AMAZING who you bump into in LA. We saw Steven Gerrard, asked him for his time and he was kind enough to stop and chat with us for a few minutes about the Reds. While we tried to keep our heads together he talked about Jordan Henderson and why Liverpool fans need to...
IT has been 113 days since Steven Gerrard posted an image of the Liverpool starting line-up that scorched Real Madrid 4-0 at Anfield in March 2009 on Instagram, simply captioned “spine.” It was clumsily cropped and of low quality, but the picture smacked you square in...
GHOSTS roam the stadium in Anfield. I see them every game. I see a Kenny Dalglish-shaped apparition: arms aloft, teeth, hair, smiling like a kid. Running towards The Kop. I see Bill Shankly: be-scarfed, arms aloft, teeth clenched, jaw proud. Striding towards The Kop....
THE return to Merseyside this week of former skipper Steven Gerrard, at first sparking speculation that a Reds reunion of some sort was on the cards, brought some thoughts to mind of the short and long-term issue of the Liverpool captaincy. The idea that Gerrard would...
ASK any of the greatest Liverpool players and they will speak of the same outstanding quality among the greatest managers they have served: the ability to make a decision and stick to it. It explains why Jose Mourinho is currently viewed as vulnerable as he has ever...
NEIL ATKINSON and John Gibbons are joined by Simon Hughes to talk about the Steven Gerrard news that Simon broke today. What could his role be? What has gone on? What could the club be doing differently going forward? Steven Gerrard will always get Liverpool...
I HAD never seen Jürgen Klopp in the flesh before he was unveiled as Liverpool’s manager. And there he was: tall, powerfully limbed; dressed immaculately, making Ian Ayre — the person presenting him — look slightly inadequate suddenly. Like Liverpool...
GARETH ROBERTS, Rob Gutmann, Ian Salmon and Neil Atkinson talk about LA Galaxy’s Steven Gerrard’s latest book. Why? Who? How? All the questons you need asking…
VERSION three. I keep starting this and it comes out all wrong. I’ve tried my usual tricks of starting with a point that seems unrelated to football and then revealing the direction that I was always going in, in a frankly smart-arsed manner. I wrote a whole...
“I’ve got my UEFA B & C licences, will get A license after leaving Galaxy, enjoy coaching but favour being a manager, have to be good enough you don’t just get those jobs from being a great player, but it is the end goal (to be a manager)” FORMER...
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.
