FOR the most part, this felt like a throwback. A sublime South American acting as the catalyst for his side’s offensive domination. Bending the ball to his will. Straining every sinew in his body to track back and turn his team around. Always there, pressing. Always...
FOOTBALL is always just about to prove you wrong. This is the most important thing it can do. Picture the scene: Rob Gutmann: I’d do Allen for Can here. Neil Atkinson: Nah. Rob Gutmann: This is a bit of a role reversal. Neil Atkinson: I just think Emre Can is...
WASN’T expecting that! Liverpool came out of the blocks with some sublime attacking play and took the game to the rightful league leaders. But we really should have been able to cope a bit better with what they had to throw back in return, regardless of the...
NEIL ATKINSON is joined by Steve Graves, Jay McKenna and Craig Hannan to discuss Liverpool’s late draw against Arsenal. Liverpool 22 Mignolet 02 Clyne Booked 04 K Touré 17 Sakho 18 Moreno 14 Henderson 23 Can (Allen – 82′ ) 07 Milner (Benteke –...
PHIL BLUNDELL has popped by the office so we immediately put him to work. He chats to John Gibbons about Liverpool’s massive game against Arsenal in the Premier League tonight. They focus on team selection, with more than one eye on Manchester United on Sunday....
THE death of hope. The January-February requiem for a season. So often the case. The ground hog campaign. It’s a very familiar cycle. August’s boundless optimism, yielding to September’s anxiety, making way to an October-November of expectation ebb...
THIS weeks Weekend Preview focusses on those setting the pace at the top of the table, expected or otherwise. Rob Gutmann is joined by Melissa Reddy, John Gibbons and Paul Senior to talk about top of the league Manchester City at Spurs, 4th place flyers Leicester...
A SHOW hosted by Rob Gutmann looking at games this weekend at Chelsea, Swansea, Southampton. Mourinho under pressure, Swansea suffering their first bad result and Southampton not yet looking like last year’s side. And what of Arsenal, Everton and Manchester...
SECOND-HALF strikes from Dominique Janssen and Jordan Nobbs saw Liverpool Ladies slip to a 2-0 home defeat with Arsenal also missing a first-half penalty. After playing a rotated side against Manchester City last weekend, and losing Becky Easton to a broken arm, there...
MONDAY night football — the scourge of the away supporter. Not for me this week though as Liverpool took on Arsenal. One perk of my current day job is that I get a chunk of summer time off. An inflexible arrangement at best for football throughout the season, my...
