Klopp

Do Liverpool Need a Timo Werner?

It shouldn’t be news to anyone who’s watched either the Premier League or Champions League this season or has paid attention to Jürgen Klopp’s tenure at Liverpool, but Liverpool are very good at scoring goals. Liverpool have scored three or more goals in twenty-one matches this season. In the Premier League, they’ve scored 73 goals,...

Emre Exit: Liverpool’s calm crisis

A World Cup summer and a key player is trying to manipulate the market to get himself to a “very big club?” I know all of you readers are shocked at the mere possibility. Emre Can’s quotes, or at least the most nefariously framed ones, strongly suggest that he’ll be on the move after his...

‘Not as good as last year’ Mane keeps on delivering

“He just doesn’t look right.” “It looks like Salah’s rise has affected his confidence.” “Where is the Sadio Mane of last season?” The first two quotes there have been made pretty often through the course of this season, but do they carry any weight? When you look at performances and numbers to go with it, there is...

Klopp vs Guardiola: Battle of the Titans

The microphone swayed slowly in the air of the silent, eager room, now abuzz with excitement watching the centre of the ring. Andriy Shevchenko takes hold of the microphone and with a knowing smile, eyes up the audience. ‘Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the heavyweight division. In the blue corner, we have Guardiola, the...

The Liverpool and Manchester City Rivalry

To describe Liverpool and Manchester City as a “rivalry” is perhaps a bit of a stretch. The majority of rivalries have a rich history of competition, and truthfully there’s only been a handful of games over a handful of seasons where Liverpool and City have been at it, hammer and tongs, on a relatively...

Andy Robertson: Mr. Consistent Impressing For Liverpool Again

During last summer in which Liverpool did some fine business for the long-term, from the unparalleled brilliance of Mohamed Salah to the utility of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, there is one man that has been the unsung hero through all of this - Andy Robertson. When Robertson was signed from Hull City last summer for £8 million...

What Defines Success For Liverpool FC: Trophies or Progression?

"Winning trophies is everything in football" "Only trophies are a gauge of a team's success". These are opinions many football supporters hold, but despite there being plenty of truth in them, there is far more to it. Seeing your team pick up silverware is hugely important, without question, and holding any title aloft should be celebrated long...

Have Liverpool Replaced Coutinho Already?

Since Coutinho left Liverpool for Barcelona on 6th January 2018, alarm bells were ringing throughout Anfield. He was our best player, and without him, Liverpool would stand no chance of qualifying for the top four or progressing through the Champions League, the pundits said. Many claims & allegations were thrown by the media, fanbase and...

Lovren and Liverpool Moving On

I’ve never taken defeat against Manchester United well. Even back in the eighties when we were THE team, in our era of domination, defeat to them was particularly sour. Maybe it was because I had friends who supported them and it was their rare opportunity to taunt me. They were still a big club,...

Key Stats from Mo Salah’s Mighty Reds Win 5-0 vs Watford

Liverpool steamrollered Watford 5-0, with Mo Salah turning up the heat on a bitterly cold evening at Anfield. But as Liverpool moved further clear of Chelsea, what were the key stats? The Mo Salah Show There’s only one place to start. What a man. What a player. Mo’s first hat-trick for Liverpool, the first Premier League...