Analysis Archive

In many ways, the idea that football as a sport has an issue around morals won’t come as a shock to many people. At the top level, players and managers are paid millions of pounds a year in order to play a game that ...Read More

In the wake of the Reds’ 3-0 win over Aston Villa on Sunday, there was a picture posted online of a couple wearing Liverpool shops adorned with ‘Queen 1’ and ‘King 1’. The tweet was sneering in nature, being incredibly judgemental about the couple ...Read More

It strikes me from the outside looking in that there is a determination from the PGMOL for referees to appear as argumentative as possible. When the Video Assistant Referee system was first mooted, it was reported that Michael Oliver, one of the most respected ...Read More

The match against Chelsea was, in many ways, exactly what many of us expected it to be. On the one hand, we looked like we could score every time we went forward. On the other, we looked like we’d concede whenever Chelsea attacked. I ...Read More

I sometimes watch a pre-season match. Usually, I only do so if I have nothing else on in my life and can’t find anything more interesting to watch on tele. I approach it with the same sense of interest that I do a football ...Read More

I think it’s fair to say that my feelings on Jordan Henderson moving to Saudi Arabia have been made very clear in recent days. The Liverpool captain has chosen to betray the people that he claimed to stand up for, which is what makes ...Read More

Curtis Jones’ performances and success for England in the Under-21s tournament has shown up a weird sub-section of Liverpool fans who are desperate for our players not to do well. The midfielder ended last season in excellent form, proving himself to be a genuine ...Read More