All posts tagged "Liverpool"

  • MOTD: Chelsea 1-1 Liverpool

    It was sort of a limp, bittersweet last hurrah for Steven Gerrard.  Chelsea had already clinched the title and Liverpool lined their entry to the pitch in the traditional guard of honor.  If the Reds had anything...

    • Posted May 10, 2015
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  • Have Liverpool made a rod for their own backs?

    During Liverpool’s home fixture against Queens Park Rangers on Saturday, a plane, plain and simple message flew over Anfield reading, “Rodgers Out Rafa In”. Only last year Manchester United fans pulled a similar stunt, flying a ‘Moyes...

    • Posted May 7, 2015
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  • MOTD: Hull City 1-0 Liverpool

    Another poor run-in is plaguing Liverpool as the Reds have won only once in their past five league meetings. Last season they famously and quite literally slipped up in the latter stages of the season, and a...

    • Posted April 28, 2015
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  • MOTD: Aston Villa 2-1 Liverpool

      At times, Aston Villa looked nothing short of Barcelona, making Liverpool appear silly. The speed and creativity leading to Villa’s second goal would have made Pep Guardiola cheer. Yet today’s result was not only a testament...

    • Posted April 19, 2015
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  • Balloons and Birthday Cakes; footballers’ infamous headlines

    Why would Raheem Sterling and Yaya Toure both fit in at a birthday party? There would be enough balloons and birthday cakes to satisfy both their appetites! Toure has a thing for birthday cakes, or lack thereof,...

    • Posted April 16, 2015
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  • Liverpool need to hold onto Sterling to avoid mid-table return

    Raheem Sterling was happy and content — thrilled, even — to stay at Anfield not a year ago. The Reds had just finished their best season in five years, finishing second in the league and challenging for...

    • Posted April 3, 2015
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  • MOTD: Liverpool 1-2 Manchester United

    This was it, no more embarrassing results and no more long balls, either. No more speculation — Louis Van Gaal is finally carving out his long-term job prospects at the club. Manchester United finally clicked. This confirmed...

    • Posted March 22, 2015
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  • MOTD: Besiktas 1-0 Liverpool (5-4 pens)

    The Ataturk Olympic Stadium, almost ten years ago, saw perhaps the greatest European comeback in history: The Miracle of Istanbul, in which Liverpool came back from 3-0 down at halftime to beat AC Milan on penalties.  Skill,...

    • Posted February 26, 2015
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  • MOTD: Southampton 0-2 Liverpool

    It’s too early to spell the end of Southampton’s top four bid, but this was undoubtedly a key setback. Having lost the stronghold on the top four position they have held for many moons while the big...

    • Posted February 22, 2015
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  • Off-the-pitch philosophies face-off as Southampton visit Liverpool

    Everyone was waiting for Southampton to fall off the cliff, for their luck to run short, as the holidays tend to restore order to the Premier League table; then, they didn’t. Attention turned as the figurative David...

    • Posted February 20, 2015
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