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01 Feb 2024 10:56:04
I thought that was a demolition last night; one of the best performances I can recall in recent times. Predictably there is some bleating about penalty decisions but regardless of that, the reality is that Liverpool should have scored six last night and could have scored more like seven or eight. That would not have been an unfair reflection.
If we defend, attack, work, hassle and take care of our quality on the ball on Sunday as well as we did last night, then we could be in a great position by the end of the weekend.
Personally I really hope we stick with Bradley and Gomez for Sunday. That's not to say I think that should be the situation indefinitely (and I'd be happy to see Trent in midfield on Sunday) but right now, Arsenal away doesn't seem like the right match to be changing a back four that has been playing so well. You could see last night - and it's perfectly understandable - that when we changed both full-backs (plus a couple in midfield), we lost some of our shape and organisation.
09 May 2022 10:25:04
City have managed a massive good swing in their last four matches.
We had a comfortable margin at one point but they've won their last four matches 5-0, 5-1, 3-0 and 4-0.
We need to rebalance it, otherwise it effectively means we need City to drop points in two of their last three matches, rather than just one defeat.
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16 May 2026 07:39:01
{Ed's Note - RR has posted a new article entitled, Liverpool and the Hardest Part: Staying on Top
01 Jul 2025 15:06:54
Re. Nunez; do you think it's a case of take whatever we can get, or stand our ground for the price we want and if nobody will pay it, he stays.
I think we've been here before with other players and they've ended up staying, possibly meaning that we don't add anybody in that position, never really delivering and then leaving for free.
Personally, I think I would accept that we're going to take a big loss on the fee we paid and get it done for the best offer we can get.
The "give him a season with Wirtz" argument doesn't convince me and actually is counter-logical. It's not like Nunez doesn't get chances and needs someone like Wirtz to create for him. The problem with Nunez is he misses a lot of chances, has a dreadful conversion rate and a sky high "missed big chances" count. If having Wirtz in the team means that Nunez gets even more chances created, then my assumption would be that he'll just miss more.
21 May 2025 11:47:04
Possibly Harvey Elliott's last match for Liverpool this weekend? If he does go, I think it's probably for the best for club and player.
Aside from the fact that it's hard not to like his obvious lifelong love and passion for Liverpool, I don't think he's ever really done enough to nail it down (I feel similar about Jones to be honest but I would keep Jones ahead of Elliott) .
I think he'll find his level and it will still be Premier League but if there's a decent transfer fee to be had, I think the time has probably come.
03 Apr 2025 08:49:48
Classic Moyes. Bit vague about the (should have been) red card for Tarkowski; "maybe we got a bit of luck" was about as far as he was prepared to go, but as quickly as he can he wants to talk about an offside in the build up to Liverpool's goal.
For once, I think there is not really any ambiguity about either incident (other than from one eyed Everton fans) and the wording of the laws related to both incidents makes clear the the decisions were correct.
Disgusting tackle from Tarkowski. That sort of thing should have been eradicated from the game by now. Completely unnecessary, 100% deliberate leaving one on the opposition player. It's not about getting the ball first. He did indeed get there first and cleared the ball but then DELIBERATELY made sure that he smashed his studs into the opponents shin as high and as hard as he possibly could. Ball had gone (because he'd already cleared it) so "winning the ball" simply isn't relevant to the discussion.
Any referee seeing that (certainly with the benefit of multiple replays) and concluding anything other than a red card is incompetent and not fit for the job (evidently because they aren't familiar with and/ or capable of applying the laws of the game) .
03 Apr 2025 08:39:49
That Pickford incident with Nunez last night was classic Pickford. He is such a donkey. Wild swing, so late, nowhere near the ball, takes out the man.
Obviously didn't count for anything as the whistle had already gone.
Beyond me why Pickford has so many England caps. Is he really the best English goalkeeper of this period? I guess the fact that Joe Hart is tied with Pickford on 75 caps partially answers my question. Hart wasn't much good either.