Liverpool and Florian Wirtz: why turning it around starts with better chances
Liverpool paid for a player who could decide matches. With Florian Wirtz, the question is how often glimpses of that ability can become something more substantial.
Debate following the win over Bournemouth has sharpened the scrutiny. A substantial transfer fee brings substantial expectations, and...
Liverpool tactical improvement begins with two changes that bring balance
Liverpool’s search for tactical improvement comes down to a familiar question: how do you move forward with conviction without leaving yourself exposed behind the ball?
In an Anfield Index AI Special podcast, Ben Pescod and Dave Davis examined two changes that, in their assessment, offer a...
Julian Ward Set for Liverpool Return as Sporting Director
Liverpool are preparing to turn to a familiar figure as they continue reshaping their football operation, with Julian Ward expected to become the club’s new sporting director.
According to The Athletic, Ward has emerged as Fenway Sports Group’s preferred candidate to replace Richard Hughes, who officially left...
Kylian Mbappe Reveals How Close Liverpool Came to a Transformative Transfer
There are transfers that happen, transfers that collapse, and then there are those that linger somewhere in between, preserved in football history as tantalising possibilities.
Kylian Mbappe to Liverpool belongs firmly in the final category.
Speaking in an extensive interview with The Athletic, Mbappe has revealed...
Andy Robertson backs Florian Wirtz to silence Liverpool critics
Florian Wirtz has discovered that life at Liverpool comes with a particularly unforgiving spotlight. The German arrived at Anfield carrying a £100m price tag and the expectation that he would immediately become one of the Premier League’s most influential attacking players.
That has not happened yet, and...
Alexis Mac Allister Clarifies Liverpool Future After Contract Comments
Alexis Mac Allister has spoken again about his Liverpool future, attempting to provide some context to comments that inevitably generated questions about his long term position at Anfield.
There is a straightforward reason this story matters. Mac Allister is 27, has two years remaining on his Liverpool...
Liverpool handed midday Everton derby as three November fixtures move for television
Liverpool’s November schedule has taken shape, with three Premier League fixtures moved for live television coverage and a midday Merseyside derby now awaiting Andoni Iraola’s side.
Crystal Palace away, Manchester United at Anfield and Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium will all take place...
Camara leads Liverpool’s January midfield debate as Mac Allister renewal remains uncertain
Liverpool’s January priorities may become clearest when they look beyond the next team sheet. Alexis Mac Allister’s form has been encouraging, but performances alone do not resolve the longer-term decisions facing the club’s midfield.
That is why Camara remains such an obvious focus. Liverpool...
Wataru Endo’s Liverpool exit looks increasingly logical as January approaches
Wataru Endo’s Liverpool future is becoming a question of opportunity. When a senior midfielder is outside the regular side and overlooked for the competitions that might offer rotation, remaining at the club becomes difficult to justify on footballing grounds.
January offers a possible solution. Endo could...
Liverpool’s Minteh admiration meets a January obstacle as Gakpo shines
Liverpool can admire Yankuba Minteh without having an obvious place for him. That is the difficulty beneath renewed January speculation, and Cody Gakpo’s outstanding start to the season has made it harder to resolve.
A transfer that once appeared to offer a way of reshaping the...
