Cormack had already attracted Shankly's attention as a 20-year-old Scottish international with Hibernian, possibly under the recommendation of Bill's brother Bob, who managed Cormack while he was on loan at Toronto City in 1967. He entertained fans with his brilliant tricks on the ball. His experience and creativity...
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"He for me is brilliant and is as good as Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira in my mind. He needs to play central midfield on a regular basis and if he does do that Liverpool have a real chance of winning the title. Without him Liverpool have a disadvantage as he is the one outstanding player. All the others have a good consistency level and perform well but Gerrard is the one that makes them tick."
The 2025/26 domestic Premier League campaign has not gone to plan for Liverpool manager Arne Slot or the Anfield faithful themselves, as our title defence campaign following 2024/25's success quickly turned into a damp squib and our huge spending during the summer transfer window has largely caused more problems than were desired.
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There’s a reason people keep circling back to Liverpool matches when they talk about football predictions. Even after all these years. Even after chaotic title races, managerial changes, injuries, VAR arguments, and entire seasons that looked cursed from October onward. Some clubs attract viewers. Liverpool attracts obsession. I’ve worked around sports media and digital content for close to eight years now, and honestly, I’m tired of people pretending football audiences only care about trophies. They don’t. They care about unpredictability, emotional swings, narrative pressure, and the strange confidence that somehow returns every Friday night before kickoff. Liverpool gives people all of that. Every week.
The shadow cast by a predecessor can often be the most difficult obstacle for a new manager to overcome, especially when that predecessor happens to be the person who rebuilt the club’s modern identity. For Slot, the first year at Anfield was always going to be a case of balancing the existing tactical DNA with his own more measured, possession-heavy philosophy.
