What Do You Do With Marko Grujic?
Jurgen Klopp’s first transfer window at Liverpool in January of 2016 was one of little note. The only real ruffle the recently appointed boss made was when he spent £5.1 million to bring a young Serbian named Marko Grujic to Anfield. Little was known of Grujic outside of Serbia (where he was really impressing for […]
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Reds see off Athletic Club in Dublin friendly
Liverpool’s last pre season friendly kicked off with the evening sun beaming down in the stunning Aviva stadium, where just over 50,000 Liverpool fans belted out You’ll Never Walk Alone as their team beat Athletic Club 3-1. The Reds were quickest off the mark as Divock Origi slotted agonisingly wide of the post after amazing […]
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Greatest Transfers #8 – The Fearless Leader
Having last week talked about the impact Gary McAllister had in the heart of the midfield in 2000-2002, it’s fitting that number eight is also a midfield great at Liverpool for a host of very different reasons. It’s also apropos that he’s another Scot and, while I’m opening myself to bias accusations here, it can’t […]
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Where Are They Now? Florent Sinama-Pongolle
Even in the pre-social media days of the early 21st century, players who distinguished themselves in underage tournaments were widely touted for stardom. A prime example of this was the recipient of the Best Player award at the 2001 Under-17 World Cup, French striker Florent Sinama-Pongolle. Along with his cousin Anthony Le Tallec, the Reunion-born […]
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From the Kop Table: Premier League Season Preview Podcast
Peter Phillips is back with the first From the Kop Table of the season, looking ahead to the Premier League. Joining him today is Squawka’s Greg Johnson and The Kop HQ. Enjoy, subscribe and spread the word! https://soundcloud.com/falbros-media-group/premier-league-2017-2018-season-preview?in=falbros-media-group/sets/friendsofliverpool-com-17-18
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Season in Review: 2013/14
Brendan Rodgers had taken over Liverpool in July 2012 following the departure of Kenny Dalglish. Brendan bought into the club right away and it was easy to like him, despite his cheesiness and being seen as quite smarmy. Still, his first season brought attacking football based on possession and retention of the ball to Anfield, […]
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Defender to leave club; Barcelona to bid £107m for Philippe Coutinho
Defender reiterates desire to leave club Having returned from their pre-season training camp in France, Southampton hope that a meeting with want-away star Virgil van Dijk would lead to reconciliation but Virgil Van Dijk is still adamant he wants to join Liverpool this window despite the move breaking down several weeks ago. Van Dijk rejected […]
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Match Report: Liverpool 1-1 Atletico Madrid
Frequently last season Liverpool played sides whose sole aim was to frustrate them. So often we faced teams that would sit on the edge of their own 18 yard box and constrict the pitch, before trying to hit Liverpool on the break and scoring. It took us until March to figure out this problem and […]
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Liverpool Squad Numbers: The Number 21
Today’s squad number is a slightly obscure one. The number 21 isn’t one that is steeped in history at Liverpool Football Club, nor did it become synonymous with a certain legend during the invincible years. But over the last decade there has been one Brazilian quietly going about his business with the XXI on his […]
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Van Dijk to force move while Barcelona bid rejected
Southampton’s Van Dijk ready to force £60m Liverpool move According to Liverpool Echo, Virgil van Dijk will have crunch talks with Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino as he tries to push through a transfer to Liverpool. Van Dijk has already made it clear to Pellegrino that he wants to join Liverpool thus he was told to […]
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