A deeper look into Liverpool's torrid history of loan deals
Liverpool's recruitment has received widespread praise for its effectiveness over the past eight years, but there is one key part of the club's plans that never seems to work: loan deals.
I personally can't remember a loan move working out for the Reds since Javier Mascherano all the way back in 2008, which says a lot about the club's loan recruitment.
Last summer, the Reds panicked and rushed into a loan deal for Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo and it's fair …
Do Liverpool need a Christmas Caulker?
To a casual observer, Steven Caulker's six-month loan move to Liverpool in January 2016 represented the most bizarre of transfers.
It's very rare that top-six Premier League teams actually bring players in on loan, rather than sending them away, especially from a team - Queens Park Rangers in this case - floundering in the Championship.
However, the deal made some sort of sense when the context was added.
Caulker, a phoenix from the ashes
With Martin Skrtel and Dejan Lovren …
Steven Caulker, Liverpool Legend
On a recent episode of the In Focus podcast on Anfield Index, host Jon Buscall and guest Harinder Singh discussed and debated the concept of a Liverpool legend: what it took to be a legend, which players deserve the honour, and why some fell just short. It was difficult not to listen and be persuaded by the rational and systematic way that both Singh and Buscall approached the question.
Now for something completely different. At present, for fans of Liverpool …
A Look at Rumoured Liverpool Target Jonas Hector
Movies, specifically romantic-comedies, are to blame for the negativity surrounding certain words and phrases. Because of these movies words like predictable and reliable are shrouded in negative connotations so when you hear a footballer described in a similar way many seem to think these players are ill-fitted to this new era.
They have been suited to the eighties and nineties but the nowadays the media demands a maverick. They want to be entertained and a steady Eddie gives them nothing …
Sturridge and Origi provide a striking difference
I don’t need to explain to anyone with a modicum of football knowledge just how big a Liverpool versus Manchester United game is and emotions usually run very high for these encounters. However, the overriding emotion for me from the Premier League meetings between the two sides both this season and last has been one of frustration. Whether that be frustration at the insipid nature of the 3-1 defeat at Old Trafford in September and soulless performances against them last …
Why Replays Aren't So Bad This Year For Liverpool
The most recent result is in – after a fair performance by a young Liverpool squad against a full West Ham side, the FA Cup Fourth Round came to a nil-nil close. West Ham confirmed the replay date shortly after the match: 9 February.
Replay. It’s a word Liverpool fans have grown to loathe in seasons past. There is, of course, plenty of evidence why a replay is not ideal. Dan Kennett recently stated on the Under Pressure podcast for …
What is Liverpool's best centre-back pairing when everyone is fit?
Injuries have blitzed the Liverpool squad since Jurgen Klopp was appointed as manager in October. Within his first week as manager he'd lost Joe Gomez for the season with an ACL Injury. Immediately he was down to just four first team centre-backs. Four centre-backs for practically an entire season and of those four two of them, Mamadou Sakho and Dejan Lovren, have a habit of picking up injuries. It's not exactly the ideal scenario for a new manager.
Fast forward …
The Transfer Committee, Klopp and Steven Caulker
Stay calm. Don't get too excited but if you had 12/1/2016 on your *when will fans ignore the fact Jurgen Klopp said he has final say on transfers and moan about the committee when we sign a player people don't like is signed by the club* raffle ticket then you've won. The prize is nothing other than knowing Liverpool fans too well. A certificate can be requested from Gags if required.
The first press conference with Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool …
Caulker loan: An underwhelming but necessary stopgap
On Tuesday morning Liverpool acted with rare speed to tie up the loan move of Steven Caulker for the rest of the season. Caulker arrives from his parent club, Queen’s Park Rangers, having spent the first half of the season at Southampton. The timing of this signing means that Caulker should be available to play against Arsenal at Anfield tomorrow evening, as well as a big role in Liverpool’s manic upcoming fixture list, in which we still have seven games …