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” …
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 …
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 …
Last week I noted that West Ham could move ahead of LFC in the table with a win. This week the same is true for Arsenal. This makes this game feel more important to me than it actually is. Regardless of tomorrow’s outcome, LFC will still remain in title contention. But, lose tomorrow, and the Reds will face a tremendous …
If West Ham win tomorrow, they will pass LFC in the Premier League table. So far, West Ham have had a very nice season. They sit fourth in the table, with their only defeats coming to Man United and Brentford. They had a nice 4-1 win in the second match of the season against Leicester City (which had a red …