Investment, transfers and off-the-field matters are dominating discussion during another turgid international break and it’s understandable as to why. With talk of FSG and Liverpool seeking or being close to a minority investment, the rest of the football world has been casting its eyes down the East Lancs road and watching developments closely. Whilst...
Youthful, energetic, highly-touted for some time, playing in the Bundesliga and looked at by all of the big clubs in Europe. It’s not only Jude Bellingham that fits that description of midfielders that Liverpool are rumoured to be looking at currently. Having previewed Manu Kone in the past, this scouting report looks at a...
Are Liverpool FC Running Players into The Ground
I can only the imagine the pressures that come with representing a worldwide sporting team. The money and prestige are an indication of such success, yet it is still a pathway that can overwhelm any sportsperson, regardless of the wealth garnered. During over 40 years as a...
They’re coming through at some pace now as the summer months draw closer. Talk of investment and a potential new Sporting Director gathers speed and so naturally does the rumours around players being linked to Liverpool. This time we look at a player whose been suggested for a move to Anfield for some time...
The international break gives everyone a chance to take stock. Where do Liverpool go in the final third of the season?
The ideal scenario would be to knock Manchester City out of the title race and then bring them back into play by beating Arsenal – dispatching Chelsea on the way. It is a tricky...
When Liverpool signed Thiago Alcántara from Bayern Munich, any games where we struggled, pundits would start making all sorts of weird claims. Despite needing an elite controlling midfielder, he would commonly be accused of slowing down our play, or some other strange rhetoric. What his arrival actually did, was enable far more invention against...
Much of the Reds' recent success has been garnered due to the brilliance of Jürgen Klopp. His galvanising of a footballing squad is key to his methods, whilst his coaching abilities helped to revolutionise the way we view modern football. There is no doubt that he was right manager at the right time (when...
When Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool were at their rampaging best, they were the world's most feared football club. The system and its components were designed to undertake their bespoke tasks, with opponents commonly beaten into submission. Whenever the Reds lost the ball, they would merely take it back and resume their assault. There was a...
In our final instalment of the series (https://anfieldindex.com/53170/potential-ward-replacements-paul-mitchell.html) which has seen us scour world football far and wide, the latest news and rumours see us looking internally for a solution to Liverpool’s Sporting Director search. With recent reports coming out of Holland suggesting that Julian Ward has all but practically agreed to replace Marc...
With yet another international break upon us, I was keen to look at which countries players could improve this Liverpool team. I chose to concentrate on England’s upcoming opposition, Italy, who they face this coming Thursday. Their trip to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona will be an intriguing watch, with two European giants often...