THIS is the third article I’ve written about Andy Robertson for The Anfield Wrap. READ – Andrew Robertson: Why Liverpool Fans Shouldn’t Scoff At Interest In Scotland’s Starlet READ – Andrew Robertson: How Scotland’s Starlet Has Established Himself...
ONCE upon a time, there was a fine football manager who went by the name of Arrigo Sacchi. He rose from relative obscurity, with no experience other than as a shoe salesman, to win his domestic league in record-breaking style, redefining high-pressing, high-pressure...
THE first time I visited Liverpool, I was 10 years old. My first game at Anfield saw Liverpool pump West Ham 6-0. My dad was pleased. Every time Kenny Dalglish came near the Anny Road end he’d pull out his camera and snap him. I remember feeling starstruck. Ian Rush...
ANDY Robertson has had a lot of media attention in the last few weeks. After first hearing The Kop singing his name against Manchester City, he’s been the go-to story for most writers and media commentators covering Liverpool. Jürgen Klopp gets a fresh question on him...
ON the The Anfield Wrap’s “Review” show after the Southampton game, host Neil Atkinson said a few things that chimed with me. Developments in recent weeks had gotten me thinking, and Neil’s words on that show offered some corroboration. In amongst the...
BEFORE taking a break from social media in 2017, I wrote a fair bit on the subject of how Liverpool’s footballing structure seemed to be quietly changing behind the scenes. I started out pissed off, talking about how the club seemed headed for a kind of half-assed...
RYAN Bertrand is a decent full-back, I think most would accept that as a given, wouldn’t they? But that wasn’t always the case. You see, in the summer of 2014, when Brendan Rodgers was said to covet Bertrand, people baulked at the notion, saying he was a no mark,...
I LIVE in rural Perthshire at the moment, in a two-horse hamlet with a little pub, and a bus stop, and not much else. The little pub shows the football, so the other night, when Bournemouth came to Anfield, I nipped in for a couple of pints to watch the Liverpool...
SINCE the dark stormy days of May — and in particular May 24th and the 6-1 reverse to Stoke — the tone of debate on Liverpool’s fortunes for the coming season has gradually grown brighter. Many will now happily tell you the winds have changed, and...
ON Sunday, May 24, Liverpool lost 6-1 to Stoke City. Remember that day? Shortly before that, on the 16th of May, they’d lost 3-1 to Crystal Palace at home. Both games had represented ‘lasts’ for Steven Gerrard, beyond the procession of ‘last...
