Team of the Year Crystallises Liverpool's Progress
So Paul Pogba eh? What a huge shock and weird selection to the PFA Team of the Year that was! In this essay, I will…
Just kidding. Whilst I do think it’s strange he’s been selected despite an inconsistent season, I could see how getting shoehorned into a 4-3-3 formation with a clear lack of individual central midfield candidates could end up with Pogba potentially getting in the team, maybe even with less votes than both Hazard and Salah, both …
Glen Johnson has called on Liverpool to take that final step and bring PL title to Anfield
Liverpool's former right-back Glen Johnson has urged Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool side to "dig in" and take that final step which Johnson and his teammates couldn't manage in 2013/14.
Now retired, Johnson was back on Merseyside last weekend for Liverpool's legends game against AC Milan at Anfield.
Johnson spoke after the legends game about how he felt Brendan Rodgers' 2013/14 squad were unlucky in failing to secure the league title and his hopes that Klopp's side doesn't suffer the same fate.
…
Liverpool Must Avoid Summer Repeat Of 2002, 2009 & 2014
What do the summers of 2002, 2009 and 2014 all have in common? Liverpool ballsed up every one, that's what.
On those three occasions, the Reds had a wonderful chance of kicking on after near-title-winning campaigns, only to come crashing back down to reality after recruiting poorly and allowing rivals to pull clear again.
Gerard Houllier started off the trend 16 years ago, after a fantastic Arsenal team were forced to win their remaining 13 matches to clinch the Premier …
Jon Flanagan: Does He Deserve A Chance?
All fans have their favourites and also those players they feel are not up to the playing standards to play for the club they support passionately. One of those players who divides opinion amongst fans is Liverpool born full-back Jon Flanagan.
Flanagan, 23, has only recently returned to playing following an injury to his left knee which sidelined the player for 18 months. Even when he returned to playing in January 2016 in an FA Cup match against Exeter City, …
The Case for Alberto Moreno
It wasn’t too long ago that Alberto Moreno was plying his trade in his native homeland, winning battles on Sevilla’s left flank as they stormed their way to a Europa League championship. Highly regarded during season 2013/14, Brendan Rodgers’ most prominent, and important season at the helm of a Luis Suarez-less Liverpool FC would see Moreno arrive for approximately £16m from his native club in Sevilla, to the rumblings of a committee signing. Indeed, the promising young Spaniard held all …
Are The Full-Backs at Liverpool Good Enough?
The full-back position has been a problem area for Liverpool since the days of Alvaro Arbeloa/Steven Finnan and Fabio Aurelio. Some may call it bad luck, others may say it's a cursed position, whatever the case Liverpool full-backs seem to have faults.
Fans have witnessed the likes of Glen Johnson, Javi Manquillo, Jose Enrique, John Flanagan and recently Alberto Moreno and Nathaniel Clyne all fill the two jinxed positions with varying success. Glen Johnson's decline as a footballer happened quicker …
Who is Reds' Target Sam Byram? Interview With a Leeds Fan
Leeds United full-back Sam Byram is the target of much interest from many Premier League clubs. The right-back has less than six months left on his current deal and the Premier League vultures are circling the 22 year old. Linked with moves to Liverpool, Everton and West Ham it seems the Essex born defender is destined to end up in England's top division sometime in 2016.
I spoke with Leeds United season ticket holder Nick Warriner to get the lowdown on the full-back.
…
A New Hope: Liverpool's Resurgence
“This time we’ll be destroyed for sure. This is madness.” – C3PO.A long time ago, in the annals of English football, there was a club... But this was no ordinary club. 18 League Titles, 5 European Cups and dozens of alternative trophies had launched Liverpool into the status of Global Superpower. Having fought against common enemies and emerged victorious, a new threat emerged. Internal divisions and bitterness over its nostalgic past had removed the club’s collective identity. …
The Weak Link - Martin Skrtel
It's a common theme these days for a Liverpool player to split the opinions of the fans.
Every single individual has their own template for when they're judging a player. What's good and what's bad. Nobody is impartial. Very few are right but that's the beauty of football isn't it, everybody has an opinion.
Whether you're defending Glen Johnson for being Glen Johnson, jumping to the defence of Lucas Leiva because he played well under Kenny about 5 years ago …
Can Clyne and Moreno nail down full-back positions for years to come?
Last season, full-back proved to be a problem position for Liverpool, but in Nathaniel Clyne and Alberto Moreno there is reason to be quietly optimistic about having two quality players in place for the foreseeable future.
The list of players to fill in on either side of the defence in 2014-15 was seemingly endless. Aside from Moreno, the following players had a stab at filling in there: Javier Manquillo, Glen Johnson, Jordon Ibe, Jose Enrique, Jordan Henderson and Emre Can. …