Liverpool FC Opinion
Nathaniel Phillips has all the attributes to become Liverpool’s permanent, fourth-choice, centre back. Phillips, thanks to his scruffy beard and sweaty fringe, looks more like a hungover student than a Liverpool centre half. However, looks can be deceiving. His pragmatic style, limited capability and local connection to the club means that a role, as a […]
The date was November 12th, 2002, and Liverpool needed to win away to FC Basel to get through their Champions League group. Gerard Houllier’s men found themselves 3-0 down before the half-hour mark had even arrived, with one player worse than anyone else on the pitch. That man’s name? Steven Gerrard. He was wretched in […]
Did you know that Trent Alexander-Arnold gave the ball away 38 times against Southampton? Of course you knew, that stat has been plastered over social media ever since the final whistle. Did you know that he also misplaced 28 passes against the Saints? That particular tweet swept across Football Twitter like wildfire. While at first […]
Liverpool announced a January signing of sorts last week. The Reds, with a statement on their website, broke the news that they appointed Andreas Schlumberger as head of the newly created recovery and performance role. The German, who previously worked with Jurgen Klopp at Borussia Dortmund, will join the English champions from Schalke 04 with […]
‘I don’t know exactly how it is at other clubs, but we have to be really cautious and very serious. So I don’t know what we can and what we can’t do’. Whether it’s smoke and mirrors or Jurgen Klopp keeping his powder dry, the likelihood of a centre-half being pulled out the hat appears […]
After an extremely disappointing match against West Bromwich Albion at home, Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool travelled up to Tyneside, to face Newcastle. Liverpool, as usual, set up in a 4-3-3 Ahead of Alisson was Alexander-Arnold, Nat Philips, Fabinho and Robertson. The midfield featured Jones, Henderson and Milner, whilst the front three comprised Salah, Firmino and Mané. […]
Not that you would know it from looking at the Premier League table, or Champions League group table for that matter, but Liverpool have been hamstrung by injuries to central defenders this season. Both Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez — two of Jurgen Klopp’s key defensive lieutenants — will miss most of, if not […]
Remember when Liverpool signed Thiago? No, me neither. It was just a lovely dream, wasn’t it? Back in September, the Reds recruited the services of one of the best midfielders of his generation, in what felt like a significant piece of transfer business. Liverpool have mastered the art of buying top-level players and turning them […]
Liverpool’s title success was built on ‘finding a way to win’, but their title defence has been hamstrung by their repeated failure to do so. It wasn’t a vintage performance but it should have been enough to take the three points. The Reds have been left two reflect on the two glorious opportunities they squandered. […]
Liverpool remain top of the Premier League table, despite a 0-0 draw with Newcastle United at St James’ Park. A combination of bad finishing from the visitors — an aspect of the game where Mohamed Salah was particularly guilty — and the saves of Karl Darlow kept the hosts in the contest as the Reds […]
