Posts tagged Joe Allen

Joe Allen discussing his Liverpool future but ignoring an obvious problem

Joe Allen is reportedly going to be included in the Liverpool squad this weekend, which will be his first involvement since getting injured in August. Prior to that, he’s been talking about what he has to do to be a more regular part of Brendan Rodgers’ side: “I can get involved more in the creative side, in assisting goa [...]

Why Liverpool should have loaned-out Joe Allen

Joe Allen Joe Allen provides back-up to Liverpool’s first-team, albeit in a rather theoretical way - he may well be a reserve midfielder, but he’s not really capable of replacing any of the players currently in Brendan Rodgers’ first-choice side. Allen gets a lot of abuse, and maybe understandably so given his transfer [...]

Joe Allen discussing his Liverpool future - and thoughts on what that might hold

While not dreadful, last season definitely wasn’t what Joe Allen had hoped that it would be: injuries, a hefty transfer-fee that he was always going to struggle to live up to, and the added pressure of playing for a club of Liverpool’s size all conspired to make 2012/13 a year to forget. Ahead of the new season, and now fully-fit [...]

What is Joe Allen’s future at Liverpool?

Joe Allen’s a good player; he’s very neat and tidy, he’s an accurate and reliable passer of the ball, and he’s capable of setting a temperament within a game. It seems bizarre, then, that Liverpool look so much better without him in the side. Obviously, the principal reason why we’re keen on assessing Allen is b [...]

Joe Allen, his Liverpool form, and his future at the club

The Premier League Owl Joe Allen has been speaking to the media about his form, and has given a fairly frank assessment of his performances since his £15m to Liverpool. “My form hasn’t been great. I’m a perfectionist and maybe that’s my problem. Sometimes I get frustrated and disappointed when things aren’t pe [...]

Liverpool: Interesting statistics from 2012/13

The Premier League Owl No opinions this time, just a quick look at some of the individual and team numbers which Liverpool have put together in the first half of the season. So, in no particular order… - Liverpool, on average, perform 20.2 tackles per Premier League game, which has them joint 9th amongst all teams. - Th [...]

Liverpool won’t miss Lucas Leiva too much

The Premier League Owl The news that Lucas Leiva faces another three months out with a thigh injury is desperate, but more for the player than the team as a whole. Of course, it’s horrible luck for the Brazilian, but his absence won’t leave the side as short as it did last year. Nuri Sahin and Joe Allen aren’t Jay Spearing [...]

Liverpool vs Manchester City: Thoughts from Anfield

The Premier League Owl A bittersweet day for Liverpool: so many positives to take from the performance, yet denied the three points they so obviously deserved. The important thing from the home perspective, was that this wasn’t a performance borne purely out of effort and desire, but that it had a structure to it and an obvious purpos [...]

Notes from the weekend: Liverpool

The Premier League Owl The press went to town over the defeat to West Brom, but it’s safe to ignore that - vast sections of the media still enjoy seeing Liverpool fail, and so naturally get over-excited when they do. But this wasn’t that bad; one-nil down and having to chase a game? You’re always going to leave your [...]

Negative thoughts about Joe Allen’s Liverpool move

The Premier League Owl £15m, are you sure? Principally, what Joe Allen’s transfer to Liverpool tells us, is that if a player is technically proficient and British, then he’s worth an awful lot of money. We nailed our colours to the mast over this some weeks ago, and there’s really no point in any fence-sitting - Swan [...]

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