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Jurgen Klopp’s Arrigo Sacchi Influence Evident In Liverpool’s Offside Trap

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has on record in the past to say that Arrigo Sacchi -- the legendary former Parma and A.C. Milan coach -- is one of his biggest influences in football. Sacchi, now 74, guided Milan to back to back European Cups in the late 80's/early 9o's while using a high pressing, intense...

Liverpool End Goal Drought With Tottenham Thumping

Liverpool scored their first Premier League goals in over a month in their 3-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Goals from Roberto Firmino, Trent Alexander Arnold, and Sadio Mane wrapped up a deserved win for the Reds and saw them move to fourth place, four points off the leader's Manchester City. From...

Liverpool & Their Horses For Courses Centre Halves

It looks as if Liverpool, barring a late plot twist, will stick with what they have in the centre half department of the team. After injuries to Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez -- both of which are serious enough to keep the duo out for most of the, if not all of, the season...

Tactical Breakdown: Liverpool 0-1 Burnley

As this bizarre season crosses its midpoint, Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool appears in trouble. The side is yet to score in the league this month and have surrendered first spot in the league to Manchester United, who are almost certainly set to be usurped by Manchester City. As readers of this series will no doubt...

Manchester United 3-2 Liverpool: Observations as Fernandes downs improved Reds

Defeat at Old Trafford, but at last reason to be optimistic. Going forward, Liverpool started to tick again. Having been benched in midweek, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino responded commendably. Salah was the finisher and Firmino the architect as the Reds scored twice at Old Trafford for the first time since 2014. This time, they were...

Liverpool FA Cup fourth round preview vs Manchester United

Liverpool will face arch-rivals Manchester United on the road in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Sunday. The Reds have experienced a tough run of results in the Premier League and they recently went winless for the fifth game on the bounce. On top of this, their 68-match unbeaten league streak at Anfield came...

Tactical Breakdown: Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United

When Manchester United travel to Anfield, it's usually a big affair. It was even bigger an occasion than usual because on Sunday they travelled not just to Anfield, but to Anfield, the home of the Premier League Champions, for the first time in thirty years. Their players were spared the taunts that would likely...

Colossal Fabinho standing tall while other Liverpool stars fade

When Marcus Rashford burst clear in Sunday's 0-0 draw with Man United, every Liverpool supporter on the planet must have feared the worst. The England striker is renowned for his blistering pace, and as he sprinted through on goal, the Reds' long unbeaten home run felt like it could go up in smoke, against the...

What’s in store for Liverpool in the remainder of the 2020/21 season?

Many Liverpool fans may have given up hope of any success in 2020/21 after watching Everton's Jordan Pickford end Virgil van Dijk's season with a horror challenge at Goodison Park. Of course, as refereeing has gone for The Reds this season, the Everton goalkeeper didn't even receive a yellow card for the tackle. Just weeks...

Big Man Centre Forward: The Next Step In Liverpool’s Evolution

The attacking trident of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, and Sadio Mane has served Liverpool extremely well over the course of the last four years. But now, after umpteen defences burned and English and Champions League medals in their back pockets, the time feels right to break up the forward threesome. The Reds have now drawn a...