Month: May 2017
Clyne Injured as Liverpool makes summer signing
Clyne to miss Scotland game due to injury Liverpool defender Nathaniel Clyne has been ruled out of England’s World Cup qualifier against Scotland next month with a back injury. England manager Gareth Southgate confirmed that the right-back would miss the game against Scotland on June 10 and a friendly with France three days later after […]
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Ward’s Wembley Glory & Heysel Disaster Tributes
Ward a penalty hero again Loanee Danny Ward was once again a penalty hero for his adoptive club, Huddersfield Town, as his save in the Playoff Final shootout helped them gain the lucrative promotion to the Premier League. Having saved two penalties in the Semi-Final, Ward kept one out at Wembley, when he dived low […]
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40 Years On, Legends Meet Fans To Celebrate Rome ’77
Thursday, 25th May 2017 saw the anniversary of one of the most famous nights in the history of Liverpool Football Club. It was 40 years since The Reds overcame Borussia Mönchengladbach in Rome, to claim their first European Cup. The match, which coincidentally shares the date with Liverpool’s most recent European triumph in 2005, was […]
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Liverpool v Middlesbrough: Match Analysis
In my last tactical analysis, Liverpool´s attacking struggles vs Southampton, I explained the reasons why Liverpool were not capable of breaking a very solid Southampton defensive unit, and Middlesbrough arrived at Anfield with a similar mentality, to avoid losing another match despite being relegated already. Middlesbrough’s defensive shape was normally a 4-5-1, but it changed […]
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The Worst XI – The Hungarian disaster in net
Now we have all of the nominations out of the way, it is time to finally reveal each member of the Friends of Liverpool Reader’s Choice Worst XI of All Time Ever in History. Still need to work on that title. We start as we did with the nominations – in goal. You may remember […]
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Liverpool U19s finish sixth as Liverpool midfielder receives offers
Liverpool U19s finish sixth in Stemwede tournament Liverpool U19s ended their academy season for 2016-17 after losing 3-2 to Werder Bremen in the fifth place play-off match. The young Reds eventually finished sixth in the 10 team Volksbank Cup in Stemwede, Germany. Neil Critchley’s side won this tournament on their last visit in 2015, but […]
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Season in Review: 2004/05, Part Two
The next game which could shape our season was the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park. Benitez decided to rest players following their midweek exertions in the Champions League. The performance was befitting of the attitude. On a wet, dreary early afternoon in Walton, the reds were depressing to watch. A solitary goal from Lee Carsley, […]
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Liverpool Legends reminisce of Rome ’77 at 40th Anniversary Dinner
Liverpool fans gathered in their numbers outside the Hilton Hotel in the city on Thursday evening, with the knowledge that four club legends would be making an appearance. Many of the Anfield faithful could grab a quick photo with Ray Clemence, Joey Jones, Phil Neal and Terry McDermott as they made their way into the […]
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Transfer Special: Who are realistic targets for Liverpool this summer
With the domestic season coming to a close, focus has inevitably begun shifting towards the Summer Transfer Window. With teams wanting to get their business done sooner rather than later, expect plenty of deals to be confirmed before the window officially opens on June 9th. Liverpool will be no different, as Jurgen Klopp showed last […]
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Season in Review: 2004/05, Part One
So with this season over, and having picked apart the first team from back to front over the past couple of weeks, I’ve found myself at a bit of a loose end. For a week or so now I have been wracking my brains trying to think about what I could do with myself over […]
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