By Paul Tomkins and other published authors and respected writers 
Posted by Gary Fulcher on January 27th, 2012
With one cup final appearance already in the bag this season, Liverpool have the chance to reach the 5th round of the FA Cup by eliminating 11 times winners Manchester Utd at Anfield. The clubs met each other last season at the 3rd round stage of the competition at Old Trafford, in what was Dalglish’s [...]
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Liverpool had a very good record against Bolton Wanderers, winning their previous ten meetings in the league. However, the Trotters broke their duck with a convincing win against the Reds. Motivational Issues A lot of people have questioned whether Liverpool were ‘up’ for this game, and it’s a fair criticism. It is here we should [...]
A lot of people are putting Liverpool’s run of poor form down to the signings made in 2011. While a lot of money was spent, it’s important to remember that several players who didn’t want to be at Liverpool FC anymore – some of them erstwhile idols – were sold in the process. Some fans [...]
By Paul Tomkins. When arguing that Rafa Benítez was doing a good job (and often a very good job), I often observed how wrong it was to expect Liverpool to automatically return to the glory days. Too much had changed between 1991, when Kenny resigned with the Reds reigning champions, and 2004, when Rafa arrived. [...]
Cup competitions never mean the same thing each year; or indeed, the same thing to each and every club. For starters, when it’s your team that’s in a final, even the League Cup can hold some importance. It means more when you’ve had to wait a while for a final. It means more when you’re [...]
Our woes in the league take a back seat for a week as our focus turns to reaching a first cup final since 2007 and a potential first appearance at the new Wembley Stadium. The winners of this tie will face either Crystal Palace or Cardiff City of the Championship, with the winners of the [...]
Liverpool’s trip to the Reebok Stadium on Saturday comes before two high profile cup encounters with the Manchesters of City (League Cup semi-final 2nd leg, Wednesday) and United (FA Cup 4th round, Saturday). Fourth place is still an achievable goal despite yet another disappointing home draw against Stoke, so our complete focus needs to be on [...]
Before this match there had been just 11 goals scored in seven Premier League matches between Liverpool and Stoke. Added to Liverpool’s recent scoring problems, perhaps the lack of goals should not have been that unexpected. First half Tony Pulis did not cause any surprises with his starting eleven, but he did change from his usual [...]
By Paul Tomkins, January 3rd 2012. It’s that time of year. The queues are forming, and the doors have opened. The sales have started. At first glance, it seems that January is an underrated time for transfers. We are constantly told that it’s a tough time to do business; but while it’s true that the [...]
The opening As they had done in their previous meeting, both sides continued with similar tactics to the match they had just played. Manchester City started with their 4-4-2 with inverted wingers, while Dalglish stuck with 4-1-2-3 as he has done in almost all of the “big” matches. In the league meeting it was City [...]
