With most of the players away on duty for their countries, Jim Boardman and Jay Reid are back to see what’s going on in Liverpool, and it turns out the international break isn’t so quiet.
The Reds who have been out in action for their countries have had a good week - well at least some of them - although for Liverpool fans a truly good week would be one that saw these players head home early to prepare for the match against City.
Also this week there’s look back at the game against Brentford, where the atmosphere was a long way short of European night levels, and Jay and Jim wonder if there’s anything that could or should be done about that.
The main reason this international break hasn’t been quiet is because of the neighbours. Across the park Everton are back under a cloud after their highs of lifting themselves out of the relegation zone and all we can hear is crying about how unfair everything is after they got themselves firmly dumped back into that zone. Having smashed past the Premier League’s first marker for losses - £15m - they carried on well past the second marker - £105m - and so they’ve now had 10 points smashed off their mediocre points total for the season.
They’ll have you believe it’s all because of their new stadium - but there’s more to it than that, for anyone who can face reading the 40 page document put out by the League. We managed to read some of it, and the contents show some excuses that are, just well, Everton aren’t they?
This week:
- The Brentford 3-0
- Atmosphere issues, is it time to look for solutions?
- A ref’s proudest moment?
- International break - absolute joy for Diaz, and Alisson won’t have minded too much
- Joy for Nunez too - MacAliister maybe not so happy in that game
- Mo Salah not wanting a break from scoring
- Some match or other at Wembley
- Everton’s magical transfer valuations
- Other blue excuses from the big PL verdict
- What will it mean for other clubs?
10 YEARS OF ANFIELD INDEX - On episode 373 of The Anfield Index Podcast, Trev Downey is joined by his friend and AI OG, Dave Hendrick, to look back, over the course of a TWO HOUR special, at a decade of shows from the channel. The lads discuss the origin story of Anfield Index; the evolution of the channel from just one weekly show to the current iteration; the many highs and occasional lows as they've covered The Reds from 2013; the podcasting landscape and how AI has navigated it; their own beginnings and development as broadcasters; the people and creativity that have helped to shape AI into what it's become and much much more.
In the latest special, Dave Davis speaks to South American Football expert Tom Robinson about:
- Darwin, Alexis, Lucho and Alisson’s Performances For Their Countries
- The South American Qualifying Picture
- U17 World Cup and Stars To Watch
- South American Youngsters Linked To The Reds
You think you know from the outside…but what do those on the inside really think
On today's episode (November 17th 2023) Dave discusses the Everton points deduction as our Merseyside rivals have been docked 10 points due to FFP issues. Dave also looks at the knock on effects of this punishment with Man City and Chelsea currently awaiting potential punishments.Â
On this bonus international break Transfer Show, Trev Downey and Dave Davis tackle the thorny topic of the midfield. What is the best shape? Which players are the best fit for that shape? Who can we count on? What combination of players and tactics will bring this team success? In an attempt to answer these questions, Trev and Dave assess the contributions of each of the eight nominal midfielders thus far (the Trent discussion is for another show) and asks what we will need from each of them in order to be successful in this campaign, before ranking them in order of their importance to Liverpool between now and May.
Guy & Karl discuss the Premier League season so far, and then create an team of the season so far. They go through each position discussing who was up for consideration, and why they decided on who they did. They also pick a manager for the side. They then look at the qualifiers for the Euros with the last set of matches taking part in this break, will there be any surprise sides in the tournament come the summer?
November 15th 2023: On today's episode Dave looks at the career of Steve Mcmanaman as he thinks the former playmaker is under-appreciated in the Liverpool fandom.Â
Rhodesy is still away so Darth hosts the sports science duo of Barts and Si for the double header of Toulouse and Brentford. The lads discuss:
* Europa selection, rotation and injuries
* what does the half-time triple sub tell us?
* Kelleher concerns?
* Jota evolution?
* Brentford key match stats: XG, XT, Big Chances, Shots, Possession
* A good example to help people understand the difference of XT vs XG
* Darwin disallowed goals
* Alisson praise part 24214. Save of the season?
* LFC tactical flexibility and varied buildup. Good patterns of play
* Jota/Tsimikas left-side dynamic
* Trent quietly the best playmaker in the PL this season
* VVD is back
On today's episode Dave discusses the players that will be away on international duty, with many of the squad away for the two weeks. He also discusses players contracts with some big names in the final stretch of their deals, for this summer and next.Â
