2018-19 Premier League fixture reaction. The season we win it?
With the recent disappointment of the proposed Nabil Fekir signing falling through, Liverpool fans have been in need of a distraction to take their minds off the circus that the transfer window rumour mill. Not only is the World Cup due to begin today (hooray football is back!), but the 2018-19 Premier League fixture list has also been released. As a fan base, we have the tendency to dwell on frustrations of the past, so the 2018-19 fixture list is …
Key Stats from Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth. Easy Street.
Liverpool turned in another comfortable win at Anfield, this time against Bournemouth, with the Cherries routed 3-0. But what were the key stats from a happy evening for Klopp’s Reds?
Goals Galore
Liverpool notched their 300th goal under Jürgen Klopp, in just 148 games. The team that has been scoring at a clip of two goals a game for his entire regime scored more than that today and that was partly down to the brilliance of his forwards.
Both Sadio Mané …
Liverpool v Bournemouth Preview - Reds to pick Cherries off at Anfield
The Details
Venue - Anfield, Liverpool
Referee - Chris Kavanagh
Date & Time - Saturday, April 14th @ 17:30 GMT
Current Odds - Liverpool 1/4, Draw 5/1, Bournemouth 9/1
Form
Liverpool Form
The Reds' 80% win rate from the last five games has been the perfect response to that defeat at Old Trafford in March. Two of those four victories were against Manchester City. Three clean sheets and only two goals conceded in those five games - twelve goals scored. Liverpool have plenty of …
What We've Learnt About Klopp's LFC | Part 2: Midfield dynamics and game impact
Following on from part 1 of this series, which can be read here. After more disappointing dropped points at the Emirates, that piece is worth a read. In this piece, I will take a brief look at the midfield and Klopp's use of his players in his various systems.
Klopp is the best manager we've had since Rafa. The latter is still the best and most recent yard-stick to assess Klopp's performance and team building. Our midfield is clearly sub-standard …
Liverpool's perfect performance: Tactical masterclass?
Liverpool's demolition of Bournemouth appeared to be one of the complete performances of the season. Utterly dominant and prepotent in the first half, Liverpool romped to victory, with a pressing, passing and offensive performance which defied all expectations.
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To me, Liverpool looked distinctly better with their passing. Indeed, Liverpool had an 88pc passing accuracy, whilst retaining 56pc of the possession. In terms of the number of passes, Liverpool made 655. Considering this, I wondered if there was a way to …
Observations as Liverpool saunter past Bournemouth
Liverpool came into their game hoping to keep their great away scoring form going, and the attack produced an excellent performance to ensure Liverpool walked away with the three points.
Here are the observations from the match.
Importance of the result
Liverpool were coming to Bournemouth on the back of two frustrating home draws and were looking for a favourable result before heading to the Emirates on Friday. The win ensures that Liverpool leapfrog Arsenal into the top 4 as …
Bournemouth v Liverpool Preview - Away from Anfield and Back to Winning Ways?
The Details
Venue - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
Referee - Andre Marriner
Date & Time - Sunday, December 17th @ 16:30 GMT
Current Odds - Bournemouth 6/1, Draw 15/4, Liverpool 1/2
Form
Bournemouth Form
Bournemouth's last home win was a 4-0 trouncing of Huddersfield Town. Since then they have drawn three and lost two, with one of each of those at home. Eddie Howe will surely have been impressed by his side's efforts at Old Trafford on Wednesday when they were unfortunate to …
Every Week "Important" For Liverpool FC
Liverpool returned from the international break to begin their busiest period of the season with a 3-0 win over Saints to begin what has been labelled a hugely important week, ahead of a frantic run to January. Whilst this is, in my opinion at least, technically true, it’s also hugely misleading.
Almost every week in the season can be (and has been) described as vitally important. It was important we did well against City. It was important we recovered from …
Could loaning Divock Origi cost Liverpool the title?
Amid the madness of Deadline Day, Divock Origi's loan move to Wolfsburg went a little un-noticed.
Touted after the striker wasn't included in squad's for either of the last two Premier League games, Jürgen Klopp granted Origi his wish of more first team football by sanctioning a move to the Bundesliga side.
Liverpool have done well financially from the deal, Wolfsburg paying Origi's wages plus a rumoured loan fee of six million pounds.
On the surface, it seems a good …
Wary Klopp Remains Defiant
When writhing through the thick fug of a migraine, it can be hard to tell with absolute certainty what is real and what one might be imagining. On Friday, complications arising from some scheduled prodding and poking under the bonnet of your columnist's noggin, resulted in 3 days of pain-induced confusion and reality-bending altered perception. It was basically unintentional MK Ultra. There was an incident involving an orange that appeared to be vibrating on a bedside locker and several episodes …