Natural width, in a reliable form, has eluded Liverpool for a long time. This summer, Dalglish signed Downing and, in theory, the team’s need had been addressed. But since pulling on the red shirt, Downing has received fierce criticism. The problem is that while Downing does provide width he does not do so in the conventional [...]
By Dan Kennett. In the run-up to the West Brom game and the likely absence of Jamie Carragher, I looked into the record of Skrtel and Agger playing together in the Premier League. The results were promising, even if there was a relatively small sample of games, mainly from January 2011. Most noticeably they have [...]
By Phil Dodds Ah, the Luxury Player. How we abhor and adore him in equal measure. The sultry attitude, the Iberian flair, the alice-band and the greasy hair [stereotyping for artistic effect is OK ! - Ed]. The ability to do things that no other player in the team can, coupled with a frustrating failure to fully [...]
When Liverpool fans think about “hoofing” one player springs to mind more than anyone else. Is this reputation fair or is the player with the 2nd most appearances in our history unfairly singled out? To put it another way and paraphrase Zen philosophy: If Daniel Agger hits a “Long Pass” that doesn’t reach its target, does anyone notice?
Since the last day of the January transfer window, the club-record signing of Andy Carroll has attracted constant criticism. This was not helped by the facile comparisons with Sergio Aguero – a Manchester City signing this summer for a similar fee (officially reported as just shy of £40m). Given Kun’s history and subsequent performances, many [...]
All data used in this article is from http://www.anfieldindex.com/ Follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/AnfieldIndex Aquilani at Liverpool: La Dolce Vita? It’s fair to say that Alberto Aquilani divides opinion. In fact in the modern era I’ve rarely known a player to divide the fanbase to such extremes. No less a respected writer than Brian Reade [...]
By Dave Cronin. Whisper it quietly but despite King Kenny’s calls for unity, Liverpool fans are still fighting a civil war. It is a war between those who consider Lucas Leiva to be the epitome of everything that is wrong with our football club and those who think he’s actually a decent player. If you [...]
The mid-nineties were a great time to be young in England. You had alcopops in your bloodstream, moody checked shirts on your back, bleach in your hair, Britpop in your speakers and, if you were a Red at least, you found God.
Watching Fernando Torres at Atletico Madrid, there was always a nagging doubt in my mind about this rangy, tousle-haired darling of the Vicente Calderon. Sure, Atleti supporters, ever eager to worship, adored him. Sure, he carried the team through several seasons almost single-handedly (albeit often surrounded by decent/underperforming players). But did he have that star quality, the ability to mark his name down as one of the very best in the world?
