Author: Philip Shanko
Key Talking Points After Liverpool Rout West Ham
Anfield, Liverpool – Another day, another rout. Based off recent form, most people (probably West Ham fans too) would have predicted Liverpool to pick up a convincing victory against The Hammers; and that’s exactly what happened. Jurgen Klopp named an almost unchanged line-up from the team that hammered Porto just 10 days prior, with Matip […]
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Key Talking Points after Liverpool’s 5-0 Rout of Porto
Estádio do Dragão, Porto – Wow. When the draw was initially made for the Champions League Round of 16 and Liverpool was matched up with Porto, most thought this would be a fairly even tie. They were facing the Portuguese leaders, unbeaten in domestic play this season and having only lost 2 home games in […]
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Key Talking Points After Liverpool’s 2-0 Win Over Southampton
St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton – Another strangely regular un-Liverpool performance this season. Travelling to the South Coast to play against a relegation-threatened side, off the back of rivals Arsenal and Manchester United suffering defeats. This match was almost tailor-made for the Reds to slip up, but they did nothing of the sort. It only took […]
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Key Talking Points From Liverpool’s Comfortable 3-0 Victory Over Huddersfield
Kirklees Stadium, Huddersfield – How quickly moods can change in football. If you took a peak at the atmosphere surrounding Liverpool Football Club after back-to-back defeats against West Brom and Swansea, you would be forgiven for thinking it was a club in crisis. Patience with the owners, players, and even the manager had run out […]
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Key Talking Points After Liverpool’s Chaotic 3-2 Loss To West Brom
Anfield, Liverpool – One of the most bizarre matches you’ll ever see. Following the abject display put on show at the Liberty stadium last week, Liverpool were given a terrific opportunity to bounce back as they hosted West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup. There were three changes made to the side that was defeated […]
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Key Talking Points After Liverpool’s Dreadful Display In Wales
Liberty Stadium, Swansea – Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy. When you’re Liverpool Football Club and a game against the league’s top side is immediately followed by a game against the league’s bottom side, talk of an expectation subversion is rampant. Indeed, in the wake of the scintillating win over Manchester City last Sunday, pundits and […]
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Key Talking Points After Liverpool’s Thrilling Win Over Manchester City
Anfield, Liverpool – Days like these make football special. Unbeaten Manchester City travelled to Anfield to take on a Liverpool team missing new signing Virgil Van Dijk and still coming to terms with the recent departure of Philippe Coutinho. With Pep Guardiola’s team receiving unequivocal praise all season long and even being labelled as the […]
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Key Talking Points After Liverpool’s Derby Victory
Anfield, Liverpool – Derby days bring the best memories. Some are known for their scuffles, some for their magic, and others for an individual moment. Friday’s derby saw the latter come to fruition as Virgil Van Dijk became an instant hit with the Anfield faithful. After Gylfi Sigurdsson’s lovely finish cancelled out James Milner’s penalty, […]
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Key Talking Points After Liverpool’s 2-1 Victory Over Burnley
Turf Moor, Burnley – Only two days after securing a crucial and hard-fought win over Leicester City, Liverpool made the trip to Turf Moor to play one of the most notoriously tricky games of the season. Jurgen Klopp made a staggering seven changes to the side that played at the weekend, as injuries and fatigue […]
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Key Talking Points After Liverpool’s 2-1 Victory Over Leicester City
Anfield, Liverpool – This weekend saw the final round of fixtures for the year 2017. And although the title race is pretty much already wrapped up, how any of the other 19 teams place is anyone’s guess. Liverpool played host to Claude Puel’s Leicester City in what promised to be a tricky game. There was […]
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