ALL week it had never been far away from the lips of pundits and the fingertips of football writers. The Reds, so the oft-repeated line went, were facing a living nightmare by heading for a tough-looking away at Brighton with only one senior centre back at full...
BEFORE 4pm on Sunday, doubts still lingered about one of Liverpool’s Brazilian trio. Roberto Firmino has been integral to The Reds’ high intensity playing style under Jürgen Klopp. Alisson Becker has earned widespread recognition for his contribution to Liverpool’s...
WELL, what a week that was. The Reds picked themselves off the Parisian floor (no doubt finding a writhing Neymar there) and met two difficult games head on. Both went to the wire and needed as much “stugots” as skill to see them off. We also saw the...
THEY say good things come to those who wait. Those of us who queue for hours in lines at the post office will disagree, or when you wait for two hours to get a table at a posh restaurant only to get served something that looks like an old shoe drizzled with marmite...
“I THINK it’s fair to say that the Premier League is a tough league.” They were the words of Naby Keita, talking to the official Liverpool FC magazine this week, discussing the difficulties of adapting to a new team in a new league, and a new home in a new country....
The signing of Alisson Becker from AS Roma took Liverpool’s total of Brazilians to three, with the earlier signing of Fabinho and the increasingly popular Roberto Firmino — with all expected to play a crucial part in a solid-looking spine for The Reds this...
THE promised land of post-World Cup transfer activity has arrived. Before the tournament had kicked off, the club communicated through local journalists that deals would be done once it had concluded. After weeks of talk of it coming “home”, followed by...
KYIV, the capital of Ukraine. An almost Orwellian-like civilisation steeped in tradition yet still evidently bearing the scars of past troubles. The suburban communities that surround the more familiar European city ambience near the Olympic Stadium were amassed in...
Before TAW’s crew are even back from Kiev, Liverpool FC have been very busy indeed. They have this evening announced the signing of midfielder Fabinho from AS Monaco for approximately £43m and started their summer business early. Fabinho would appear to suit...
