A team known for its frenetic, attacking football, it was the exact opposite in Italy as Liverpool failed to get out of first gear, stuttering across the pitch to give Napoli all three points in their second Champions League game.
Here are the observations from the match.
Gomez head and shoulders above the pack
It was down...
First of all, an apology from myself. I'm awfully sorry I haven't been able to discuss perhaps two of the most exciting games of the season - LFC vs. Spurs and LFC vs. PSG, as unfortunately, I have been without WiFi for the past two weeks. To make up for that, this is a...
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Venue -Â Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Referee -Â Viktor Kassai (HUN)
Date & Time -Â Wednesday, October 3rd 2018 @ 20:00 BST
Current Odds -Â Napoli 5/2, Draw 13/5, Liverpool 23/20
Form
Napoli Form
Napoli lost Maurizio Sarri to Chelsea, during the summer. Sarri then also took their fantastic midfield-metronome, Jorginho, to Stamford Bridge with him. Carlo Ancelotti came in and, although he...
After a series of glorious opportunities went begging, it was beginning to seem that it would simply not be Liverpool's day at Stamford Bridge, only for Daniel Sturridge to single-handedly stave off the agony of an impending defeat and spark celebrations befitting of a victory.
From Eden Hazard's opener onwards, Liverpool were, without doubt, the...
Liverpool, courtesy of a wonder strike from Sturridge late on, rescued a point at the Bridge, a point they deserved considering the display put in. Going by the performance of Chelsea, not many teams would get points at Chelsea, so this could be a big point as the season progresses.
The key observations from this...
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Venue -Â Stamford Bridge, London
Referee -Â Andre Marriner
Date & Time -Â Saturday, September 29th @ 17:30
Current Odds -Â Chelsea 15/8, Draw 12/5, Liverpool 11/8
Form
Chelsea Form
Chelsea, along with Manchester City, have been the closest league competitors to Liverpool, so far this season. The Blues have made the best start they could have imagined under new boss, Maurizio Sarri....
Personally, I love a hypothetical within the realms of football. They allow one to examine the possibilities and justify why their selection would be viable. Of course, these hypotheticals can border on the edges of insanity, almost irrelevance i.e. Which footballer would be able to the most kick-ups with a live chicken? (probably Leo...
Liverpool have made their best ever start to a Premier League season and, in truth, they have done so at about 50% of their overall capacity.
The Reds cruised into a 3-0 first-half lead against the Saints and were able to comfortably see it out after the break. All a likely bored Alisson Becker really...
Six wins out of six to start the Premier League season. Not bad, eh? Southampton came to Anfield, and Southampton were routinely dispatched.
An own goal to start proceedings, a returning centre-back with a fabulous header off a corner from that trusted Scouse right-foot, and then the King of Egypt scoring from a yard out...
The Details
Venue -Â Anfield, Liverpool
Referee -Â Paul Tierney
Date & Time -Â Saturday, September 22nd @ 15:00
Current Odds -Â Liverpool 1/5, Draw 11/2, Southampton 12/1
Form
Liverpool Form
Feast your eyes on the table below. The Reds have now won their first six games of the season. The last two were against Spurs and PSG. This team is the real deal. No,...
