Virgil van Dijk slammed after Liverpool's defeat at Bournemouth
Liverpool’s defeat at Bournemouth will linger long in the memory, not because of the scoreline alone, but because of what it revealed about a side that has struggled to find defensive stability this season. The 3-2 loss was decided in the dying moments, yet the warning...
Bournemouth 3 – 2 Liverpool – Premier League Postmortem
By Steven Smith
After a run of Premier League draws that drained belief rather than built momentum, Liverpool arrived on the south coast needing clarity, control, and above all maturity. What followed instead was another chapter in a season that continues to unravel familiarly — moments of...
Post-match verdict framed by blunt messaging
Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat at Bournemouth was not simply a bad result, but another data point in a run that has increasingly shaped the conversation around Slot, direction and performance level. On Anfield Index’s Post-Match Raw, the tone was immediate and unsparing, with Trev Downey describing it as a “holding...
Bournemouth 3 - 2 Liverpool - PL Player Ratings
The Premier League saw the Reds travel to a cold south coast where Iraola’s spirited team played host to the Premier League champions.
The lineup and subsequent ratings are listed below.
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Alisson Becker - 6.0
The giant Brazilian stopper was unable to stop the first or second goals conceded...
On the Brink of Change: Robertson, Reality, and the End of an Era
On the eve of Liverpool’s trip to Bournemouth, the noise around the squad isn’t just about systems, form, or low blocks. It’s about Andy Robertson — and the growing sense that his Anfield story is nearing its natural conclusion.
At 31, with a...
Is Liverpool's Performance Against Marseille Papering Over Cracks?
Liverpool’s performance in France was exactly what this group needed — and exactly what it has always been good at. An open game, an aggressive opponent, and space to attack. Marseille, coached by Roberto De Zerbi, played with the same conviction and bravery he once instilled at...
Liverpool’s Trip to Bournemouth: Jan Molby Breaks Down the Challenge
In the latest Molby on the Spot podcast from Anfield Index, Jan Molby offered a grounded yet optimistic outlook ahead of Liverpool’s Premier League clash with Bournemouth. With the Reds heading to the south coast this evening, Molby highlighted what makes Andoni Iraola’s team a...
Cody Gakpo’s Role Under Scrutiny at Liverpool
Liverpool’s season has become a story of underachievement dressed up as transition. Arne Slot’s debut campaign could hardly have gone better with a Premier League title, but the follow up has exposed uncomfortable truths about squad balance, form, and tactical fit. Sitting fourth and having won just five...
Micky van de Ven and Liverpool’s Search for Defensive Continuity
Liverpool’s transfer planning rarely announces itself with noise. It tends to arrive instead as a slow accumulation of intent, visible only when enough strands are pulled together to reveal a shape. That process now appears to be under way once more, with Micky van de...
Dominik Szoboszlai and Liverpool’s Contract Talks Reflect a Club in Transition
Liverpool’s season has often felt like a study in contradictions: moments of control followed by flashes of fragility, ambition tempered by uncertainty. In the middle of it all stands Dominik Szoboszlai, a footballer who has come to symbolise both the promise and the questions...
