From Roy Evans to Xabi Alonso as Liverpool Revisit a Forgotten Blueprint
Liverpool’s season feels like it is being played on two timelines. One is the present — Arne Slot, damage limitation, low blocks, and incremental progress. The other is clearly the future — a future increasingly shaped by Xabi Alonso, structural evolution, and a...
Between Necessity and Transition: Liverpool’s Defensive Limbo
With the European transfer window ticking towards its 19:00 deadline on Monday 2nd February, Liverpool find themselves in a strangely exposed position for a club supposedly defending a league title. The issue is not theoretical or future-facing — it is painfully immediate. The right side of defence is...
Liverpool facing scrutiny as Steven Gerrard backs Arne Slot
Liverpool rarely do things in a hurry, yet the mood around Anfield has turned edgy as the 2025/26 season slips further off course. Arne Slot, who only a year ago delivered a memorable Premier League title in his first campaign, now finds himself dealing with the...
Liverpool handed opportunity in January market
Liverpool’s January transfer window has remained unusually quiet, even as the pressure continues to build around Anfield.
With little more than a week left before deadline day, Arne Slot has yet to welcome a single first team signing, or sanction any departures. For a club that lifted the Premier League...
Liverpool Face Another Summer of Uncertainty as Squad Questions Multiply
Paul Joyce’s analysis for The Athletic paints an unsettling picture at Anfield, one that few anticipated when Liverpool surged to the Premier League title under Arne Slot. Success was meant to buy clarity and calm. Instead, the draw with Burnley, a match in which Liverpool...
Is Alonso Now Planning for His Anfield Return?
When Liverpool were dragged through one of the most disjointed spells in recent memory, large sections of the fanbase turned their frustration towards Arne Slot. Despite delivering a Premier League title in 2025, there is no escaping the reality that much of this season has felt chaotic,...
Analysing Liverpool's Impressive Long-Term Defensive Planning
There is an obvious difference between backing a manager and preparing for the next one, and Liverpool’s activity in the winter window feels firmly rooted in the latter. The pursuit and signing of young, high-upside centre-backs is not the behaviour of a club desperate to rescue a faltering head...
Why Liverpool May Have to Move Early to Sign Top Transfer Target
Adam Wharton was never meant to be a January story. Everything about his trajectory pointed toward a summer 2026 conversation: development at Crystal Palace, international consolidation, and then a carefully staged move to an elite club once timing, finances, and squad planning aligned....
Joel Ordóñez Set for Liverpool Switch as Strategic Vision Wins Out
Liverpool are edging closer to completing the signing of Joel Ordóñez, with the Ecuadorian defender now just a signature away from sealing a move to Anfield. As first reported by Expreso, the Reds have won a competitive race that included Chelsea and Inter Milan,...
Is Arne Slot’s Tactical Turnaround Enough to Save His Job?
There is no denying that results have steadied. Wins have replaced defeats, the table no longer looks hostile, and the immediate sense of crisis has softened. But comfort and conviction are not the same thing, and for Arne Slot, the question is no longer about...
