Anfield Index

Jim Boardman and Jay Reid are back, with Merseyside covered in snow, but not enough to cover over the cracks at Liverpool FC. Arne Slot’s side are on an unbeaten run, but it’s not one to shout about by any means, certainly not on the Red side of the city. On this week’s show Jim and Jay look at the opportunities missed over the festive period, the points dropped and the manner in which they were dropped. But what is really getting to both Jay and Jim, is how far removed this style of football is from what we expect from a side in that Red shirt. Maybe it’s the New Year, the time when everyone gets caught up in deep thought about what they’re doing with their lives, but it’s rare that Liverpool fans ever ask themselves what they are doing going out of their way to watch this team play. Especially for those who have the club on their doorsteps. Something has got to change, and Jay and Jim discuss what that might be. Binning the manager is the current trend in football, but is that right for Liverpool? And if it is, is that the only change required? Short term, long term, and as discussed on the show, there are ways to get this club back in the right direction. The sooner work begins on that the better. The longer Liverpool tread water the more the comparisons to miserable days and miserable former employees will come up. Arsenal next, then a cup game against lower league opposition, with the same lack of hope for both games, if recent performances are repeated. It’s getting so bad that we can’t even laugh too loudly at the neighbours, even though, as is almost always the case, they are doing worse than us. There is of course still time for a chuckle, but it doesn’t quite have the same power …