Liverpool Defence

Alexander Isak and Jeremy Jacquet Earn Premier League Award Recognition Liverpool’s encouraging start under Andoni Iraola has produced plenty of talking points, but perhaps the clearest indication of progress comes at opposite ends of the pitch. Alexander Isak is scoring goals. Jeremy Jacquet is helping prevent them. Both Liverpool players have now been shortlisted for the Premier...

Jeremy Jacquet Is Already Showing Why Liverpool Spent £60m Liverpool spent £60million on Jeremy Jacquet knowing there was an element of projection involved. Seven appearances into his Liverpool career, that projection is beginning to look rather convincing. As detailed by Andy Jones for The Athletic, Jacquet arrived after a difficult period physically. A shoulder injury followed...

Jacquet and Araujo give Liverpool a platform for progress Liverpool’s most encouraging development may be taking shape away from the forwards expected to define their season. While the attack searches for rhythm, Jacquet and Araujo are giving the side something equally valuable: a defensive foundation that can survive an imperfect performance. That was the central message...

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...

Liverpool’s Kerkez Reflects on Difficult Bournemouth Return After 1-0 Win Milos Kerkez left Bournemouth with three points, a clean sheet and mixed emotions after Liverpool secured a hard fought 1-0 Premier League victory at the Vitality Stadium. The Liverpool left back was returning to familiar surroundings. Kerkez joined Bournemouth in 2023 and made 74 appearances under...

Jérémy Jacquet is giving Liverpool every reason to believe France starts will follow Some defenders announce themselves with a tackle. Others do it by making a difficult afternoon feel strangely manageable. Jérémy Jacquet appears capable of both, and that combination is already giving Liverpool something precious: confidence in the moments when a match threatens to...

Carragher identifies Liverpool’s defensive improvement as attack searches for answers Liverpool’s most encouraging development may also be their least spectacular. While the attack continues to invite questions, Jamie Carragher believes a run of clean sheets offers something substantial to build on. Speaking on the Jamie Carragher podcast, recorded at the Vitality Stadium after Liverpool’s win against...

Jeremy Jacquet Gives Liverpool Early Authority as Jamie Carragher Admits Growing Excitement Liverpool left Bournemouth with another three points, another clean sheet and another reminder that their summer business may already be shaping the season. Alexander Isak settled the contest with the only goal in a 1-0 win, but much of the post-match focus drifted...

Liverpool Full-Back Problem Under Spotlight After Richard Dunne Verdict Liverpool’s issues are not hard to identify. They are visible in transition, obvious in open spaces and repeatedly exposed when games become stretched. Richard Dunne, speaking to Liverpool.com via OLBG, has gone straight to the point, and he has singled out the full-back positions as a...

Joe Gomez Return Gives Iraola Timely Liverpool Boost After Injury Layoff Joe Gomez’s evening against Tottenham Hotspur lasted only 45 minutes, but for Liverpool and Andoni Iraola, that was precisely the point. After spending the opening weeks of the season recovering from the injury he sustained during pre-season, Gomez returned to the starting line-up in Liverpool’s...