At half-time last Sunday at Villa Park, Liverpool found themselves in an all too familiar position. They had not played poorly, in fact they had been the better side, but for all their possession and spurned chances they were undone by a rare opposition attack – and a rather straightforward one at that: a long…
For all the widespread ridicule, 'Being: Liverpool', a fly-on-the-wall documentary about life at the club, yielded one moment which was fully deserving of being recorded for posterity.
Revelling in televisual showmanship, Brendan Rodgers unwittingly planted a kiss of death as he greeted new arrival Joe Allen in a prodigal son fashion before hailing him 'the Welsh…
A midfield trio of Lucas Leiva, Joe Allen and Steven Gerrard appears a little too cautious on paper, but their collective performance in last week's comprehensive 4-0 win over Wigan Athletic will have encouraged Brendan Rodgers, who likes to fill his sides with as many passers as possible.
Rodgers had been using a 4-2-3-1 formation featuring…
There has never been a season with more Brazilian players in the Premier League and after years as a Plan B destination, England is now a much more natural destination for talent from the warmer side of the Atlantic. It's now at the point where for the first time ever an English club (Chelsea) is…
A peculiar feature of Liverpool's difficult away games under Brendan Rodgers is his tendency to completely change his side's formation at half-time: away at Everton, Chelsea and Manchester United he's dramatically altered his side after an underwhelming first-half performance. Now, especially after the weekend embarrassment at Oldham, he's under pressure to get it right from the start.
Following the arrival of…
