Liverpool FC Articles

With Hendo out, Who Carries the Piano? Liverpool Pressing Action Stats

Bill Shankly famously said "A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing." Brendan Rodgers current side is weighted slightly differently, with his team packed full of musicians and often just Jordan Henderson lugging the heavy equipment around. Having first wanted to move Henderson on to...

Sterling is Money

"This does not f***ing slip now. "Listen. Listen. This is gone. We go to Norwich. Exactly the same. We go again. Come on!" Steven Gerrard delivered the aforementioned words following the most dramatic ninety minutes of Premier League football this season. His side had let slip a two goal lead versus league chasers Manchester City, but...

Liverpool’s Progress: A Case Study

Brendan Rodgers' first league campaign at the helm started very slowly with three losses and two draws in our first five games and although things did get better as the season went on, we only managed to finish seventh and were left as outside contenders for even fourth this season. The most frustrating part...

Anfield Index PODCAST: We Go Again! Liverpool 3 Man City 2

Episode 22: WE GO AGAIN Date: 17th April, 2014 On the AnfieldIndex Podcast this week Gags Tandon hosts the show with guests Dave Hendrick, Jay Riley, Dan Rhodes and Kosha Vyas. The panel discuss impressive Liverpool's tenth win in a row against Manchester City and analyse tactically and statistically like no other podcast will! Jay and Kosha...

See Us Home, Kolo Lad

What’s your favourite funny sight in football? For me, it always used to be the keeper getting sent off. There’s the hilarity of an outfield player having to go in goal and we are treated to the joy of the massively oversized shirt, the big flapping gloves and, if the footballing Gods are smiling upon us,...

Women’s Super League Preview 2014 | Can Liverpool retain title?

Liverpool Ladies are preparing to defend their league title against the other 7 teams in the Women's Super League. The Women's game in this country has grown massively over the last few years and that is down to the newly formed WSL. With only 8 teams in the league it really is a Super League. It...

Liverpool 3 Man City 2 | Recording of Live Fan Commentary & Analysis!

Anfield Index Commentary: Liverpool 3 Man City 2 Date: 14th April, 2014 Full audio commentary from Liverpool supporters Gags Tandon (@AnfieldIndex), Jim Fish (@JimFish286) and James Owens (@_Maleven who also analysed the major incidents as they happened from the controversial win for Liverpool away at West Ham United. Pre-match show, half time analysis and full time show also included! A...

Live Audio Fan Commentary: Liverpool Vs Manchester City!

Welcome to live audio commentary for the HUGE Liverpool Vs Manchester City match from Anfield. The commentary is totally free, all you need to do is log in via Twitter in the section below or sign up via email to get access to the free audio commentary and you can even leave comments in...

Liverpool Launch 2014-15 Home Kit!

Liverpool FC launched their brand new 2014-15 Home kit with 1,000 supporters present for the launch. Jordan Henderson, Kolo Toure, Philippe Coutinho and Simon Mignolet were the models for the event! A picture of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is included below - and in our opinion there is too much white on the shirt. Had...

Brendan Rodgers and the Counter Narratives

From the first moment Brendan Rodgers was appointed as the new manager of Liverpool Football Club, fans angry with FSG for sacking a club legend couldn't wait to see him fail. First, his team played too many passes sideways. Then, Rodgers was ‘too idealistic’. He talked too much, had no Plan B and up...