When James Milner was announced in the starting line-up for Liverpool’s game against Maribor, my initial reaction was something along the lines of: “Oh cool, Milner’s playing, we’ve not seen him since the Burnley game.” I like Milner, think he’s a decent option and the team was pretty solid so no complaints from me.
Predictably...
Following the demolition of Maribor a litany of caveats attempted to bring the stratospheric Reds back to earth. They’re a ‘glorified pub team,’ are ‘easily the worst side Liverpool will play this season’ and ‘well, if you they can’t beat them …’
It would difficult to argue with some of those words. Maribor were poor...
Against United, we saw the perfect example of why player performance needs to be analysed from two sides - 'on the ball' plus 'off the ball'.
Emre Can's display at Anfield on Saturday was outstanding. If you don't believe me, then please read on.
On the Ball
Can had 72 touches against United. This was the 5th...
Ah, that was nice, wasn't it? When was the last time Liverpool played and nails weren't being bitten in the minutes leading up to full-time? It was just one of those nights in Slovenia as the Reds (Weird Oranges?) put seven past a sorry Maribor. The nails were being bitten for about four minutes.
Once...
Well, that was more like it.
Liverpool have been left frustrated time and time again over the past few weeks, with poor finishing and individual errors costing them dear in both the Premier League and Champions League. However, that wasn't the case on Tuesday evening as Jurgen Klopp's side delivered a stomping away performance to...
The Details
Date: 17/10/17
Venue: Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia
Background
After opening the group stages with two consecutive draws, in games that they really should have won, Liverpool needed to stop sharing the spoils. The Reds were in danger of losing out on the vital top spot to Sevilla if they didn't pick up their form soon. One...
Imagine you’re building a new house. You’re not physically building it of course, but you’ve hired professionals to do it. A few months in you stop by the property to see how things are progressing and you find the project far behind schedule.
You ask the contractor to explain why the electricity doesn’t work. He says the electrical...
There comes a day in every player’s career where they have to stop being the young lad, the starlet with potential and step up to the big arena.
If you look down the list at those who have started with a reputation but have failed to build on it, it can make a sad read....
This is always the most nerve-racking match of the season. It's certainly a match that gets to me: I can barely eat on the morning of a match against United. But after two back-to-back drab draws at Anfield, maybe it's time to reassess if it's worth it all...
That's not to say there was not...
The Details
Venue - Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia
Referee - Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Date & Time - Tuesday, October 17th 2017 @ 19:45 BST
Current Odds - Maribor 16/1, Draw 11/2, Liverpool 1/6
Form
Maribor are the defending Slovenian PrvaLga champions. This season, they are undefeated after twelve games and currently lie in second place in the league.
Maribor won their 14th Slovenian title...
