Scouting Report: Perr Schuurs

For all the talk of the desperate need for midfield numbers, most reds are keen to see at least one defensive reinforcement come through the door at Anfield this summer. With Joe Gomez and Joel Matip both less than certain of their places with Jurgen Klopp, a centre back option is high on the...

Could Michael Edwards Be Part of INEOS / United Bid?

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...

How Liverpool Players Can Boost Their Mental Agility Outside the Game

Whether on or off-season, football teams are known to go to lengthy heights in order to prepare for upcoming seasons and strenuous games. Throughout history, athletes of all different nationalities and sports have been known for these strategically timed preparations, and the unique methods that they utilize to boost their mental agility. Although sometimes overlooked...

Scouting Report: Ryan Gravenberch

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

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...

Scouting Report: Florian Wirtz

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...

Tony Evans: Missing Out On Bellingham Could Be A Blessing

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...

The Return of Thiago, A New Hope

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...

Klopp Must Be Banned from The Recruitment Process

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...

Trent Alexander Arnold & Lacklustre Attitude

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...

Potential Ward Replacements: Dave Fallows

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...

Which Italian Players Would Improve the Reds?

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...

How Liverpool Should Prepare for Manchester City

With this seasons Champions League run now officially over, the Reds have a short break in which to recalibrate their stuttering form. Though the international break will take many of the players away from the club, it can still be a moment for the coaching team to really evaluate and establish a way of...

Potential Ward Replacements: Tim Steidten

It’s all gone a bit quiet on the western front in regards to this one. With recent news suggesting that Julian Ward is now the front runner for the Sporting Director role at Ajax, we revisit our series on potential candidates for his role at Anfield. The latest name which has come from nowhere...

Bellingham Blow-Up: Hold….For Now…

For anyone familiar with tune, the Boomtown Rats had it right when news comes through in the morning like it does. If you’d believed that the international break would be a quiet and calmer period after all the turbulence of the current campaign, David Ornstein did his best to dispel that myth with his...

Scouting Report: Mason Mount

Ahead of the summer window, we’re bringing back the Scouting Report series and this is the one that just won’t seem to go away. There was an expectation that Mason Mount would have renewed his contract with Chelsea by now, but for whatever reason that hasn’t happened. The links to Liverpool continue on a...

Could Enzo Le Fée Become the Thiago Understudy?

I’ve always loved the idea of senior and highly established players mentoring young talents. This season, we have heard that Stefan Bajčetić has been taken under the wing of his fellow Spaniard, Thiago Alcantara. Our number six is one of the world’s finest central midfielders, therefore it is heartening to hear that he is...

Hopes For The International Break

There’s more than a few reds who would happily just end the season this second if it was offered to them right now. Out of the Champions League at the last 16, suffering from an injury-plagued campaign and with the top four looking an outside hope rather than expectation. April starts with two tough...

Breaking away from reality: Liverpool as an oasis of soccer culture

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world today, and is also an important part of popular culture. Over the past decades, soccer has influenced many areas of life, including: Fashion; Art; Music. Soccer has also influenced games of chance on gambling platforms with 4 pound deposit casino, allowing players to enjoy football-themed slots or...

Trent Alexander-Arnold: Nothing more than a blip

When we look back on this horrible, instantly forgettable season in years to come, every Liverpool fan will have their own choice as the Reds' worst player. There is a depressingly long list to choose from, from the past-their-best Fabinho and Jordan Henderson to the out-of-sorts Joel Matip and Joe Gomez, with only Alisson really...

Tony Evans’ Column: Klopp Needs To Start Inspiring The Players Again

What’s worse than an international break? An international break that’s overshadowed by a sense of crisis. Bournemouth. Madrid. Neither performance was good enough, neither was acceptable. Jurgen Klopp’s demeanour in the Bernabeu afterwards was worrying. He is a bad loser but that didn’t show. You can moan all you like about FSG – and, yes, the...

Lessons Learned Versus Real Madrid

Out of the Champions League at the last 16 stage with barely a whimper. Truth be told, it wasn’t too much of a contest in the Bernabau as Real Madrid won 1-0 on the night and 6-2 on aggregate. Liverpool fans have a long time to process this one as their next game isn’t...

Real Madrid 1 – 0 Liverpool – CL Player of the Match (6-2 agg)

 Alisson Becker   Sensational, unmatched, irresistible, irreplaceable, and devastatingly world class.   The first half was a masterful display by the huge Brazilian, as he kept the reds clinging to the tie, with some outrageous saves.   With a long range effort tipped over, a short range effort thwarted, a one on one brilliantly smothered, and a number of efforts...

Real Madrid 1 – 0 Liverpool – CL Player Ratings (6-2 agg)

Alisson Becker - 9.0 A simply emphatic first half display, with number of world class stops that kept the reds in the tie. The second half saw him continue to show his world class credentials, with one marvellous one on one stope from Valverde. He could nothing for the opening goal, which ended a tie...

Could Marcus Edwards Be the Perfect Backup Signing?

I’ve been looking at various players that Liverpool could look to recruit this summer, and more recently, those could replace the role of Diogo Jota within the squad. If reports are to be believed, Newcastle are currently hovering over the Portuguese forward, and it would not be absurd to see us cash in on...

It’s Time To Dismantle The Galactico Empire Klopp Has Helped To Create

The motivation to continually overcome any and all adversaries must be difficult, especially when the highest of highs have previously been attained. I would imagine it’s fairly easy to raise one’s level when Manchester United are rolling into town, yet a windy lunch time in Bournemouth is perhaps a stretch too far for some....

The History of Liverpool FC

Liverpool are one of the most famous and successful teams in the history of English football. The club was founded in 1892, and since then it has become one of the most recognised brands in the world. The first years of the club were not easy. Liverpool played at a low level, and in the...

Real Madrid v Liverpool – The CL Preview (5-2 from 1st leg)

My supporting naivety led me to predict a 3-1 home win in the first leg. The early stages had me nodding at my footballing wisdom, until Real Madrid found out just how bad the Reds can be. All teams can have moments of desire and periods of good fortune, but class will often prevail....

Dr Phil Diagnosis: Bournemouth

After a dismal day on the south coast where the top four became a major ask, Dave Davis walks through the Bournemouth game with Dr Phil Barter from the Under Pressure Pod to find a snippet of what the data told us and look where it went so wrong. We looked at the impact...

Bournemouth 1 – 0 Liverpool – The Post-Mortem

What an unbelievable crash back down to earth, after the historic 7-0 win against Manchester United, last Sunday. After taking apart one of the nation’s best sides, it was always a concern as to which Liverpool team (psychologically) would turn up this past weekend. A lunch time kick off, away to a side that...