Dave looks at today's news & gossip as Xabi Alonso announced he's leaving Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the season.
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Rival Recon returns as the Reds face Arsenal this weekend.
Joining Hari is Kaya Kaynak of TifoFootball to discuss the game and Arsenal's season.
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Jan Molby On Adam Wharton's Phenomenal Ability & Arsenal Preview!
Molby On The Spot Live: Trev Downey and Jan Molby reflect on Adam Wharton's potential and whether he could be the perfect midfield signing for Liverpool next season. They also preview what to expect against Arsenal on Sunday, with a final conclusion on how Slot and Liverpool will look to close the season!
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Massive Game In The CL Race: The Two Footed Podcast
Dave is joined by Producer Guy to preview and predict the upcoming weekend of Premier League action, with Newcastle hosting Chelsea in a pivotal game in the race for Champions League.
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Dave Hendrick is joined by Guy Drinkel to discuss Arsenal and the game this weekend. They take a deep dive look at Mikel Arteta's time at Arsenal and whether it's been a success or failure.
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The second week of November internationals brought another miserable week for England and a mixed bag for Liverpool’s returning international stars as the travelling Reds rounded off their international years with wins, draws and losses aplenty. There were only twelve Liverpool internationals involved in the second week of internationals with some nations choosing to...
It’s almost derby day! And as part of  Anfield Index's countdown to Liverpool’s trip to Goodison Park on Saturday, I have teamed up with 4 of the sites writers to bring you a special build up to the game. Be sure to follow all of the writers on twitter by clicking the links in...
Episode 1: Has Rodgers Got The Balls?
Date:Â 19th November, 2013
The first Anfield Index Podcast sees @AnfieldIndex fire the first shots at @DaveHendrickTLW, the host @JohnRitchie84 predicting an Everton win (WHAT?!), plenty of stats from @BassTunedToRed and questions about Captain Fantastic are asked by @Footy_MarcoL!
Host: @JohnRitchie84
Guests: @AnfieldIndex , @BassTunedToRed, @DaveHendrickTLW &Â @Footy_MarcoL
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Well it's international break so unfortunately there has been no club football to comment on from the weekend *groans*. Happily, what it does do is allow a bit of time to reflect on things from the last few weeks - in particular a couple of defensive issues.
Under Brendan Rodgers' management, Liverpool have used a...
In the midst of the latest in a seemingly never ending series of International breaks, the Anfield Index staff got together and decided to take a look at Liverpool's season so far. The highs, the lows, the surprise packages and the disappointments. In this article I have chosen to highlight the form of a player who has surprised...
The question of who has been Liverpool's most influential player so far this season would be a tough one to answer with many players stepping up to the mark and keeping us in the top four. The most influential player doesn't necessarily have to be the one who scores the most goals or who...
Seventeen Liverpool players were selected for international football this week, with fifteen of them involved in the action, one gaining valuable international experience and one teenager on the Wales standby list. The men from Anfield have been spread over five continents this week with five of them involved in competitive action.
We’ll start with England...
So it’s that time of the season again, the international break, a week most football fans dread as a combination of no Premier League football and injury worries creep in but alas, we cannot change the fixture list and will have to watch and hope our key players return unscathed. This is also the...
‘The measure of intelligence is the ability to change’
Those words by Albert Einstein are oft quoted to soften the blow of being proved wrong or having to change your mind; nobody likes the thought of either, but at times it’s necessary. Adapting, changing your views and broadening your horizons are courageous actions as one...
When Brendan Rodgers first arrived at Anfield, he did something that few managers have done before him; he met with the fans and in every interview he tried to explain his vision for Liverpool and hoped it would stick. He did this in order to educate us, to bring us on the journey as...
Against Arsenal last week we attempted to employ the same system we used so successfully against West Brom: 3 central defenders, with two wing-backs. Clearly it didn’t go well, and it led to a very poor first half performance from Liverpool. This prompted Rodgers to revert to four at the back for the second...
Following Liverpool's defeat to Arsenal, and with their midfield being the decisive factor between the two sides, the Anfield Index team has put our own midfield under the microscope to see how they compare to our Premier League rivals using statistics from WhoScored.
Editors Note:Â Please note that this is the author's first attempt at using statistics...
After a disappointing result and performance last week at the Emirates, Liverpool have a chance to get back on track at Anfield this Saturday against Fulham.
The visitors have endured a difficult start to the season and are just two points above the drop zone. This has resulted in their price to be relegated being slashed to...
Following Liverpool's defeat to Arsenal, and with their midfield being the decisive factor between the two sides, the Anfield Index team has put our own midfield under the microscope to see how they compare to our Premier League rivals using statistics from WhoScored.
Editors Note:Â Please note that this is the author's first attempt at using statistics...
Following Liverpool's defeat to Arsenal, and with their midfield being the decisive factor between the two sides, the Anfield Index team has put our own midfield under the microscope to see how they compare to our Premier League rivals using statistics from WhoScored.
Editors Note:Â Please note that this is the author's first attempt at using statistics...
Following Liverpool's defeat to Arsenal, and with their midfield being the decisive factor between the two sides, the Anfield Index team has put our own midfield under the microscope to see how they compare to our Premier League rivals using statistics from WhoScored.
Editors Note: Please note that this is the author's first attempt at...
On Saturday, Arsenal became only the 2nd team next to Southampton to beat Liverpool in the league since February 11th this year. There will be varying opinions on the biggest attribute to these improvements, especially concerning which system of play will provide the most success. Many Liverpool FC associated writers and fans have spoken...
The 3 5-2 formation has been Liverpool's preferred formation in the absence of Philippe Coutinho. Although Coutinho’s return to the starting 11 is imminent that does not rule out the 3-5-2 being used in future games this season. In this article I will be discussing whether playing 3 centre backs allows the midfield to...
Right now Liverpool are in a very strong position both in the league and in the striking and goal scoring departments. Not since the days of Fowler and Owen or Fowler and Collymore have we had two goalscoring threats up top. Two players who, on current form could get into any other Premier League...
The talking point of the season so far, perhaps bar the sparkling performances of our striking duo, is Liverpool FC's midfield. Many fans have pointed towards our lack of creativity and control in midfield as the key weakness to our top four aspirations, with Lucas' lacking positional discipline (being dribbled past 1.6 times per...
Arsenal for their part started in their usual 4-2-3-1 shape. Arteta and Ramsey started as the holding midfielders, although Ramsey didn't particularly play as a holding player, preferring to get forward and combine with Cazorla, Ozil, Rosicky and the lone striker Giroud. This was at risk of leaving Arteta isolated on transition defence.
Liverpool continued...
Tiago Abiola Delfim Almeida Ilori, a 20 year old defender who is one of Brendan Rodgers' summer signings. He signed from Sporting Lisbon for a reported fee of 7 million pounds. Most of the fans had never heard about him until we signed him. Here is what you need to know about our new...
The Liverpool Boys came to London with high hopes and ambition as they hoped to take top place in the Premier League but not everything went our way. Glen Johnson pulled out of the squad late on with illness forcing Rodgers to place Jon Flanagan in the side at right wing-back and with Jose...
Venue: Emirates Stadium, 17:30
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Positions: Arsenal - 1st, Liverpool - 3rd
Current Form (all comps): Arsenal - DWLWL, Liverpool - LWWDW
Managers: Arsenal - Arsène Wenger, Liverpool - Brendan Rodgers
Preview:
Liverpool and Arsenal lock horns this Saturday with both teams looking to consolidate their positions as current league leaders. If the two clubs have had a...
At long last anfieldindex.com is back - this time we'll be bringing you a little bit of everything so anything goes! News, Opinion, Tactics and my beloved stats!
We've also got our own version of the Tactics Board! You can visit that here: http://anfieldindex.wpengine.com/tactics-board
One thing to note with the tactics board is that we haven't...
The Premier League is back this weekend following the midweek Carling Cup games, and the pick of the games undoubtedly comes from the Emirates.
Whoever wins between Arsenal and Liverpool will be top of the league at the hallowed ‘’10 game’’ stage. In 3 of the last 4 seasons, the side top of the league...
In the critically acclaimed autobiographical book ‘Fever pitch’ Nick Hornby talked about his long love affair with Arsenal; it was a book that explored the fanatical way we all follow our clubs, the up’s and downs and the nature of a fan following his childhood love.
Hornby explained:
 “I fell in love with football as I...
Going into the 2013/2014 summer transfer window a huge question mark for Brendan Rodgers' squad was the depth at centre-back. Rodgers' quickly added Premier League veteran Kolo Toure on a free transfer from Manchester City, but with Kolo being 32-years old he shouldn't be considered a long term option. On deadline day the Red's...
Although the transfer window has been shut for nearly two months, it’s slowly beginning to rise and before you know it players will be wearing a new kit and possibly a new number. Liverpool should look to be active and not only continue to add depth to the squad but also add some players...
Name: Steven Gerrard MBE
Date of Birth: 30th May, 1980 (33)
First Team Debut: 29th November 1998
Notable Achievements: 11 time trophy winner with Liverpool FC, captain and goal scorer in the 2005 Champions League win, scorer in every major club final.
Liverpool's talismanic captain has been key to the clubs success for many years now. Retreating into...