start thinking with their heads rather than their hearts. Yet both remain vital under Andoni Iraola,...
Liverpool Boss Iraola Ready to Be ‘Ruthless’ on Bournemouth Return
There is an obvious sentimentality attached to Andoni Iraola walking back into the Vitality Stadium. For three years, Bournemouth was his club, his dressing room and, in many respects, the place where his reputation in English football was forged.
On Sunday, those relationships will temporarily become...
Lucca Brughmans to Liverpool: Why the Fee Still Raises Questions Despite Genk’s Excitement
Liverpool’s summer business has already had a visible impact on life at Anfield, with several arrivals settling quickly under Andoni Iraola. Yet one deal continues to stand apart from the rest, and fresh comments from Genk have only sharpened the focus on...
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...
