Opinion

“Frankly pathetic” – ex-Referee Hackett Slams VAR Decision Not To Award Penalty Against Liverpool

VAR Controversy: Did Liverpool Get Away with One? Former referee Keith Hackett believes Liverpool were fortunate to escape a penalty in their victory over Crystal Palace. In a recent article for The Telegraph, Hackett argued that Virgil van Dijk's clear pull on Marc Guehi should have resulted in a spot-kick for the Eagles. Despite the incident...

Fabio Carvalho: What Happened This Season

Sometimes, a transfer just doesn’t work out. It doesn’t have to be the fault of anyone, the player can just be a victim of the circumstances. This might be the case with Fabio Carvalho. Liverpool clearly wanted him having attempted to sign the highly sought-after youngster in January 2022. They missed the deadline then but...

The Deliberate Rule

Dale Johnson of ESPN does incredibly well dissecting the questionable decisions across the Premier League every weekend. A large part of his feature this week focused on Liverpool’s offside goal against Aston Villa. As he points out in the piece, when the IFAB revised the ‘deliberate play’ law at the start of the season, they...

Curtis Jones Caught in the Crossfire

Curtis Jones is fighting a losing battle. The Liverpool midfielder has divided opinion for some time now but this isn’t news, is it? Are you even a midfielder for the Reds if you don’t divide opinion? It is because we all have different opinions on what a midfielder should do? For example, you’ll have some who...

Arsenal and Liverpool: Different Shades of Football Pain

Arsenal fans might think they know how Liverpool fans felt, but they don’t. They can’t. During the 2018/19 campaign, the Reds lost once. They won 30 of their 38 matches and ended the season with a nine-match winning run. Jurgen Klopp’s side amassed 97 points and conceded the fewest number of goals (22) yet still...

Jorg Schmadtke – What Will He Really Do?

No Sporting Director role is the same. A lot of guesswork goes into what these guys do for clubs, and this is apparent when reading all things Jorg Schmadtke as of late. According to the Daily Mail, a three-year deal is on the table and he’s expected to sign soon to oversee Liverpool’s business this...

Is Thiago really Klopp’s most disappointing midfielder?

Thiago hasn’t been Jurgen Klopp’s most disappointing midfielder. Sorry Tony, but using assists to judge creativity just isn’t for me. Ref. Tony Evans Column - Thiago is Klopp's Most Disappointing Midfielder I do, however, think our use of the Spanish playmaker has been one of the most disappointing things of the Klopp era at Anfield and...

Lucas Deserves More From All Of Us

A Sky Sports Man of the Match award at last.  Forget the 2010 Liverpool FC Young Player of the Year Award and the Golden Samba awarded from the Kop last season; that man of the match award from Gary Neville and co after the Manchester City match must mean that Lucas Leiva is finally...