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Predict The Outcome: Everton (a)

England’s recent 4-1 demolition of Croatia in World Cup Qualifying is garnering many comparisons to their 5-1 thrashing of Germany in 2001.

Both matches were key victories in establishing the role of a new foreign manager as worthy, and both came despite poor results and glum predictions, so the similarities are certainly there.
The main difference is [...]

Manager Rafael Benitez insists there is more to come from Andrea Dossena this season and he believes the best is yet to come.
The 27-year-old played a full 90 minutes following the Italy 2-0 win over Georgia in midweek.
“It is good for Dossena to play for his national team because it will give him more confidence,” [...]

I have long praised Rafael Benitez‘ tactical nouse, and instinct for setting his team up so that the other team cannot play. It works in Europe wonderfully.
That patient build-up, the swift passing across the banks of three or four, the movement across the front-line leading to an opposing defender being dragged out of place, [...]

Towards the end of last season, we finally saw Rafa stop experimenting and sticking to a particular tactic.

Liverpool Football Club is no stranger to honest, hard-working players who rarely grab the headlines. Jamie Carragher, Sami Hyypia and Dirk Kuyt are all part of that club in the current squad, and they are added to a list that includes Phil Neal, Ian St John, and Steve Nicol in by-gone years. However, even when [...]

Gangly? Yup. Slow as a glacier? You bet. Asked for a transfer away from Liverpool? Looks that way.
With this in mind, I don’t know why I feel for Peter Crouch so much. I think it’s because he’s one of the few who wore his heart on his sleeve. We’re surrounded by bland dolts of footballers [...]

As Hull city prepare themselves for their first ever stint in the top flight, we look back on our last meeting 9 seasons prior to this first ever Premier League season meeting.
Back then Liverpool were regularly clocking up mid-table premier league finishes whereas Hull City were a struggling division three team. In that season, Hull [...]

27th May 1981, Liverpool Football Club brought home their 3rd European Cup beating Real Madrid 1-0 thanks to a goal from Alan Kennedy. Bob Paisley guided the side but it was our left-back on the night who took the plaudits.
Kennedy told the Official Club site, “When I scored in 1981 when Ray Kennedy took the [...]

The return of Sammy Lee, it’s ironical that he got the chop at Bolton as manager but Liverpool welcome him back as number 2. I believe that there are certain jobs cut out for certain people and Liverpool have recognised that.
I watched Sammy as a player and always thought that although he was not a [...]

Much has been said about the Champions League exit to Chelsea on Wednesday. About Rafael Benitez taking off Torres when he was injured, and about not starting with Babel, and then again about taking off Benayoun when he was having an influential game, and how could anyone forget Rafa’s attack of Didier Drogba’s more sinister [...]

Ryan Babel could be key to penetrating Chelsea’s defence at the Bridge. Liverpool under Benitez have failed to put a goal in at Stamford Bridge. If Babel fails to start, then as a substitute Babel can have a major impact like he did 4 weeks ago against Arsenal.
The predominantly right-footed winger had a massive impact, [...]

Being a Liverpool fan isn’t easy. A couple of months ago I was diagnosed with a high blood pressure, and ever since I have been going to the gym in order to reduce it. Tuesday night, however, would have outdone all those hours of grunting on the cross-trainer and the treadmill. I have never cried [...]

I acknowledge that I risk the fury of my fellow Liverpool fans by saying this, but it has to be said. Javier Mascherano gets sent off for arguing with the referee.
Those who want respect back in the game want his ban to be lengthened, pointing out that Mascherano was quite hot tempered in his protests, [...]

With what is arguably the most difficult run of 5 games we have been on since the arrival of Rafael Benitez, the question is, what do we do team wise, and what results can we expect?
First off, Manchester United, we expect Rafa to play his strongest team, with a week until we play again, we [...]

The Game podcast by The Times is, in my humble opinion, the best podcast out there. It draws its journalistic sword, and stabs at all those addle-brained media pundits, who are still stuck in the Dark Ages of English football, and often provides insightful information, and strong opinions, which are much in tune with, not [...]

Rafael Benitez has recently expressed his view that young striker Krisztian Nemeth is one of the best prospects in Liverpool’s already talented reserve side. The Hungarian youngster, who only arrived from MTK Hungaria this season, made his debut in November of last year against Manchester City, and bagged a brace.
To show that it was not [...]

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