Ramos
Sergio Ramos Garcia. To Liverpool. Okay, before you click to close the window and burn your laptop in a barrel in the back yard, let’s remove the name and take a closer look. A 34-year-old centre-back with the ability to play right-back who has piled up four Champions League titles, four La Liga titles, a […]
When Sergio Ramos hauled Mo Salah to the ground in Kiev last May, ending his participation in the Champions League final, you could be forgiven for a familiar feeling entered the mind. Nice guys finish last. Salah, a great person, hugely sporting footballer and icon in his homeland, was cut down in his prime by […]
Recently, I found myself reviewing my notes for my FA level 1 coaching course, and came across the FA’s “Four Corner Model” of long-term player development. In the four corners are “Technical/Tactical”, “Physical”, “Social” and, lastly, “Psychological”. Very often, we focus on the technical/tactical and physical aspects of the game when we look at or […]
I can’t help but begrudgingly respect Sergio Ramos. There, I said it. It’s possibly the worst thing you can say as a Liverpool supporter right now, but rather than childishly sign petitions and cry-arse about his behaviour, I find myself admiring him. I know we’re meant to hate the horrible Spaniard for what he did […]
As the dust settles on an emotional week for Liverpool supporters, it’s almost hard to believe that it began with the heartbreak of seeing our Champions League Final hopes washed away in a flood of tears. Those of Mohamed Salah, cruelly robbed of his chance to shine on the biggest stage in club football, with […]
From Champions League group stage debutants Ludogorets Razgrad, to the most successful team in the history of the competition, Real Madrid; Liverpool’s return to the European elite has thrown up a mixed bag of a group which will see the defending champions roll up at Anfield on Wednesday evening. It should be one of those […]
It is important to preface this analysis by saying the Bundesliga season doesn’t start until the week after the Premier League, so Borussia Dortmund were seven days behind in their physical preparation. However, at times, Rodgers’ Liverpool made them look like they had never played football before, with the exquisite movement, technical ability and break-neck […]
