STINGS that. And I couldn’t give a fuck about what the papers say, and Twitter can go fuck itself, we weren’t bad today, anyway… Loris Karius: 7 Stupidly good one on one block save in the first half, handling good, kicking OK in a bad wind, can see...
IT’S a two home games in a week, week. The Southamptons are coming to ours on Wednesday night and then the Wolverhampton Wanderers are here on Saturday. These aren’t the type of foes to stir memories of classic contests or to get the juices fully flowing. But they are...
John Gibbons and Neil Atkinson look back at an action packed Premier League weekend, with a little help from their friends. After four staright league defeats, Southampton bounced back with an impressive 3-0 win against Leicester City, just in time for a trip to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
IN the wake of Liverpool’s draw with Southampton at the weekend predictable rumours began to emerge that Jürgen Klopp was interested in signing Virgil van Dijk at the earliest opportunity. Just as predictable were the moans that followed: “Can’t we sign players from a...
Neil Atkinson hosts this week’s free podcast as Gareth Roberts, Ian Salmon and Rob Gutmann dissect Liverpool’s 0-0 draw away at Southampton. Could changes have come sooner? Does it feel like two dropped points? Who were the stand out performers? The...
Changing Expectations As Reds Fly: The Anfield Wrap
Neil Atkinson hosts John Gibbons, Sean Rogers and Ian Salmon. We discuss what constitutes a good season from this point, what Liverpool need to go right on and off the pitch to achieve this success and the ever looming contract situation.
Also in the show Neil chats to Dave Lynch about his substack….
