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Can You Have Too Many Attacking Midfielders?

"Liverpool don't need Götze, they've already got too many attacking midfielders" This comment isn't just exclusive to fans of the opposition, sadly, but actual Liverpool supporters. Yes you're reading this correctly, there are Reds fans that believe Liverpool, a Europa League team as things stand, don't need Germany's World Cup winning hero Mario Götze because they've...

Why Liverpool Dare Not Fail Next Season

Behind us lie the ashes of the false dawns. Scattered across the landscape of the nineties when illustrious and God gifted Liverpool men such as Fowler and McManaman weren’t enough to steady a ship ran from its course under the guidance of Souness. Haunting us through the opening acts of the new century, as...

Top Four Is On For Liverpool, People

For those of you who took the time to click on an article so shamelessly titled in such an abhorrent manner, fear not: I am not deluded. Though many have mused that very possibility, and while there have been times when that may have been the case, this is not one of those times....

Player Comparison: Joe Allen vs Jordan Henderson

Two of the most pertinent issues surrounding the Liverpool squad at this moment in time involve the Welsh midfielder Joe Allen. The diminutive Welsh international has found his role in the squad somewhat limited at times under new manager Jürgen Klopp whilst, puzzlingly, still finding himself at the centre of some good talking points...

Daniel Sturridge: Keep or Sell?

With the summer drawing ever closer, rumours have been circulating about a number of Liverpool players, including the future of Daniel Sturridge. The England striker has struggled with injury in the last few seasons, causing many fans to want the club to wipe their hands with the 26 year old, who could command a...

Four Horsemen of the AKLOPPalypse – Gotze, Sturridge, Firmino and Coutinho

Who wouldn't be proud of that headline? Paul Joyce and Tony Barrett had Liverpool fans a euphoric mess on Monday evening by stating Bayern Munich's Mario Gotze wants to link up with Reds manager Jurgen Klopp once again. If Liverpool were to sign the World Cup winner it would be considered a coup for the...

Keep or Sell? Does Joe Allen Deserve Hero Status?

When he arrived in the summer of 2012, Joe Allen was something of a statement signing for Brendan Rodgers; he was the player he desperately wanted. The two had worked well together at Swansea and Rodgers saw Allen as a vital cog, a key component in how he envisaged his Liverpool team playing. Many...

Liverpool Vs Spurs: The Key Battles this Weekend

Liverpool play Spurs this weekend, with each club in pursuance of varying ambitions in the league this season. Spurs are in the chase for the title, and hence this game becomes a must-win for Spurs. Liverpool are faintly in contention for a top 4 place, which took a beating after the 'defeat-from-the-jaws-of-victory' against Southampton....

Mario Götze, a Perfect Reunion?

As soon as Jürgen Klopp arrived at Liverpool FC, various newspapers posed the question, 'Which former players from Klopp's Dortmund team would he attempt to sign?', Liverpool have been linked with Ílkay Gündogan, Marco Reus and Neven Subotić, but most recently there have been reports of a summer move for Mario Götze on the cards;...

Robbie Fowler: God Amongst Men

According to one of its definitions on www.dictionary.com, a God is: ‘One of several deities, especially a male deity, presiding over some portion of worldly affairs.’ – A worldy affair, for example, of bringing joy the world over. A deity, I didn’t know, is defined as: ‘Divine character or nature, especially that of the Supreme Being.’  -...