TO be a little slow, a little late. A little slow is fine. Slow to the pace but not the uptake. No requirements to catch up in a race in which you’ve already been overlapped. A little late is equally acceptable. Not being first to the party and subsequently first to...
I CAN’T lie to you, I’ve been thinking about Philippe Coutinho quite a bit. Like a relationship you’ve told yourself was completely over until you heard “your song” or smelt her perfume in a shop doorway somewhere, the abundant sense of melancholy around the little...
SEVERAL talking points have emerged in recent weeks following Liverpool’s most difficult run of fixtures in over a decade. From the underwhelming impact of some new signings to the ponderance of the midfield axis, this was a period of football which culminated in...
THE realisation of having to feel defeat again has been a sobering one over the past week or so. I had rid myself of it, exorcised it from my very being, positively reinforced by the sight of Liverpool winning games of football. Sometimes at a canter, other times on a...
I’M fascinated by time. Well, space time to be more specific. I recently attended a talk centred around Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity and general musings about string theory and time travel, something that has had me hooked for years. Without becoming too...
FIRSTLY, let’s start by getting them all out of the way… Mo Salah was devastated Liverpool scored an injury time Champions League winner on Tuesday against Paris Saint-Germain, and in his clear repulsion he unmasked his disdain for both his teammates and the...
BIG deep breath… Are you ready? Here we go. A huge month of football awaits, one many have described as possibly season defining in its infancy for Liverpool. Yet this is indicative of the levels set by this season’s quest for domestic and European supremacy....
THERE are some players you just don’t worry about. From the minute they kick a ball for the club, they project an air of calmness, of reliability in many ways. There are many examples of players down the years who have emanated such an air of placidity. Yet for every...
IN a week where Liverpool’s impressive start on the pitch continued, they were dealt a levelling blow off it. Plans to expand the use of Anfield, for sports and music events to possibly be held at the stadium in future, were halted at a Liverpool Town Hall hearing....
I CAN’T wait to get back to Anfield. I can’t wait to watch Liverpool play football again. To see this team in the flesh again is a joy to behold. To get to do it another 20 or so times this season, while absorbing the waves of positivity around the place, is a...
The Anfield Wrap’s midweek podcast discussing Liverpool’s performance against PSV and looking ahead to their fixture at the weekend against Bournemouth.
John Gibbons hosts Mike Kearney, Abigail Rudkin and Ali Gunn…
Also in the show, John speaks to Sam Davis from ‘Back Of The Net’ podcast to get the Bournemouth view