Anfield Index

I know it sounds like an odd title. Of course any goal conceded is a bad goal but my disappointment and anger subsides when a goal is of good quality. The sort that annoys you even more because you can't even moan it's that good. You're left speechless and quietly impressed by it.  The...

Pirlo hair. Alonso beard. Welcome to the 5ft 6 enigma that is Joe Allen. Arriving at Liverpool FC three years ago, he was hailed as our catalyst for the tiki-taka, death-by-football programme. Now, he is viewed with – at best – indifference or – at worst – contempt. What happened? Over the last three seasons a culmination of...

Hello and welcome to another LIVE Anfield Index Podcast on the Anfield Index Channel! Today on the show Gags Tandon welcomes Dan Kennett and Simon Brundish to discuss all the fall out from the game at Anfield where Jurgen Klopp registered his first victory in the Premier League as Liverpool manager! The panel will discuss Liverpool's loss to Crystal Palace with...

There's a heated debate raging throughout Liverpool fandom at the moment. Now that Jurgen Klopp is here, you could easily make the mistake of thinking that we had put our differences behind us. Don't be silly! There's always something bubbling under the surface. That's part of the beauty of being a football fan. Where...

Jürgen Klopp is a manager that can really get the best out of a player. The German’s ferocious manner and attitude can act as the catalyst for big performances as his charges take the lead from their manager and play at the same tempo Jürgen prowls at the touchline. This is probably his biggest...

Liverpool were defeated by their bogey team of recent times, Crystal Palace, on a wet, Sunday evening at Anfield. The Reds made a comeback after conceding an early goal, but suffered the set-piece blues as they fell to their first defeat under Jurgen Klopp. There are certainly lessons to be taken from tonight. Simon Mignolet...

Hello and welcome to the another LIVE post match call in on the AnfieldIndex Channel - following the Liverpool vs Crystal Palace game at Anfield! Today on the Nina Kauser Show, Nina welcomes Gags Tandon and Mike Von Herff to discuss all the major events on the game at Anfield! Not only that the LIVE show will...

When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things. Joe Namath  Liverpool’s victory against Bournemouth in the Capital one cup was the turning point for one of England's brightest stars Jordon Ibe. Not every turning point requires two assists and a hat trick. Some turning...

Six games into Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool reign and it feels like I am supporting a different Liverpool. The same group of players have been transformed from underperforming disappointments to a versatile squad with competition in key positions. Klopp’s reds now have three victories on the bounce, including a very sweet and very comprehensive win...

Spatial awareness is defined as "the ability to be aware of oneself in space". Positional awareness is defined as "the understanding of positions of objects within an environment". For me a player can have all the ability with a ball at their feet, but to become truly elite, they must have excellent positional and spatial awareness. Roberto...