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Derby Day Postponement Benefits: The Daily Red Podcast

Derby Day Postponement Benefits: The Daily Red Podcast

Dave Davis covers all LFC stories on the back of the derby postponement and everything LFC related Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

THE REDS ARNE GOING AWAY - AIP Episode 398

On the latest episode of The Anfield Index Podcast Trev Downey and Kam Brainch discuss the Liverpool universe whilst branching out on many tangents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Scouser Tommies: One Last Time

Scouser Tommies: One Last Time

Jim Boardman and Jay Reid are back for another episode of Scouser Tommies on the eve of the Merseyside derby, just after seeing the Reds drop a couple of points over Newcastle.. Since the last episode Slot’s side have taught lessons to both Real Madrid and Manchester City, but last time out they were unable to complete the job up in the North East, and a lot of focus has been on the part of Alisson Becker’s deputy in that scoreline. Arne certainly isn’t going out of his way to make Kelleher feel any worse than he already does for misjudging the situation right at the end, is that what we expect from the boss? Jay’s also spotted an interesting sequence on how often (or not) it is that Arne’s men drop points. The Newcastle game was also yet another Mo Salah show, the Egyptian king scoring two of the Reds three and setting up the other. Has any Liverpool player seeking a new contract ever proved so emphatically that he should get it? Rumours abound that something might be close, but rumours like this are just an extension of silly season, meaning it’s probably best to wait for something official before celebrating, same with Virgil and Trent. Jay and Jim are holding out hope for a special festive photo of all three celebrating new deals, and they’ve also got the hashtag to go with it. As big as those games were against the sides from Madrid and Manchester, for most Reds on Merseyside the derby is on a level of its own. Not because the opposition are flirting with dropping down a level for the fourth season in a row, but because it beats any other fixture in the calendar for how important it is to win it. It’s not just important for the points that might be on stake, or the progression it might bring in a knockout competition, and maybe you have to live here to truly understand it, but losing that fixture is unthinkable. Especially when the whole weekend follows it, thanks to the early kick-off. Losing there last season wasn’t really that big a deal, logically, even with the manner of the defeat. Liverpool were already out of the league in real terms and were getting ready to say goodbye to the old boss. The match wasn’t going to make any true difference to where LFC ended the season in the table. But losing it, and losing it the way we did, hurt. And of course it would have been cause for a DVD release across the park if DVDs were still a thing. So yes, they do keep mentioning it at every opportunity. At least it stops them mentioning Collina, but still, there’s one way to stop it... This will be the last Merseyside derby at Goodison, unless the FA Cup draw throws another one in, and for Jay and Jim there’s no better way to say goodbye to that place as a Red than to say it with a win. Assuming it’s still standing by kick-off, given the latest weather warning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Post Conference Presser: Everton

Post Conference Presser: Everton

Dave Davis reviews Arne Slot's Everton Presser including •⁠ ⁠⁠Q&A around injuries and Derbies •⁠ ⁠⁠Kelleher Defence and Midfield Discussion •⁠ ⁠⁠Newcastle Clues •⁠ ⁠⁠Everton Threats •⁠ ⁠⁠Predicted line-up and scorer/scorers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Arne Slot's Premier League Press Conference | Everton vs Liverpool

Liverpool FC Head Coach, Arne Slot, briefs the media ahead of the Reds' away trip to Everton in the Premier League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lesser of Two Evils | Liverpool’s Goalkeeping Woes

Is Brad Jones just a transient in the Liverpool goal? Brendan Rodgers’ comments about Mignolet being ‘indefinitely dropped’ seemed to suggest if Liverpool don’t sign a keeper in January, fans may be seeing an awful lot more of the Australian’s quiff between the sticks at Anfield. It’s been a rarity for Liverpool to have a...

Here Comes Saint Vincent – Vincent Enyeama

Last season Vincent Enyeama went 1,062 minutes without conceding a goal. The record was ended by a tame shot that caught a wicked deflection to smash off the post and into the Lille goalkeeper’s goal. The purple patch ended after eleven consecutive clean sheets but the Nigerian international would go on to add nine more...

Roberto Firmino – The Bundesliga’s Brazilian Star | AI’s Xmas Wish List

Hoffenheim’s Brazilian attacker Roberto Firmino was spared the embarrassment of his country’s World Cup nightmare, as Luiz Felipe Scolari chose to ignore the then 22-year-old’s impressive form for his club. As a result he’s remained relatively under the radar, but not for much longer. Scolari’s successor, Dunga, had no hesitation in calling up the young...

Give us a Hand – Samir Handanovic | AI’s Xmas Wish List

As I was in a maze on how to begin this piece, I was duly provided a helping hand by our manager himself as he outlined the reason for dropping Simon Mignolet in favour of Brad Jones for the game against Manchester United. I felt I had to change it because we have to find...

Five Players for Liverpool to Consider as the Window Approaches

As Liverpool’s season continues to drift, manager Brendan Rodgers will be waiting anxiously for the January transfer window to open. Having spent heavily over the summer, the club’s owners may not be happy at the thought of reinvesting next month but many believe that the Reds’ chances of remaining as top four contenders will...

Where There is Blame | Brendan Rodgers & FSG

Where there is blame... You’re approached by a business that wants you to become their new manager, you’re part of a shortlist of five people and you’re probably the least experienced of the lot. You prepare for the interview, after all this is a big opportunity, one you didn’t expect. You write up a 180 page...

A Manager’s Balancing Act | Liverpool FC

Is there a perfect Liverpool Manager? There have been twenty two people fortunate enough to manage Liverpool Football Club. Some successful, a few who failed to live up to the high expectations of the great club, and one, to my recollection, that was disastrous.  There has been a trend amongst them all since the 1990’s...

Rodgers Needs a Performance at Old Trafford

A lot has been made of Liverpool having a poor start to this season, but sitting 9th in the Premier League having accrued just 19 goals and with no Champions League campaign to speak of, it’s fair to say the state Liverpool find themselves in is more than just a poor start. The Liverpool...

Paulo Dybala: Our Next South American Hero? | AI’s Xmas Wish List

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS GOALS! Because the team is certainly missing them. A far-cry from the inevitable blitzkrieg of net-bulgers in the 2013/14 season, this current Liverpool team struggle to hit the proverbial barn door this season. Of course losing the talismanic Luis Suarez to Barcelona didn’t help, nor the four-month long injury...

How Rodgers Went Wrong

If you’ve ever read any of my football writing you will know that I’ve been a huge supporter of Brendan Rodgers. You might have also noticed that I tend not to refer to myself in articles that I write, until now. I generally refrain from doing so for a few reasons. The first is...