Atalanta 0 - 1 Liverpool: Who was Liverpool's Man of the Match?
Trent Alexander Arnold
It seems to have been an awful long time since the Liverpool vice captain started a game for his local team, therefore, despite the reds disheartening quarter final exit from the Europa League, the downbeat fanbase can at least retain some...
Liverpool's Europa League Elimination: Lessons Learned
Well Jurgen Klopp’s final European game ends with somewhat of a whimper. It looked like something might be possible early on, but in truth the fact Liverpool had one shot on target in the second half said it all. We haven’t scored from open play in the last four...
Liverpool’s Strategic Shuffle: Adapting to On-Field Challenges
Liverpool’s Tactical Response to Adversity
In the high-octane world of Premier League football, adaptation is key, and Liverpool’s gaffer, Jürgen Klopp, knows this all too well. Following a testing encounter at the Emirates Stadium, where The Reds' seven-game undefeated streak was halted, Klopp faces a tactical conundrum that could...
It's December, and that means I can get my Nuno Espirito Santa joke out once more. But the greatest present at Anfield on Sunday night was the presence of fans in the stadium. The Premier League champions, shorn of home support since March, finally had the adulation they deserved. Despite only 2000 fans being...
The Times’ David Walsh called Liverpool’s 5-1 deconstruction of Arsenal “their best performance of the season”. Liverpool barely pushed themselves. This was a clinical, ruthless and efficient dismembering of Arsenal, and precisely why Pep Guardiola said Liverpool are "the best team in the world right now". To thoroughly outplay Arsenal, score five goals, and...
Well it's international break so unfortunately there has been no club football to comment on from the weekend *groans*. Happily, what it does do is allow a bit of time to reflect on things from the last few weeks - in particular a couple of defensive issues.
Under Brendan Rodgers' management, Liverpool have used a...
Arsenal for their part started in their usual 4-2-3-1 shape. Arteta and Ramsey started as the holding midfielders, although Ramsey didn't particularly play as a holding player, preferring to get forward and combine with Cazorla, Ozil, Rosicky and the lone striker Giroud. This was at risk of leaving Arteta isolated on transition defence.
Liverpool continued...
