Liverpool Injury News: Joe Gomez Setback Exposes Centre-Back Depth Problem
Liverpool head into the new Premier League season with a defensive issue that is obvious to anyone watching pre-season. Joe Gomez is set to miss the start of the campaign, Andoni Iraola is short of centre-backs, and yet the club are still looking further forward...
Liverpool Transfer Latest: Ezri Konsa Interest Makes Sense, But £60m Feels Steep
Liverpool are being linked with Ezri Konsa, and on the face of it, the logic is easy enough to follow. Andoni Iraola has walked into a squad that still needs defensive certainty, even after the arrival of Jeremy Jacquet from Rennes for £60...
Liverpool Team News: Gravenberch, Isak and Wirtz Set for Leeds Friendly Return
Liverpool will finally get a proper look at three major names in Chicago. Ryan Gravenberch, Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz are all expected to feature against Leeds United at Soldier Field, with Andoni Iraola confirming the plan ahead of Sunday’s pre-season fixture.
That matters....
Liverpool Explore Jarell Quansah Return as Bayer Leverkusen Hold Firm on £68m Valuation
Liverpool’s defensive planning has been pushed to the front of the agenda, and fresh reporting from Fussball Daten suggests the club have already taken a significant step in examining one possible solution, Jarell Quansah.
The backdrop is clear. Andoni Iraola has inherited a...
Joe Gomez Injury Puts Liverpool Centre-Back Depth Under Immediate Pressure
Liverpool’s pre-season in the United States has gone well on the surface. Two wins, good rhythm, and one more outing against Leeds United before the squad heads home. Fine. But pre-season records mean very little when the bigger issue is sitting in plain sight, and...
Andoni Iraola Assesses Liverpool Squad After Wrexham Win
Liverpool beat Wrexham 1-0 in New York and, in pre-season, that tells you two things. First, the result matters less than the details. Second, the details were revealing.
Rio Ngumoha got the goal, his second-half finish settling the game, and the 17-year-old again looked like a player worth...
Joe Gomez Injury Blow Leaves Liverpool Short at Centre-Back Ahead of Premier League Start
Liverpool are set to be without Joe Gomez for the opening of the new Premier League season after Andoni Iraola confirmed the defender has suffered a muscle injury during the 4-2 pre-season win over Sunderland.
The issue is not thought to be...
Harvey Elliott Eyes Liverpool Revival as Andoni Iraola Weighs Fresh Role
Harvey Elliott has been given what he himself calls a "second chance" at Liverpool. That is the phrase that matters here, because the rest is simple enough. His loan move to Aston Villa did not work, the minutes were scarce, the situation became awkward,...
Liverpool Weigh Takehiro Tomiyasu Move as Crystal Palace Lead Race for Free Agent Defender
Liverpool are assessing the market for defensive cover and Takehiro Tomiyasu has emerged as one of the names under consideration, according to TeamTalk. The situation points to a wider issue at Anfield, where depth across the back line has become a...
Liverpool Predicted XI vs Wrexham: Andoni Iraola Forced Into Youthful Defence
Liverpool head into their next summer outing against Wrexham with a familiar pre-season issue, availability. The win over Sunderland offered some useful signs, but Joe Gomez going off injured inside ten minutes changed the picture quickly.
Right now, the defensive numbers are thin. With Ibrahima...
