Liverpool’s long-term planning in goal presents a difficult balance between continuity and succession. Alisson has set an exceptionally high standard during his time at the club, combining elite shot-stopping with the distribution, composure and one-on-one ability required of a goalkeeper in a side expected to compete for major trophies. Replacing that combination is considerably easier […]
Andoni Iraola didn’t just take over a football club this summer. He walked into a title-winning dressing room while the rebuild was still in progress. Every early result was examined closely for clues about what comes. Six games deep, a shape is beginning to appear even though the table still says little about it. A […]
Within the next three months, Jurgen Klopp’s biggest challenge as the Liverpool manager lies ahead. The summer transfer window: a titanic test in which the Liverpool faithful will put all their trust in his sharp eye, one that is renowned for taking unknown talent and crafting them into world class players. A preseason that is […]