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...
Liverpool vs Burnley: A Test of Patience, Purpose and Progress
Liverpool’s upcoming meeting with Burnley at Anfield is, on paper, the kind of fixture that barely warrants anxiety. Bottom of the form table, short on confidence, short on quality, and drifting towards relegation, Burnley arrive on Merseyside as clear underdogs. And yet, as recent weeks...
Can Liverpool Break the Low Block Under Arne Slot?
Liverpool’s season has come to be defined by control without incision. Possession is plentiful, territory routinely claimed, yet goals have often proved elusive when opponents retreat into a low block and dare Arne Slot’s side to find a way through. It is a paradox that sits...
Slot, Burnley and Liverpool’s Search for Control
Liverpool’s meetings with Burnley rarely arrive quietly. They tend to bring tension, patience, and a test of temperament rather than spectacle. Under Arne Slot, those fixtures have taken on an added layer of meaning: a mirror held up to Liverpool’s evolving identity, their relationship with control, and the...
Arsenal vs Liverpool: Tactical Stalemate at Emirates Shapes Premier League Title Race
Arsenal passed up a prime opening to tighten their grip on the Premier League summit, grinding out a 0-0 draw with Liverpool at Emirates Stadium in front of 60,258 supporters. With Manchester City and Aston Villa dropping points yesterday, Mikel Arteta’s side were...
Arne Slot confronts Liverpool’s growing problem of perception
Arne Slot has never hidden his ideals. He wants football played on the front foot, space embraced rather than feared, and contests shaped by ambition rather than caution. That is why it has clearly jarred to hear Liverpool described as dull, even if the head coach has...
Aldridge Warns Set-Piece Failings Will Cost Liverpool After Wolves Scare
Liverpool may have taken the points against Wolves, but John Aldridge believes the manner of the win exposed a flaw that could yet derail their season. The former Reds striker has delivered a stark warning following the 2–1 victory at Anfield, insisting that Liverpool’s inability...
Liverpool Set-Piece Shake-Up as Aaron Briggs Departs Anfield
Liverpool have moved to reshape their backroom structure after Aaron Briggs departed his role as the club’s dedicated set-piece coach, a decision that arrives against the backdrop of a season in which defensive dead-ball situations have become an uncomfortable weakness.
Briggs’ exit has been confirmed following internal discussions...
Wirtz emergence reshapes Liverpool’s left side after Diaz exit
Liverpool’s decision to move on from Luis Diaz was never designed to trigger an immediate like-for-like replacement. Internally, the club viewed the Colombian’s departure as a structural reset rather than a reactive problem to solve in the market. Diaz wanted a fresh challenge, Liverpool were open...
Arne Slot Reveals Plan to Fix Major Liverpool Problem
Liverpool keep winning, but not without wrinkles. Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Wolves delivered a third consecutive Premier League win, yet also reinforced a season long theme: this side still oscillates between ruthless control and avoidable chaos. At 2-0 up, Anfield expected procession. Instead, Wolves found encouragement...
