Here is a terrific article on medium.com that explores the fascinating question of whether Liverpool’s defenders are intentionally avoiding blocks of long shots. The writer (and I) are making inferences here — no one at LFC is coming out and telling anyone what they’re doing. But, if you’d asked me even before I read this whether LFC are doing this, …
Monthly Archives: March 2022
History. The last time these two clubs met in the FA Cup, the game was a semi-final, scheduled for April 15, 1989, at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield. The most infamous date in English football history. Ninety-seven LFC fans lost their lives as a result of disastrously poor planning by police and stadium officials (94 that day, plus another three who …
This run-in is already intense. But from here on out, it could go up to 11. Tomorrow when we wake up, we will find out who we face in the Champions League quarter finals. This draw will also determine the bracket for the semis. In other words, this is the last draw. This draw is random — there is no …
Jürgen Klopp at today’s press conference: “It’s final, after final, after final.” This is a grind. Tomorrow is the next most important game of the season. After that, if Liverpool do as well as they hope to, Liverpool will again be forced to face their most important game of the season 17 more times over the next 75 days. We …
The next two are huge. And I am massively worried about them. The next two Premier League matches are tomorrow at Brighton and Wednesday at Arsenal. After that, next weekend is a quarterfinal FA Cup matchup against Championship side Nottingham Forest, followed by the last international break of the season. If the Reds get the full six points from these …
A European Night at Anfield. Another ACTUAL elimination game. The most important game of the season. The Reds walk into this one with an almost-safe 2-0 lead. This lead will create a few interesting dynamics for this game. For one, depending on which team scores first, the FEELING of the match will alter in far more dramatic fashion than it …
On April 6, 2021, Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 3-1 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal in Madrid. This loss came as no surprise to LFC supporters. LFC played without any fit senior center backs, as they did throughout the second half of the 2020-21 season. The match, like almost all others that season, was behind closed doors. …
The Reds are on the march, but they could find this part of the march to be a bit of a slog. The win on Sunday was glorious, but it was also quite hard-fought. The high tempo and physical and emotional intensity of that match, along with the endorphin-rich high of the celebration, will naturally lead to a significant come …