Before the January transfer window closed, Liverpool legend John Barnes urged the club to sign
'classic centre-forward' Gonzalo Higuain, a player who has been regularly linked to Anfield over
the last six months. The Real Madrid forward seems settled at the Bernabeau, but his Agent has now
revealed that there are two circumstances that would make the striker think about leaving Madrid.
Liverpool legend Steve Nicol has slammed the FA's decision to strip Chelsea's John Terry of the
England captaincy. Terry is currently awaiting trial for the alleged racial abuse of QPR's Anton
Ferdinand, and although he is innocent until proven guilty, the FA has take action that could be
construed as a punishment.
Liverpool face Spurs on Monday night at Anfield, and I'm sure fans of both clubs are excited about
what could potentially be a fantastic game. Kenny Dalglish will have a major selection headache to
deal with, namely what to do with Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez, and Mark Lawrenson has warned that
the wrong decision could lead to dire consequences for Liverpool.
A few days ago, Mark Lawrenson argued that Arsene Wenger would probably 'fall on his sword' at the
end of the season, especially if he failed to guide Arsenal into next season's Champions League.
Liverpool legend Alan Hansen agrees with his former defensive partner, and believes the next 8-10
weeks could be the defining period of Wenger's reign.
Former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez was often criticised for his dispassionate demeanour on the
touchline. The ever-studious Spaniard would never celebrate when Liverpool scored, preferring
instead to stay calm and analytical for the entire 90 minutes of practically every game. Some might
argue that this approach is counter-productive, but in Dietmar Hamann's view, being calm on the
sidelines
Who should replace Chelsea's John Terry as England captain? Former England and Aston Villa manager
Graham Taylor believes that Liverpool talisman Steven Gerrard is the ideal candidate for the job,
but only if he can prove that he's up to it. Speaking to BBC Sport, Taylor argued:"Gerrard's been
captain before and I'd expect [Fabio] Capello to give it to him if he gets his top-class form back.
During his playing career, Liverpool legend Graeme Souness played alongside some fantastically
talented players, and according to the combative midfielder, Spurs legend Glenn Hoddle is as good
as any of them.In an interview with TalkSport, Souness enthused:"He [Hoddle] was a star. "He had
ridiculous ability, and in terms of sheer talent, he was up there with anyone you want to name.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish recently launched an impassioned defence of 20m winger Stewart
Downing, arguing that he was a 'better player than he thought he was' when he signed for the club.
Kenny's former team-mate Mark Lawrenson has a different view.Speaking on Today FM recently, Lawro
was more truthful than Dalglish about Downing's impact at Liverpool so far:"The last few times I
have seen
As a team, Liverpool's passing accuracy in the Premier League so far this season is 81%, which is
fairly good, but it means means that 19% of passes are being misplaced in every league game. Who
are biggest culprits when it comes to giving the ball away?Before you read any further, try and
guess who are the worst offenders.
Luis Suarez is back for Liverpool, and with no other problems to contend with apart from Lucas's
long-term injury, Kenny Dalglish is in the enviable position of having a fully-fit squad available
for Monday night's game at Spurs. Having so many players to choose from is obviously a positive,
and it fosters great competition within the squad, but as Kenny admits, it can also be a
double-edged
After the recent defeat at Bolton, many fans were surprised by Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish's
ferocious public attack on his players, but Jamie Redknapp - who was signed by Dalglish during his
first spell in charge at the club - believes the public rebuke was the right tactic to employ, and
he feels it will lay a positive foundation for the rest of the season.
Liverpool were linked with dozens of players during the January transfer window, and one of the
names that kept popping up was Aston Villa's Darren Bent. With 164 goals and 39 assists in the last
nine seasons, the England International definitely matches the type of player Liverpool need (and
arguably still need), but the Bent has now revealed that a transfer was never realistically on the
Ex-Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse has been targeted by racist morons on twitter after moving from
Lazio to QPR. Cisse is the latest in a long-line of players to be bombarded with racist abuse on
Twitter, a site that does absolutely nothing proactive to stop anonymous idiots from engaging in
all kinds of online bullying and abuse.
Dietman Hamann will forever be remembered and revered by Liverpool fans for his impact in the
Champions League final in 2005, but as the former German International revealed recently, he went
into that match thinking it was his last game for the club, and he was even more disappointed to
discover that he wasn't even in the starting line-up.
Liverpool's Raheem Sterling is building up a very positive reputation in the club's youth set-up,
with Ian Rush recently describing him as 'very similar to Michael Owen'. Former Liverpool
midfielder Jamie Redknapp is also a big fan of youngster, and hopes that he'll get a chance in the
first team sooner rather than later.
