By Mihail Vladimirov. Liverpool 2 Man City 2: Heading to Wembley Starting XIs Liverpool went with the same formation they have started every big game with this season – the 4-1-2-3. There were no surprises in the starting line up either, with the only question mark before the match about how the front three would [...]
After Liverpool’s double cup triumphs over Man City and Man Utd in the League and FA Cups respectively, it’s now time to re-focus on matters in the Premier League as we travel to Molineux (19.45 kick off) to face Mick McCarthy’s Wolverhampton Wanderers side on Tuesday evening. Six points separate us from 4th placed Chelsea [...]
Fact: as captain, kiss the United badge to Liverpool fans at the Kop end, and you’ll be booed upon your return. … Like a lot of Liverpool fans, I’m sick of the moralising by holier-than-thou types about ‘our’ behaviour. The main evil of racism is that it brands everyone as the same, in an often derogatory manner.
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
