Joe Gomez and the Need for Patience
On Sunday, Joe Gomez made his long-awaited Premier League debut at centre back for Liverpool. Signed from Charlton back in 2015 with an eye to a future as a Liverpool centre-back, Gomez has so far followed the well-trodden path for youthful centre back prospects at Anfield - playing at fullback.
This path has often been a problematic one, with Jamie Carragher the only player I can think of who has successfully carved out a first-team spot at centre back after …
One Hit Wonders: Sebastian Coates
One Hit Wonders. There have many throughout the years so I’d start by listing my favourites
80's - Nu Shooz with I Can’t Wait. It wasn’t a rapper who came up with that tune!
90's - Haddaway, What is Love? We’re still trying to work it out.
00's - Take your pick. Lots of shit songs!
Sorry, back to the football!
Liverpool’s had plenty of one-hit wonders and one terrible blunders to match. The soft rules for myself on this …
Another Crocked Liverbird: Liverpool's Knee-Hilistic Past
Some weeks make you wish God had come up with something other than knees - weeks when you can't wear shorts for fear of seeing your own knees in a mirror and losing all sense of what it means to 'be'. It has been a year since the beginning of one such week, when as a result of two Liverpool employees falling over in unconnected incidents, the phrase ‘anterior cruciate ligament’ achieved unprecedented frequency of use.
At the time, Danny Ings …
Transfer Window Review (Part I) | Defenders
It doesn't seem so long ago, that I was writing the "What our team needs" series. That was back in April, and I identified 4 key areas that we needed to add some quality to the side. Those were Left Back , Centre Back, a Centre Midfielder, and a Winger. It may take some reading to look at them all, but if you haven't already, then it maybe a worth giving them a quick scan. In summary, I assessed the squad …