Fabinho Blitz – Key Stats As Reds Hammer Red Star

Liverpool exploded into life with a thumping 4-0 win over Red Star Belgrade, a result which takes them top of their Champions League group. But what were the key stats from an exciting night at Anfield? Fabinho Starts – And Shines It was an exciting moment for Liverpool fans to see Fabinho on the team sheet...

Liverpool 4-0 Red Star: Who was man of the match?

After nervously scraping past Huddersfield at the weekend, a reinvigorated Liverpool were able to turn on in the style in a convincing, thoroughly enjoyable 4-0 win against the largely helpless Red Star. The Reds were slow out of the blocks, but as soon as Roberto Firmino fired home the opener they began to ooze confidence,...

Observations as Liverpool regain their mojo in 4-0 win

It's hardly been a vintage Liverpool this season, having struggled to produce their usual fluency and freneticism in attack. A narrow and nervy win against Huddersfield last weekend was testament to that, while their last venture in the Champions League against Napoli delivered an awful performance. Failing to register a shot until late in...

With 4-0 rout, can Red Star be this season’s Maribor for Liverpool?

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Shaqiri, Salah, Firmino, Mané Subs: Lallana (67'), Sturridge (72'), Moreno (81') Red Star: Borjan, Stojkovic, Degenek, Babic, Gobeljic, Krsticic, Jovicic, Ben, Ebecilio, Srnic, Boakye Subs: Jovancic (64'), Causic (74'), Simic (80') FABINHO'S BIRTHDAY GIFT Hooray! Fabinho got his long-awaited start in the middle of the pitch for Liverpool. The question...

Player Ratings as Liverpool fly past Red Star

That was alright, eh? Weeks of meh and then a night of madness. Goals flying in all over Europe and at the end of it Liverpool have got four of them to Red Star's none, they top the group and both PSG and Napoli are left abit disappointed with the result of their battle...

Balance The Key Issue For Defensive-Minded Reds

Right now, Liverpool under Jürgen Klopp are in really good shape. They’re playing largely well, they look incredibly defensively solid, they’ve got strength in depth, quality across the pitch and most importantly, they’re winning football matches. But that’s not to say that there aren’t issues. Liverpool aren’t quite firing on all cylinders in an attacking...

Liverpool’s “Crisis”

Liverpool have not been playing very well lately. The Reds have managed to grind out results and have gotten lucky a number of times over the last few weeks. A Daniel Sturridge wonder goal, Riyad Mahrez shooting for the stars over the Anfield Road end and the woodwork against Huddersfield complete a series of...

Liverpool v FK Crvena zvezda – Reds Favourites for visit of Serbian Champions

The Details   Venue - Anfield, Liverpool Referee - Daniel Siebert (GER) Date & Time - Wednesday, October 24th 2018 @ 20:00 BST Current Odds - Liverpool 1/18, Draw 16/1, FK Crvena zvezda 50/1 Form Liverpool Form Liverpool have managed to keep the pace with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, so far this season. A hard-fought win at Huddersfield Town on Saturday...

Huddersfield 0-1 Liverpool: A Tactical Breakdown

After the international break, it’s never quite as easy as you would expect for a team to pick up where they left off. Jürgen Klopp alluded to this in his post-match presser, as he cited the return of both Firmino, Fabinho and Alisson as late as Thursday. For all this disruption though, Huddersfield were...

Naby Keita is key to Liverpool’s evolution going forward

Livepool's midfield is holding us back. Our defence is looking as solid as it has done in years and we possess one of the most feared attacks in Europe but with a midfield that lacks any sort of dynamism or creativity, the Reds will struggle to evolve into genuine title challengers. It goes without...

Key Stats as Reds Keep On Trucking Against Huddersfield

Liverpool were far from their best, but once again they got the result, as they secured a 1-0 win away at Huddersfield. But with the Reds’ unbeaten start stretching to nine games, what were the key stats from another crucial result? Defence Bends But Doesn’t Break This was arguably one of Liverpool’s worst defensive performances of...

Observations as Liverpool continue to progress despite failing to impress

Liverpool put in another drab performance at Huddersfield, continuing their positive start with a 1-0 win but failing to showcase any of the frenetic transitional play that had them on everyone’s lips last season. Here are the observations from the match. Salah makes his mark Despite claims that he’s had a bad season, Salah showed his class...

Huddersfield 0-1 Liverpool: Who Was Man of the Match?

Liverpool have equalled their best-ever start to a Premier League season but the increasingly frustrating wait for the Reds to come alive goes on. Mohamed Salah's tidy finish on 24 minutes should have set the visitors on their way to a comfortable victory, but fans would spend the final portion of the game longing for...

Huddersfield 0-1 Liverpool – Can The Real Liverpool Please Stand Up?

P.H.E.W. That was painful, even infuriating at times, but in the end, Liverpool came away with a 1-0 win against Huddersfield at the John Smith's Stadium to stay joint-top of the Premier League. Mo Salah's 24th-minute goal, set up by Xherdan Shaqiri, was enough for Klopp's men to win on an evening where their...

Player ratings as Liverpool limp past Huddersfield

Mohamed Salah's first half strike didn't stop it being a Saturday to forget, but did ensure Liverpool claimed all three points in Yorkshire. Without a win this season, Huddersfield came determined to spring an upset and will feel they deserved at least a point as they often worried a Liverpool side devoid of organisation and...

How Liverpool Secured That Elusive Squad Depth

KIEV, Ukraine: The 2018 Champions League final evenly poised at one all, Liverpool managing to offer a response via a Sadio Mane equaliser after a howler from Loris Karius which gifted Real Madrid a second-half lead. Zinedine Zidane looks to his bench and summons Gareth Bale to make an impact. One of a many...

Liverpool v Huddersfield Preview – Potential Key Battles

A wretched international break filled with injuries is over. For the Liverpool players, it's time to get back on the road, as they get ready to travel to Huddersfield for the late kick-off on Saturday. Huddersfield are winless in the Premier League, having only managed three draws from their eight games, and against a Liverpool...

Can Momentum Be Liverpool’s Greatest Title Weapon?

No team thrives more with momentum behind them than Liverpool. We are an emotional fanbase and when things are going well, the Reds can become an unstoppable force, as we have witnessed throughout history. Using modern examples - I know, football existed well before 1992 - nothing stands out more than 2004/05 in that respect. Nobody even...

Huddersfield Town v Liverpool Preview – Can Reds Return to Winning Ways?

The Details Venue - John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield Referee - Michael Oliver Date & Time - Saturday, October 20th @ 17:30 Current Odds - Huddersfield 10/1, Draw 17/4, Liverpool 2/7 Form Huddersfield Form David Wagner's Huddersfield team are still looking for their first win of the season. Three draws and five defeats make up their opening eight league games while they also exited the Carabao...

Time for Liverpool FC To Show Their Depth

Liverpool have a deeper squad than they have in previous years. This is not a fact that I’m going to dispute, although I’d definitely make (and will make) some arguments that that depth isn’t as deep as maybe it’s being made out in some areas, and certainly hasn’t drastically improved over the summer. Nevertheless, Klopp...

Adios, Mi Amigo – Almost Time To Say Goodbye to Alberto Moreno

The international break is typically a time for everyone to take a break and recharge the batteries during a long season. The most you can usually hope for during the week off is having all your players return healthy (which rarely happens for Liverpool) and avoiding any bad news. Yet, a piece of Liverpool...

An Oxlade-Chamberlain Shaped Hole

Man City’s record-breaking title win last season saw them break the 100 point barrier, scoring 106 goals and falling to just two defeats. Liverpool though proved a barrier too big to overcome. Jurgen Klopp’s side won three of the four meetings between the two sides last season – with an emphatic 5-0 defeat at the...

“I Can’t Watch” – Why Vlog at Anfield?

We are all mad about football because of the ecstasy and euphoria that goes with it. The inevitable comedowns are toppled by the highs. And those highs are the best kind. We remember them and cherish them. Just like most substances, they only give us an appetite for more. You could call it an addiction...

Liverpool Need A Playmaker

On-ball (in possession) Off-ball (out of possession) Transition (between possession) These are the three phases of football. Liverpool are without a doubt one of, if not the best team in the world in transition, that is, the moment in which a team transfers from a defensive shape to an attacking one, or vice-versa. The speed at which Liverpool...

Is the Bobby Dazzler Really a Striker?

In mid-June of 2015, it was reported by multiple media sources, both in England and abroad, that Manchester United had agreed to sign an up-and-coming Brazilian midfielder, Roberto Firmino, for a fee of around £13m from German club, 1899 Hoffenheim. The action-packed style of the young man had some of the Europe’s top scouts...

The lesson Fabinho should learn from Andrew Robertson

Liverpool fans are dying to see more of their £39 million man Fabinho Tavares, with sightings of the imposing Brazilian still surprisingly rare after his summer switch from Monaco. While everyone has been quick to quash any negativity surrounding his lack of game time, citing the arrivals of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Andrew Robertson as perfect...

Are Liverpool Becoming Boring?

MANCHESTER, England: The walls were closing in on Jose Mourinho’s tenure at Manchester United as a hugely unfancied Newcastle side, managed by (one of) the Portuguese’s biggest rivals visited Old Trafford, to try and seal the 3-time Premier League champion (as he is constantly reminding us) managers fate. The history of bad blood between the...

10 Young Players That Should be Catching Liverpool’s Eye (Part 2)

Tonguy Ndombele Lyon’s elegantly destructive central midfielder Tanguy Ndombele was called up to the French National Squad for the first time for this international break, and that comes off an extremely impressive 2018. After signing permanently for Lyon in the summer (for a meagre £10 million) after spending the 2017/18 season on loan there from...

Midfield Reinforcements For Liverpool: Pre-contract Targets To Add Creativity

Liverpool's midfield benefitted from £100m in investment over the summer with the surprise signing of Monaco's Fabinho, and the arrival of Naby Keita - signed from RBL last summer. However, with the injury to Oxlade-Chamberlain, we've still had to suffer through games with Gini Wijnaldum, James Milner and Jordan Henderson in the engine room. As...

Explaining Liverpool’s Pressing Against Manchester City

In Liverpool’s most recent contest, The Reds achieved a 0-0 draw at home to title rivals, Manchester City. The match was cagey, conservative and respectful, and despite Liverpool restricting City to just two shots on target, some viewers weren’t happy with the home side's work without the ball. The main viewer that I’m referencing...