The Reds now have almost a fully-fit squad. Andy Robertson is suspended, and will miss both today and Sunday’s showdown with Chelsea. Harvey Elliott is still slowly working his way back. And, because journalists covering the club aren’t entirely competent, it’s unclear whether Divock Origi is ready. But everyone else is available. COVID-19 victims Thiago, Van Dijk, Fabinho, and Jones …
The big news since last we spoke is that the Premier League teams met on Monday and chose NOT to postpone any of the festive fixtures. Even more dramatically, the league set the standards for when matches will be postponed: if each team has at least 13 of their 25 registered PL players available, and at least one of those …
So many unknowns about this one. Biggest question is: will it happen? Most of my Twitter feed seems to think “No.” This seems a reasonable assumption, based on the fact that more than half of this weekend’s fixtures have already been postponed, and more Liverpool players are rumored to have COVID. But, I tend to think it WILL happen. There’s so much …
Eddie Howe is back in the Premier League, still managing a team whose personnel rank among the worst in the league. But this time around, his team also happen to be the richest club in the world, owned by the world’s largest petrostate. For the last two years Eddie’s current team had been managed by Steve Bruce, one of the …
The Return of a Legend. Steven Gerrard is the best Scouse player ever to play for our Scouse club. He joined the Liverpool academy at age 9, and played at Liverpool nearly all of his career (he closed it out with two quiet seasons in MLS for the LA Galaxy). With LFC he won numerous accolades and trophies, including multiple …
Most of what I said two weeks ago about Porto applies here. But moreso. We REALLY need to rotate now, and Klopp acknowledged in the presser today that his fitness team would destroy him if he failed to do so. He also said that he couldn’t rotate an entirely new 11. Based on that statement, at least some player(s) will …
The mighty Reds are rolling. Of course, two of the last four games have been against opposition that both pressed us AND played with only two central midfielders. Yum Yum. I’m no football expert, but I know enough about how to increase your chances against Liverpool to realize that those two tactical choices ain’t right — especially together. Not to …
It’s the Merseyside Derby, and narratives abound. In no particular order: The Everton manager is now Rafa Benitez, who is not only a former LFC manager, but he is a BELOVED former LFC manager. This is LFC’s first trip to Goodison since Jordan Pickford destroyed VVD’s knee, which led to destruction of Liverpool’s season. Not to mention Richarlison’s red card …
Grinding our way through the start of the holiday onslaught of fixtures. At the moment, LFC are not only coming off of two nice victories, but are also beginning to get slightly more healthy as a squad. Southampton, meanwhile are coming off of a loss to lowly Norwich City (which may have gotten the benefit of the “new manager bounce” …
2.8 million Euros. From the club’s perspective, that’s the carrot. That’s what clubs earn every time they win a group stage match this season in the Champions League. Win both of the remaining two group stage matches, and those two wins would pay nearly all of Sadio Mané’s wages for the season (or, take your pick from paying the wages …