Opinion

Mohamed Salah

Can Liverpool keep hold of Mohamed Salah?

Image courtesy of Four Four Tweet Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool move has worked wonders for both the player and the club. Salah himself has blossomed into a complete winger after his unsuccessful spell at Chelsea, proving his doubters wrong in the process and showing the world that he can indeed hit the ground running and put […]

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Liverpool Crest

Champions League or Premier League?

We are currently in the middle of the international break, which means no club football this weekend. Instead, various national teams will be playing each other, with some of those preparing for arguably the ultimate prize in the game this summer, the World Cup. Obviously club teams can not win the World Cup, but some […]

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The Optimist Friends of Liverpool

The ‘never been so happy after a defeat’ Optimist

What did you expect? Honestly, did anyone not see Mourinho sitting in for most of the game in a bid to frustrate Liverpool? To say it was on the cards was an understatement. What was probably more surprising was that Manchester United managed to venture out of their own half on two separate occasions and […]

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Liverpool: Klopp’s Long Game

Lately, something feels different around Liverpool Football Club. It is not just that performances are improving – although it is clear that they are. The steps being taken feel somehow measured. Since Klopp’s arrival at the helm, there has been a sense that a dial is being incrementally cranked up; it is at times so […]

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Liverpool Crest

Mohamed Salah: More Than The Best

Mohamed Salah has had many descriptions this season – The Egyptian King, The Pharaoh of Anfield, King of the Kop. These are to name but a few. He deserves them all to be fair, given his record since joining the club. So far he has thirty goals to his name in no less than thirty-six […]

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The Optimist Friends of Liverpool

The Unsurprised Optimist

Wednesday night was horrible, weren’t it? It looked like we had cracked that problem. It looked like we had overcome that speed bump. It looked we had dispelled that myth. But then West Brom and Alan Pardew came to town and pissed all over our parade. Since we were thrashed by Spurs at Wembley in […]

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The Optimist Friends of Liverpool

The back-to-being-optimistic Optimist

Look at that scoreboard. Take a minute to veer away from this page, open a new tab maybe or go on your phone, and look at the score. I’ll give you a minute, I don’t mind waiting. Ah, you’re back. Excellent. I’ll start by asking you a question then – did you expect that? I […]

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Liverpool Crest

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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John Flanagan

The Curse of Flanny Alves

For all his faults Brendan Rodger actually did a lot of good at Liverpool. OK, he signed the likes of Mario Balotelli, Iago Aspas and Fabio Borini. But he took Liverpool to their best ever Premier League finish playing football that hadn’t been seen at Anfield since the halcyon days of the later 80’s. He […]

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Man of the Match Friends of Liverpool

Matip solid as a rock as Liverpool edge past Palace

Defender Joel Matip produced a Man of the Match performance as the Reds overcame Crystal Palace 1-0 in a tight affair at Anfield. The Cameroon international was one of very few standout players as both sides left the field knowing they could have given more, yet it was the home side who picked up their […]

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