The Unswerving Tenacity of Thiago Alcantara Amidst Liverpool's Midfield Exodus
In the world of football, no season comes without its fair share of change. Liverpool FC, the distinguished titans of the English Premier League, is not exempted from this narrative. Following a surprising series of midfield departures, the focus now settles on the unflinching figure...
Midfield Chess Game Unfolding at Anfield
The ever-vigilant Jurgen Klopp's summer strategy for Liverpool appears to involve an intricate game of chess. It's not just about who's coming in, but also about who might be heading out.
Over the weekend, the Reds blindsided their fans with the swift capture of the Hungarian sensation, Dominik Szoboszlai, for...
What do you get when you take a 32-year-old midfielder, whose career has been plagued by injuries, in a team that desperately needed options in the middle and struggled badly last campaign? For now, options thank god. A month ago or so, there were real concerns about when and how Jurgen Klopp would utilise...
Liverpool finally lost a game at Anfield this week, with their second leg tie against Inter ending in defeat. In a period where Jürgen Klopp has had no choice but to rotate his stellar cast of performers, it was inevitable that a slight bump in the road would occur. It reminded me of a...
Liverpool came into the match safely in the top four, in the thick of three cup competitions and barely in the chase for the Premier League title. The nine point gap with a game in hand wasn’t insurmountable in any normal circumstance, but Manchester City is no normal opponent.
Klopp’s selection reflected that reality as...
Standards have now become so high that any dropped points can lead to dismay within the Liverpool fanbase. After a draw at home to Brighton, and a loss to West Ham, Liverpool head into this weekend with a clear need to improve.
The international window has (as always) brought back an array of injury concerns....
Naby Keita joined Liverpool with much fanfare in the summer of 2018.
The Reds pursued the Guinean for the entirety of the summer of 2017, but with his club Red Bull Leipzig, reluctant to sell, a compromise was reached that the English club would pay a £10M premium and sign the midfielder the following summer.
Given...
Finally, for the first time since October, Fabinho played as a defensive midfielder in Liverpool's 2-0 Champions League last 16 win over Red Bull Leipzig.
The Brazilian, who, due to the Reds' huge injury toll, had operated in the centre half role for the majority of the season. The 27-year-old mostly excelled in the heart...
Defeat at Old Trafford, but at last reason to be optimistic. Going forward, Liverpool started to tick again.
Having been benched in midweek, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino responded commendably. Salah was the finisher and Firmino the architect as the Reds scored twice at Old Trafford for the first time since 2014.
This time, they were...
