Many Anfield Index followers that read my football ramblings will know that I am the eternal optimist, especially when it comes to the success of my beloved Liverpool Football Club. Despite most of last season descending into an abyss of despair, I still try to look at what became in that final run of...
Liverpool Eyes Nicolo Barella As Premier League Transfer Activity Heats Up
The Premier League's summer transfer window is beginning to hit its stride, with Liverpool keen on reinforcing their ranks. According to reputable sports journalist, Neil Jones, speaking on Redmen TV, the Merseyside club has cast its eye on Italian midfield dynamo, Nicolo Barella. The...
From Liverpool to the Middle East: Roberto Firmino's Al Ahli Transition
Roberto Firmino, the illustrious Brazilian striker known for his time at Liverpool FC, is now reportedly engaged in discussions with Al Ahli, a football club based in Saudi Arabia. After bidding farewell to Liverpool at the conclusion of his contract last season, Firmino finds...
Many a downhearted fan will have you believe that Liverpool’s summer spending ended with the brilliant capture of Alexis Mac Allister, yet those dissatisfied supporters will soon be reveling in the next man to arrive at the AXA training ground. As gossip and speculation engulf the social media landscape, Jörg Schmadtke appears to be...
A Warm Farewell to Liverpool's Roberto Firmino: Sadio Mane's Message
The news of Roberto Firmino's departure from Liverpool has stirred emotions amongst fans and players alike, especially Sadio Mane, who took a moment to pay tribute to his former teammate. It's a significant moment for the Reds, as Firmino has been instrumental to the club’s...
Nearly a year ago we welcomed a dynamic, raw, explosive, and exciting young striker to the club. A decision had been made within the halls of the AXA training complex, that a central striker was needed, in order to overcome the common low block which was so often deployed against the reds. With Liverpool...
Some things within football remain largely the same as they have since the game's earliest days, others have accelerated beyond all control.
Liverpool’s 97th goal by a substitute was scored 32 years and one week after it’s first; Jürgen Klopp has produced the same total of strikes from his bench in under eight years. The...
Si Senor, Bobby: An Emotional Farewell for Liverpool's Firmino
Roberto Firmino, Liverpool's beloved number 9, was recently the guest of honour at an emotional send-off party at Anfield, revealing the deep affection for the Brazilian maestro within the squad. The news comes via Sky Germany's Florian Plettenberg, who shared snippets of this touching event on...
Maybe the emotion got the better of us as fans. It certainly seemed to for the players until later on, when Liverpool managed to rescue a point against Aston Villa. Anfield said an emotional goodbye to a number of players, with it perhaps being fitting that the man who scored the equaliser received the...
Liverpool 1 - 1 Aston Villa - PL Man of The Match
Virgil van Dijk
The big man has crept back into form, which has certainly enabled this altering system of play to well, play out.
In a formation that frequently switches from a 4-3-3, to an in possession 3-4-3, it really does need that vocal and...
