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...
Liverpool’s January Signal Points Towards Wellity Lucky Loan Move
Liverpool rarely shout about their intentions in the January transfer window. They prefer implication to proclamation, suggestion rather than statement. Yet sometimes the quiet decisions speak louder than any briefing, and the situation surrounding Wellity Lucky has begun to do exactly that.
As first reported by Anfield...
Liverpool’s Defensive Succession Plan and the Case for Micky van de Ven
Liverpool have never been a club comfortable with standing still. Even in moments of dominance, their sharpest edges have been found in anticipation rather than reaction. That instinct is once again shaping recruitment thinking at Anfield, with growing attention on how the club...
Hugo Ekitike reflects on Marseille ahead of Champions League return
Hugo Ekitike will step into familiar territory this week as Liverpool travel to face Marseille in the UEFA Champions League. For a player whose formative years were spent navigating the sharp divides of French football, the occasion carries a particular emotional weight. Marseille, after all,...
Liverpool Face Another Summer of Uncertainty as Squad Questions Multiply
Paul Joyce’s analysis for The Athletic paints an unsettling picture at Anfield, one that few anticipated when Liverpool surged to the Premier League title under Arne Slot. Success was meant to buy clarity and calm. Instead, the draw with Burnley, a match in which Liverpool...
Liverpool Unease Grows as Arne Slot Faces Scrutiny Despite Title Glory
Less than a year after lifting the Premier League trophy, Arne Slot finds himself navigating an unexpectedly tense period at Liverpool. Success, once banked, has quickly been replaced by suspicion. The title winning glow of 2024-25 has faded under the weight of performances that...
