Sometimes I just channel Neil Atkinson, the boss over at The Anfield Wrap.https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/2021/10/writing-manchester-united-0-liverpool-5-review/
Monthly Archives: October 2021
Have I mentioned that I hate them? Narratives always abound when these two meet, and this time is no different. Some of those narratives are complete bullshit, but they are still narratives being told and discussed. Among them: Cristiano Ronaldo v. Mohamed Salah Ole Gunnar Solskjaer under pressure. Naby Keïta’s time at LFC is (almost) up. LFC have had the …
The Atletico game was a fun watch, but it was probably our worst performance of the season. It was the only game in which the opposition clearly outgunned us on xG (I think City may have edged xG, but for all practical purposes that match was an xG draw). We even failed to control the game after Atletico went down …
Atletico are the bad boys of European football. If Al Davis had run a soccer team, one would expect it to play like Atletico. Their manager dresses exclusively in black, has a scruffy face with a scruffy beard, and encourages his players to cheat. Their current striker — Luis Suarez — is a perfect match made in hell for this club. …
I believe tomorrow is a huge match for LFC. The games on the horizon – Champions League against Atletico Madrid and then a visit to Old Trafford – are obviously the blockbusters. Most of the media and fan attention will be focused on those future matches. But for our title hopes, I think tomorrow’s match is bigger. Thirty-eight league games …
Early season battles against top rivals always feel bigger than they are. The reality is that only three points are at stake, as in every league match. The reality is that win, lose, or draw, the title race will still very much be on. The reality is that it’s too early in the season to know whether these particular points will be meaningful …