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Euro Incision Podcast: Madrid Mastered

Euro Incision Podcast: Madrid Mastered

Nina is joined by Guy Drinkel as the pair discuss Liverpool's Champions League impressive 1-0 win over Real Madrid and discuss all other fixtures in the Champions League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wirtz Running Riot! Robertson’s Best Form Yet? | Kerkez’s Patience Key!

On the latest episode of The Fan Focus, Dave Davis examines all the newest Liverpool FC fan news, looks at the data behind Salah's improved form, and questions how well Szoboszlai is currently performing in his position at the top of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
THE RED ROOM: THE REDS ARE BACK IN TOWN!

THE RED ROOM: THE REDS ARE BACK IN TOWN!

On the latest episode of The Red Room, Grizz Khan is joined by Lewis, Ben, and Mo to analyse the stunning victory against Real Madrid, provide key insights, and preview the big match against title rivals Man City at the weekend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Salah’s Numbers Are Scary Again 😳 | Szoboszlai Playing Like a World-Class Midfielder!

Salah’s Numbers Are Scary Again 😳 | Szoboszlai Playing Like a World-Class Midfielder!

On the latest episode of The Fan Focus, Dave Davis examines all the newest Liverpool FC fan news, looks at the data behind Salah's improved form, and questions how well Szoboszlai is currently performing in his position at the top of the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
David Lynch Hails Wirtz’s Sparkling Display vs Madrid - Wirtz Over Gakpo LW Now?

David Lynch Hails Wirtz’s Sparkling Display vs Madrid - Wirtz Over Gakpo LW Now?

On the latest Media Matters podcast, Dave Davis is joined by David Lynch to break down all the key talking points of the match against Real Madrid, but the key focus is on the brilliant Wirtz performance and how best to integrate him into the starting XI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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,...

Liverpool defender delighted Reds showed fight to bounce back after going behind against Villa

Liverpool defender Nat Phillips was delighted with how The Reds battled back from a goal down to take all three points against Aston Villa. Phillips was at the heart of Liverpool's back four alongside Ozan Kabak again. They were unable to prevent Ollie Watkins from putting the visitors ahead in the first half. It was...

4231 Formation The Next Tactical Port of Call For Liverpool

Ever since the beginning of the 2016/2017 season, Jurgen Klopp has almost consistently lined Liverpool up in a 433 formation. The only exception came in the winter of the 2018/2019 season when the Reds lined up in a 4231 shape. In that reshuffle, Mohamed Salah played as the teams' focal point, with Roberto Firmino dropping...

Liverpool vs Real Madrid Preview – Mammoth task awaits Reds at empty Anfield

THE DETAILS   Venue - Anfield, Liverpool Referee - Björn Kuipers (NED) Date & Time - Wednesday, April 14th 2021 @ 20:00 Current Odds - Liverpool 10/11, Draw 29/10, Real Madrid 13/5 _____________________________________________________________________ While we all know better than to ever completely write Liverpool off, it's hard to see how The Reds can defy the odds again without that famous Anfield...

Tactical Breakdown: Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa

Premier League champions Liverpool won their first home game since Christmas, as they beat Aston Villa 2-1, courtesy of a late strike by Alexander-Arnold. Systems Liverpool played in a 4-3-3, with Roberto Firmino returning to the forward line in place of Sadio Mané. Fabinho and Gini Wijnaldum retained their starting places and were partnered with James...