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Tosin Adarabioyo & The Need for More Bodies

Tosin Adarabioyo & The Need for More Bodies As the dust settles on the long awaited (or so it seems) departure of Liverpool’s former captain, Jordan Henderson, the focus moves swiftly onto when his former midfield partner, Fabinho, will also head off to the Saudi Pro League. I imagine that as Fab’s outgoing reaches its...

Defensive Reinforcements: Schmadtke May Need To Play Bad Cop

Focusing on Lavia, Henderson, and Fabinho Lavia, Henderson and Fabinho. Pretty much every Liverpool story, tweet, ideas or discussion has revolved around those three players (understandably) for the last week or so. Even articles from the man who everyone has notifications set - David Ornstein - has been reporting on those situations. Defensive Gaps Overlooked From a...

Keep, Sell or Renew: Breaking down Liverpool’s contract decisions (Part One)

Over recent years Liverpool have made quite the habit of letting players leave on a free transfer at the end of their contracts. Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita all left the Reds this summer upon the expiry of their deals at the club. Liverpool have a number of important players with contracts...

Szobozlai Move: The Niggling Net Spend Worry

In the happiest of ways at the moment, Liverpool seem to like certain midfielders who have a set release clause in the contract. With Dominik Szobozlai set to join Alexis Mac Allister at Anfield any day now, the Reds will have already spent a cool £95 million or so with the window having only...

Klopp and Loyalty: Everyone To Be Tested

The charge labelled repeatedly against Jurgen Klopp is that he’s too loyal to his players, his staff and even his employees. Last season it felt like for many Reds that whilst they’d never turn on the manager who they love and adore, a certain line of credit was burned through by the players and...

Centre-Back Needed To Avoid Another Midfield-Type Disaster

Thuram, Gravenberch, Kone, Veiga, etc etc. The usual names, the usual lists and the usual focus as Liverpool look to revamp their side over the summer and particularly the midfield. Completely understandable after the largely dismal showing of the 22/23 season. However, whilst the Reds have always apparently planned ‘two to three windows ahead’,...

Could Benjamin Pavard Be the Joël Matip Replacement?

It seems that with every passing day, the alterations and evolution of our system of play is becoming a little clearer. With Trent Alexander Arnold now being tasked into a hybrid role between central midfield and fullback (in the close season), it appears there may still some tinkering in the set-up of the team....

Joel Matip’s Liverpool future: Keep or sell this summer?

Amid endless reports of new signings arriving at Liverpool this summer, and the exit of numerous players, Joel Matip has almost become something of a forgotten man. The 31-year-old enjoyed a really tough season for the Reds, like so many, with too many erratic performances playing their part in a campaign of struggles. Matip’s performance in...

What Is the True Value of Each Liverpool Player…

With the frenzy and excitement of the summer transfer window just about upon us fans want their respective clubs to start splashing their millions. Certain journalists and social media personalities are buzzing around Twitter with exclusives and reports that should all be taken with a pinch of salt. I myself only take pure and...

West Ham 1 Liverpool 2 – The Post-Mortem 

Both Liverpool and West Ham headed into this game in fine recent form, despite both enduring difficulties in their own domestic campaigns. This was an entertaining midweek battle, one which allowed a cut and thrust that shone under the London Stadium's lights. There could and probably should have been more goals, yet for Jürgen...