Liverpool tactical improvement begins with two changes that bring balance
Liverpool’s search for tactical improvement comes down to a familiar question: how do you move forward with conviction without leaving yourself exposed behind the ball?
In an Anfield Index AI Special podcast, Ben Pescod and Dave Davis examined two changes that, in their assessment, offer a...
Andy Robertson’s Everton Near-Miss Shows How Fine Margins Shaped a Liverpool Great
Football careers can turn on the smallest details, a conversation, a valuation, a club blinking first. Andy Robertson knows that as well as anyone. Long before he became one of Liverpool’s defining modern full-backs, he came within touching distance of taking a very...
Julian Ward Set for Liverpool Return as Sporting Director
Liverpool are preparing to turn to a familiar figure as they reshape the club’s football operation, with Julian Ward set to return as sporting director following Richard Hughes’s departure for Al-Hilal.
According to The Times, Ward is poised to take the position for a second time, having...
Julian Ward Set for Liverpool Return as Sporting Director
Liverpool are preparing to turn to a familiar figure as they continue reshaping their football operation, with Julian Ward expected to become the club’s new sporting director.
According to The Athletic, Ward has emerged as Fenway Sports Group’s preferred candidate to replace Richard Hughes, who officially left...
Kylian Mbappe Reveals How Close Liverpool Came to a Transformative Transfer
There are transfers that happen, transfers that collapse, and then there are those that linger somewhere in between, preserved in football history as tantalising possibilities.
Kylian Mbappe to Liverpool belongs firmly in the final category.
Speaking in an extensive interview with The Athletic, Mbappe has revealed...
Andy Robertson backs Florian Wirtz to silence Liverpool critics
Florian Wirtz has discovered that life at Liverpool comes with a particularly unforgiving spotlight. The German arrived at Anfield carrying a £100m price tag and the expectation that he would immediately become one of the Premier League’s most influential attacking players.
That has not happened yet, and...
Alexis Mac Allister Clarifies Liverpool Future After Contract Comments
Alexis Mac Allister has spoken again about his Liverpool future, attempting to provide some context to comments that inevitably generated questions about his long term position at Anfield.
There is a straightforward reason this story matters. Mac Allister is 27, has two years remaining on his Liverpool...
Virgil van Dijk Backed by Xavi as Netherlands Captain Ahead of Key International Break
Xavi has taken over the Netherlands and one of his first calls was the obvious one, Virgil van Dijk stays captain. Sensible decision, little room for theatre, and no need to overcomplicate what is in front of everyone. If you have...
Liverpool tracking Jon Aramburu as right-back plans take shape
Liverpool are continuing to assess the right-back market, with TeamTalk reporting that the club have received encouraging checks on Venezuelan defender Jon Aramburu. The 22-year-old, currently building his profile in Spain, is understood to be attracting attention from multiple top clubs, with Manchester City also in...
Camara leads Liverpool’s January midfield debate as Mac Allister renewal remains uncertain
Liverpool’s January priorities may become clearest when they look beyond the next team sheet. Alexis Mac Allister’s form has been encouraging, but performances alone do not resolve the longer-term decisions facing the club’s midfield.
That is why Camara remains such an obvious focus. Liverpool...
