Liverpool FC Articles

Real Madrid 1 – 0 Liverpool – CL Player of the Match (6-2 agg)

 Alisson Becker   Sensational, unmatched, irresistible, irreplaceable, and devastatingly world class.   The first half was a masterful display by the huge Brazilian, as he kept the reds clinging to the tie, with some outrageous saves.   With a long range effort tipped over, a short range effort thwarted, a one on one brilliantly smothered, and a number of efforts...

Real Madrid 1 – 0 Liverpool – CL Player Ratings (6-2 agg)

Alisson Becker - 9.0 A simply emphatic first half display, with number of world class stops that kept the reds in the tie. The second half saw him continue to show his world class credentials, with one marvellous one on one stope from Valverde. He could nothing for the opening goal, which ended a tie...

Real Madrid v Liverpool – The CL Preview (5-2 from 1st leg)

My supporting naivety led me to predict a 3-1 home win in the first leg. The early stages had me nodding at my footballing wisdom, until Real Madrid found out just how bad the Reds can be. All teams can have moments of desire and periods of good fortune, but class will often prevail....

Dr Phil Diagnosis: Bournemouth

After a dismal day on the south coast where the top four became a major ask, Dave Davis walks through the Bournemouth game with Dr Phil Barter from the Under Pressure Pod to find a snippet of what the data told us and look where it went so wrong. We looked at the impact...

Bournemouth 1 – 0 Liverpool – The Post-Mortem

What an unbelievable crash back down to earth, after the historic 7-0 win against Manchester United, last Sunday. After taking apart one of the nation’s best sides, it was always a concern as to which Liverpool team (psychologically) would turn up this past weekend. A lunch time kick off, away to a side that...

Away Form: Mentality is Monstrous

Trent Alexander-Arnold didn’t sugarcoat it in anyway when asked afterwards about Liverpool’s abject performance against Bournemouth. “Every team in the league is fighting for something so it means a lot to get the three points and I think looking back on it now, they probably wanted it more than us and that is something...

Lessons Learned: Bournemouth

Ahhhh the famous false dawn ... we wondered where you’d got too. Football can change so quickly and after last weekend's unbridled joy, Saturdays early kick-off at the Vitality provided ultimate sorrow. Liverpool lost to bottom of the table Bournemouth 1-0 and truth be told they could have played for another 90 minutes and...

Bournemouth 1 – 0 Liverpool – PL Player Ratings

Bournemouth 1 - 0 Liverpool - PL Player Ratings Alisson Becker - 6.0 A steady first half, which saw him repel an advancing counter attack wide, before being let down for the opening goal. Was a relative bystander for much of the second half, as the reds looked to get back into the game. Trent Alexander Arnold...

How to Reintroduce Luis Díaz into the Reds Team

How to Reintroduce Luis Díaz into the Reds Team   In the aftermath of the Manchester United demolition, much has been made of the new-look strike force that were able to supply six of the seven goals scored. Despite Mohamed Salah being at his scintillating best, it was possibly the performances of his two young striking...

Tony Evans: You’re The Luckiest Generation of Liverpool Fans, Ever

Sometimes, in the cacophony of cryarsing that surrounds football, you forget what makes the game great. It should be fun but some people make supporting a club seem like hard labour. And then Liverpool spank Manchester United 7-0. It was an experience of pure, uplifting joy. I’ve always thought that I came from the luckiest generation....