Disclaimer: The stats used were valid as late as 1st Decemeber 2013 due to this article being written after both the Liverpool and Manchester City games. Following on from my previous article, in which I researched into and compared the Liverpool and Manchester United strike partnerships to see which one was better, I thought I […]
You should judge a team’s credentials after 10-12 league games, they say. Amid the annoying international breaks, spectacular goals, controversial refereeing decisions, Joe Allen’s derby miss and the SAS magic, Liverpool’s season has stuttered along. There seems to be a lack of continuity, fluidity and momentum. The coming 4 weeks promise to provide exactly what […]
December is upon us, which can only mean one thing, football, football and more football, December is a crucial time of the year for any football club as the fixtures pile up in the lead up to the January transfer window, it is a key period to assess what areas of a squad need improving. […]
With Liverpool making such positive headway during the first third of the Premier League season, there have been grumblings and moans at any supporters who dare to question the team or the tactics. It is true that, with recent seasons proving so desperate and barren, we should enjoy this season as the Reds look more […]
Next month is by far the most important month of Liverpool’s 2013/14 campaign on a whole. December is the month when players get tired from the past few months of football and see themselves pushed to the limit with a rush to get all of our remaining 7 games played and out the way before […]
Anyone who has watched Liverpool for the past two seasons would agree that Liverpool need a new first choice left back. In fact, if you go back the last 10 years you could put forward an argument that Liverpool’s last top class left back was actually a right back, that player would be Alvaro Arbeloa. […]
After a breath-taking derby last week, Liverpool travel to Hull this Sunday lunchtime. The last time the two sides met at the KC stadium, the two managers were Iain Dowie and Rafa Benitez and Liverpool’s starting XI included the likes of Mascherano, Kyriakos, El Zhar and Aquilani. The hosts have won just one of their last games […]
‘A game we’ve already won on paper’ This is a platitude that will be on the lips of many Liverpool supporters if next weekend’s trip to Hull comes up in conversation around the water cooler. Even the most pessimistic of fans would have to respond with ‘And why not?’ We’ve lost only two games in the league […]
Episode 2: Could It Be ON? Date:Â 26th November, 2013 This episode of the Anfield Index Podcast features a review of the 3-3 classic Merseyside Derby as well as questions from Twitter listeners and a preview of the Hull City game with their supporters! All this plus the usual banter with @AnfieldIndex, @DaveHendrickTLW, @Footy_MarcoL, @DanKennett and […]
Disclaimer: The stats used were valid as late as 22nd November 2013 due to this article being written before this weekend’s games. At the top level of football the lone striker is becoming the regular sight, with strike partnerships looking to be a thing of the past. Managers now identify the importance of controlling the […]
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