Blood Red: The Liverpool Fc Podcast

Our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce is fresh back from the London Stadium and he joins host Joe Rimmer, Paul Gorst and Caoimhe O'Neill for the first Blood Red podcast of the week.James looks back on what he believes was the worst performance of table-topping Liverpool's season so far and, given the 1-1 draw at West Ham followed another at home to Leicester, he wonders whether it is time to be concerned.Gorsty was concerned by Roberto Firmino's display against the Hammers and believes it highlighted the paucity of attacking options at Jurgen Klopp's disposal.The Liverpool manager is certainly short of bodies at the back and Joe attempts to get to the bottom of the 'problem' in defence.Is it because certain players aren't good enough? Who in particular has been badly missed? And why was Nathaniel Clyne allowed to leave?James answers that latter question and whether he is still worried by Naby Keita.But, with the Reds still three points clear at the top, is everyone being too negative? Caoimhe thinks so.

If the first signs of nerves among the supporters were on display in last Wednesday's 1-1 home draw with Leicester City, then the disposition of Liveroool fans desperate to see their club land a first league title since 1990 will hardly have improved by what they witnessed on Monday night.The Reds, once more, were not at their best versus West Ham United, and while a second successive 1-1 draw did extend their lead at the top to three points, Manchester City will take over at the summit with victory over a woefully out-of-form Everton side on Wednesday night.But this podcast concentrates on what happened at the London Stadium.James Pearce, our Liverpool FC correspondent, gets us under way with his verdict on what he describes as a ‘desperately frustrating night'.You’ll then get the chance to listen to every single word of Jurgen Klopp’s post-match press conference.And then we hand the show over to you, starting with the thoughts of regular contributors Matt Addison, Peter Lally and Nathan Davidson, before hos

It's back to business for Liverpool tonight as they travel to the capital to take on West Ham United.And there will be pressure on Jurgen Klopp's side to deliver the goods at the London Stadium after their lead at the top was cut to two points following Manchester City's win over Arsenal.But, judging by West Ham's recent form, and judging by the recent history between the teams, you would back the Reds to get the job done.The Hammers were well beaten at Wolves in the week, have lost each of their last three matches, have major injury problems, and have conceded four goals in each of their last four games with Liverpool.That said, they have shown already this season they can beat and be a match for the top six and, in the likes of Felipe Anderson, they boast players who could pose a problem to Klopp's injury-hit defence.But surely the Reds will have too much?To find out, Paul Wheelock speaks to Sam Inkersole, who covers West Ham for the Football.London website.They talk the Hammers' progress since their openin

The View from the Kop Liverpool fans' podcast is back and, with the Reds having every chance of winning the club's first league title since 1990, the mood should be buoyant.But the midweek home draw with Leicester City has created some questions that season-ticket holders Paul Philbin and Matt Addison, along with long-time fellow Koppite Neil Macdonald, attempt to answer on our latest show, which is hosted by Paul Wheelock.There were mitigating circumstances for the result with Leicester, which let's remember, was the first time that Liverpool have dropped points to a team outside of the top five this season.One of which was injury and suspension, which leads Neil to wonder whether Jurgen Klopp has missed a trick in not adding to his squad during the January transfer window. Philbo and Matt disagree, but all three question the departure of one player from the club.Another big talking point on Wednesday night was the atmosphere inside the ground. Philbo, who follows the Reds home and away, has particularly str

The Allez Les Rouges podcast is back, and after their winter break, regular guests Ste Monaghan, Kieth Culvin and John Nicolson join host Peter Hooton to reflect on a squandered opportunity for Liverpool.Or should that be a step closer to the club’s first title since 1990?That’s the talking point that kicks off the latest episode as the panel discuss the 1-1 draw with Leicester City on Wednesday night.There was no doubting it was one of Liverpool’s poorest performances of an incredible season so far, but could you not see it coming given the way they played in their previous match versus Crystal Palace?Peter and Co ask that question while also wondering whether the national focus on Mohamed Salah in recent weeks is giving the officials pre-conceived notions about the Reds’ top-scorer and his team-mates. As off-colour as Jurgen Klopp’s side were against Leicester, there is no question they were on the end of some bad decisions.But were Liverpool helped by their own crowd in midweek? The lads don’t think they w

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was back in front of the media today to preview the trip to West Ham United on Monday and talk many other things beside.Topics included the fitness of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez, whose injuries have left Klopp with a major headache at right-back, and the departure of forgotten man Lazar Markovic to Premier League rivals Fulham.Klopp also responded to accusations of gamemanship during half-time of the 1-1 draw with Leicester City at Anfield and addressed the matter of title nerves, which certainly affected the crowd on Wednesday night.The Reds boss also talked his captain Jordan Henderson, who is on the verge of making his 300th Premier League appearance, Naby Keita, the depth and versatility of his squad, and the threat posed by West Ham on Monday.You can listen to the press conference in full here - and we'll be back soon with the Allez Les Rouges podcast. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg

The Blood Red podcast is back, a little earlier than usual, to discuss the draw with Leicester City that extended Liverpool’s lead at the top of the Premier League to five points, but left fans wondering whether their side had just wasted a golden opportunity.Our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce admits it was a frustrating night, but adds that it could have been worse, which leads host Ian Doyle to question whether it was actually a good result. Joe Rimmer and Paul Gorst disagree.So often Anfield inspires the Reds to glory but did the nerves and tension that undoubtedly existed in the crowd on Wednesday night have a negative effect on the players?The panel discuss that before talks turn to the performance of referee Martin Atkinson, whether Liverpool are getting a raw deal when it comes to penalties, and how Naby Keita got on after he was handed a starting place in his preferred position.Kyle Walker’s deleted tweet, Manchester City's desire and even Brexit get a mention before James gives us an insight

Five points clear at the top at the start of February?Liverpool supporters would have snapped your hand off for that scenario before a ball was kicked in anger.And that's exactly the position the Reds find themselves in after drawing 1-1 at home to Leicester City.However, there was no escaping the feeling that it was a missed opportunity to truly take advantage of Manchester City’s shock defeat at Newcastle the night before.Saying that, Liverpool weren’t helped by the conditions, the referee and a strangely nervous and makeshift back four.And you also have to take into consideration that Leicester are no mugs, which is reflected in the fact that they have become the first team from outside of the top five to take points off the Reds this season.So what did James Pearce make of it?Our Liverpool FC correspondent kicks off the Post-Game podcast with his definitive verdict on the night's action before we hear from the six Reds supporters who have phoned into the show – Simon Donnelly, Matt Whitty, Matt Addison, R

Nice one, Rafa!Newcastle United's shock victory over Manchester City means that Liverpool will go seven points clear at the top with victory over Leicester City on Wednesday night.And given the table-topping Reds have won their previous 17 matches versus teams from outside the top five so far this season, you would not bet against them from getting the job done against an out-of-form Foxes side.But despite losing four of their last five games in all competitions, Leicester have proven they can take points off the top teams, and in Jamie Vardy they have someone who has scored more goals against Liverpool than any other player currently playing in the Premier League.So to find out what’s going on at the King Power Stadium, Paul Wheelock speaks to reporter and author Rob Tanner, who has covered the Foxes for the past 10 years for the Leicester Mercury.He talks the club’s expectations nowadays after their unbelievable and unexpected Premier League title triumph three years ago, the current mood toward manager Cla

Jurgen Klopp was back in front of the media on Tuesday afternoon to preview his table-topping side's return to action at home to Leicester City.As always, the Liverpool manager had interesting things to say, starting with the fitness of Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho, Dejan Lovren, Gini Wijnaldum and Trent Alexander-Arnold, and potential a novel solution to his right-back problem.Klopp also addressed the 'advantage' Manchester City have been handed in the title race by the TV schedulers and Mauricio Pochettino's comments about the importance of finishing in the top four.He also talked the 'massive threat' posed by Leicester City, and in particular Jamie Vardy, who has an incredible scoring record against the Reds.You can listen to Klopp's press conference in full here.Enjoy - and we'll be back on Wednesday with our Preview and Post-Game shows. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unlike this time last year, when Philippe Coutinho upped sticks to join Barcelona, there was never any danger of Liverpool losing one of their big guns in the current transfer window.But questions remained over when Sadio Mane would join Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino in signing a new contract until the Senegalese put pen to paper on a long-term deal at the back end of 2018.Mane has opened up about the subject in a new interview - the details of which kick off the latest Blood Red podcast, hosted by Ian Doyle and featuring James Pearce, Paul Gorst and the ECHO sportsdesk's second January transfer window signing, Caoimhe O'Neill.But while we've been busy, Liverpool have been very quiet in the market, much like a lot of their Premier League rivals, and James is on hand to play down one rumour.Ian asks whether Jurgen Klopp is missing a trick by not adding to his squad this month - especially when it appears the TV schedulers are doing their best to hand Manchester City an advantage in the title race.It now ap

We picked up the phone to Steve Dawson, a Liverpool fan based in Singapore, and presenter for Fox Sports Asia, for our latest podcast.As well as being a big Red, he is also a Bundesliga expert, as one of his main roles at the station is to anchor their coverage of the German top flight.That leads him perfectly placed to give his take on issues that will be of huge interest to his fellow Liverpool supporters - starting with Naby Keita.It's not quite happened for the midfielder since his big money move from RB Leipzig, and while Steve offers an insight into why that might be the case, he also explains why there is every reason to believe that Keita will come good.Jurgen Klopp has certainly done that as Reds boss and, with host Paul Wheelock, the duo talk his impact at Anfield, how it's viewed in his native Germany, and how he has evolved from his highly successful stint managing Borussia Dortmund, who themselves are now moving on from their talismanic former manager.So much so that Klopp admitted Dortmund were

Jurgen Klopp’s side may have the weekend off, but there’s no rest for the Blood Red panel as they return with the latest must-listen Liverpool FC podcast.With Joe Gomez having suffered a setback, and the injuries and suspensions beginning to pile up for the Reds, Klopp may well be counting his blessings that there's no game till next Wednesday.But unless he risks Trent Alexander-Arnold for the visit of Leicester to Anfield, the Liverpool manager still faces a selection headache at right-back.Host Ian Doyle, Joe Rimmer and Blood Red debutant – and the newest member of the ECHO sportsdesk – Sean Bradbury discuss how Klopp could solve it and why there is already a precedent.Joe then lets rip about his dislike – and that’s putting it mildly – for the FA Cup and the ‘romance’ that is attached to the competition.The reason why the Reds can put their feet up this weekend is down, of course, to the fact they have been knocked out of the cup.But they will return to action against Leicester buoyed by back-to-back Premi

Liverpool may have been sunning themselves in Dubai – and no doubt doing a bit of work, too – but Neil Fitzmaurice braved the cold to make his way to the ECHO studio to record the latest Poetry in Motion podcast, ably assisted by his regular side-kick Joe Rimmer, and by Paul Gorst, who returns after an impressive debut before Christmas.Another brilliant show kicks off with a look back on last weekend’s thrilling 4-3 win over Crystal Palace at Anfield. Not for the first time, the Reds were accused of being lucky. But Joe is not having any of it, and even if fortune has smiled on Jurgen Klopp’s side this season, he explains why.The lads then wonder what magic Liverpool manager Klopp works at half-time as well as having a laugh at Roy Hodgson before discussing the break the squad are just back from in the Middle East. Could it lead to history repeating itself?Fitzy then reopens a can of worms when he asks whether Harry Wilson will ever be good enough for the Reds' first team before Gorsty makes an interesting an

With Liverpool away in Dubai, and without a game to preview until the visit of Leicester City to Anfield a week on Wednesday, we picked the phone back up to Ahmad Yousef, an Egyptian football expert and editor of the King Fut.com website, who is close to the Mohamed Salah camp.When we last had Ahmad on, in October, there were plenty of people outside of the red half of Merseyside questioning Salah, after he had, by his incredibly high standards, a slow start to the season.But he has certainly answered his critics since, and his two goals against Crystal Palace on Saturday made him the outright top scorer in the Premier League, and also meant he has reached 50 Premier League goals faster than any other player.But after the match a lot of the focus was on his alleged ‘diving’ - and he’s also had fans talking tonight with a rather cryptic post on Twitter.Some say it’s to do with his rocky relationship with the Egyptian FA, which will come into question again later this year after Egypt won the right to host the

He may have fired Liverpool to another win, and in the process raced to 50 Premier League goals in ridiculously fast fashion, but rather than his incredible scoring feats, the focus was on Mohamed Salah's alleged 'diving' following the 4-3 victory over Crystal Palace.So did Salah blot his copybook on Saturday? Or was he right to go down having been denied clear-cut penalties in the past? And what constitutes 'diving' these days anyway?It's one of the big talking points of the latest Blood Red podcast, hosted by Ian Doyle and featuring our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce as well as Joe Rimmer and Theo Squires.The quartet also discuss the reactions of Virgil van Dijk and Roy Hodgson to the Palace success and ask what are your favourite 4-3 wins for Liverpool.James Milner's sending off late has added to Jurgen Klopp's right-back problems. So should the Reds boss now turn to Rafa Camacho?James also talks the training camp in Dubai, Pep Lijnders and Zeljko Buvac before making an early dart, leaving Ian, Jo

Recovered yet?As James Pearce brilliantly said in his written verdict for the ECHO, ‘much more of this and Liverpool will have to start issuing Valium with the match tickets’.Well, we hear more from James in what is a bumper and jubilant Post-Game podcast after the Reds edged out Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace 4-3 at a nervy Anfield to move seven points clear at the top of the Premier League.And what did Jurgen Klopp make of it all?Well, you can hear every word the Reds boss had to say in his post-match press conference, after James kicks us off.And then we hand over to the 10 Liverpool fans who phoned into the show – Simon Donnelly, Sam Planche, Matt Addison, Ross Strachan, Owen Thomas, Nathan Davidson, Alex Watt, Matt Whitty, Peter Lally and Mark Baker. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s not just Liverpool’s first team who are enjoying a fabulous season.The Under-18s also top the table after they started the New Year in exactly the same fashion they finished the old one.Barry Lewtas’ excellent young side won 1-0 at home to Sunderland to make it five wins on the spin and set themselves up perfectly for Monday’s (January 21) FA Youth Cup tie with Accrington Stanley in St Helens.And it’s the U18s who dominate our latest Academy Show, hosted by Paul Wheelock and featuring our Post-Game and View from the Kop contributor Matt Addison, who is a regular down in Kirby.They talk the win over Sunderland, the players who stood out and the exciting young winger who settled the contest.You will then hear Reds boss Lewtas’ post-match verdict in full, which also includes his thoughts on Ki-Jana Hoever, who started the year by making a seriously impressive senior debut at the age of just 16 in the FA Cup tie versus Wolves before coming back down to earth with an incredibly harsh sending off in the U23s’

In the latest Blood Red podcast, Liverpool reporter and regular host Ian Doyle is joined by full-time Liverpool correspondent - both home and away - James Pearce and ECHO duo Joe Rimmer and Paul Gorst to discuss the last few days of all things Anfield. Top of the agenda is the latest fitness news coming out of Liverpool and what it all actually means - and whether it is something of concern. Harry Wilson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Rhian Brewster and Brexit all get a mention, while Joe gets on his high horse again,Roy Hodgson is also discussed. Sorry about that. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jurgen Klopp sat down in front of the media on Friday afternoon to preview Saturday's visit of Crystal Palace to Anfield - and you can listen to it in full here.He delivered injury updates on Gini Wijnaldum, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dejan Lovren, Adam Lallana, Joe Gomez, Rhian Brewster and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as well as reacting to the news that Andy Robertson has signed a new long-term contract with the club.He also talked what the Reds plan to do with their 11-day break after the clash with 'proper team' Palace and gave his verdict on the departure of his good friend David Wagner from Huddersfield Town and, inevitably, 'Spygate'. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices