Ollie Watkins

Virgil Van Dijk: A Worthy Player of the Year Winner

Forget Phil Foden, Virgil van Dijk is the POTY In the lead up to the annual academy awards, propaganda often starts around the turn of the year to escalate viable candidates to the fore of their respective awards categories. Oscar season can produce the odd surprise winner, though many of the trophies will land at...

Hendrick on Palace Recently: “Rubbish, Absolute Rubbish”

Assessing Liverpool's Upcoming Clash with New CB Insights In their latest podcast, Dave Hendrick and Karl Matchett from Anfield Index provided key insights into Liverpool's upcoming game against Crystal Palace. Hendrick began by reflecting on Liverpool's recent performance against Sheffield United, highlighting their controlled dominance and full-deserved win. Matchett agreed, noting Liverpool's occasional sloppiness but...

Liverpool vs Aston Villa: Premier League Preview

Liverpool vs Aston Villa: A Premier League Showdown The Context: A Battle Between Two Historic Clubs Writing a match day preview the day before the summer transfer window shuts is a tad tricky. However, I assume that any business undertaken will be too late to see them participating on Sunday afternoon. The cut-off point for this...

Observations: Heroes and Villans

Liverpool made it through a very chaotic game to manage a 2-1 victory against Aston Villa, but it was far from easy. This was incredibly stressful watching, and it started right from the off. Jurgen Klopp will be very irritated by the manner in which the game began, however, as the Reds conceded after...

Liverpool Keep Top Four Hopes Alive With Win Over Villa

Liverpool's Champions League qualification hopes received a huge boost after a late 2-1 victory over Aston Villa at Anfield. The Reds trailed 1-0 to an Ollie Watkins goal at halftime, but rallied through a Mohamed Salah goal, and then, with time running out, Alexander Arnold sealed the three points with time running out with a...