By Paul Tomkins and other published authors and respected writers 
Posted by Paul Tomkins on May 16th, 2012
King Kenny: to keep or not to keep? – that is the question (I keep getting asked). The joys of another summer of chaos. A fanbase on the edge of meltdown, thriving uncertainty and, in the vacuum of communication, rumours coming thicker and faster than Djibril Cissé. A lot of people I respect, including members [...]
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by Simon Steers. In an era where football is about so much more than the game itself, and in an industry dominated by finance, the transition from football club to business and brand is a stepping stone to being competitive on the pitch, the relationship between a football club and the media has never been [...]
It’s not hard to see why Liverpool dropped so many points, despite generally playing well. The Reds had the worst shot-conversion accuracy in the entire Premier League. And when they did hit the target, mediocre visiting goalkeepers turned into Peter Schmeichel, getting fingertips to unreachable shots.
Pre-match stats Swansea have failed to score in their last five games in all competitions against Liverpool. Swansea have won just one of their last eight Premier League games. Liverpool have failed to score on the final day in the past two seasons. But the Reds have lost on the final day only once in [...]
Pre-match stats This was to be the fifth FA Cup semi-final between the two Merseyside giants. Everton won the first (in 1906), but Liverpool have progressed through the last three. No other fixture in FA Cup history has seen more than three semi-finals. On all three occasions Liverpool have beaten Everton in an FA Cup semi-final, [...]
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By Andrew Beasley. (Statistics correct up to and including matches played on 8th April 2011. Stats sourced from EPLIndex.) In the latest ‘Secret Footballer‘ column in The Guardian, the unnamed Premier League player made some very interesting claims about which statistics are valued by Liverpool’s former director-of-football Damien Comolli: “At Liverpool Comolli has relied more [...]
So, Damien Comolli has left Liverpool. The official version is a mutual parting of the ways, with Comolli returning to France for family reasons. I was with John Henry the day in 2010 when Comolli was due to be appointed. But so much has happened in the intervening 18 months, and clearly more is due [...]
Liverpool make their 23rd appearance at the semi-final stage of the FA Cup and it’s fitting – given that the tie is being played on the eve of the 23rd anniversary of Hillsborough – that their opponents are Everton. Liverpool have already completed the league double over David Moyes’ side this season winning 2-0 at [...]
I’ve been asked a lot of questions in the past few weeks, some of which have been easier to answer than others. What follows is my detailed attempt to make sense of several confusing issues, ranging from the job security of Dalglish and Comolli; to the names being bandied about as potential replacements should a [...]
Liverpool face relegation strugglers Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Tuesday night (8pm kick off UK time) and with the FA Cup semi-final against Everton looming large in everyone’s mind, this is Liverpool’s last opportunity to build some momentum and confidence before making their second Wembley trip of the campaign. Liverpool and Blackburn shared the [...]
Pre-match stats Aston Villa have won just two of their last 20 Premier League games against Liverpool (W2 D6 L12). Stewart Downing’s last Premier League goal came in the Liverpool v Aston Villa match at Villa Park last May, while playing for the Midlanders. Steven Gerrard has scored more goals against Aston Villa (9) than versus [...]
Starting XIs and Overall Shapes As expected, Blackburn kept the 4-4-1-1 from their previous game against West Bromwich Albion. There were, however, some personnel changes. Marcus Olsson moved to the left wing, pushing Hoilett into the hole behind Yakubu. On the right, Formica replaced Pedersen and in the middle Dunn was forced to drop deep [...]
By Chris Rowland. Subscribe to read this week’s review of how Liverpool FC have fared in the media. In these dark days, there have been a surprising amount of intelligent pieces we would like to draw your attention to.
