by Gareth Roberts | Jan 24, 2017 | Footie
LIKE anything in life, so much of football is played out in the head. We expect miracles from players every time they take to the pitch but there are a million and one reasons why that can’t always be the case. Top of the list: footballers are human. Just like...
by The Anfield Wrap | Jan 23, 2017 | Footie
ON February 28, 2016 Liverpool played Manchester City in the League Cup final. Not being a season ticket holder it was only the third final I had managed to get a ticket for. I had never seen Liverpool lift any silverware in the flesh, after witnessing us get beat by...
by John Gibbons | Jan 13, 2017 | Footie
I COULDN’T really be arsed going to Southampton. This was the hardest one yet. I think about the players. It’s easy for fans really, you pick and choose a bit and if you don’t fancy it, you don’t go. You still watch of course, but in the warm and...
by Adam Smith | Jan 12, 2017 | Footie
‘LIVERPOOL Football Club exists to win trophies’. That’s the old adage, first espoused by Bill Shankly back in the 1960s. I completely agree. I also agree with a lot of what Phil Blundell wrote in his piece yesterday. Jürgen Klopp was right to go with a strong line-up...
by Neil Atkinson | Jan 11, 2017 | Footie, Match Review
THAT should probably be all over bar the shouting. Liverpool were dreadful for the first hour of that game and they were poor for the last half an hour, but they remain in the tie. Had you offered Claude Puel and his side a one goal lead before a ball was kicked, I...
by Andy Heaton | Jan 11, 2017 | Footie
THE match ratings from Liverpool’s 1-0 first leg defeat to Southampton in the League Cup semi-final. Loris Karius: 8 Two really sharp stops and unlucky with the one that went in. Handling sharp and, one flap aside under heavy pressure (which averted a free...
by Phil Blundell | Jan 11, 2017 | Footie
I GENUINELY love the FA Cup. It’s my first footballing memory. I remember being five and watching Michael Thomas and Ian Rush bag Liverpool the cup against Sunderland in 1992. I remember being gutted in 1996 when Eric Cantona bagged a late winner. I celebrated Michael...
by Josh Sexton | Jan 10, 2017 | Footie
AHEAD of Liverpool’s visit to St Mary’s, to face Southampton in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final, we spoke to Freddie from Southampton fanzine The Ugly Inside to get the lowdown on The Reds’ upcoming opponents. Firstly, tell us a bit about...
by Rob Gutmann | Jan 10, 2017 | Footie
I’M with Jürgen Klopp. Manchester United can wait. A League Cup semi-final is a big game. The truth about winning league titles is that you absolutely cannot win all of your games. You absolutely cannot play well for the duration. The key to winning league titles is...
by Josh Sexton | Dec 2, 2016 | LFC News
Bournemouth Team News Jürgen Klopp spoke to the press at Melwood today ahead of his side’s trip to Bournemouth. He confirmed that Daniel Sturridge will not be in the squad for the game as he recovers from a calf problem. Meanwhile, Adam Lallana and Roberto...
