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Tuanzebe vs United: Two Footed Extra Time

Tuanzebe vs United: Two Footed Extra Time

Dave takes a look at the news and gossip as Axel Tuanzebe is suing Manchester United for negligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Premier League Positions: DM: The Two Footed Podcast

Premier League Positions: DM: The Two Footed Podcast

Dave continues his look at the positions for Premier League clubs and this time it's defensive midfield. He also looks at the final of the Club World Cup and the Women's Euros. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Media Matters: David Lynch Drops Update on Konaté’s Liverpool Contract Talks

Media Matters: David Lynch Drops Update on Konaté’s Liverpool Contract Talks

David Lynch and Eddie Gibbs bring the latest Media Matters: all talk on Ibrahima Konaté's contract latest at Liverpool FC, will the Frenchman get a new deal or leave on a free next summer? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Media Matters: Liverpool 3-1 Preston: David Lynch Reflects on Reds' Performance

Media Matters: Liverpool 3-1 Preston: David Lynch Reflects on Reds' Performance

David Lynch and Eddie Gibbs bring the latest Media Matters: a reflection on Liverpool's emotionally charged pre-season win over Preston, with Diogo Jota and Andre Silva tributes taking centre stage. The lads unpack the performance, standout individuals! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Media Matters: David Lynch Reveals Latest on Isak, Fofana, Guehi & Rodrygo to Liverpool!

Media Matters: David Lynch Reveals Latest on Isak, Fofana, Guehi & Rodrygo to Liverpool!

David Lynch and Eddie Gibbs bring the latest Media Matters:The lads unpack all the latest transfer reports with discussions on Nunez, Sesko, Isak & Guehi plus much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anfield – Liverpool’s European Fortress

Liverpool is back in the Champions League knockout stages. Back with a bang. It has been a while. None of the players from the team that managed to go out of the group stages last time are with the team now. It took a change of ownership, 4 managerial changes and 3254 days for...

Combative Chamberlain: Understated & Underrated

Let’s begin with Gary Neville. Twice in the past week, the pundit has used his position in the Sky Sports studio to call out laziness in the elite of the Premier League. At Wembley for the League Cup final (sponsorships changes but the competition remains so please excuse my not mentioning them), he made the...

Liverpool v FC Porto Preview – Complacency the Danger

The Details   Venue - Anfield, Liverpool Referee - Felix Zwayer (GER) Date & Time - Tuesday, March 6th 2018 @ 19:45 BST Current Odds - Liverpool 4/9, Draw 10/3, FC Porto 6/1 Form Liverpool Form The Reds are on a four-game winning streak and have kept clean sheets in three of those games. Make no mistake, this team is the strongest it has been...

Key Stats from Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle

Liverpool moved back to second, at least for 48 hours, by comfortably beating Newcastle 2-0 at Anfield. But what were the key stats from the game? Defensive Solidity Re-Emerging Liverpool have recently increasingly defended well in patches, but this seems to be a patch that is working for the club. One goal conceded in their last...

Liverpool rival Man United & Arsenal for Nice midfielder Jean Michael Seri

According to reports, scouts from both Liverpool and Manchester United have been watching Ivorian international and Nice midfielder Jean Michael Seri over the last month as they look to boost their midfield options and The Mirror report that the two Premier League clubs are considering a move for the man who was strongly linked with...

Observations as Liverpool record 200th goal under Klopp

Liverpool played out a routine 2-0 win on Saturday afternoon, breezing past Newcastle on Rafa Benitez's return to Anfield. A first-half goal from Mohamed Salah set the ball rolling before Sadio Mane doubled the score after the interval, rounding off a superb team move. The result sees The Reds move up to 2nd in...

Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle: Jürgen’s Reds Ease To First Win Over Rafa

Despite stark divisions between their position in the Premier League table, this looked like a testing fixture for Liverpool. Newcastle hadn't lost a league game for over two and a half months, bar Manchester City while Rafa's ability to grind out an unlikely point meant he could never truly be ruled out the contest. The...

Player Ratings as a Patient Liverpool secure three points

It was a tough opening half to the game as Newcastle defended in an organized manner, but once Salah put Liverpool ahead, there was always going to be only one winner. This is how the Reds fared. Loris Karius (8) - Was a spectator for most of the match, but when called upon, made a world-class save...

Jorginho vs Ndidi – Which do Liverpool Need More?

With Emre Can’s departure to the exotic shores of Turin imminent, Liverpool have recently been casting an eye towards a new midfielder. The Times’ Paul Joyce recently revealed that Napoli’s Jorginho is a target for Jürgen Klopp to fill his need for a #6 – a deep midfielder to sit at the base of a...

Mo Salah – One Season Wonder?

On this week's episode of AI Under Pressure on Anfield Index Pro, Simon Brundish, Gags Tandon, Dan Kennett and Dan Rhodes discussed how Mo Salah has broken the record for the fastest player to score 30 goals in all competitions for a Premier League club. Listen to the full podcast by subscribing to AI Pro. As...

Liverpool FC: The Rivals

It’s a crying shame what’s happened to West Ham United. Seriously. How a decent club has fallen. True, they’ve always been a side liable to go down every five or so years, but they’ve never been a club to betray their footballing principles. They may have the odd knobhead and the occasional embarrassing celebrity fan, but...

Liverpool v Newcastle United Preview – Key Battles

High-flying Liverpool head into a crucial phase of the season, looking to strengthen their grip on the top 4 and maybe even second place in the Premier League. They welcome ex-manager Rafa Benitez and his Newcastle United side to Anfield on Saturday, as they look to continue an impressive run of form where the...

The Bottom-13: Liverpool Have Conquered Their Achilles Heel

I went for a drink with a good friend last week - A Man United fan, unfortunately - and as usual, we spent a vast chunk of our time talking about football. The usual discussion about how the top-four will end up looking cropped up, and after making our predictions - it will be Chelsea...

Do Liverpool have a new first-choice left-back?

After yet another superb performance this weekend, Andy Robertson is continuing to develop into a very good left-back in Liverpool's system. Since Alberto Moreno suffered an injury in the Champions League game against Spartak Moscow, the Scottish international has grabbed the opportunity Klopp has given him, progressing game on game, implementing the team's style...

Liverpool v Newcastle Preview – Welcome Home, Rafa

The Details Venue - Anfield, Liverpool Referee - Graham Scott Date & Time - Saturday, March 3rd @ 17:30 GMT Current Odds - Liverpool 1/5, Draw 6/1, West Ham 10/1 Form Liverpool Form Liverpool have been flying again as of late. The last three games have been a nice mix of professional performances (at Southampton, in particular) and the heavy metal attacking football we've been...

LIVERPOOL ON THE UP: A statistical look at pressing and team performance

Liverpool’s current league position and recent Champions League performance emphasise the fine job that Jurgen Klopp is doing. Things are not perfect, they indeed rarely are in football. However, despite the squad still being a work in progress, the year on year improvement is undeniable. A large part of Liverpool’s success this season is down...

Has Robertson solved LFC’s Left-Back riddle?

The only player who will give Mo Salah any competition for signing of the season will be our fullback Andy Robertson. The £8 million theft from Hull has been coming on in leaps and bounds in recent weeks, seemingly cementing his name in the team sheet despite the return of Alberto Moreno. Robertson created two...

Why Liverpool fans need to be patient with Klopp

When Jürgen Klopp arrived at Anfield in October 2015, there was an immediate sense of excitement. Klopp’s record at Borussia Dortmund commanded respect, and his modest yet positive approach in the media, not to mention his all-action touchline displays, endeared him to the Liverpool faithful right from the start. However, while his arrival has...

Red Hot Reds Have Transcended The Fab Four

It was rather telling that after a game in which all three of Liverpool’s front three scored – taking them to a total of 66 goals between them – none of the conversation was about how good Salah, Firmino and Mané were. So I’m going to start this article with that bit. Because they...

Liverpool 4-1 West Ham: A Tactical Breakdown

"It was a joy to watch, to be honest." - Jürgen Klopp Jürgen Klopp was all-smiles as he delivered his post-match press conference, and who could bemoan him for being so, after such a strong performance from Liverpool. The Holy Trinity of Salah, Firmino and Mané not only bagged a goal apiece but thrived and...

LFC Keeper Targets: Jack Butland – written off too early?

With rumours circulating that Liverpool are interested in bidding for top goalkeeping talents such as Alisson of Roma or Jan Oblak of Atletico Madrid, it's easy for fans to get carried away with the prospect of Liverpool possible breaking the world record fee spent on a goalkeeper. I personally would run down the street with...

Key Stats from Liverpool 4-1 West Ham

Liverpool ran riot to put West Ham to the sword 4-1 on Saturday, but what were the key stats from a huge win at Anfield? Red Hot Reds Break The Record  Liverpool set their highest expected goals of the season with 3.92, with their previous best the 3.46 notched against Arsenal at Anfield early in the...

Observations as Liverpool Cruise Past 100 Goal Tally in Ultimate Style

Liverpool cruised to a routine win against West Ham, moving up to second place in the Premier League with Klopp's in-form front three all enhancing their already impressive goal tallies. Emre Can was the man to get the 100th goal of the campaign, capitalising on a pin-point cross from Mohamed Salah to steer home....

Bubbles Blown As Reds Surpass 100 Goals

Up to second on a Saturday with third and fourth facing off today. Ten matches to go. One foot already in the Champions League Quarter Finals. It’s a good time to be a Red. 100 GOALS After a feeling out period, not too dissimilar to what we saw in Porto, Liverpool found their stride and went...

Player Ratings As Liverpool Ease Past West Ham

That's how you return to action after a lengthy break! Routine bread-and-butter stuff for Liverpool who, after a slow start, breezed past West Ham United with a 4-1 win. Up to second for the time being, the goal difference nicely increased, here's to the same next weekend Reds. Here's the ratings. No clean sheet but some top...

Do Liverpool Need a Creative Midfielder to Break Down Defensive Teams?

On the most recent edition of the Tactics Weekly pod, host Daniel Rhodes quizzed Paul Dalglish in an AI:PRO Q&A Special (you can listen for FREE for one week). One particular question (below) posed was that of breaking down defensive sides, an issue Liverpool have had for quite a while - harking back to...

Liverpool’s Best Midfield: What Is It?

Picture the scene: Liverpool are preparing for the Champions League final in May, after a stunning march to the showcase event at Kiev's Olympic Stadium. Having seen off Porto in the last-16, probably despite somehow losing 4-0 at Anfield in the second-leg, they then dispatched of Chelsea and Man United, with last-minute winners in both...

FArcical FA Clear Firmino

So, a month and a half after Bobby Firmino was shoved into the stands by Mason Holgate, swore at him in response, and was accused of being racist by the young English defender, the FA has eventually decided that Firmino did not racially abuse Holgate. This, of course, is great news for Liverpool and...

Liverpool v West Ham Preview: Key Battles

After a gap of ten days to bask in the glory of a perfect Champions League in Porto, Liverpool are back in action in the Premier League, welcoming West Ham United to Anfield on Saturday. The Reds won the reverse fixture 4-1 at the London Stadium with a Mo Salah brace either side of goals...

Karius’ Resurgence The Beginning Of A Much Longer Journey

Loris Karius has largely played second fiddle to Simon Mignolet since the summer of 2016, with the Belgian put at the top of the pecking order in both the Premier League and domestic cup competitions. Yet, his rife inconsistencies allowed the German to sneak through the door and take up the reigns as Liverpool’s...