ANOTHER Wembley date for the Reds! Jürgen Klopp could barely watch Tuesday’s victory on penalties over Stoke that sets up an intriguing clash with Manchester City. In his post-match interview he dismissed winning in the shoot-out as “just luck” but a trawl through our...
I WAS going to write about the January transfer window this week, but as Monday rolled into Tuesday, I became progressively more underwhelmed by the prospect. Let’s face it — it’s all a bit boring and nothing much happens. Then Wednesday night and the thriller...
THERE has been lots of talk this week of the dilemma facing Jürgen Klopp as Liverpool prepare to face Exeter City in the FA Cup third round tonight. The manager is in an almost impossible position with a squad down to the most calcium-deficient of bare bones. Amid a...
THIS isn’t going to prove popular because Jürgen Klopp is universally loved by Liverpool fans young old and new. For the majority of supporters; desperate that Liverpool become successful again, and in particular successful under this magnetic, “cool” personality, he...
IT is an exciting time to be a Liverpool supporter. Jürgen Klopp’s buoyant Reds are gathering momentum with each passing match; the latest 6-1 drubbing of Southampton in the Capital One Cup the most emphatic of victories. Naturally, Reds’ fans are hanging on Klopp’s...
LAST week’s victory at The Etihad Stadium, and in particular the emphatic 4-1 scoreline, was met by a modicum of shock in most media circles. For most neutral observers Liverpool, despite the recent hiring of Jürgen Klopp, had dropped off the radar when it comes to...
HE IS back in training for the umpteenth time, but is Daniel Sturridge’s rediscovered fitness worthy of any real confidence from fans, or more importantly from Jürgen Klopp? Supporters are understandably cautious to take Sturridge at his word after so many false...
IN the wake of Jürgen Klopp’s moment of feeling “alone” last Sunday, when disappointed Liverpool fans exited Anfield with a full 10 minutes plus stoppage time to play, there has been plenty more comment on these pages — and elsewhere — about the Anfield...
THE return to Merseyside this week of former skipper Steven Gerrard, at first sparking speculation that a Reds reunion of some sort was on the cards, brought some thoughts to mind of the short and long-term issue of the Liverpool captaincy. The idea that Gerrard would...
DESPITE the initial enthusiasm brought by the arrival of Jürgen Klopp at Anfield, there remains a sense that this is a football season yet to ignite any real passion or excitement. This can be said not just of proceedings at Liverpool, but nationally too, as the...
