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Liverpool's Forward Line: Powering Through the Premier League With the summer transfer window poised for intriguing football reconfigurations, esteemed journalist David Lynch finds himself at the centre of Anfield Index's Media Matters podcast. The latest instalment dissected the transfer prospects for Liverpool Football Club, delving into the realms of defence, midfield, and attacking manoeuvres. This evaluation now zeroes in on the strategic blueprint for Liverpool's attacking framework. Liverpool's forward line has of course been a spectacle to watch in the …

Eddie Jones, England Rugby’s head coach, has tried to change the way replacements are perceived to some degree of success by renaming them ‘finishers.’ Applying that to Liverpool players though – whether they start or on the bench - might take longer to stick given their problems in front of goal. For all the pretty football played, this season will be best remembered as one of missed opportunities – both literally and metaphorically. While Brendon Rogers’ side could rely on …

Public perception over Liverpool's forward line has changed drastically from the start of the season; Danny Ings and Christian Benteke started fairly well, whilst Divock Origi and Roberto Firmino struggled, as Daniel Sturridge looked on from the sidelines. Fast forward to late October, where Ings had been ruled out for the season, Benteke was misfiring, Origi and Firmino still struggled and Sturridge was still unfit. All the attention was on Klopp bringing in a new striker in the January transfer …

As the January Transfer Window closed, many Liverpool fans were left crying out for the signing of a forward. Many believed that the injury crisis plus the increasing number of matches would prove to be too much and that the team would suffer significantly. However, with the return of Sturridge, Coutinho, and Origi people have become a bit more hopeful. While many focus on the striking ability of Sturridge and the creativity of Coutinho, some forget the almost equally significant …

Well that was shit, wasn't it? Although, who didn't see this coming? Liverpool dominate, create chance after chance and lose to a set-piece goal. It's a match we've seen play out more times than we'd like to admit. Make no mistake about it, it was a real smash and grab victory by United. They turned up at Anfield with the sole objective to not lose the match. The onus was on Liverpool to take the game to them, and United …