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Against Aston Villa on Saturday, it was evident we lacked ‘something’ up front. I feel Sturridge is that ‘something’ – as well as Sterling, but he was on the bench. On Friday the 5th of September 2014, English striker Daniel Sturridge, Liverpool’s most prolific goal scorer in his first 50 games in the Premier league era,...

You have already read (I hope) the excellent tactical review by James Nalton published on Saturday. It covers all the aspects of how Ludogorets line up and their key features. What I’ve prepared is an overview - from inside the country - of how things stand here in Bulgaria. Those who follow me on Twitter...

Anfield Index Presents: The Analytics Podcast Episode 2 Date: 13th September, 2014 This week Dan Kennett talks to Ste McCarthy (@SteMc74) and Paul Power (@counterattack9) about ‘Expected Goals’ and Prozone as they explore the differences in ‘amateur’ and ‘professional’ analytics. All this and more it's the Anfield Index Analytics Podcast! Download on iTunes (Only subscribers will receive new episodes...

Champions League Preview Show - Liverpool Vs Ludogorets Date: 14th September, 2014 Marco Lopes is back with his Champions League Preview Show on AnfieldIndex with guests Jan Gorski-Mescir, Ryan McTernan and Mihail Vladimirov. They discuss the game in detail and how they think both teams will line up as Liverpool begin their return to the Champions League at Anfield...

Most Liverpool fans wanted a group of death. An opportunity to test their regenerated side against some of the continent's finest, along with the prospect of trips to some of the most iconic arenas in world football. Instead the pots, seeds, and pieces of paper aligned to hand Liverpool a group of balance, which...

Opposing fans often tease Liverpool supporters over our tendency to re-live past successes. The usual "you're living in the past" is a favourite comment, or "if you were winning titles now you wouldn't need to keep bringing it up" and "your club's history not the future." The thing is, living in the past for Liverpool...

Premier League action returns to Anfield after a 3 week hiatus as Liverpool try to build on their brilliant performance against Spurs. Aston Villa are the team heading up the M6 from the Midlands for the 17:30 kick off live on Sky Sports. Liverpool will be without main man up front Daniel Sturridge, who...

Part Two: ‘You will not be allowed to win…’ - The first part of the series available here: Part 1 In Liverpool’s first season in European competition, they had surprised a lot of people. English pundits and reporters who didn’t think they were up to it, foreign reporters and pundits who had never heard of...

On June 1st 2012 Brendan Rodgers arrived at Liverpool with a 3 year plan to get Liverpool Football Club back into the Champions League within 3 years. 2 years into the plan Anfield will entertain Ludogorets in the first round of Champions’ League group stage fixtures on September 16th. But how has Rodgers achieved this?...

Premier League Preview Show - Liverpool Vs Aston Villa Date: 11th September, 2014 Welcome to a brand new show by The Anfield Index Podcast! Jim Fishlock hosts this show speaking to Jason Roberts and Villa supporter, and writer for the Bleacher Report, Sam Tighe. They discuss both sides excellent form of late with Aston Villa surprisingly flying high this...