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Daniel Sturridge: The Pressing Issue – Exclusive Pressing Action Stats

Anfield Index is paving the way when it comes to recording the amount of pressing undertaken by Liverpool players. The analysis of pressing actions isn't just another meaningless number to add to the myriad of useless statistics available to football fans, this data is integral to Liverpool’s system under Brendan Rodgers. The recent Anfield...

Losing Luis Suarez – is it a Big Problem?

The thought of writing this article was a no brainier. Throughout the last two and half months,  most football pundits have predicted Liverpool will fall down the pecking order this season -  just because they lost their talisman Luis Suarez. Nevertheless, in the words of fellow AnfieldIndex writer Ryan McTernan, "it would be reckless in...

Is Solo Sturridge Strong Enough?

We've all heard the rumours of how we are apparently in for every striker on the planet. Some names seem reasonable, others are somewhat... unrealistic. As much as we all love Daniel Sturridge, I'll take you through some thoughts of how he he might have to cope flying solo. The SAS only truly clicked in...

The Psyche of Success | Liverpool FC

Following a season of unprecedented drama, excitement, and entertainment, Liverpool enters its third season under the guidance of forty-one year old manager, Brendan Rodgers. The former Swansea boss has grown and matured in correlation with the squad he has assembled over these two years, creating an attacking, dominant, and extravagant source of entertaining football:...

United Vs Liverpool – Just Your Average High School Rivalry

Hindsight-it’s a beautiful thing isn’t it? Sitting back and being able to reflect on a previous event without any stress but perhaps the niggling thought of what could have been. Football is no exception, as a Liverpool fan I would have laughed in your face had you said we would be contesting for the...

Liverpool vs Southampton Preview plus Moreno v Bertrand Stats Comparison

The wait is almost over, come 1:20pm on Sunday Steven Gerrard will line up in the tunnel to lead Liverpool out on to the pitch for another season of Premier League Football. Southampton, the visitors on the opening day, have endured a tough pre-season with their manager and several key players leaving the club,...

Childhood, Canned Meat and a Liverbird | Liverpool FC

Hello, my name is Dušan and I am a Liverpool fan from Montenegro. Without wanting this to sound any more like a meeting of the Alcoholics Anonymous, let me start my story. I was born on the 11th of January 1989, the very morning Slobodan Milošević was elected into full power in Yugoslavia, and many of...

Raheem Park Rangers | Raheem Sterling’s Journey So Far

Raheem Sterling has the world at his feet with a heart like a lion, feisty attitude, sublime footwork and breathtaking speed but it could have been all so different with him being no stranger to trouble but he's a good person whose faith seems important to him. He's had his off field problems in...

Liverpool’s Transfer Window Shopping

Less than a working week to go before the new season gets underway, and Liverpool have played their last two pre-season friendlies, in preparation for the big push. Games against Jürgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund and Sean Dyche's Burnley, provided Brendan Rodgers's team with their final two tests, in a summer which has taken the...

From creators to converters: Who’s going to step up for Liverpool FC?

Being at the Dortmund game on Sunday was truly the first time that I thought Liverpool were going to kick on from last season without Luis Suarez. You hear all of the Twitter words of wisdom where people say that the world doesn't end just because Suarez has left - which is true, but still...