Category Archives: liverpool

Barney Ronay on Stuart Downing

From The Guardian: Downing is the most undervalued of English footballers: intelligent, scuttlingly forceful and with some refined touches in his versatile left foot. He is an unusual English footballer in other ways too. Mainly because he seems to be … Continue reading

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John W Henry Sure Likes His Numbers Alright

And speaking of Liverpool and Moneyball, it seems like their owner has a head for numbers.  Here are two recent tweets: Interesting: from Jan 22 pts per game: Chelsea 2.06, Man Utd 2.06, LFC 2.00 Everton 1.75, ManCity 1.73, Arsenal … Continue reading

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Charlie Adam is the Wrong Answer

An eminently readable piece from Surreal Football about Liverpool and their alleged application of “Moneyball”. The thing is, Charlie Adam probably shouldn’t be what comes out when you create a formula for signing footballers.

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Gregg Roughley on Liverpool’s New Look Midfield

One of the good things about getting journalists onto podcasts is that you get to know what their areas of interest are and what teams they follow. There’s no denying Gregg Roughley is a Liverpool fan. Here’s his analysis on … Continue reading

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Charlie Adam moving to Liverpool

The days of unknown and utterly average players passing through Liverpool appear – thankfully – to be behind us.  According to The Guardian: Liverpool’s six-month pursuit of Charlie Adam is almost over after they agreed a fee with Blackpool for … Continue reading

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Liverpool are Building a Formidable Back-room

When Kevin Keen was announced as Liverpool first-team coach, I was wondering: What does that make the recently-arrived Steve Clarke?  Rory Smith of The Telegraph clears things up: Though Clarke, who worked with Keen during Gianfranco Zola’s disappointing spell at … Continue reading

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