Author: Soccerhuz
Trent Alexander-Arnold has revealed the toughest opponent he’s faced in his career and the answer will certainly shock you. The Liverpool defender has become known for his terrific attacking output from full-back over the years, after producing stunning displays for the Merseyside club. However, the 25-year-old has previously come under fire for his defensive abilities, such as when he was selected for England’s World Cup squad in Qatar last year. And now Alexander-Arnold has revealed which player he’s found it most difficult to defend against throughout his playing career – but it’s definitely not a name you’d expect. Speaking to the Liverpool YouTube channel, he said:…
Virgil van Dijk was questioned over his stance about playing too many games and it led to a ridiculous interrogation over salary sacrifices – it ended as you would imagine! The Liverpool captain has been very forthcoming on the topic of players being overplayed and it having a negative and prolonged impact on their fitness. Van Dijk is integral for Liverpool and his country and it is rare he is afforded a break, but some are led to believe the money players get paid mitigates any conversation on the topic. The Reds’ No. 4 was not accepting of this idea, though,…
Liverpool are expected to lose at least £10.5 million as a result of the Anfield Road Stand’s upper tier not opening until 2024. It was announced on Thursday that Liverpool’s redeveloped Anfield Road Stand won’t open in 2023, and the club are ‘deeply frustrated’, said CEO Billy Hogan. With the delays come a loss of matchday revenue to the club as the stadium operates with a reduced capacity of around 49,000 – meaning 12,000 below the eventual 61,000. On the renowned Price of Football Podcast, Liverpool University’s Kieran Maguire estimated that the Reds would be losing about £750,000 per match with…
Liverpool have announced that the new upper tier of the Anfield Road Stand will not be completed this year. The update provided by Reds CEO billy Hogan arrives just nine days ahead of the Merseyside derby at Anfield, which had been pencilled in as the target date to re-open the stadium at full capacity. However, the redevelopment project, which was originally supposed to be finished for the start of the 2023/24 season, has been hit by severe delays after original contractor, the Buckingham Group, filed for administration back in August. Announcing the ‘frustrating’ news, Hogan said, via Liverpoolfc.com: “So, at this…
Anfield’s capacity will remain at 51,000 for the rest of 2023 as Liverpool admitted to more frustrations on the project to revamp the Anfield Road end. The Reds had initially hoped to open the new upper tier of the stand at the beginning of the season, increasing the capacity to 61,000, but then after contractors Buckingham Group went into administration the project was pushed back, with a target to open for the Premier League Merseyside derby on October 21 That deadline has now been missed again, with new contractors Rayner Rowen needing more time to analyse the project that they are undertaking.…
Liverpool’s expansion of the Anfield Road end of their stadium has been delayed until 2024. The new Anfield Road stand was expected to be fully operational by the start of the season, only for that to be pushed back with the upper tier then scheduled to open in stages during the first half of the campaign. Liverpool have since ran into major issues with the initial contractors the Buckingham Group, who went into administration in August, which resulted in them finding new contractors in the form of Rayner Rowen Construction. But the Anfield Road upper tier will remain closed until…
Injuries are part and parcel of football, but some players, quite simply, have rotten luck on this front. Unfortunately, Joe Gomez is one such player who just can’t catch a break when it comes to injuries. ACLs, ankle issues and knee issues have all plagued Gomez throughout his career, and speaking on the On The Judy Podcast, the Liverpool defender has now admitted that there was a time in his career after his ruptured patella that he thought he was going to have to retire. Gomez thought he was retiring The 26-year-old spoke about how his career was almost cut…
Joe Gomez has opened up on his move to Liverpool from Charlton Athletic in 2015. Having seen Jordan Henderson, James Milner and Roberto Firmino move on this summer, Gomez is now Liverpool’s longest serving player. It’s been eight years of ups and downs for Joe, and he’s opened up on his time at Anfield in a rare public interview for the On The Judy podcast. Asked about the options he had when leaving Charlton for the Reds, Gomez admitted that he came close to joining a couple of different teams. “I went [to Liverpool] in the summer. In the January…
Joe Gomez has revealed he rejected the chance to join RB Leipzig prior to signing for Liverpool. Now 26, Gomez is the Reds’ longest-serving first-team player, having signed from Charlton Athletic for £3.5m in the summer of 2015. The versatile defender has gone on to make 182 appearances for Liverpool in all competitions and was key in the 2019/20 Premier League title-winning season. After struggling to regain his best form following serious injury in 2020/21, Gomez has started the current campaign strongly, featuring nine times in all competitions for Jurgen Klopp’s side. However, it could’ve been completely different for the defender, who had…
You have to be a truly special footballer to go down as a Liverpool legend. The likes of Kenny Dalglish, Steven Gerrard and Ian Rush are all immortal on Merseyside, but if you want to be considered alongside those players, you have to be something remarkable. According to Joe Gomez, speaking on the On The Judy Podcast, Liverpool currently do have a player who fits into that category. Indeed, Gomez says that Mohamed Salah will undoubtedly go down as a Liverpool legend by the time his run at the club comes to an end, hailing the Egyptian for how hard he…