It’s Time To Dismantle The Galactico Empire Klopp Has Helped To Create
The motivation to continually overcome any and all adversaries must be difficult, especially when the highest of highs have previously been attained. I would imagine it’s fairly easy to raise one’s level when Manchester United are rolling into town, yet a windy lunch time in Bournemouth is perhaps a stretch too far for some. Last weekend we saw yet another inept showing from Liverpool FC, one which has now become a commonality of the season. It will not be until …
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. The visitors were a level apart when they woke up, thereby embarking on a rampage of Anfield away goals.
With the second leg just around the …
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 (or not) of the front three and how we simply failed to get Mo and Trent involved in the right areas. Bournemouth made a smart adjustment …
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 was holding up the entire Premier League table…?
What could go wrong…
This was maybe the 5th or 6th lowest point of the season, with 7th …
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 that is unacceptable and we need to make sure this kind of thing doesn’t happen again.” Unacceptable is a fair description for the majority of away …
Which Fringe Players To Be Loaned, Sold or Retained?
Each footballer’s pathway requires a specific and unique approach when starting out at any elite club. So many young prodigies and supposed generational talents will always emerge, yet can be lost within the shuffle of upper tier entities. With the need for success now so desperate, we are witnessing managers come and go, as frequent as the campaigns pass. Footballing ideologies and the willingness to immerse academy products, can be differing and forever dependent on who is the current holder …
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 not have scored. Jurgen Klopp afterwards was honest enough to admit that Bournemouth deserved their victory and again you had to feel for the travelling Kop. …
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 - 3.0
A poor first half full of indecision, suspect defensive work, and a lack of positional intelligence. Did little in the second …
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 teammates which garnered the most praise. Many questions had been asked about the suitability of both Darwin Núñez and Cody Gakpo, with both taking …
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. The first team I watched had Yates, Hunt, St John and Thompson in it. Then it got better. Emlyn Hughes, Keegan, Toshack, Uefa Cups …