Liverpool play their last pre-season game of the summer this weekend, when they face Borussia Dortmund at Anfield. The two sides have much in common, with both making great strides after encountering various problems off the pitch during the past decade. Here’s a look at what fans can expect from this friendly spectacle, and...
Jesús JoaquÃn Fernández Sáez de la Torre. You might know him as Suso. A prime example of another young talent in an all too familiar situation. Is there room for him in the squad for the up-coming season or should he be loaned out again? Where would he go?
After showing plenty of promise in...
Episode 37 - So Long Pepe
Date:Â 6th August, 2014
This week on the Anfield Index Podcast we have Gags Tandon, Dave Hendrick, Jan Gorski-Mescir and Marco Lopes talking all things Liverpool FC.
But before the lads talk about whether pre-season matters and have their say on Liverpool's signings and whether Brendan Rodgers will play with a back...
You've got to have a certain type of character to be the captain of a football team - leadership, respect, protection of the team's players. The ability to drive forward when all hope is lost, and to celebrate when the time is right. Coming to the end of last season, we saw all this...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
