Day: 9 April 2018
How Relying On Counter-pressing Will Help Liverpool Reach the Champions League semi finals
It is time now for the 2nd leg of our Champions League tie against Manchester City. As we all know we beat them 3-0 at home last week, a result that even our most optimistic fans might not have expected. Regarding player availability it looks like Salah will be fit enough, but others are still […]
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Key Talking Points From The Most Meaningless Merseyside Derby In Recent History
Goodison Park, Liverpool – This Merseyside Derby will be forgotten very quickly. Sandwiched in between two of the most important games in the club’s recent history, you’ll be hard done finding a more meaningless derby than the one that took place on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp made six changes from the side that crushed Manchester City […]
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Loris Karius is now a Clean Sheet King for Liverpool
It was one of the worst Merseyside derbies for years, however, the 0-0 scoreline reflected fantastically on one certain individual. Loris Karius has had a very eventful footballing career since joining Liverpool FC from Mainz two years ago. When he signed he was meant to be the long-term replacement for the unreliable Simon Mignolet. After […]
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Everton 0-0 Liverpool Player Ratings: A dull Merseyside Derby gives light to few outstanding performances
Everton Jordan Pickford – 8 Was Everton’s best player by a country mile and that sums up Everton’s afternoon and the match as a whole – he produced a couple of great saves in the first half to deny Solanke and Milner, giving the on-looking Gareth Southgate plenty to contemplate. Seamus Coleman – 6 A […]
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Premier League week 33 round-up: Spoils are shared in drab Merseyside derby
In the history of Merseyside Derbies, Saturday’s damp squib at Goodison Park will barely even be a footnote. A weakened Liverpool side showed none of the fluidity and energy that has seen them draw so many plaudits under Jurgen Klopp, understandably so with Tuesday’s Champions League date in Manchester to come. Everton didn’t have the […]
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Weakened Liverpool clearly had an eye on Manchester City and the Champions League in Merseyside Derby draw
A Merseyside Derby is never a small fixture. Regardless of what is going on outside of these games they are always massive games for both clubs involved, make no mistake about that. That being said Jurgen Klopp found himself in the tricky, but appreciated, position of having a Champions League quarter-final second leg to prepare […]
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Ins and outs: potential transfers for Liverpool in the summer
Although the Premier League title is out of reach, this has been a great season for Liverpool, and with a Champions League quarter-final still to look forward to, Jürgen Klopp’s dynamic team could yet deliver us more highs. Beyond this season, however, there is work to be done in strengthening the squad and preparing for […]
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Player Analysis: James Milner’s example should be followed by his Liverpool teammates
James Milner, generally known for being one of the most boring footballers around (so much so he spawned his own Twitter account) is one of the key reasons Jurgen Klopp is succeeding this season. A lot of the credit has gone to the front three of Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane but Milner […]
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