The next in line of Liverpool Football Club’s longest-ever string of “biggest games of the season.” Or maybe not. In 2018-19, the Reds walked a similar tightrope for the last several months of the season, albeit in fewer competitions. But this time, because there are more competitions, there have been more opportunities to slip. More opportunities to fail. So far, …
This is the most important match of the season. Last time out against Newcastle, I mocked Eddie Howe a bit. Truth is, I’ve never thought he was a bad manager, in general. He’s just a bad manager if you want to take a weak or mediocre Premier League team and play against Liverpool. Because Eddie Howe wants his team to …
The Blues/Toffees/Bitters are struggling. They still sit on the edge of potential relegation, in 17th place, and just one point above Burnley. They have 29 points from 31 games. Worse yet is their record away from home, where they have won 1, drawn 3, and lost 11 (6 points from 15 matches). The clichė tells us the form book is …
Fuck the fucking fuckers. For the more than two decades, Liverpool fans tried to comfort themselves with fading memories of past glory, while United fans cavorted in the sun. During most of those two decades, when this fixture approached, LFC supporters could only hang onto the schadenfreudic hope that our club could spoil United’s current run toward another title. And, …
Biggest Match of the Year We’ve been in “every game is a cup final” mode for quite some time now. But this cup final is bigger than the others. I’m guessing there are few LFC fans who would be unwilling to trade this year’s League Cup win over Chelsea for a victory tomorrow. Some would probably also give up LFC’s …
And now comes the season-ending “run-in.” This one is special. This one is why we watch sports. We hope that some day, somehow, our team will have the opportunity to achieve greatness. Compete for the Big One. But, LFC’s current quest goes well beyond the “regular” dream of having your sports team win a title. This season, the Reds seek …
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 …
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. They smell blood, and they smell trophies. We know this team are capable of winning 17 in a row. They have done that. We know they can win 24 out of 25 league matches. They have done that. They are at their best when believing that their backs are against the walls. They are …
The next version of the biggest match of the year. With the team in good form and fitness (despite finally picking up an injury in the form of a sprained ankle for Diogo Jota), the momentum leads to more optimism from me that the Premier League title race is not quite over. Sure, we need to be just about perfect …