Earlier in the week I’d promised to take my son to see the new Disney Pixar film, ‘Up’, on Saturday evening. By the time we were in our cinema seats, any hopes I harboured that my mind would be taken off the defeat at Sunderland were swept away; typical, then, that the film should be [...]
Here is something every critic of Rafa Benítez should consider. The Spaniard has won 57.38% of his 305 games as Liverpool manager. Quite remarkably, Bob Paisley’s figure over 535 games stands at… 57.38%. It is precisely this kind of statistic – a kind of ‘ultimate stat’, based on winning football matches – that suggests the [...]
While I admit to feeling like Liverpool’s hopes were over after three games, I actually feel the opposite now, after a third defeat. Those first two defeats bothered me; this latest one didn’t. The key was to get some wins under the belt after losing two out of the opening three, and that happened; otherwise [...]
So when he shakes off his supposed lethargy, just how good will this Torres fella be? His record for Liverpool almost defies belief, especially as he doesn’t take the free shots at goal that are penalties, unlike many other major goalscorers. That, along with his all-round game and the nature of his goals, already elevates [...]
