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For Liverpool, Next Season Starts Now

admin Analysis, LFC Match Reports May 14, 2021

I’m not saying last night was massively stressful, but at one point my Apple Watch asked me if I’d had a fall and I hadn’t moved off the couch. My dad has never liked watching Liverpool play against Manchester United, such is the level ...Read More

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A Fight For The Soul Of Football

admin Analysis May 3, 2021

There’s something odd about the fact that Manchester United supporters chose to launch their protest on a weekend when there was a social media blackout around football, but also something rather fitting. The fans that broke into Old Trafford and stood on the steps ...Read More

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Liverpool Need To Sign A Finisher

admin Analysis April 26, 2021

In the wake of our 1-1 draw with Leeds United, I posited on Twitter that, sometimes, we had to be able to win a game 1-0. The match against the Yorkshire side had been fairly evenly matched, even though we should have put the ...Read More

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European Super League – A Plague On All Our Houses

admin Analysis April 20, 2021

I want to make clear from the very start of this piece that I am completely against the European Super League. It is an abomination and I hope that it completely falls apart and fails as an enterprise. This article is not a defence ...Read More

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Liverpool’s Target Is Now Clear

admin Analysis, LFC Match Reports April 15, 2021

Decent on the night but ultimately disappointing. Enough about my Tinder bio, let’s talk about Liverpool and the manner in which our performances against Real Madrid across the two legs of the Champions League quarter-final were something of a microcosm of our season. In ...Read More

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The Jekyll & Hyde Of Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool

admin Analysis, LFC Match Reports April 7, 2021

I’ve mentioned in previous pieces that I’ve written on this site that the key phrase for this season will be ‘mitigating circumstances’. Whenever pundits or people that are supposed to know about football talk about Liverpool’s campaign, ask ‘what’s gone wrong’ and don’t immediately ...Read More

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Ok. Ok. What’s Next?

admin Analysis March 29, 2021

The international break was perfectly timed for many, given the sense that we’d all just watched too much football. The contracted nature of this season in combination with Liverpool’s poor form meant that watching matches felt more like a chore than a joy. The ...Read More

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Is 2020-2021 The Season We All Abandon Superstitions?

admin Analysis March 22, 2021

The vast majority of football fans that I know have their own superstitions when it comes to the match. Some will not wear certain clothes if they have the club crest on or are made up of club colours. Others will only wear specific ...Read More

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Sadio Misfiring But Jota Is Back

admin Analysis, LFC Match Reports March 16, 2021

It’s impossible to think of last night’s win over Wolverhampton Wanderers and not mention what happened to Rui Patricio. The goalkeeper was taken out by his own onrushing defender and the match was stopped for a worrying amount of time. The good news is ...Read More

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Jürgen Klopp Isn’t Immune From Criticism

admin Analysis March 7, 2021

Before I go any further, let me be absolutely clear that I think that Jürgen Klopp is a genius. Whilst he’d be able to do what Pep Guardiola has done if given that budget, I don’t think that the Spaniard could do what Klopp ...Read More

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