Liverpool FC: The Force Must Be Strong
When the late, great Bill Shankly first rocked up to Anfield in October 1959, it could be argued that the ground resembled Dagobah. The iconic Scotsman immediately set about transforming the club and captured the imagination of everyone involved. His charismatic persona inspired and transcended beyond those on the pitch and into the stands at Anfield. The fans became followers, Liverpool became a religion and Bill Shankly was at the head of it all; he was Yoda, offering wisdom and …
Jurgen Klopp Conducts The Anfield Orchestra
Jürgen Klopp conducted the Anfield orchestra during Liverpool’s 2-2 draw against West Bromwich Albion, and thanked the crowd at the end of the game for their response.
In some quarters, the events of Sunday afternoon may be described as an overreaction, but to view it in this way would be to miss the point.
The ground had fallen silent towards the end of the second half, as Dejan Lovren writhed on the turf in agony following a full-blooded 50-50 challenge …
Liverpool's Boom-Bust Seasons Need To Stop Under Klopp
4th. 2nd. 7th. 6th. 8th. 7th. 2nd. 6th.
In the last 8 years, no other club in England has yo-yoed quite like Liverpool from the verges of greatness to the verges of mediocrity. Each league season tells their own story, and this context must be fully appreciated in each situation. But clearly a pattern has emerged of a club who have the potential to perform year to year at wildly different levels. This is a trend that we are starting …
Klopp's Words Show he's the Right Man for Liverpool FC!
"I'd really like to change my personality but I can't forget this fucking lose (loss) against Crystal Palace"The words above exclaimed by Jürgen Klopp when pushed on how he thinks his opening spell at Liverpool has begun. "Until now, it's been ok ..... if we had won this, maybe I would have said that it was more than ok." That's why he's the perfect man to take the Liverpool forward: the right man, at the right time, for …
Give 'Shanks' to the Board: Klopp, the Fans, and Our Red Revolution
In America, there are essentially three types of holidays: 1) Those where we eat until we hate ourselves, 2) Those where we give overpriced gifts to each other, to later return them, and 3) Those where we don’t know what else to do, so we blow things up.
At present, we are closest to a holiday of the #1 variety, Thanksgiving; a day where we eat to celebrate the arrival and survival of our strangely dressed forefathers on these golden …
We Are Liverpool, Tra' La' La' La' La'
Don’t deny it, you felt it too.
Amidst all the delirium, the chaotic and synergetic euphoria of having Jürgen Klopp traipse around the halls of Melwood in his Liverbird encrusted tracksuit, the bitter disappointment of his first home loss to Crystal Palace brought a lot of the Reds' faithful down to earth, for a brief moment. But we’ll recover; Klopp is a tremendous coach, one of the best in Europe in fact, and his style of football will soon become …
How to Tactically Get The Best Out of Jordan Henderson
Jordan Henderson's impending return has been greeted with open arms by a large part of the Liverpool fan base. The captain has been missing since the 1-0 victory against Bournemouth way back in the second match of the season and during his extended absence his importance to the team has grown by the week. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
The Reds' midfield this season, and by midfield I mean centre-midfielders so I'm not classing Roberto Firmino and Philippe …
Fan Fiction - Understanding The Anfield Atmosphere
The current debate over the lack of atmosphere at Anfield has reignited a tiresome argument about the validity of the support offered by different types of fans. Frankly, it’s an extremely tedious contretemps, and it merely highlights the depressing reality that some pugnacious elements of our fan base seem to revel more in petty discord and doltish in-fighting than they do in the actual supporting lark. Each of us, surely, has our own way to be a fan. None is …
Klopp, Atmosphere and Fans Leaving Early
"The goal was on 82 minutes - 12 minutes to go - and I saw many people leaving the stadium. I felt pretty alone in that moment. Between 82 and 94 minutes, you can make 8 goals if you want and we have to work for it."
Jurgen Klopp has only been here for a month and he's already felt it necessary to mention the elephant in the room: the atmosphere at Anfield.
It's a big game of Cluedo when …
Why it's so obvious that Sturridge has no place at Liverpool
There's a heated debate raging throughout Liverpool fandom at the moment. Now that Jurgen Klopp is here, you could easily make the mistake of thinking that we had put our differences behind us. Don't be silly! There's always something bubbling under the surface. That's part of the beauty of being a football fan. Where a ball is kicked (and even when it's not) there are inevitably discussions, arguments, controversies or as it's more commonly disguised as; banter. The current "banter" …