by Neil Atkinson | Dec 26, 2015 | Footie
HOW much fun was that? Just about the most fun we’ve had at Anfield for some time. Liverpool showed tactical nous and passed the ball quickly with real tempo. The atmosphere was terrific as well, a Boxing Day crowd rising to the performance of the players....
by Neil Atkinson | Dec 20, 2015 | Footie
WHO do you get in touch with? Liverpool abject. Watford excellent. Softest opener, though let me see lads around the ref. Softest second, Martin Skrtel bullied into obsolescence, the finish from Odion Igahlo divine. Softest third, Emre Can making it too easy and then...
by Neil Atkinson | Dec 18, 2015 | Footie
CHELSEA supporters love Jose Mourinho. They love the absolute bones of him. They will sing his name on Saturday at their game. They will say things on social media that will be mocked because they are deemed over the top or too emotional. They will be angry with their...
by Neil Atkinson | Dec 13, 2015 | Footie
SION no possible reviews. West Brom 23 different reviews. There’s an awareness watching the game now that there need to be words. They can be words of love or words of anger or words of storytelling or words of analysis but there need to be words. The match...
by Neil Atkinson | Dec 10, 2015 | Footie
LIVERPOOL face Sion in black kits. Sion red; red and starred. Liverpool dark and trim. The darkness sweeping around the place. The pit. The pit. The game starts. The selection. We can’t go on like this. That’s what you think. Questioning. How did we? The...
by Neil Atkinson | Dec 6, 2015 | Footie
LIVERPOOL were not at the races. Liverpool looked at times like they had forgotten about the races. They weren’t complacent. They were off the pace all over the pitch. There are very few whose mind and body were what they needed to be. Joe Allen, perhaps, was...
by Neil Atkinson | Dec 2, 2015 | Footie
IT was a significantly weaker Liverpool 11 than expected. It was a significantly stronger Liverpool performance than anticipated. The Reds. Mustard again. For 10 minutes the Reds were abject. For 80 minutes the Reds were majestic. The Reds were mustard again. The Reds...
by Neil Atkinson | Dec 1, 2015 | Footie
THE League Cup can provide magic from nowhere. This is my favourite thing about it. It can become a laugh — Clinton Morrison showed how that is meant to work; it can spiral out of control — Arsenal can come to Anfield and score six; it can supply a sudden...
by Neil Atkinson | Nov 29, 2015 | Footie
IN writing about Swansea City you are also writing about Bordeaux. Which is hugely convenient as there wasn’t a review of Bordeaux. There wasn’t a review of Bordeaux because pretty suddenly I wasn’t at all well. Aching joints, sweating profusely,...
by Neil Atkinson | Nov 25, 2015 | Footie
IN writing about Bordeaux at home in the Europa League you are writing about Swansea City at home in the Premier League. Because you know, don’t you. You know aspects of the study that shows the impact Europa League games has can be hotly disputed but you also...
