Liverpool Held by Fulham as Anfield Frustration Grows for Andoni Iraola
Liverpool are already six points behind Arsenal. Four league games in, that is not a crisis, but it is a fact. Facts matter. So does context. And the context is simple, Liverpool have yet to win a Premier League home game under Andoni Iraola,...
Andoni Iraola Faces Early Liverpool Questions After Flat Fulham Draw
Liverpool’s 0-0 draw with Fulham was a reminder that new ideas mean very little unless they show up consistently on the pitch. Four days after a lively win over Atletico Madrid hinted at the direction Andoni Iraola wants to take this side, this was a...
Liverpool 0–0 Fulham – Premier League Post-Match Report
By Steven Smith
After Liverpool’s return to Champions League action ended with a hard-fought 2–1 victory over Atletico Madrid, Andoni Iraola’s side returned to Premier League action at Anfield looking to build on that result and continue the momentum of the new era.
Instead, the Reds were held to...
Liverpool Midfield Pressing Issues Leave Andoni Iraola With Work to Do
Liverpool’s early season midfield concerns were laid bare in a blunt assessment that will surprise nobody who watched the 0-0 draw with Fulham. Andoni Iraola admitted the press was off in the opening half and that the structure only improved after the break. His...
Liverpool’s Anfield Draws Put Early Focus on Andoni Iraola, Fixture Fatigue and Attacking Balance
Liverpool have taken six points from their opening four Premier League matches, they remain unbeaten, and yet the mood around Anfield has already sharpened. A goalless draw with Fulham followed another home stalemate, meaning two league games at Anfield have brought...
Andoni Iraola Admits Liverpool Attack Fell Short in Frustrating Fulham Draw
Liverpool left Anfield with a point and very little else after a flat 0-0 draw with Fulham, and Andoni Iraola did not waste time dressing it up. The head coach called it as he saw it. Liverpool were poor in attack, short of sharpness...
Florian Wirtz Under Pressure as Liverpool Wait for Record Signing to Ignite
There is a particular kind of noise that follows a footballer carrying a £100 million fee. It grows louder when he is gifted, elegant and creative, and louder still when the raw numbers do not silence the doubts. Florian Wirtz knows that sound...
Andoni Iraola Pinpoints Liverpool Problem After 0-0 Fulham Draw at Anfield
Liverpool dropped two points in a flat 0-0 draw with Fulham at Anfield, and Andoni Iraola did not waste time dressing it up. The game was defined by one issue, Liverpool lacked enough in attack to turn control into goals.
That was the head coach’s...
Alisson Becker Demands More After Liverpool and Fulham Play Out Frustrating 0-0 Draw
There are goalless draws that carry a pulse, and there are goalless draws that leave a stadium rubbing its eyes and wondering where the spark went. This was the latter. Liverpool’s 0-0 draw with Fulham at Anfield felt like an afternoon where...
Five Key Takeways From David Lynch
Liverpool do not get applause for drawing at home to Fulham. Nor should they. Anfield expects more than an afternoon of misplaced passes, stalled attacks and a late chance that might have disguised the shortcomings.
Yet David Lynch’s assessment of the goalless draw offered a useful distinction: disappointment does not...
