JUST prior to England’s 4-0 win over Kosovo on Sunday, our own Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain took centre stage. Chamberlain’s international career began seven and a half years ago, in a 1-0 win over Norway – incidentally Roy Hodgson’s first game as England manager. He...
“LET’S start a new way. This is the perfect moment. “I don’t know everything but I am a good listener. I will go to Melwood and see what works and what doesn’t.” Roughly four years and one month ago, Jürgen Klopp sat down for his first press conference as Liverpool...
WHETHER we like it or not, modern football and social media go hand in hand. From footballers using it to celebrate or commiserate, and thank the fans for their support either way – even if you’re Granit Xhaka – to the official Premier League’s Twitter...
A LOT of things go through the mind of a football supporter in the buildup to a game. There’s usually a cycle between complete confidence and nail-biting nervousness, in no particular order, and like it or not a lot of that can rest upon the announcement of the...
THERE must have been a few of us. When the camera panned to Adam Lallana stripping off, I almost gave up all hope that Liverpool would get something from the game. It’s funny what time does to perception. I fully expected Lallana to come on, chew the ball, and...
AH, the international break’s back. If, like myself, you’re lucky enough to be able to chat wham about your football club for a living, the international break is just that – a chance to switch off until the real football is returns. There will be others –...
IN December 1995, football’s transfer market was changed forever. After five years of battling against his club, the country’s football association and UEFA, Jean Marc-Bosman won his case which would allow football players to move to another club for free upon the...
“SOMETIMES you need luck. “I was lucky today and the goalkeeper was unlucky. Sometimes you need those kind of moments.” You’d do well to find a single football supporter who didn’t believe that the circumstances leading to Liverpool’s winning goal...
SOME things can’t be quantified in football. Stats certainly have their place in football, but there are some things that stats can’t prove. VAR probably has its place in football – despite weekly evidence that can be used to the contrary – but there are...
THE grass isn’t always greener on the other side. A phrase I used in this column last Monday in reference to some former Liverpool players who weren’t having the same nice time that the current crop of Reds are, which it could be argued was down to the way they left...
The Anfield Wrap’s post-match reaction podcast after Southampton 2 Liverpool 3, a result that puts Liverpool 8 points clear at the top of the Premier League.
John Gibbons hosts Adam Melia, Rob Gutmann and Steve Graves.
