Author: Dean Mannion
Rampant Reds Merciless in Maribor
The long wait for a return to the Champions League has so far been a bit of a damp squib for Liverpool. Two games have heralded as many points and the feeling amongst Liverpool fans at the minute surrounding the Champions League campaign so far has been one of disappointment. Not only was it the […]
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The Genuine Optimist
We all knew what he would do. We all knew he would come to Anfield and sit 11 men behind the ball. We all knew he would try to counter attack us using pace and power. We all knew he would ping it to Lukaku on the halfway for him to hold up and bring […]
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Unyielding United Grab Desired Point
Three things are certain in this life; death, taxes and a Jose Mourinho team defending for their lives at Anfield. When he brought his Manchester United side to Liverpool on Saturday afternoon it seemed obvious that Mourinho would again be playing for a draw. They dynamic had changed since the 0-0 draw from the same […]
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FoL on… Our Greatest Memories vs. Manchester United
There’s no doubt about it – this is a massive game. Ask any Liverpool for THE game they look for when the fixtures are published in June and 75% of them will you tell it’s this one, Manchester United at Anfield. Not only is this probably the biggest game in our season, it is probably […]
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The Post-International Optimist
Let’s get one thing out of the way – international weeks are shit. The add absolutely nothing to football apart from the chance to be entertained during the summer and something to moan about once a month before Christmas. Nobody actually enjoys international games anymore and if you say you do, then you’re a liar. […]
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Season in Review: 2001/02
Exceeding the achievements they had accomplished the season before was always going to be hard for Liverpool. They had gone from also-rans in the race for the Premier League and missing out on Champions League qualification on the last day of the season, to finding the cutting edge they had lacked in 1999/00 to complete […]
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The Internal Battle for Optimism
Spartak was a one-off. They were poor and decided they’d sit off against us. They knew they couldn’t beat us by playing football due to a build-up of injuries, poor fitness levels and lack of confidence. We had plenty of chances but it was just an off night. Anyone can have them and they usually […]
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Wasteful Reds Held Again
There was a sense of what should have been for Liverpool coming away from Moscow on Tuesday night. We were by far and away the better side, and had created most of the chances in the game. We had managed to score but nobody was talking about a deserved three points or a wonderfully worked […]
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Stiff Spartak Contain Klopp’s Reds
Match day one proved to be a minor disappointment for Liverpool. Sevilla are a decent side and a draw was probably a good result on the face of it. However the anticipation of the opening Champions League fixture after waiting so long to see the return of Europe’s premier competition to Anfield meant that anything […]
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Hard not to be the optimist
Let’s cut the shit – we were deservedly beaten on Tuesday against Leicester City. We had a very good first half but you don’t win football matches if you play well and don’t score. Leicester came out reinvigorated, with a player like Shinji Okazaki, who will run and be a general pain in the arse […]
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