This one feels tricky. The Reds are on the march and on a high. They have a fully fit squad for the first time in my memory. They are alive in all competitions. The Africans are back. New signing Luis Díaz appears to be a perfect fit with the team both tactically and off the pitch. Every match at the …
Jürgen Klopp hammers the message into his troops that the NEXT game is the most important of the season. For probably the only time since I’ve started watching Liverpool, that message actually feels close to accurate from the big-picture perspective of an LFC fan. The Reds are still competing on four fronts, and they are hungry for trophies. For the …
For me, this game feels too important. Title hopes for both of these teams, which shone brightly only two weeks ago, now appear to be sputtering in a pool of their own hot wax. For both, failure to win tomorrow would extinguish all reasonable aspirations to win this season’s Premier League. Manchester City currently sit 12 points clear of Liverpool. …
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 …
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 …
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” …