Arsenal 3-3 Liverpool: Player Ratings from a bizarre night at the Emirates
Well, what a start to the festive period for the neutral! For Liverpool, it was a game they controlled for 85 minutes out of 90, but they conceded three goals in the five minutes that they didn't. Philippe Coutinho and Mo Salah gave Liverpool what looked like a match-winning 2-0 lead, only or it all to be undone by goals from Alexis Sanchez, Granit Xhaka and Mesut Ozil. Roberto Firmino then rescued a point for the Reds as they remained …
Learning From Mistakes - Why Klopp's Rotation Has Been Vindicated
An emphatic statement saw Liverpool return to the top four at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday, and with it came some satisfaction for Jürgen Klopp, in the face of criticism for a maligned “rotation policy”.
The sentimentality that clouded fans’ perception of the 1-1 draw against Everton and the subsequent misfiring at Anfield a few days later against West Bromwich Albion lead many to bemoan Klopp’s decision to “over-rotate” – disregarding the importance of games in some sort of sheer …
The Souness Years - In Their Own Words (Part 8) - Thank Evans, it's over!
This is the eighth and final instalment of our Souness Years series, looking behind-the-scenes of what went on at Liverpool during the Souness era of the early 90s.
You can find the first seven parts here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7
STEVE NICOL: On a positive note, he did introduce two of Liverpool’s greatest players in the modern era into the first team – Robbie Fowler and Steve McManaman.
ROBBIE FOWLER: Macca, Rob Jones, Mike …
Why Can Liverpool Only Win One Way?
Whilst looking at some of the stats that fell out of Liverpool’s win over Bournemouth, one, in particular, stood out to me – seven out of Liverpool’s nine Premier League wins had been by three goals or more. I quickly realised that our three Champions League group stage wins fit this narrative too, and so when it was pointed out to me that in fact, Liverpool’s last eight wins were all by three or more goals – now nine since …
Liverpool Players Should Prepare For Porto's Away Dressing Room
So I thought I’d write this piece as I have the first-hand experience of being in the Away Dressing room in Estadio Do Dragao, having been on a stag do in Porto a few years back and going to the stadium for a day out.
It’s a wonderful modern stadium and I really like what they do during the summer break outside of the season, getting all the local kids involved in “mini-dragons” tournaments that were taking place as we …
The Importance of Joe Gomez to this Liverpool Side
It's fair to say it's been an inconsistent start to the season for Liverpool but there's one player who's slowly becoming one of the most reliable performers in the side. To make it even more incredible he also plays in a defensive unit which has been heavily criticised and contains some of the Reds' most inconsistent players. Since making his first start in the league this season at home to Crystal Palace, Joe Gomez has grown into his role at …
What We've Learnt About Klopp's LFC | Part 1: A Case for the Attack
We've all been a bit dismayed after the ignominy of back to back home draws. This after a promising run of results, following the Spurs nightmare at Wembley. Whilst hugely frustrating, this is normal for where the squad is right now.
Perhaps the emotions involved in consecutive games against Spartak and Everton affected the energy for West Brom. Compounded to some extent by the robbery against Everton. Certainly, the whole team looked flat and lacked dynamism against West Brom.
Thankfully, …
A Smile For Christmas - Bournemouth 0 Liverpool 4
I liked the bit where we won.
From Coutinho scoring the goal of the month to Lovren’s diving header to Salah ruining Charlie Daniel’s weekend to Firmino’s header, that was fun from start to finish. More importantly, it’s nice to blow away the cobwebs from the Everton and West Brom draws/defeats (Home draws feel like defeats at times).
For a side who are easily knocked off course by something as vast as the hope of expectation to the more mundane …
Is Jordan Henderson Liverpool's Best Candidate For Captaincy?
Jurgen Klopp previously claimed that “being skipper of Liverpool is the hardest job in world football because the man who had the armband before you is Steven Gerrard.” That premise seems to be ringing true.
In truth, whoever took over from Gerrard was destined to fail in the eyes of Liverpool fans. Perhaps that’s why Henderson is often left to bear the brunt of criticism.
When stacked up against Liverpool captains of old; players like Emlyn Hughes, Graeme Souness or …
Liverpool Must Learn To Hold Onto The Lead
Since the debacle at Wembley back in October, Liverpool's form has been impressive. (Editors Note: This article was written before Liverpool's 4-0 win over Bournemouth)
Emphatic wins over the likes of Huddersfield Town, West Ham, Southampton, Stoke and Brighton have put the Reds back on course to keep in touch with the top 3 - and Klopp's side do appear to have banished their previous struggles against deep-sitting sides lower down the table. This ultimately led to dropped points against …