Where are they now? – Raul Meireles
It’s fair to say that Roy Hodgson’s transfer market record during his fleeting tenure as Liverpool manager left a lot to be desired. The ex-Fulham boss deemed Christian Poulsen, Milan Jovanovic, and Paul Konchesky to be of a good enough standard to wear the famous red shirt, but the trio would go down in folklore […]
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A Season in Review: 1999/00
Gerard Houllier in 1998/99 was largely seen as a man who had barged his way into Roy Evans’ job, managing to oust him and proceeding to take the club to one of its worst finish’s in the Premier League era. Going into the 1999/00 season, Houllier still had plenty to prove. At the beginning of […]
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Season Review Part Two: Defenders
Another problem area for the Reds this season was once again a struggling defence, which unquestionably overshadowed Liverpool’s incredible attacking displays. The final league table standings epitomize the lackluster back four performances, with Liverpool boasting the second-worst defensive record out of the top five, with 42 goals conceded. There have however been some spirited performances, […]
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Season Review Part One: Goalkeepers
A Liverpool FC goalkeeper; the position is seemingly one that nobody wants to keep hold of. It’s only ever been bad news since fan favourite Pepe Reina was sold a long, long time ago, with the club having goalkeeping issues from then on. However, manager Jurgen Klopp is unquestionably satisfied with the two men at […]
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Assessing Liverpool’s potential Champions League play-off opponents
Liverpool lie two matches away from reaching the Champions League group stage, having missed out on the competition entirely in the last two seasons; and on the same weekend that they secured their place in the play-offs, results around Europe also went in their favour as it became clear that they would be seeded for […]
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RESULTS: Liverpool’s Player of the Season
And the results are in. The winner of last week’s player of the season poll was none other than Sadio Mane with 57% of the vote. The official Liverpool FC Player of the Season has now picked up the highly acclaimed Friends of Liverpool Player of the Season award. The winger was the clear front-runner […]
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Clyne Injured as Liverpool makes summer signing
Clyne to miss Scotland game due to injury Liverpool defender Nathaniel Clyne has been ruled out of England’s World Cup qualifier against Scotland next month with a back injury. England manager Gareth Southgate confirmed that the right-back would miss the game against Scotland on June 10 and a friendly with France three days later after […]
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Ward’s Wembley Glory & Heysel Disaster Tributes
Ward a penalty hero again Loanee Danny Ward was once again a penalty hero for his adoptive club, Huddersfield Town, as his save in the Playoff Final shootout helped them gain the lucrative promotion to the Premier League. Having saved two penalties in the Semi-Final, Ward kept one out at Wembley, when he dived low […]
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40 Years On, Legends Meet Fans To Celebrate Rome ’77
Thursday, 25th May 2017 saw the anniversary of one of the most famous nights in the history of Liverpool Football Club. It was 40 years since The Reds overcame Borussia Mönchengladbach in Rome, to claim their first European Cup. The match, which coincidentally shares the date with Liverpool’s most recent European triumph in 2005, was […]
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Liverpool v Middlesbrough: Match Analysis
In my last tactical analysis, Liverpool´s attacking struggles vs Southampton, I explained the reasons why Liverpool were not capable of breaking a very solid Southampton defensive unit, and Middlesbrough arrived at Anfield with a similar mentality, to avoid losing another match despite being relegated already. Middlesbrough’s defensive shape was normally a 4-5-1, but it changed […]
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