Liverpool 1 – 1 Burnley – Premier League Postmortem
By Steven Smith
After a week of decent results and encouraging performances, consistency was needed on top of three points as the shadow of Xabi Alonso loomed quietly over Anfield. A draw away to Arsenal followed by FA Cup progression had steadied the ship, but this was...
Florian Wirtz and Liverpool Form: A Star Rising Amid Uncertainty
Liverpool are searching for rhythm, confidence and clarity. Results have wobbled, performances have fluctuated, and the season has developed an uneasy edge. Yet amid the uncertainty, one constant has begun to shine through. Florian Wirtz, still adapting to the demands of English football, is not...
Arne Slot, Xabi Alonso and the Unease of Modern Football Power
Anfield has never been a place that tolerates uncertainty particularly well. It thrives on conviction, on belief made flesh through noise and ritual. Yet as the 2026 season unfolds, Liverpool find themselves caught in a familiar modern contradiction: stability in results, instability in mood....
The Future of Klopp
For most of the past two decades, the answer to that question was simple. Jürgen Klopp coached football teams. He animated touchlines, turned pressing into performance art, and built emotional connections that lasted longer than results ever do. Mainz, Dortmund, Liverpool — each stop added another layer to a reputation forged...
Understanding Liverpool fans booing
For years, Liverpool supporters have been portrayed as a singular, almost mythic entity: loyal to a fault, endlessly patient, and fiercely protective of their own. Criticism, when it came, was often dismissed as the work of faceless accounts online, voices amplified by algorithms rather than lived experience. Yet recent scenes at...
Anfield in 2026: Progress, Pressure and the Price of Change
Queues reshaping the matchday ritual
“Shocking these queues, mate.” The line lands with the weary inevitability of gallows humour, overheard as supporters snake their way towards Turnstile E with kick-off looming. In 2026, this has become an increasingly familiar opening scene at Anfield. As Andy Jones...
Why Liverpool’s Interest in Diomande Says as Much About Wirtz as It Does the Market
Liverpool’s season has developed a habit of drifting between promise and frustration, between flashes of clarity and moments that feel unresolved. Even in periods where results flatten, the club’s broader thinking rarely does. Recruitment, after all, has long been Liverpool’s...
Will Wright and the Quiet Logic of Liverpool’s Next Gamble
Liverpool have built much of their modern identity on the idea that progress is rarely loud. It tends to arrive early, unnoticed, carrying a whiff of inevitability only in hindsight. The story of Will Wright, a teenager with an outsized goalscoring record and a growing...
Why Liverpool’s Future May Already Be Standing in Plain Sight
Liverpool’s search for clarity in an uncertain season has largely focused on names from elsewhere. Florian Wirtz continues to hover in the background of any discussion involving Xabi Alonso, an elegant shorthand for continental sophistication and tactical certainty. Yet sometimes football’s answers are not imported,...
Why Liverpool Lost Out on Marc Guehi as Man City Seized the Moment
Liverpool’s failure to land Marc Guehi is not a story about one missed transfer. It is a story about timing, perception and the shifting gravity of English football. In January, when Manchester City moved decisively to secure the Crystal Palace defender, Liverpool...
