More images have been produced claiming to show the new Liverpool FC kits for season 2014/15.
The image shows the design of the new home, away and third kits, which will be released this summer.
The home kit is again a traditional design, with the away and third kits much less garish than this season’s efforts. The choice of yellow for the away kit will sit well with supporters – a regular choice during the eighties.
Liverpool changed their club charter in the last few years, since the introduction of the new kit deal with manufacturer Warrior Sports, so that kits are changed every season. Previously the home kit remained for two years.
The design has been produced by a member of the Liverpool FC forum Red And White Kop and has appeared on social media.
We understand the new kit designs have been shown by Warrior representatives to selected Liverpool supporters clubs in North America, from where the designs have been leaked.
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More images have been produced claiming to show the new Liverpool FC kits for season 2014/15.
The image shows the design of the new home, away and third kits, which will be released this summer.
The home kit is again a traditional design, with the away and third kits much less garish than this season’s efforts. The choice of yellow for the away kit will sit well with supporters – a regular choice during the eighties.
Liverpool changed their club charter in the last few years, since the introduction of the new kit deal with manufacturer Warrior Sports, so that kits are changed every season. Previously the home kit remained for two years.
The design has been produced by a member of the Liverpool FC forum Red And White Kop and has appeared on social media.
We understand the new kit designs have been shown by Warrior representatives to selected Liverpool supporters clubs in North America, from where the designs have been leaked.
. All comments below are not endorsed by This Is Anfield.
Liverpool produced a poor display against Pepe Mel’s side, blowing a chance to take control of the fight for 4th place in the process. Henry Jackson (@OnFootballTweet) rates each Reds player on the day.
SIMON MIGNOLET- 7 (out of 10)
After some shaky performances of late, the 25-year-old Belgian produced his best display for a number of weeks. He made a tremendous save to deny Gareth McAuely, and did well to hold onto Chris Brunt’s free-kick too. Perhaps slightly to blame for putting Kolo Toure under pressure for the equaliser.
JON FLANAGAN- 6
The youngster was as solid as ever, never allowing the experienced Brunt to get the better of him at any point. He is limited going forward, however, and it meant Liverpool lacked an extra dimension in attack compared to when an in-form Glen Johnson is playing.
MARTIN SKRTEL- 7
Skrtel continues to be comfortably Liverpool’s best defender this season. The Slovakian was excellent from start to finish, thwarting West Brom’s attacks throughout. He’s come such a long way since the disappointment of being dropped last season.
KOLO TOURE- 4
Toure looked like a disaster waiting to happen all afternoon, and to be blunt, his performance is the reason Liverpool dropped two sloppy points. He was erratic on the ball throughout, and his inexcusable pass across his own goal gifted Victor Anichebe an equaliser. The return of Daniel Agger and Mamadou Sakho can’t come soon enough.
ALY CISSOKHO- 6
To be fair to Cissokho, considering how lowly he is thought of by many Reds fans, he had a fairly decent game at the Hawthorns. The Frenchman made a few good forward runs- his final ball did admittedly let him down- while defensively he was sound.
Gerrard had a very good first half, reading the game brilliantly from his new deep role and breaking up countless West Brom attacks. He faded after the break, however, as he and Jordan Henderson’s stranglehold on the midfield battle started to wane.
JORDAN HENDERSON- 6
Not one of Henderson’s better games in a Liverpool shirt. A couple of times he was robbed in possession, and his influence on the game was nowhere near as noticeable as it has been in many games this season. A solid display nonetheless.
After a majestic performance in the Merseyside derby win over Everton, Coutinho never managed to impose himself on this game. The odd lovely piece of skill or dangerous dribble was often ruined by indecisiveness on the ball in key areas. He is guilty of holding onto the ball for too long at times.
RAHEEM STERLING- 8
Liverpool’s best player on the day without a shadow of a doubt, the 19-year-old is enjoying an excellent run of form at the moment. He was a constant pest to the Baggies defence, running at defenders with pace and purpose, and also worked hard when it came to his defensive duties.
DANIEL STURRIDGE- 6
Another game, another goal for the lethal Englishman, as he scored his 29th goal in just 36 games for the club. He was quiet in the second half, however, which was disappointing considering the importance of the game.
LUIS SUAREZ- 6
Not one of the Suarez’s finest displays, and the Uruguayan genius cut a frustrated figure at times. The 27-year-old set up Sturridge brilliantly for Liverpool’s goal, but missed a glorious chance to put the game to bed after the break.
Subs
MARTIN KELLY (on for Flanagan ’74)- 5
Didn’t look as secure as Flanagan defensively, and seemed understandably rusty after so many injury problems of late.
JOE ALLEN (on for Coutinho ’74)- 6
As always neat and tidy on the ball, but lacked drive in midfield as Liverpool looked for a winner. Had a shot saved by Ben Foster.
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Liverpool produced a poor display against Pepe Mel’s side, blowing a chance to take control of the fight for 4th place in the process. Henry Jackson (@OnFootballTweet) rates each Reds player on the day.
SIMON MIGNOLET- 7 (out of 10)
After some shaky performances of late, the 25-year-old Belgian produced his best display for a number of weeks. He made a tremendous save to deny Gareth McAuely, and did well to hold onto Chris Brunt’s free-kick too. Perhaps slightly to blame for putting Kolo Toure under pressure for the equaliser.
JON FLANAGAN- 6
The youngster was as solid as ever, never allowing the experienced Brunt to get the better of him at any point. He is limited going forward, however, and it meant Liverpool lacked an extra dimension in attack compared to when an in-form Glen Johnson is playing.
MARTIN SKRTEL- 7
Skrtel continues to be comfortably Liverpool’s best defender this season. The Slovakian was excellent from start to finish, thwarting West Brom’s attacks throughout. He’s come such a long way since the disappointment of being dropped last season.
KOLO TOURE- 4
Toure looked like a disaster waiting to happen all afternoon, and to be blunt, his performance is the reason Liverpool dropped two sloppy points. He was erratic on the ball throughout, and his inexcusable pass across his own goal gifted Victor Anichebe an equaliser. The return of Daniel Agger and Mamadou Sakho can’t come soon enough.
ALY CISSOKHO- 6
To be fair to Cissokho, considering how lowly he is thought of by many Reds fans, he had a fairly decent game at the Hawthorns. The Frenchman made a few good forward runs- his final ball did admittedly let him down- while defensively he was sound.
Gerrard had a very good first half, reading the game brilliantly from his new deep role and breaking up countless West Brom attacks. He faded after the break, however, as he and Jordan Henderson’s stranglehold on the midfield battle started to wane.
JORDAN HENDERSON- 6
Not one of Henderson’s better games in a Liverpool shirt. A couple of times he was robbed in possession, and his influence on the game was nowhere near as noticeable as it has been in many games this season. A solid display nonetheless.
After a majestic performance in the Merseyside derby win over Everton, Coutinho never managed to impose himself on this game. The odd lovely piece of skill or dangerous dribble was often ruined by indecisiveness on the ball in key areas. He is guilty of holding onto the ball for too long at times.
RAHEEM STERLING- 8
Liverpool’s best player on the day without a shadow of a doubt, the 19-year-old is enjoying an excellent run of form at the moment. He was a constant pest to the Baggies defence, running at defenders with pace and purpose, and also worked hard when it came to his defensive duties.
DANIEL STURRIDGE- 6
Another game, another goal for the lethal Englishman, as he scored his 29th goal in just 36 games for the club. He was quiet in the second half, however, which was disappointing considering the importance of the game.
LUIS SUAREZ- 6
Not one of the Suarez’s finest displays, and the Uruguayan genius cut a frustrated figure at times. The 27-year-old set up Sturridge brilliantly for Liverpool’s goal, but missed a glorious chance to put the game to bed after the break.
Subs
MARTIN KELLY (on for Flanagan ’74)- 5
Didn’t look as secure as Flanagan defensively, and seemed understandably rusty after so many injury problems of late.
JOE ALLEN (on for Coutinho ’74)- 6
As always neat and tidy on the ball, but lacked drive in midfield as Liverpool looked for a winner. Had a shot saved by Ben Foster.
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Kolo Toure has vowed to learn from his 'bad decision' which gifted West Brom an equaliser in Liverpool's 1-1 draw at The Hawthorns on Sunday.
Liverpool led through Daniel Sturridge's first-half goal and appeared on course to go four points clear of Everton in the race for UEFA Champions League qualification.
However, midway through the second half, Toure received the ball from goalkeeper Simon Mignolet before rolling a pass across the edge of his own penalty area which went straight to Victor Anichebe.
The former Everton striker drilled his shot beyond Mignolet and experienced defender Toure has held his hands up to the mistake which cost Liverpool two points.
"It was a terrible pass by me," Toure told the Liverpool Echo. "You have to make the right decisions and I took a bad decision.
"It was my call. I should have passed to one of our players but instead I passed it straight to the striker.
"I just didn't see him (Anichebe). I should have played it to Aly (Cissokho) on the side.
"I wasn't surprised to get the ball from Simon because that's the way we play.
"I made a very bad pass. I don't know why I passed the ball into the middle of the pitch, it was crazy.
"I'm disappointed for me and the team. It's hard to take, especially for me, because we played well.
"It's difficult to say what we have been talking about in the dressing room but the manager knows how disappointed I am. My pass put the team in a difficult situation.
"When you make mistakes it's important to bounce back and play better. I've made a few mistakes in my life and I'm still learning every day. I will learn from this."
However, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers did not pin any blame on Toure following the slip-up against West Brom.
Rodgers told Sky Sports: "I'll never criticise players for trying to play football but Kolo probably shouldn't have received the ball under pressure and his pass was misplaced.
"But for me, it's the bravest place on the field as we look to build our play from behind. That has won us many games this season.
"We like to build the game and construct play from behind and sometimes it will cost you and today was unfortunately one of those days.
"Kolo Toure has been brilliant since he's been here. He's been a real leader, an outstanding professional and, unfortunately, it was a mistake."
Kolo Toure has vowed to learn from his 'bad decision' which gifted West Brom an equaliser in Liverpool's 1-1 draw at The Hawthorns on Sunday.
Liverpool led through Daniel Sturridge's first-half goal and appeared on course to go four points clear of Everton in the race for UEFA Champions League qualification.
However, midway through the second half, Toure received the ball from goalkeeper Simon Mignolet before rolling a pass across the edge of his own penalty area which went straight to Victor Anichebe.
The former Everton striker drilled his shot beyond Mignolet and experienced defender Toure has held his hands up to the mistake which cost Liverpool two points.
"It was a terrible pass by me," Toure told the Liverpool Echo. "You have to make the right decisions and I took a bad decision.
"It was my call. I should have passed to one of our players but instead I passed it straight to the striker.
"I just didn't see him (Anichebe). I should have played it to Aly (Cissokho) on the side.
"I wasn't surprised to get the ball from Simon because that's the way we play.
"I made a very bad pass. I don't know why I passed the ball into the middle of the pitch, it was crazy.
"I'm disappointed for me and the team. It's hard to take, especially for me, because we played well.
"It's difficult to say what we have been talking about in the dressing room but the manager knows how disappointed I am. My pass put the team in a difficult situation.
"When you make mistakes it's important to bounce back and play better. I've made a few mistakes in my life and I'm still learning every day. I will learn from this."
However, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers did not pin any blame on Toure following the slip-up against West Brom.
Rodgers told Sky Sports: "I'll never criticise players for trying to play football but Kolo probably shouldn't have received the ball under pressure and his pass was misplaced.
"But for me, it's the bravest place on the field as we look to build our play from behind. That has won us many games this season.
"We like to build the game and construct play from behind and sometimes it will cost you and today was unfortunately one of those days.
"Kolo Toure has been brilliant since he's been here. He's been a real leader, an outstanding professional and, unfortunately, it was a mistake."
A disappointed Kolo Toure has accepted responsibility for Liverpool throwing away a 1-0 lead at West Brom on Sunday and walking away with just a point, rather than three.
With Liverpool leading 1-0 thanks to a first-half Daniel Sturridge strike, Ivorian international Toure played an inexplicable ball across the Reds’ penalty area.
Baggies striker Victor Anichebe ran onto the ball and with plenty of time and space put it past Simon Mignolet for the home side’s equaliser.
“It was a game we should have won 1-0. It was a terrible pass by me,” Touré is quoted in the Guardian as saying after the match. “It’s hard because we played well. It was a tough game. I take the call because it was a very bad pass. I haven’t seen him [Anichebe]. I should have just played to Aly [Cissokho].
“My pass just put the team in a difficult situation. I haven’t seen him and I shouldn’t have passed the ball there. You have to make decisions. Today I took a bad one. [Brendan] doesn’t get angry. He was just disappointed with the situation in the game. I’m disappointed.”
The result means Liverpool stay fourth in the Premier League table, but could have started to create some daylight between themselves and the teams below them.
Nevertheless, the Reds are only three points behind third place Chelsea, who have a game in hand at Manchester City on Monday evening.
“We have missed an opportunity today but the season is long,” Toure added. “We just didn’t need to have that kind of mistake. I made a bad decision. I don’t know why I have passed it into the middle of the pitch, it was crazy. I’ve made a few mistakes in my life and you learn every day. I will learn from it.”
Liverpool next face Arsenal at home on Saturday. The two sides meet again a week later at the Emirates in the FA Cup 5th round.
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A disappointed Kolo Toure has accepted responsibility for Liverpool throwing away a 1-0 lead at West Brom on Sunday and walking away with just a point, rather than three.
With Liverpool leading 1-0 thanks to a first-half Daniel Sturridge strike, Ivorian international Toure played an inexplicable ball across the Reds’ penalty area.
Baggies striker Victor Anichebe ran onto the ball and with plenty of time and space put it past Simon Mignolet for the home side’s equaliser.
“It was a game we should have won 1-0. It was a terrible pass by me,” Touré is quoted in the Guardian as saying after the match. “It’s hard because we played well. It was a tough game. I take the call because it was a very bad pass. I haven’t seen him [Anichebe]. I should have just played to Aly [Cissokho].
“My pass just put the team in a difficult situation. I haven’t seen him and I shouldn’t have passed the ball there. You have to make decisions. Today I took a bad one. [Brendan] doesn’t get angry. He was just disappointed with the situation in the game. I’m disappointed.”
The result means Liverpool stay fourth in the Premier League table, but could have started to create some daylight between themselves and the teams below them.
Nevertheless, the Reds are only three points behind third place Chelsea, who have a game in hand at Manchester City on Monday evening.
“We have missed an opportunity today but the season is long,” Toure added. “We just didn’t need to have that kind of mistake. I made a bad decision. I don’t know why I have passed it into the middle of the pitch, it was crazy. I’ve made a few mistakes in my life and you learn every day. I will learn from it.”
Liverpool next face Arsenal at home on Saturday. The two sides meet again a week later at the Emirates in the FA Cup 5th round.
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Brendan Rodgers has revealed that Liverpool may still yet go back into the transfer market and attempt to sign Ukrainian international winger Yevhen Konoplyanka after missing out on him in the January transfer window.
Liverpool’s move for the 24-year-old fell through on Friday’s transfer deadline day, with reports suggesting Dnipro president Ihor Kolomoyskyi refused to sign the transfer paperwork.
But speaking after his side’s 1-1 draw at West Brom in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon, Rodgers told the BBC the Reds may swoop to buy Konoplyanka in the summer.
“There will be a greater market to look at then but it wouldn’t stop us,” Rodgers said. “It is of no consequence now. I don’t focus on that. There is no point in me looking back.”
Responding to criticism that Liverpool weren’t efficent enough to get a deal with Konoplyanka tied up, just a week after missing out on Egyptian Mohamed Salah to Chelsea, Rodgers defended the club’s managing director, Ian Ayre.
“The club did everything possible to get the player in,” he added.
“We had our chief scout and managing director and doctor out there to conclude the deal – and from our point of view, categorically Ian Ayre did a brilliant job trying to negotiate.
“I’ve heard it mentioned the problem was about the money, but that was not a problem. It just wasn’t to be.
“I feel really sorry for the player because he was obviously desperate to come but it’s gone now and we will review it in the summer.”
Liverpool finished the January transfer window having signed no players.
This Is Anfield writer Oliver Smith wrote an interesting piece on why Liverpool’s transfer “failings” aren’t the end of the world, whilst our co-editor Max Munton discussed how Liverpool being, or not being, transparent in their policies is a wider-reaching issue with fans.
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Brendan Rodgers has revealed that Liverpool may still yet go back into the transfer market and attempt to sign Ukrainian international winger Yevhen Konoplyanka after missing out on him in the January transfer window.
Liverpool’s move for the 24-year-old fell through on Friday’s transfer deadline day, with reports suggesting Dnipro president Ihor Kolomoyskyi refused to sign the transfer paperwork.
But speaking after his side’s 1-1 draw at West Brom in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon, Rodgers told the BBC the Reds may swoop to buy Konoplyanka in the summer.
“There will be a greater market to look at then but it wouldn’t stop us,” Rodgers said. “It is of no consequence now. I don’t focus on that. There is no point in me looking back.”
Responding to criticism that Liverpool weren’t efficent enough to get a deal with Konoplyanka tied up, just a week after missing out on Egyptian Mohamed Salah to Chelsea, Rodgers defended the club’s managing director, Ian Ayre.
“The club did everything possible to get the player in,” he added.
“We had our chief scout and managing director and doctor out there to conclude the deal – and from our point of view, categorically Ian Ayre did a brilliant job trying to negotiate.
“I’ve heard it mentioned the problem was about the money, but that was not a problem. It just wasn’t to be.
“I feel really sorry for the player because he was obviously desperate to come but it’s gone now and we will review it in the summer.”
Liverpool finished the January transfer window having signed no players.
This Is Anfield writer Oliver Smith wrote an interesting piece on why Liverpool’s transfer “failings” aren’t the end of the world, whilst our co-editor Max Munton discussed how Liverpool being, or not being, transparent in their policies is a wider-reaching issue with fans.
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Brendan Rodgers will feel Liverpool dropped two points at West Brom on Sunday afternoon, with Kolo Toure‘s second-half defensive blunder allowing Victor Anichebe to cancel out Daniel Sturridge’s first-half opener.
Liverpool took the lead through Daniel Sturridge on 24 minutes, the in-form striker scoring in his sixth consecutive game from Luis Suarez‘s cross. The goal was the England international’s 50th Premier League goal.
But West Brom equalised when Kolo Toure inexplicably played a pass across the back to gift Anichebe the equaliser on 66 minutes.
Liverpool failed to apply any control to the game or tempo to their play, struggling on a bumpy pitch and looking jaded from their midweek exploits against Everton – signs of their thin squad showing within days of the transfer window closing without any additions arriving.
Simon Mignolet made a superb save from Gareth McAuley’s header off a corner shortly after the break but the Belgian’s distribution again proved problematic, his ball to Toure placing the defender under pressure for the goal.
The two points dropped were another missed chance to cement Liverpool’s place in fourth position after defeat for Man United yesterday. A win would have put Rodgers’ side nine points ahead of their rivals.
Liverpool: Mignolet, Flanagan (Kelly 74), Skrtel, Toure, Cissokho, Gerrard, Henderson, Coutinho (Allen 74), Sterling, Suarez, Sturridge.
Subs not used: Jones, Alberto, Ibe, Aspas, Moses.
Daniel Sturridge 0-1 (24th minute)
DS Goal vs WBA by LFCmostar
Victor Anichebe 1-1 (67th minute)
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Brendan Rodgers will feel Liverpool dropped two points at West Brom on Sunday afternoon, with Kolo Toure‘s second-half defensive blunder allowing Victor Anichebe to cancel out Daniel Sturridge’s first-half opener.
Liverpool took the lead through Daniel Sturridge on 24 minutes, the in-form striker scoring in his sixth consecutive game from Luis Suarez‘s cross. The goal was the England international’s 50th Premier League goal.
But West Brom equalised when Kolo Toure inexplicably played a pass across the back to gift Anichebe the equaliser on 66 minutes.
Liverpool failed to apply any control to the game or tempo to their play, struggling on a bumpy pitch and looking jaded from their midweek exploits against Everton – signs of their thin squad showing within days of the transfer window closing without any additions arriving.
Simon Mignolet made a superb save from Gareth McAuley’s header off a corner shortly after the break but the Belgian’s distribution again proved problematic, his ball to Toure placing the defender under pressure for the goal.
The two points dropped were another missed chance to cement Liverpool’s place in fourth position after defeat for Man United yesterday. A win would have put Rodgers’ side nine points ahead of their rivals.
Liverpool: Mignolet, Flanagan (Kelly 74), Skrtel, Toure, Cissokho, Gerrard, Henderson, Coutinho (Allen 74), Sterling, Suarez, Sturridge.
Subs not used: Jones, Alberto, Ibe, Aspas, Moses.
Daniel Sturridge 0-1 (24th minute)
DS Goal vs WBA by LFCmostar
Victor Anichebe 1-1 (67th minute)
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Liverpool fans have taken to Twitter with a mixture of disappointment and frustration at the Reds’ 1-1 draw at West Brom on Sunday afternoon.
A first-half Daniel Sturridge goal after great work by Raheem Sterling and Luis Suarez had given Brendan Rodgers’ side a solid lead going into the break.
Until the second-half, West Brom offered little attacking threat and Liverpool looked comfortably, controlling the game with the help of Steven Gerrard impressing in his holding midfield role.
But a period of pressure in the second-half saw the Baggies draw level — if only for a blunder from Kolo Toure.
The Ivorian international defender had a lapse in concentration, playing a ball across the Liverpool box which was pounced upon by West Brom striker Victor Anichebe.
Anichebe duly took his opportunity and the former Everton man put a simple ball past Simon Mignolet for the home side’s equaliser.
It will be seen as two points dropped for Rodgers’s side who lost their stride in the second half.
The Reds next face Arsenal in the league next Saturday, and a much improved performance will be needed if Liverpool are to keep up their challenge for a finishing place in the top four.
Nevertheless, Liverpool remain unbeaten in 2014 and sit in fourth place, three points behind third place Chelsea, who are away at Man City on Monday night.
We’ve rounded up some of the best reactions from Liverpool fans to Sunday’s result at the Hawthorns. Let us know your post-match thoughts in the comments below, on Twitter @thisisanfield or in our forums.
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Liverpool fans have taken to Twitter with a mixture of disappointment and frustration at the Reds’ 1-1 draw at West Brom on Sunday afternoon.
A first-half Daniel Sturridge goal after great work by Raheem Sterling and Luis Suarez had given Brendan Rodgers’ side a solid lead going into the break.
Until the second-half, West Brom offered little attacking threat and Liverpool looked comfortably, controlling the game with the help of Steven Gerrard impressing in his holding midfield role.
But a period of pressure in the second-half saw the Baggies draw level — if only for a blunder from Kolo Toure.
The Ivorian international defender had a lapse in concentration, playing a ball across the Liverpool box which was pounced upon by West Brom striker Victor Anichebe.
Anichebe duly took his opportunity and the former Everton man put a simple ball past Simon Mignolet for the home side’s equaliser.
It will be seen as two points dropped for Rodgers’s side who lost their stride in the second half.
The Reds next face Arsenal in the league next Saturday, and a much improved performance will be needed if Liverpool are to keep up their challenge for a finishing place in the top four.
Nevertheless, Liverpool remain unbeaten in 2014 and sit in fourth place, three points behind third place Chelsea, who are away at Man City on Monday night.
We’ve rounded up some of the best reactions from Liverpool fans to Sunday’s result at the Hawthorns. Let us know your post-match thoughts in the comments below, on Twitter @thisisanfield or in our forums.
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