IT’S a longstanding problem in the modern era of football, and one which doesn’t look like changing any time soon. Just how does a young footballer make the jump from being a star of junior football to an established player for Liverpool or any other top club? The...
Sat in the office yesterday chatting the worst Friday wham you can imagine when my colleague Gareth Roberts piped up about the Watford game at the start of the season feeling like ages ago and he had a point, but maybe not in the way he might have meant. Is 217 days...
A FEW things have happened during the past week that I wouldn’t have expected when I woke up on Saturday morning. Up towards the top of the list of unexpected events, though, was our much-maligned Croatian centre back quoting Robert Kiyosaki on his Instagram account....
“THERE’S only two things for a full back; you’re either a failed winger or a failed centre back. “No one wants to be a full back as a kid, no one wants to grow up and be a Gary Neville.” It’s hard to argue with the latter part of that statement made by Jamie...
IT’S always a special moment when a local talent tipped to come good at the football club you support does just that. There has been a buzz about Trent Alexander-Arnold for some time now — his name being touted around by those that watch Liverpool at every...
IN recent weeks there has been growing attention among Liverpool fans over Nathaniel Clyne and his long-term prospects at Liverpool. One of the most steady performers at the club since his £12.5 million arrival from Southampton in the summer of 2015, Clyne’s form has...
Trent Taking To First Team Role LIVERPOOL under-23s coach Mike Garrity believes Trent Alexander-Arnold is reaping the rewards of first team experience under Jürgen Klopp. Garrity said: “I would say it gave him a massive lift, a big surge of confidence. “It...
MY mates would tell you I’m too much of a knob to be a full-back, they’re usually a quiet bunch who keep themselves to themselves and keep things ticking along, not causing any trouble or getting drunk. I think my dark side comes from always wanting to be a centre...
HARRY Wilson believes he can be the next youngster to make his first team breakthrough at Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold became the third academy graduate to make his Premier League debut this season during Wednesday night’s 3-0 win over Middlesbrough, following in...
LOSSES bring out the worst in a fan base. All kinds of kneejerk reactions and apocalyptic predictions fill social media, writes STEPHEN MCGARTY. “It’s all over.” “We’ve been brought back down to earth.” The more sensible thinkers will, rightly, inform you that things...
The Anfield Wrap’s midweek free podcast looking back on Liverpool’s win at Anfield over Leicester City and previewing their trip to West Ham on Sunday.
John Gibbons hosts Rob Gutmann, Neil Atkinson and Beth Lindop.
