Dejan Lovren: Jury Still In Deliberation
Much has been said about Dejan Lovren since his big money move to Liverpool Football Club in the summer of 2014. The expectation of becoming the leader of Liverpool’s defense had quickly faded and also coincided with fans slamming the gavel on him as a failed piece of business. Error after error was also the cause of fans fuming over social media, some even directly at him regarding his poor form. And even so, former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers stuck …
DoF Fantasy Series Part 5: How I’d spend £100m at Liverpool
Liverpool’s ridiculously named “transfer committee” has been a hot topic in recent years.
Some think they epitomise everything that’s wrong with the club’s transfer strategy, but maybe their detractors are yet to realise that the spine of Klopp’s new-look side is made up of “committee” signings.
Emre Can, Roberto Firmino, Divock Origi, and Mamadou Sakho were all first choice under the German once the squad had settled following a spate of injuries.
Can and Firmino were the club’s best players …
DoF Fantasy Series Part 2: How I'd spend £100m at Liverpool
This piece is based on the idea proposed by one of the Anfield Index editors Dan Rhodes, where the challenge is to assemble a Liverpool XI I would be happy to put forth on the opening day of the Premier League Season 2016-17. We are allowed to spend up to 100 million Pounds towards building the team. I am not going to consider any outgoing sales value in this article, thus the 100 million will be spent strictly on incoming sales. …
The Curious Case of Mamadou Sakho
Being a football fan demands that you put your emotions on the line week in, week out. However while we often tell ourselves we won’t let the game effect us, we can’t help it. Being a football fan is an emotional bond.
At this moment in time Liverpool fans are on an emotional come down. Some are taking to Twitter to vent their anger and frustration or their unwavering support. Others are quietly contemplating the summer ahead and who will …
Relive Liverpool's route to the Europa League Final
Liverpool 0-1 Grazer AK – 28th September, 2000.
Liverpool 0-0 Rapid Bucharest – 24th August, 2004.
Remember them? Nope, me neither.
Rarely do European campaigns begin with barnstorming victories and scintillating football. The two aforementioned results won’t live long in the memory, but the Reds ended each season with European silverware to their name.
The same could be true if we overcome the Europa League specialists Sevilla on Wednesday, but it’s only in recent months that Reds all over the …
The Short-Term Alternatives to Mamadou Sakho
The events of the last three days have scarred the entire club and the entire fan base. Mamadou Sakho was well on his way to attaining cult status on the Kop. On Saturday, when it emerged that he had failed a drugs test in the aftermath of the Europa League game at Old Trafford, that was well and truly a shock.
But, as Jurgen Klopp has said on multiple occasions, when one door closes, another one opens. In this case, …
Liverpool and Sakho Prepare for UEFA's Decision
Sidelined defender Mamadou Sakho is facing a nervous 24 hours after UEFA gave Liverpool notification on Friday that the central defender had tested positive for a banned substance after the Europa League fixture versus Manchester United on March 17th. A decision, by Europe’s governing body, is set to be announced on Tuesday (April 26th).
Whilst the exact details are still unknown, Sakho is understood to have taken a dietary supplement that he bought to primarily burn excess fat. Liverpool FC guidelines state that …
The Essence of Liverpool and European Miracles
Words can’t quite describe that feeling, can they?
The anticipation that seems beyond its boiling point before the game, suddenly deflates like a balloon within twelve minutes of Dortmund’s blitzkrieg. 2-0 down, journalists and pundits alike believe it to be game over.
Yet there’s something there. Something lurks in the crowd, the buzz and feeling that Liverpool are European royalty for a very, very, good reason. Jurgen Klopp has turned most people from doubter to believer; the aura around Liverpool …
Match Preview | Liverpool vs Stoke City
Liverpool welcome Stoke City to Anfield on Sunday afternoon, hoping to gain three points to close the gap on the top four. A win would push them above Stoke in the table, and could see them rise to 7th.
Jurgen Klopp faced his old club on Thursday night as Liverpool came away with a 1-1 draw against Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of the Europa League quarter finals. The result will be seen as a positive one for the …
The Sakho and Lovren Bias
It's ingrained in every single one of us from birth. It's second nature. It's inbuilt.
Bias.
No matter how fair we all try to be we look at things with rose tinted glasses from time to time and it can't be helped. If you see a nice pair of trainers in a colour you dislike they're automatically horrible colours. If I see anything in Everton blue I'm easily dissuaded from buying it. Sometimes there's no genuine reason behind it, you …