Klopp admits Liverpool have “nobody else to blame” but themselves after Anfield draw

Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp insists The Reds have "nobody else to blame" but themselves after failing to finish Newcastle off on Saturday. Mohamed Salah's early strike put Liverpool on the front foot. However, some dismal finishing and poor game management meant Klopp and co had to settle for a draw after Joe Willock's injury-time equaliser...

Snap Thiago Judgements Foolish In Light of Liverpool’s Season

Twitter was inflamed on Monday by a debate on the success of Thiago Alcantara’s signing at Liverpool.  The Spaniard, who arrived at the Reds from defending European Champions FC Bayern in September of last year, has made 19 Premier League appearances this season as the Merseyside club’s title defence falling apart in a campaign plagued...

Gini – A Potential Farewell

Signed as an attacking wide midfielder, the Dutch work horse Wijnaldum was recruited from just relegated Newcastle in what seemed a fairly unspectacular move to strengthen the midfield options in the early days of Klopp’s Reign. Fast forward 5 years later and the once gifted wide man, with lots of potential, is poised to depart...

“We have to deserve it” – Liverpool midfielder laments dropped points against Newcastle

Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcântara believes his team failed in "the essence of sport" when they did not seal the win against Newcastle. Thiago, of course, was discussing The Reds' many missed chances in front of goal after going 1-0 ahead as early as the third minute. Mohamed Salah scored a beautiful strike to put Jürgen...

Assessing Thiago’s debut season with Liverpool

There’s no guide out there on how to use stats in football. Maybe there should be. After all, a stat without context is just a number. Mainstream media has been forced into embracing this part of the sport over recent seasons. They initially resisted, but it quickly became a case of adapt or perish.  As...

Jurgen Klopp and His Naby Keita Conundrum

Naby Keita joined Liverpool with much fanfare in the summer of 2018. The Reds pursued the Guinean for the entirety of the summer of 2017, but with his club Red Bull Leipzig, reluctant to sell, a compromise was reached that the English club would pay a £10M premium and sign the midfielder the following summer. Given...

Liverpool FC Weekend News Roundup

It was another eventful weekend for Liverpool with a disappointing Premier League result plus news on a transfer deal apparently almost done. Reds drop vital points against Newcastle Liverpool failed to capitalise on several gilt-edged goal opportunities against Newcastle on Saturday to take all three points. Mohamed Salah put The Reds in front with an astounding...

Virgil & The Reds’ System

Virgil, Joe Gomez & Joel Matip represent a core defensive unit of players that have for the most part been unavailable this season. The ramifications of not signing a Dejan Lovren replacement, in the form of Wesley Fofana or an earlier acquisition of Kabak to add required depth now looks foolish. The system, the...

Why Liverpool’s gamble to join the super league didn’t pay off

Did you know that in the recent a new league was proposed? Some teams had even started the process of joining the league.  With time, challenges erupted, and the organizers had to go back to the drawing board to plan the anticipated project's fate. There was a view that the super league would interfere...

Will this be Liverpool’s starting lineup to face Newcastle on Saturday?

Liverpool play Newcastle at Anfield in Saturday's early Premier League game. We've had a look at Jürgen Klopp's likely starting lineup. The Reds are two points off Chelsea and the top four and, with six games to play, time is quickly running out. Newcastle arrive at Anfield on the back of two consecutive wins and it...

A Failed Venture

The Super League, a revolutionary idea that was shunned by the masses, ill prepared for public consumption by the instigators and put back into its box for normality to resume within the elite football corridors throughout Europe. UEFA are no shining light with their failures, short comings and inability to implement Financial Fair Play did...

Can Alexander-Arnold Inspire Liverpool to a Top Four Place?

In a season where Liverpool’s league title defence has not gone to plan, it’s a credit to Jurgen Klopp that his squad are still in with a chance to play European football next year. Overcoming countless injuries and distractions to keep the Reds afloat, Klopp saw their second-half resurgence stalled somewhat at Leeds but...

Two more Liverpool fixtures moved for TV schedules in the coming weeks

Liverpool have had two of their upcoming Premier League games rearranged for TV scheduling reasons as The Reds battle for a top-four finish. Jürgen Klopp's men have six matches left in which to force their way into the Champions League qualification places for next season. There will be high demand among fans to view every...

Jurgen Klopp The Catalyst of FSG Project & They Need To Remember That

After a couple of days of speculation, the plug was officially pulled on the half-baked European Super League idea last Tuesday. With thermonuclear levels of furore -- from managers, players, politicians and sponsors alike -- the architects of the proposed replacement of the Champions League, Andrea Agnelli of Juventus and Florentino Perez of Real Madrid,...

Super League aside, Liverpool’s wasteful finishing is an issue

It seems almost counter-intuitive to be writing about anything other than the colossal fallout from the crumbling of the Super League, but here I am trying to pull a semblance of logic into my brain. Did I dream it or was there a football match that Liverpool were involved in recently? The 1-1 draw at Elland...

Liverpool vs Newcastle United Preview – Magpies arrive at Anfield in flying form

THE DETAILS Venue – Anfield, Liverpool Referee – Andre Marriner Date & Time – Saturday, April 24th @ 12:30 Current Odds – Liverpool 2/7, Draw 19/4, Newcastle 8/1 ________________________________________________________ What a shitshow we've witnessed in the football world in the last few days. Our club, disappointingly, was at the centre of all that is wrong with the game at the...

Sadio Mané discusses his battle to return to top form after he scored Liverpool’s only goal against Leeds on Monday

Liverpool forward Sadio Mané scored his first league goal since January as he helped The Reds to a 1-1 draw away to Leeds on Monday night. Mané has endured a very poor run of form for a few months now with questions arising over his place in Jürgen Klopp's starting eleven. Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com after the...

Liverpool’s Top Four Prospects Damaged With Leeds Draw

Liverpool's prospects of qualifying for next season's Champions League took a hit after a 1-1 draw with Leeds United at Elland Road. Sadio Mane's first-half goal gave the visitors a deserved 1-0 lead at the interval, but after a meek and insipid second-half display from the Reds, Leeds -- through Diego Llorente's header -- deservedly...

What Happens Next

The Super League... It’s literally the same process that saw the Premier League breakaway from FA so they could make their own deals and build a marketable enterprise. The rebranding of the Champions League from the European Cup format was for similar financial gain and a now theres a move (that was never a secret)...

Milner feels fatigue cost Liverpool as they are held to draw at Leeds United

Liverpool midfielder James Milner believes The Reds' Champions League draw with Real Madrid left them jaded at Elland Road on Monday night. Jürgen Klopp's Reds put everything they had into last Wednesday's quarter-final second leg performance against LaLiga giants Real Madrid at Anfield. It wasn't enough to stop Liverpool from going out but still left...

Will this be Liverpool’s starting lineup to face Leeds tonight in the Premier League?

Liverpool return to Premier League action tonight away to Leeds United as they continue their push for a top-four finish. The Reds are now out of the Champions League following their 3-1 aggregate defeat to LaLiga giants Real Madrid in the quarter-final. That means Jürgen Klopp and co now have five weeks to focus on...

Liverpool’s battle to save their season starts now

So, a trophy-less season it is then. Liverpool's Champions League dream ended in all-too-predictable fashion on Wednesday night, with poor finishing yet again proving fatal against Real Madrid. While much of the focus has understandably been on the Reds' centre-back woes, with Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip all absent, their struggles in the...

Analysis: Liverpool’s midfield conundrum

For a while now, it has felt as though Liverpool have been assembling what could best be described as a Swiss Army midfield.  Jurgen Klopp has referenced it recently. Firstly, against Chelsea, he implied that James Milner got the nod ahead of Naby Keita for his leadership qualities and not for footballing reasons.  Then, ahead of...

“It could have been a different story” – Milner laments Liverpool’s loss to Real Madrid

James Milner says everyone at Liverpool has been left rueing their poor first-leg display which led to their Champions League exit. Jürgen Klopp's Reds lost 3-1 away to Real Madrid last week after a very poor performance on the night - a defeat they were unable to bounce back from on Wednesday at Anfield. Despite an...

Ample Positives For Liverpool To Take Despite European Exit

Liverpool bowed out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage after a 0-0 draw with Real Madrid at Anfield on Wednesday night. Trailing 3-1 from the first leg, the Reds -- despite creating ample chances -- were unable to prize open the stubborn defence of the visitors and, for the second year running, they...

Leeds vs Liverpool – Energetic tussle expected at Elland Road on Monday

THE DETAILS Venue – Elland Road, Leeds Referee – Anthony Taylor Date & Time – Monday, April 19th @ 20:00 Current Odds – Leeds 7/2, Draw 10/3, Liverpool 4/6 ________________________________________________________ And then there was one... all focus must now turn to Liverpool's domestic duties over the next five weeks. A top-four finish is certainly doable but you would have to say...

“That will not happen” – Klopp rubbishes notion that Champions League exit could negatively impact remainder of Liverpool’s season

Jürgen Klopp insists Liverpool's Champions League exit will not impact their performance for the remainder of the season. Klopp's Reds drew 0-0 with Real Madrid at Anfield last night, a result that meant Liverpool lost 3-1 on aggregate after a poor first-leg performance in Spain last week. Speaking after the match, Klopp was quick to rubbish...

Toothless Liverpool Exit Champions League After Real Madrid Stalemate

Liverpool exited the Champions League after a 0-0 draw against Real Madrid at Anfield. Trailing 3-1 from the first tie, the Reds battered the Spaniards for 90 minutes, but couldn't find a way to goal against the deep sitting and disciplined Spaniards. Despite creating several good openings, the home team -- with Mohamed Salah particularly guilty...

Will this be Liverpool’s starting eleven to face Real Madrid tonight at Anfield?

Liverpool meet Real Madrid at Anfield tonight in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final clash. Jürgen Klopp's men are 3-1 down from the first leg last week in Spain. That leaves Liverpool with a huge mountain to climb if they are to progress to the semi-finals and a likely date with Premier League...

Analysis: Why Alexander-Arnold must stay at right-back for Liverpool

It is a yearly occurrence now. It doesn’t matter what Trent Alexander-Arnold does, talk inevitably turns to whether or not he should be doing whatever it is he’s doing from the centre of the pitch.  If he’s bossing things from the right, the narrative seems to be but imagine what he could do from centre-midfield.  Alternatively,...