Many in the LFC Twitterverse were dismayed that Klopp heavily rotated the lineup for Southampton. I was delighted, but not at all surprised. After most of the preferred starters played close to 120 minutes in a physically and emotionally draining FA Cup Final on Saturday, the Southampton came too quickly for those players to recover sufficiently. Sports science dictated that Klopp needed to change the lineup. A lot.
“They can have more enjoyable moments in a week of football than we’ve had in 30 years. Everton are the most miserable club to support in this country. A combination of us being unable to have any high whatsoever compounded by them getting football miracles on a weekly basis season after season.” – Anonymous Evertonian This outstanding insight from a …
Thanks so much to Mari Lewis of The Liverpool Offside for penning these fantastic words about the amazing experience of following Liverpool Football Club during this era.
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, …
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 …
I have always stood firmly on the “full support” side of the Naby Keïta dividing line among LFC supporters. The guy’s had a really bad injury history, but when he’s been on the pitch he’s been really exciting. And, not only does his playing style delight my eyes, but Naby has consistently outperformed his LFC midfield teammates in virtually all …
That shot seemed to defy what I thought I knew about physics. The ball appeared to go down toward the ground, then started to rise — all without ever actually TOUCHING the ground. And, it turns out that I wasn’t the only one wondering/debating whether that ball ever hit the ground. After reading all of these comments, I don’t feel …
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/
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 …
A few words about Chelsea v. City. Pundits and fanbases are so fickle. What have you done for me lately is everything, and we all tend to overreact to what we have just seen. Recency bias is strong among football watchers. Thus, we should be unsurprised that Chelsea is currently the fashionable choice to win the Premier League. And, to be fair, …