Author: Dean Mannion
Liverpool win as super Salah strikes number 40 for the season against Bournemouth
Having beaten Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday night and being drawn against Roma in the semi-final on Friday, our domestic campaign is in danger of falling into the shadow of our European exploits. Indeed, this was the case a couple of season ago when we reached the Europa League […]
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The ‘having emotional conversations with my kids at the end of May’ Optimist
How long have I been beating this drum lads? Seriously, I think I’ve been saying that this Liverpool side has been on the verge of something special for about five or six months now. And I knew it was something very special, I just couldn’t put my finger on what. I didn’t want to make […]
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Bipolar Liverpool into semis
When you have a lead so commanding, what do you do? Do you sit back and invite the opposition onto, being happy with what you have and hoping you can hold onto it? Or do you take the game to them with the mindset that attack is the best form of defence? One thing is […]
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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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My Merseyside Derby: Anfield, 16th January 2011
The Merseyside Derby holds a special place in all of our hearts. We all want to put one over our rivals and there is no greater feeling than sending Everton back across Stanley Park with their tails between their legs. I honestly believe though than you don’t feel that as much if you are not […]
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The ‘I hate to say I told you so’ Optimist
What a week. This was one of those pivotal weeks that happens only once a season. It was the type of week that could make or break a season. The type of week where everything falls into place or falls apart. This could have been a disaster for Liverpool. Crystal Palace away on Saturday in […]
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Raucous Reds Stun City
The Champions League holds a special place in all our hearts. As Liverpool fans we have been privileged to witness some amazing moments thanks to Ol’ Big Ears. The visit of Inter Milan to Anfield in 1965 was the first great European night before being followed up by Saint Ettiene in 1977, and of course […]
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Plucky Palace powerless to stop Mighty Mo and Marvellous Mane
Coming back from an international break can be a nightmare. There is a reason there are two or three before Christmas and that is because they upset the momentum of teams too much. We are at a stage in the season where momentum is everything. A week-long break for players to go away with their […]
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The Optimist: The Home Stretch
Seven games. That is all that is left of the 2017/18 season. Seven games. Seven games of which our summer planning will depend on. Seven games in which to convince our transfer targets, even our own players, that Liverpool Football Club is the place to be come August. Seven games in which we state our […]
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Season Review: 2005/06 A season which will be remembered by that FA Cup Final
After winning the Champions League the season before in May 2005 it seemed as if the only would have been down for Liverpool 2005/06. Rafa Benitez had claimed the ultimate prize in club football the season before and was tasked with improving on that feat. What could he possibly do to achieve that goal? This […]
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