The now infamous David Coote video serves to highlight football’s need to look at refereeing more deeply… WHAT do we want from referees? We know exactly what we don’t. What do refs want? Is it to be the centrepiece of the chess game? The kingmaker...
Aston Villa’s questionable tactics were brushed aside by Liverpool as Arne Slot continues to tactically outsmart the opposition… AND then there were five. Five points ahead of City. To say that this is dreamland is something of an understatement. ...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 2 Aston Villa 0 in the 2024-2025 Premier League season… FOR us, it is a double header. Last weekend, against Brighton was a great example of what this thing is about – the crowd...
A week in which the Anfield atmosphere willed Liverpool to two wins served as a reminder of the power of belief… IT’S a week to reflect on what we actually want from our lives. Have we stagnated in the confines of our own wants and needs? Has history...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 4 Bayer Leverkusen 0 in the 2024-2025 Champions League group stage… HALF time – cagey. Tight. Two good sides. Full time – Liverpool resplendent. Leverkusen despondent. One...
After an ugly first half Liverpool recovered to win a crucial three points against Brighton, but how do you dissect such a two-sided game? HOW things can change. At half time on Saturday I went onto the concourse of the Upper Kemlyn stand and seethed. I’d had...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 in the 2024-2025 Premier League season… IT’LL come when you call it. To such an extent we are defined by our own life experiences. We are defined by our...
Looking at the Ruben Amorim to Manchester United managerial move and what it means from a Liverpool fan perspective… GET ready for even more Manchester United. Everyone’s favourite social experiment. A nostalgic guilty pleasure about to go into...
Cries of corruption on social media followed more dropped points for Arsenal, as cryarsing continues to be the enemy of real injustice in football… THIRTY-SIX years ago this month I left Liverpool to go to University. Well, alright it was a Polytechnic,...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Arsenal 2 Liverpool 2 in the 2024-2025 Premier League season at The Emirates… WHAT a funny game. It’s rare to see the games be quite this discombobulating. Liverpool were much the...
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.
