Archive | March 2013

‘Only’ Xabi and Co Should Be Target Over the Summer

Xabi-Alonso-of-Liverpool-001-300x180FOLLOWING the 3-1 defeat to Southampton on Saturday it became abundantly clear that there are certain areas of the squad that require some serious strengthening in the summer.

We need some genuinely top players to join the first team but also some experience and quality capable of coming off the bench too.
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Rodgers’ Biggest Mistake

Liverpool-defeat-300x169WHAT did I expect? Less than a week ago I wrote that, despite the rather fortunate nature of our victory over Spurs, I felt a sense of optimism in that we had played perhaps our hardest remaining fixture and the rest should really be all plain-sailing.

I could not have been more wrong as, again, the one thing that is consistent about Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool is their bloody inconsistency.
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Much-maligned Reds Defender Is Now The Finished Article

Glen-Johnson-Liverpool-FC-300x225IT’S been another mixed bag of a season so far but it could yet finish on a positive note, depending on whether we can finish in the European places.

There have been some highlights though – Luis Suarez, in general; the progress of many of our young stars; Steven Gerrard getting through most of the season uninjured, amongst others. Read More…

Champions League Place Should Still Be The Target

Liverpool-v-Swansea-CityAS the season has come on and the points have been dropped, many people have shrugged their shoulders, deciding that there will be no qualification for the Champions League this season.

Prior to the current season starting FSG stated that Champions League qualification was the target, but both Brendan Rodgers and others at the club have been quick to dampen those hopes as the season hasn’t looked like panning out how we’d have all hoped. Read More…

‘Summer of Suarez’ Will Be FSG’s Biggest Test Yet

Luis Suarez Liverpool ZenitIF the rumours are to be believed, our leading light will be on his way in the summer.

That’s right, the Catalan Messiah – aka Pep Guardiola – will raise heaven and hell (mostly heaven) in the summer to bring in Suarez, who’s going to answer that call with a ‘dream’ move to Bayern Munich. Read More…

Coutinho quickly proving the doubters wrong

article-2269556-1738832F000005DC-506_634x457IN just a handful of performances so far, youngster Philippe Coutinho has shown some great flashes of immense potential.

With a goal and a couple of superb assists already, he’s ‘hit the ground running’, as they say.
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Liverpool need to stop looking back, to move forward

Hulk_2481590bSO, in yet another cup it has come to crunch time for the Redmen.

We’ve been here before, and we’ll be here again but I think that now the time has come for us to stop looking back and reminiscing about what has been in the past and start looking forward.
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The issue that isn’t helping the Liverpool defence

313764_502748159767647_1766233150_nSINCE Liverpool FC were knocked out of the Cup by Oldham a few weeks ago, Liverpool’s season has gone from up to down in a short space of time. Read More…