Lovren faces backlash, but the Under-23s put in a better showing
Lovren contemplating his future Martin Keown has stated that Dejan Lovren will be “wondering if his Liverpool career is over”, following on from his horror show on Sunday. After being responsible for Tottenham’s opening two goals, Lovren was substituted after just half an hour in favour of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Klopp stated that this was for […]
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Lennon scores on his final MLS appearance, and Origi speaks out over Klopp
Brooks Lennon – Real Salt Lake Brooks Lennon played the full 90 minutes in what could be his last game for Real Salt Lake. Their 2-1 win over Kansas City ended up being not quite enough, as they missed out on a playoff spot by just a single point. It was a positive end for […]
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Key Talking Points From Liverpool’s Heavy Loss At Wembley
Wembley Stadium, London – Where to begin? Liverpool travelled to London off the back of a 7-0 victory in the Champions League, and they found themselves wishing they could go back to Slovenia only 12 minutes into this match. Jurgen Klopp’s men were taught a lesson by Spurs as every weakness in his side was […]
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Salah’s sole strike only positive moment in hugely disappointing Wembley display
Mohamed Salah stood out for the Reds in their 4-1 thumping at Wembley simply for scoring Liverpool’s only goal of the game. In a disastrous afternoon for the away side, the Egyptian’s 24th minute scuffed effort was the only moment of joy for the travelling fans. Spurs simply had too much firepower for Liverpool, with […]
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Player Ratings: Tottenham 4-1 Liverpool
Tottenham Hugo Lloris – 7 Not overly tested but produced a brilliant save to deny Coutinho in the second half and saved an attempt from Salah – when called upon, he delivered. Kieran Trippier – 7 Looked as if he relished this big occasion and even appeared an upgrade on Kyle Walker – solid defensively […]
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Ruthless Spurs Expose Clueless Liverpool
Two months ago Liverpool travelled to Manchester in a game similar to this looking to take all three points away from the Etihad. Manchester City had shown already they were a good side but had shown in previous games that they may have a soft underbelly. The thought of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane exploiting […]
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Premier League week 9 round-up: Liverpool self-inflict capital punishment
Anyone who has watched Tottenham over the last couple of years will know that they have some formidable attacking players who don’t require the charity of an insipid defence to help them score. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what they got from a hapless Liverpool outfit on Sunday as Spurs cruised to a second Wembley win in […]
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Match Analysis: NK Maribor – Liverpool FC 0 – 7
NK Maribor – Liverpool FC 0 – 7 With just 2 points after 2 matches Liverpool’s trip to Slovenia to play against the nation’s champions Maribor, had become a must-win mission. Sevilla – facing Spartak at Moscow – were at the top of the group with 4 points, while the Reds shared the group’s second […]
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Where Are They Now?: Igor Biscan
The 2004/05 season made heroes of several players at Liverpool who were previously regarded as fringe squad members or passengers who were dismissed as deadwood. The likes of Djimi Traore, Florent Sinama-Pongolle, Harry Kewell and Neil Mellor are certainly not amongst the finest to have pulled on the red shirt and played in front of […]
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Premier League week 9 preview: Reds are off to Wembley
Both Liverpool and Tottenham go into their Premier League clash on Sunday buoyed by excellent results in the Champions League midweek. Spurs were very good value for a 1-1 draw away to holders Real Madrid – indeed, they might count themselves slightly unlucky not to have won – while the Reds emphatically made up for […]
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