Liverpool's Performance at Arsenal: Beyond Shearer's Words
Without wanting to refashion this column into some kind of weekly Alan Shearer Show, the former Newcastle striker and pundit recently made some strange comments relating to a Liverpool match for the second week running.
Rather than airing his opinion regarding the award of penalty on social media, as...
Liverpool's Remarkable Attacking Display
Writing in the aftermath of Liverpool’s 4-2 victory over Newcastle, it was tempting to ease into 2024 work-wise gently by simply listing all the stats, facts and trivia which the Reds’ remarkable attacking display created. Be honest, you’d love to read it, wouldn’t you?
While that would be fun for all concerned,...
Shearer’s Skepticism Surrounding Liverpool’s Title Pursuit
In a recent episode of Match of the Day 2, Alan Shearer, the Premier League's record goalscorer, expressed his reservations about Liverpool's potential to be genuine title challengers this season. His skepticism primarily stems from what he perceives to be a shaky defensive setup under Jurgen Klopp’s stewardship.
Defensive Concerns...
Liverpool’s Nunez Earns Praise from Shearer and Lineker
In a landscape as ever-evolving as the Premier League, few forwards make an instant impact. Darwin Nunez, Liverpool's promising Uruguayan talent, has experienced a season that's both turbulent and promising. Following a stint on the sidelines during Liverpool's opening salvoes, the gates were opened against Newcastle, a...
Transfer Saga: Shearer's Take on Caicedo's Liverpool Snub
Liverpool's Unexpected Setback
In a surprising twist to the ongoing transfer saga, Liverpool, despite being in a strong position, appear to have lost out to Chelsea in the race to sign the highly-rated Moises Caicedo. Jurgen Klopp had confidently announced that the Reds were on the brink of...
Regular visitors to these paragraphs will know that profound analytical breakdowns of systems and tactics are anathema to this columnist. It's not that I don't appreciate the folk who do that sort of thing, you understand. They provide us all with a valuable service, bless 'em. How many times have you drunkenly thrown out...
"Oh my god...I'm back. I'm home. All the time it was...We finally really did it. You MANIACS! You blew it up! God damn you! GOD DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!!"
Taylor, Planet of the Apes, 1968
For a bookish and angsty pre-teen in the rural Ireland of the 1980s, the spirit-shocking profundity of the final scene...
In Premier League history Daniel Sturridge ranks fourth when you look at goal involvement per minutes on the pitch.
Yet there are a large portion of Liverpool fans that want to sell him and he's nowhere near his peak.
Since the inception of the Premier League in 1992 many great strikers have graced it. The likes...
