We lack the squad depth to cope with injuries to several key players at the same time. So it looks like the international break has arrived at the right time to allow some of them to recover.
Riera & Benayoun both picked up hamstring injuries against Birmingham. Agger & Johnson both pulled out of their international squads so they can get treatment on minor injuries. Click to continue reading...

Just when you thought our season couldn't get much worse, along comes Lyon to equalise in the last couple of minutes. We're not out of the Champions League yet, but we're relying on some serious favours now.
It's a shame that Babels stunning goal didn't give us the deserved win. And apart from a couple of defensive errors, can't really fault anyones performance. Click to continue reading...

Are you still in a state of shock over another poor result ? Did anyone think we'd follow up the great result against Man Utd with a 3-1 loss to Fulham ? It's becoming increasingly difficult to defend LFC's run of poor results.
Sure there's some perfectly valid arguments like we've been hit by lots of injuries and some of our key players aren't fully fit. Click to continue reading...

Apart from a nervy 20 odd minutes towards the end of the match, Liverpool were awesome against Man Utd, there can be no doubting we deserved to win. The following were the real stand performers :-
Carragher was immense and showed us the Carra of old with a domineering performance and never gave United a chance (although he got lucky with avoiding a red card for his challenge on Owen). Click to continue reading...

No doubt most of you are dying to see Aquilani make his debut for Liverpool. Fortunately some enterprising soul decided to upload a clip of his reserves debut on Youtube for the world to see...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri9E2Lsrt6s&feature=player_embedded
He treats us to a clever backheel and some neat passing including a cool cross field pass. Click to continue reading...

I certainly wouldn't want to blame that poor kid for throwing the beach ball on the pitch (his school mates might disagree). Sure it was a stupid thing to do, but it was hardly malicious either.
Instead there's a couple of other recurring themes to explain why Sunderland were able to beat us. Click to continue reading...

We've been waiting a long time for Agger to return and it looks like he's finally regaining his fitness after playing in both of Denmarks matches this week. Plus the timing of his return couldn't be better.
You see Kyrgiakos is after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament and it means the guy faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines (4-6 months). Click to continue reading...

For about an hour, that was very much a typical Liverpool / Chelsea match, with both defences repelling each others attacks. What separated the sides in the end, was a couple of mistakes and some missed opportunities.
Defensive lapses have become a recurring theme for us this season, and sure enough they've cost us another 3 points. Click to continue reading...

At the risk of rubbing anyone the wrong way (not a first for me), I think it would be fair to suggest that Fiorentina deserved to win. They were much better than us in the first half and defended very well in the second.
Best to forget about it. There's plenty of games left in the group for us to recuperate, and we'll probably take them apart at Anfield. Click to continue reading...

I almost felt sorry for Hull City who we destroyed 6-1. A hat-trick from Torres, a wonder (did he mean it) goal from Gerrard, plus a brace from Babel. It's a great result, which leaves us with the best goal difference in the league.
Also we're only 3 points from the top of the table, thanks to Chelsea's shock defeat to Wigan. Click to continue reading...

Lucas is maturing nicely and has been one of our better performers so far this season. Should he maintain that form, it's inevitable that he'll end up silencing many of his critics. I like him alot, but...
Rumour has it that Aguilani has been making good progress on his injury and has been pencilled in for a return on the 17th October (the week before our match with Man Utd). Click to continue reading...

Every team goes through periods of poor form throughout the season, that's just a fact of life. Certain aspects, such as our attacking play has improved greatly, but our defensive frailties are still being badly exposed.
Zonal defending has worked really well for us in the past (with a better record than man to man marking). Click to continue reading...

Surely none of you really thought that Debreceni were going to present Liverpool with any obstacles. For the vast majority of the match it was all one way traffic against the whipping boys of the group.
Yet that didn't translate into us scoring lots of goals. Lucas, Kuyt, and Benayoun all had very good games, but it was a lacklustre performance from the rest of the lads. Click to continue reading...

Despite a nervy opening several minutes from Liverpool, once the first goal went in, it was highly unlikely that Burnley were going to add us to their list of high profile scalps (Everton & Man Utd)...
Obviously Benayoun had an excellent game, topping off his high work rate and intelligent play, with a superb hat-trick. Click to continue reading...

On the 18th September, LFC will be announcing a new shirt sponsor to take over from Carlsberg next season. George Gillet says it will be sponsor that fans will be pleased and surprised to be associated with Liverpool...
There has been a bunch of strong rumours that it could possibly be a financial company, but I can't think of any cool ones. Click to continue reading...