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Journalist: Liverpool’s Sentimental Transfer Strategy Cost Club Millions

Liverpool’s Transfer Strategy: Call for Ruthlessness Liverpool’s Sentimental Approach Liverpool’s transfer strategy in recent years has been marked by a sentimental approach, heavily influenced by the emotional connections of their former manager. While loyalty and relationships have driven much of the club's success, it has also led to significant financial and strategic shortcomings. Sam McGuire of...

Jürgen Klopp May Have Found Liverpool’s ‘New Sadio Mané’

The Mané void After Sadio Mané left to join Bayern Munich in the summer of 2022 the first few months of the subsequent season saw a barrage of social media posts insisting that Liverpool was missing their Senegalese talisman. Back then those social media posts irked Liverpool supporters, and for good reason. Liverpool was not struggling...

Firmino: “Salah frustrated everyone with his selfishness”

Dynamic Trio of Liverpool: Unveiling the Complex Bonds In the midst of the bustling football scene, Liverpool's Roberto Firmino sheds light on the intricate dynamics between himself, Mohamed Salah, and Sadio Mane in his latest publication, "Si Senor: My Liverpool Years." This revelation peeks into the world of Liverpool's renowned trio, offering an insider's perspective...

Will this be Mo Salah’s final season in a Liverpool shirt?

When Mo Salah arrived at Liverpool in 2017, few would scarcely have believed the heights he would hit at Anfield in the six years that have followed. Let's not forget that some even thought he was being signed as a backup option to Sadio Mane. Genuinely! There is no question that Salah is now one of...

How Liverpool have solved major AFCON issue in transfer market

On Sunday afternoon, Liverpool announced the signing of Dominik Szboboszlai from RB Leipzig for a fee of £60 million, with many labelling the Hungarian as the next step in Jurgen Klopp's midfield rebuild. Although this is certainly the case, it seems that the Reds have also bolstered their attacking options through the acquisition of the...

Tony Evans: Monday’s Merseyside Derby is a Watershed Moment for Liverpool

Looking back, it struck me that very few of my favourite derby memories took place at Anfield. Most were at other grounds – Wembley, Maine Road and Goodison. The standout games across the park were the 3-2 in 1985, when the teams were arguably the two best sides in Europe, and the 5-0 in 1982....

Absent Luis Diaz an underrated reason for Liverpool’s struggles

A year ago, almost to the day, Liverpool were completing the signing of Luis Diaz, giving their 2021/22 season a much-needed injection of quality and fresh legs. History may look back on that campaign differently, as the Reds lay on the cusp of an unprecedented quadruple at one point, but it was a grind at...

World Cup Squads 11/11: Van Dijk, Nunez In, Thiago, Fabio out

On November 11th, we saw a clash of the Borussia sides in the Bundesliga, and eight World Cup squads released! Netherlands, Senegal, Uruguay, Argentina, Qatar, Portugal, Serbia and Spain all revealed their teams today. Unsurprisingly, Netherland's captain Virgil Van Dijk was selected, and $85M frontman Darwin Nunez was picked for Uruguay. Thiago and Fabio...

Darwin Núñez & His Importance To This Team

I once visited the Amsterdam Arena many many years ago on a youth football trip. We were due to play some games, take advantage of the low drinking age (16 years old back in 1996), and generally have a fun filled trip abroad. The Johan Cruyff Arena is a wonderful venue to visit, and...

Julian Ward & His Must-Win Transfer Window

When Michael Edwards handed in his notice last year, I immediately saw it as an elite Sporting Director not being backed by his ownership. For any structurally organised sporting entity, success must be garnered a Ross all levels for the on field situations to succeed. Michael Edwards became a wizard of both buying and...