Liverpool FC Articles

One Night in Istanbul

Opposing fans often tease Liverpool supporters over our tendency to re-live past successes. The usual "you're living in the past" is a favourite comment, or "if you were winning titles now you wouldn't need to keep bringing it up" and "your club's history not the future." The thing is, living in the past for Liverpool...

Liverpool vs Aston Villa Match Preview | Key Battle: Henderson Vs Delph

Premier League action returns to Anfield after a 3 week hiatus as Liverpool try to build on their brilliant performance against Spurs. Aston Villa are the team heading up the M6 from the Midlands for the 17:30 kick off live on Sky Sports. Liverpool will be without main man up front Daniel Sturridge, who...

You Will Not Be Allowed To Win | Liverpool’s 1st European Campaign

Part Two: ‘You will not be allowed to win…’ - The first part of the series available here: Part 1 In Liverpool’s first season in European competition, they had surprised a lot of people. English pundits and reporters who didn’t think they were up to it, foreign reporters and pundits who had never heard of...

The Rodgers Revolution: Laying the Foundations – Squad Comparison

On June 1st 2012 Brendan Rodgers arrived at Liverpool with a 3 year plan to get Liverpool Football Club back into the Champions League within 3 years. 2 years into the plan Anfield will entertain Ludogorets in the first round of Champions’ League group stage fixtures on September 16th. But how has Rodgers achieved this?...

What Does Allen Even Do?

Since the beginning of 2014 nearly everybody in the Liverpool squad has come on leaps and bounds in terms of development and importance within the structure. Jordan Henderson has gone from water carrier to team carrier. Raheem Sterling has gone from wasted talent to one of, if not the brightest spark in English football....

Whether You’re Lovren It or Not – Analysis Of The New LFC Defence.

It has been a mixed start to the campaign for LFC.  A nervy 2-1 victory over a depleted Southampton  side, a harsh sounding 3-1 defeat to Man City & and a commanding win over Spurs at White Lane. Many positives can be taken from the opening 3 games: a sublime Henderson assist, a world class...

Anfield Index PODCAST: It’s All About Brendan Rodgers

Episode 43 - It's All About Brendan Rodgers Date: 9th September, 2014 It's International Break and surely you don't want us to talk about England! So we've got together a panel to discuss the one and only Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers. Gags Tandon hosts with guests Jay Riley, Graeme Kelly and, Liverbird, Nina Kauser giving their opinion on the...

To Marquee, or Not To Marquee? That Was The Question for Liverpool

As the dust settles following the closure of the transfer market there is still a lingering question for many: Why didn’t we buy a so called marquee signing? Of course in a way you could argue we did as in terms of talent and worldwide column inches Balotelli certainly ticks the boxes. However when...

In the Beginning was ‘the Big One’… | Liverpool FC European Cup Nostalgia

LFC’s first Controversial European Campaign To do this story of the first steps into Liverpool FC's momentous European story a modicum of justice would require a decent sized book - maybe I'll write it if Tony Evans doesn't beat me to it - who knows? However, that’s not really on under the ongoing circumstances of...

Analysis of Liverpool’s Spending | Summer 2014 Transfer Fees Round Up

As most have been made aware, the £835m spent by Premier League clubs during this summer's transfer window was the most ever. Not just in England, but in any league in the world. Ever. The previous record of £630m was also held by the Premier League from 2013 is still a figure that hasn't...