Author: Soccerhuz
Jamie Carragher has rejected the idea Trent Alexander-Arnold should be playing each game as a central midfielder for Liverpool. Plenty has been said in the last 12 months over just where is the best position for the 25-year-old, having come under the spotlight last season when his flank was regularly targeted by opposition teams. Searching for a solution to this issue, Jurgen Klopp trialled a new system in April when Arsenal made the trip to Anfield with Alexander-Arnold as an inverted full-back. This hybrid role consisted of the Academy graduate occupying midfield areas when on the attack before moving to…
Liverpool midfielder Stefan Bajcetic is understood to signed on with ROOF Football as his new agents, according to a tweet update from Fabrizio Romano. The renowned and reliable Italian journalist dropped the update on social media on Thursday afternoon amid the international break. Sometimes such news can raise alarm bells in fans’ minds ahead of a potential transfer away from their respective clubs. We’d imagine such a scenario to be highly unlikely, of course, given how highly regarded a talent the Spanish-Serbian is considered to be at the AXA training centre. Indeed, it certainly shouldn’t be cause for alarm when the agency…
With Liverpool target Andre enjoying success with Fluminense, we wanted to learn more about the holding midfielder ahead of January’s transfer window. Having made the Copa Libertadores final with Fluminense, we thought it a good time to learn more about Liverpool’s reported transfer target, Andre. The 22-year-old first came onto supporters’ radars this summer when Liverpool approached Fluminense for the midfielder. Since, club president Mario Bittencourt told ESPN that he wouldn’t be for sale until January. The Fluminense president said that he told Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan: “If you want to buy him now to take him in January, we can start…
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…