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Discussion: The Rival Player I’d Have at Liverpool

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 3-0 Southampton: Who Was Man of the Match?

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...

Observations as Shaqiri Makes a Happy First Impression – Liverpool 3-0 Southampton

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...

Liverpool v Southampton Preview – Reds Aiming for Magnificent Seven in a Row

The Details Venue - Anfield, Liverpool Referee - Paul Tierney Date & Time - Saturday, September 22nd @ 15:00 Current Odds - 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,...

Liverpool v Paris Saint Germain Preview – PSG Stars in for Tough Night at Anfield

The Details   Venue - Anfield, Liverpool Referee - Cuneyt Cakir (TUR) Date & Time - Tuesday, September 18th 2018 @ 20:00 BST Current Odds - Liverpool 23/20, Draw 14/5, PSG 2/1 Form Liverpool Form We are all so sick of hearing how this Liverpool team is not playing great but still managing to get the results they need. A great sign, of course. But how...

Integrating Fabinho and the Need for Patience

Patience isn’t a word that gets heeded much in the modern era of football. Instant gratification has been normalised and expected, and signings are often cast aside as “flops” in as short a space as six months. And that’s fine because some signings don’t work. But, if one casts their mind back to the final...

Red Relationships and Lilywhite Hearts

Sometimes a relationship blows up and both parties end up locked in a contest to show the other what they could have had. The last time Liverpool faced Spurs in London the Reds were thoroughly and unmercifully dumped. Since that painful day, the main source of the drama, Dejan Lovren has been buried, resurrected...

Why Liverpool’s Trip To Tottenham Feels Pivotal

Liverpool head to Wembley to face Tottenham on Saturday lunchtime top of the Premier League and with maximum points on the board. Just one goal has been conceded, nine have been scored and Jurgen Klopp’s likeable bunch of merry men are on an early title march. It may only be the middle of September, and Saturday’s...

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool Preview – Back to the Grindstone

The Details Venue - Wembley Stadium, London Referee - Michael Oliver Date & Time - Saturday, September 15th @ 12:30 Current Odds - Spurs 7/4, Draw 12/5, Liverpool 29/20 Form Spurs Form Like Liverpool, Spurs have made an impressive start to their Premier League season. They won their first three games, only tasting defeat against Watford in their last outing as The Hornets continued their 100% start....

Liverpool – No Longer a One-man Team

Back in January, Liverpool allowed one it's most prized assets, Phillipe Coutinho, to leave the club. At the time, fans wouldn't have been laughed at if they were worried, going into the business end of the season. However, the Reds kicked on, and as a collective reached the Champions League final for the first...