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Wiping the slate clean – Hodgson breathes new life into Reds ahead of the 2010/2011 season
Aug 15th
By Phil Dickinson
Rafael Benitez’s Liverpool limped to the finish line in May, battered and bruised, marked by all the scars of another campaign without a Premier League title. Not only were performances poor, morale low and boardroom tensions severely strained, but uncertainty about the club’s ownership and rumour-mongering in the More >
“Working hard, doing the right things” – An assessment of Rafa’s reign as Matador of Merseyside
Jun 6th
As a Liverpool fan, I had a strange sense of déjà vu last week. 6 summers ago Gérard Houllier departed Anfield after a 6 year tenure at the club and there were a mixture of emotions in the air.
I remember being pleased, excited by the prospect of More >
Liverpool fans wait expectantly as Broughton and Purslow cross the minefield
May 11th
Liverpool’s nightmare season finally came to an end on Sunday in a 0-0 stalemate that again typified the sense of frustration hanging in the Anfield air. Liverpool twice struck the woodwork but were unable to break down an already relegated Hull City at the KC Stadium. The More >
Missing The X-Factor?: Why a lack of tactical evolution has cost Liverpool
Apr 27th
As a Liverpool fan, it absolutely pains me to occasionally have to give Alex Ferguson credit. The sight of his blotchy, weather beaten face, as he furiously gnaws a whole packet of Wrigleys Extra and taps his watch suggestively at the referee, usually has me reaching for More >
Every Little Helps – Reds climb the table ahead of mammoth Madrid trek
Apr 20th
Liverpool brushed aside a despondent West Ham United at Anfield last night, hauling themselves back into 6th place with 3 Premier League games to play.
For the most part, it wasn’t a particularly fluid or free flowing performance from The Reds, but an opening goal within 20 minutes More >
Liverpool remember the 96
Apr 15th
On this day in 1989, 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough Stadium during an FA Cup semi-final with Nottingham Forest.
The football world sorrowfully remembers what remains the most deadly football stadium disaster in British history and, along with the Bradford City Fire More >
Reds Push It But Don’t Quite Cut It – Liverpool falter at another fence in the race for fourth
Apr 12th
Liverpool’s hopes of securing Champions League football next season were all but ended yesterday after they failed to break down a dogged Fulham side at Anfield, Benitez later admitting to the press that fourth place was “a little bit far away”.
Despite resting a number of key first team More >
Liverpool beat the nerves to show clinical edge in time of need
Apr 9th
Liverpool progressed into the semi finals of the Europa League last night after an emphatic 4-1 victory against Portuguese champions elect, Benfica, finally putting to rest the ghost of their 2006 Champions League exit.
And The Eagles started the game like a team 6 points clear at the More >
Reactions to Torres substitution reveal that fourth place is as distant as ever for Liverpool
Apr 5th
Another disappointing result, another blow to Liverpool’s Champions League ambitions, another Monday morning inquest from fans and press. It’s been a very familiar story for Rafa and his Reds this season, far too familiar.
But this time around, the team’s failure to secure an away day victory and More >
Benfica Preview – Liverpool fans in the mood to banish ghosts of 2006
Mar 31st
When clubs of genuine European pedigree clash, thoughts inevitably turn to encounters gone by.
When Manchester United squared off against Champions League opponents Bayern Munich yesterday, memories of United’s Barcelona smash-and-grab in 1999 understandably were brought to mind, the unavoidable comparisons drawn.
For players, these past encounters matter very More >
New season, but same old problems for Arsenal
Great Teams Need Great Goalkeepers – Joe Hart can Be Great
Liverpool: Striker suffers on International duty![[VOTE] Is Spurs’ new-boy as good as Fabregas, Gerrard and Lampard?](http://football-talk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/rafael-van-der-vaart-150x150.jpg)
[VOTE] Is Spurs’ new-boy as good as Fabregas, Gerrard and Lampard?
International Round-up: How the Liverpool boys got on
