Kiran Raj, Author at Anfield Watch

Opinion: Real Madrid tie could prove season-defining for Reds

A month ago, I wrote that Liverpool’s Champions League ambitions could prove nothing more than a distraction from the greater cause of securing a top-four finish. Unfortunately, the Reds’ dismal league form sin...

Opinion: Objectives come into focus as Reds attempt to salvage season

Believe it or not, it was just over two months ago that Liverpool were sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League after a 7-0 demolition job at the expense of Crystal Palace. Since then, goals, wins, clean...

Opinion: Defensive reinforcements might mean that Liverpool are still alive this season

When news broke that Joe Gomez would be joining his defensive partner and Reds talisman Virgil van Dijk as a long-term casualty, it seemed a certainty that defensive reinforcements (plural) would be brought in ...

Opinion: Fatigue kicks in as Liverpool lose at St Mary’s

Looking back on Liverpool’s dismal defeat at Southampton on Monday night, it seems, at the risk of sounding unpalatably bleak, that the only surprising part about the game was that it wasn’t actually all that s...

Opinion: Liverpool should look to strengthen at centre-back in January

In the wake of Saturday’s 7-0 decimation of a hapless Crystal Palace, the word from The Liverpool Echo is that Jurgen Klopp won’t be dipping into the transfer market next month, supposedly happy with the deplet...

Opinion: A look at Liverpool’s new midfield maestro Curtis Jones

If I’d told you a couple months back that there would actually be a silver lining to Liverpool’s seemingly endless injury crisis that’s seen the likes of Thiago Alcantara, Fabinho and James Milner disappear fro...

Opinion: Liverpool face serious competition for the Premier League title this season

In a season where there’s been a desperate paucity of good news for those associated with Liverpool Football Club, we were blessed this weekend with a beautiful profusion of positives. The Reds’ biggest win of ...

Opinion: Fans have fallen out of love with the game as a result of VAR

In what seems like an unamusing real-life rendition of the film Groundhog Day, football fans once again find themselves bemoaning the use of VAR in the Premier League. We did so last week and the week before; f...

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