Let’s Live in the Present – The Glorious History bites back on us

The man who made Liverpool Football Club.

For a Liverpool fan there is nothing more prized than its glorious history. The tradition of the majestic Liverpool Football Club is laid on success. Built by Shanks and helped on by Paisley, Fagan, Dalglish, and Benitez, the club presently finds itself in no man's land. The club in the past 22 years has won silverware. They have won them all quite irregularly though. Plus, what they haven't won is the coveted League Title. The trophy had the name LFC pretty much at the start of the season during those days. Our regular involvement in Europe made us the most successful British club in the Europe's premier competition. Times changed dramatically and hardly we could realise that another Scot has wiped away the entire legacy that was built on and sustained by some other Scot for 30+ years ahead of that. Since them the Kop could do nothing but hope, pray, expect, yearn, get frustrated, and could only defend itself thanks to its illustrious HISTORY!

Our History is a testimony to success. The only other team that can match it in England has to be Manchester United only. As a Liverpool fan, I'm very much proud of this history too. But for 22 years what has been won in the past doesn't hold much relevance. That doesn't mean I don't respect what the club's forefathers to the current generation of players have done. What I mean is that we should start living in the present. For long we have discussed and argued only on one thing - HISTORY! Okay, ours is the most glorious in Britain, but for how long can it last more? With United always up there and is now joined by Man City and Chelsea and even Arsenal and Tottenham, where does a place for our history can be found? Liverpool have to start winning in the present. The Kop will never turn their back on their club, for sure! But the Kop needs its love back and for that we only need that our players respect the crest on the shirt. They need to play as if there is no tomorrow, they need to play as true Liverpool players, they need to play for the majestic for Kop for that makes them their darlings.

Last season was a disappointing one indeed. With Kenny Dalglish returning after replacing Roy Hodgson in utter turmoil, almost everybody thought that time has arrived. Liverpool had new owners and relatively more money than other seasons. But Dalglish couldn't materialize neither the money nor the talent of his players. Nobody ever thought Kenny would let people down this bad. Nobody that their King is too stale to deliver the goods. There were a lot of EXPECTATIONS! And this is one word I want to detach myself completely. LFC fans are bred to expect glory each seasons. Something they have been deluded of lately is glory itself. So, the solution is simple - Stop Expecting! Let time surprise you itself. And when time surprises you this way, it surprises you pleasantly.

Another thing that irks me, as I mentioned before, is too much love we give to our players. Well, everybody knows what happens when too much is given by the Kop to some of its best players. Many turned their back on us while a few perhaps made the right decision. Whichever way you may look at it, the Kop suffered. Liverpool just can't find replacements. We have always made, through our support, certain players indispensable. No matter how much we may deny, deep down inside we know that they are made into indispensables. Xabi Alonso still loves Liverpool and he left amid distasteful spats with Benitez, but have we been able to replace him? No. Fernando Torres left us when we needed him the most, but have we been able to replace him? No. Steven Gerrard is nearing his retirement. He would hang up his boots soon. So, would there be anyone as good as him? No. Liverpool is too static to change. One player gone and there is  no way out. The club needs to be dynamic, a lot more dynamic and adaptable. All the 3 players mentioned above are unique, but they are not the end of the road. Stars were created yesterday, they are created today, and will be created tomorrow.

This season I think I sense something that I like. No expectations, less arguing over history, and more focus on what happens on the pitch. Having said that, I would always be proud of my club's glorious past, its players (no matter who), its managerial staff, its holy stadium, and above all the virtue of being a Liverpool fan, the virtue of being a Kopite, a person destined to sing YNWA right at the Kop.

Liverpool FC: A one-man team?

The family...

Our dearest Liverpool FC is not just a club. It is a religion, a tradition, a family, and a paradigm of loyalty. For years, we have parted company with silverware. Yet, we never lost faith in the majestic aura of the club and stood by it in the toughest times. We are proud to be such fans, such true fans amid a whole race of plastic and glory propagating fans. But, a family is run by a heir achy. For years we are taught that in a family there is no room for selfishness, there is no individualism, there is nothing but a mutual co-existence. We rely on each other, on every family member. There is inter-dependence. There is no aristocracy or dictatorship.

Since we exemplify Liverpool FC to a family, all of what I just mentioned should be implied by our club. However, in recent times, what has transpired doesn't even come near the mere definition of a family. Liverpool for so many years, noticed or unnoticed, have evolved as a one-man team. The biggest example in my eyes is Xabi Alonso in this respect. 2008-2009 season was our strongest finish in the PL era. Alonso was the linchpin in that. 3 years since his transfer, Liverpool's foundations have been shattered. The next example has to be Steven Gerrard. Captain Marvel is an invincible, isn't he? He is arguably the best midfielder in the England today. The way he has led the team since 2004 is commendable. He is inspired leadership in some of the history-making games is well versed and discussed across the world. But, he is another player whose absence rattles the club. We know it is near impossible to find someone as good as him. However, that doesn't rule out moving on and seeing a different mould, which the team is in. You take Stevie G out of a starting XI and the nerves of our players are wrecked. We understand how youngster look up to him, but he is not bigger or better than the club. Nobody is indispensable, he would be sorely missed though.

Our two indispensables.

Finally, I would talk about a person who has always been my personal favourite, the reason I started supporting LFC and following football. That man is Fernando Torres. When he scored his first against Chelsea at Anfield in August 2007, I was awestruck! From that day on, I saw a person worth all the money. He is a player who was worshiped by the Kop and supported when rest of the world turned his back on him. Ironically, he paid back doing the same, he turned his back on us (get a life fathead!). Put aside his personal misery at Chelsea, Liverpool has had more painful miseries of their own since his departure. Luis Suarez is a world class player who is better than him. But once again LFC miss a player who performed a role perfect and we couldn't find a replacement who can pay-off on the pitch. Andy Carroll kills our game (on the face of it). He is too slow and too unfit for a game that suits Liverpool. Fernando Torres knew exactly how to play that sort of style. Like it or hate it, we are missing Fernando Torres! Another player on the same line is Luis Suarez. Without him Liverpool have no taste at all. He is the only worth the excitement. Nobody can think and even come near the lines he think on. For the game 8 games he didn't play, Liverpool's mid-season turmpil started to set in. You take Suarez out, you are in for a boring LFC side. I won't be surprised if he leaves LFC in a couple of seasons. 

The Indispensables - Present and Past.

Hence, my aim of writing this entry was to inform the people that our philosophy of club greater than player is undermined and offset by us only. If top teams like Man United can replace their star players, so can and should Liverpool. Nobody is indispensable. If we can buy a player who moulds into a world class playerworld class player, there shall be no dearth of newer players that can be bred into new world-class players. So, LFC needs to correct this with immediate. For the club is above all! YNWA! 

We're Family...

A Probable Summer of Near Zero Transfers

This is when money does the talking...

This is that part of the season when you just have to invariably refresh your Twitter and Facebook accounts. Getting lots and lots of updates on speculations, medical, done deals, personal terms, etc. for some of the most sought after and personally favourite players. Fans do all the prayers for their club to sign certain players. Of late, the likes of Man City and Chelsea have the been the most liberal in buying players. Their owners offer their managers a blank cheque book always. In the last couple of seasons, Liverpool have made some of the most horrendous signings. I won't write down those names for most of the people would abstain from reading the post any further (ha ha!).

So, with a new manager and owners' second spell in the Summer Transfer Window, what could be in store for the fans? We bought some British Talent last year and I don't want to talk about that any further (though I'm religiously behind them). Perhaps, Kenny Dalglish was too static to change with the trends of the game. Roy Hodgson bought those players who weren't even fit enough to play for the reserves. He just couldn't step-up his thinking. Rafael Benitez has been the most successful in the transfer market for Liverpool in the EPL. Though he has also made some very poor signings, but he also bought Xabi Alonso, Fernando Torres, Luis Garcia (I still remember that volley in UCL), Daniel Agger, Martin Skrtel, Glen Johnson, Mascherano, Alvaro Arbeloa - honestly, these players were brilliant! I get the feeling that had he been provided with adequate money and support we could have had our No. 19 (I strongly believe that). This never meant FSG should have gone back to hire Rafa after Kenny's sacking. Whilst there are players who I think are top-quality, like Alberto Aquilani, but were so unfortunate.

He has his work cut-out...

We have been recently linked with Sigurdsson, a player who is rated highly in the EPL thanks to his short loan spell in the 2nd half of last season. There are certain other players who we have been linked with in a number of seasons before and continued to be linked with even now, but they haven't been fruitful (neither do I think they would be). So, is Sigurdsson a world-class player at first place? I haven't seen him much, so I may not be the right person to give a value judgement. But I have seen a number of outstanding players in their clubs or leagues fail miserably at big clubs and particularly Liverpool. I don't want to go back in time and assess such happenings, but I'm near 100% sure that this is how things will unfold in the case of the Icelandic player. In the past week or so we have been linked with Adam Johnson, Ibrahim Affellay, Gaston Ramirez, etc. There were certain tabloids that even linked us with Lavezzi and Cavani (this irks me so much). I'm no pessimist, instead I'm a realist. I know what would happen in the transfer market this season. Liverpool were linked with Juan Mata (the Spaniard could have been our player) and ended up signing Stewart Downing, linked with Sergio Aguero who signed for Man City. For the window has a lot of time to conclude and my analysis may be premature (hope it is), I'm dead sure that we would once again end up buying substandard players, who can't adjust playing at Anfield, for the Kop, and for the optimum target. I'm a man who says everything on the face of it.

The Icelandic who could be our first signing...

As per a popular belief, we can't get world class players unless we are in the UCL. I beg to differ. Liverpool or any other club can't get world class in terms of talent, dedication and hard work unless we have a stable manager. FSG needs to put this thing into place (they are experienced entrepreneurs, aren't they?). On top of it, we don't have an unlimited transfer budget. Well, that's fine and understandable, but at times you need to splash the cash and for the right player. Next, Brendan Rodgers is a great manager, but who would he sign for Liverpool? He needs to know he is at LFC and not Swansea. Won't he be easily offset in the transfer market? Does he know who are the top-quality players as per LFC standards? He needs to sign players that are not just proven but have a mentality to fight till the end of a match and the season to meet their targets. I don't know if he would be able to manage if he signs some internationally acclaimed players. I'm full of apprehensions considering that United and Chelsea have made a move each and in the right direction. The staff at LFC needs to properly identify players not just akin to LFC's stature, but also who can sustain that pressure and play the way it is required. They need to play not just like players, but Liverpool players.

How much would he cough up?

I have no idea of what shall unfold in the next couple of months. I have may own apprehensions regarding the transfers and staff including our new manager. Plus, what role would DoF have? We don't have a DoF as of now. We are in a real soup, and we hope this soup is well dealt with ahead of time. I know the League Title is an unrealistic deal for LFC for the next 5 or even more. In the next 2-3 years, LFC can qualify for UCL at most. This window would be less active, I assume, considering the revamp in the structure of the club. Yet, I'm firmly behind the players, the owners, the new manager, and everybody involved in the staff. For we are like a Family and shall always be!

Brendan Rodgers: No. 18

Well, this is it. I'm finally a part of a passionate Reds family based in the capital of my country. I've heard a lot about DelhiKop. Plus, I craved to be on the screenings but only destiny pulled me back. Nonetheless, I'm writing for a blog of their own. After starting my own I wanted to mingle with some. I got one 6 months down the line. So, let's get down to business! 

I have surely got to start with the biggest news of the post-season and pre-season.  Post-season is quite obviously the sacking of Kenny Dalglish. I wasn't surprised as the way team performed all through 2012 has been dismal. The only positive was the Carling Cup trophy. Liverpool could have and should have won the FA Cup, but Kenny gets it wrong once more. John W. Henry's handshake snub during the ceremonious medal giving made it more obvious. The hunt was embarked on. Martinez, Guardiola, Klopp, Benitez - so many names were emerging from the rumour mill. There as nervous and excitement at the same time. The bookies, the experts, the fans all had their predictions and their aspirations. After weeks of speculation, it was the least likely name of Brendan Rodgers, who had earlier rejected to even hold talks with the club. Rodgers have transformed Swansea City into a revolutionary side not only in the Championship, but also in its first season in the EPL.

Brendan Rodgers at his official unveiling.

His official unveiling on June 1 was something that Kopites have been quite used to in the last 3 seasons. New manager, new targets, new hopes, and new players. With this constant revamp at the most important position of a football club, there has been a sense of dejection and frustration in the Kop End. Hodgson came and shackled the foundations; Dalglish came to the rescue but couldn't sustain it as he was less dynamic; now comes Brendan Rodgers, who in his first interview has been quite impressive and intelligent. He talks about the dynasty, the history, the culture, and the frustration of the past 2 decades or so. He vows to bring those glory days back, reestablish the foundation of the club, and once again make Liverpool a dominant force in British football.

Snub that made the sack...

Prospects under Rodgers: 

Brendan Rodgers transformed Swansea City into a club that plays an attractive brand of football. Not just that, their commitment to the game is immaculate. From the Keeper to the Striker everybody works hard to contribute. Liverpool were held by the Swans at Anfield and got defeated on the final day of the season just concluded. The likes of Nathan Dyer, Scott Sinclair, Michel Vorm, Danny Graham, Joe Allen, Gylifi Sigurdsson, and everybody else put their heart and soul week-in and week-out. They defied all the odds and finished a very strong 11th in the Premier League. Brendan Rodgers has about 20 years of experience in football coaching/management. He worked Jose Mourinho at Chelsea and is respected even now for all those who had been there with him including the Special One himself. In his first few interviews, he has promised to satisfy the fans in the best way possible - by bringing better and happy days back to a club analogous to SUCCESS. He has even cooled down his probably comparison to Dalglish with due modesty and respect to the King. He is straight, honest, and wise on the transfer policy too.

Discussing the footballing side, I never closely followed Swansea albeit I have seen a few of their games and their game is surely fast-paced. They keep hold of the ball, they have a great striker in Graham, have a good support in midfield, and one of the best goalkeepers of the season. Their spending spree was always limited but his education to the players was astounding. His team a good home record all season with decent performances on the road.

What can he bring and in what way can that be brought to Liverpool is still my biggest apprehension. He had been great at interviews, had quickly tried to establish and gel around the club, talks sense about the game and the club, wise and clever on transfers, but Liverpool pose an entirely different problem for him to deal with. He played total football with Swansea, but does Liverpool have such players? I reckon No. In that case he got to buy those players, and those players have to be world class. Can he attract those world class players? I kind of doubt. Or can he transform ordinary players into extraordinary ones? Possibly. But Liverpool is an entirely different challenge. Most people tipped Swansea to go back down, and his target was just survival in his first EPL season. They did brilliantly. But when all cameras and journos right up your shoulder, slightest of the mistakes becomes a ruckus. He has to bring in industrious, productive, honest, and top-quality players. I don't know what kind of a role would the DoF at football as of now. I just get the feeling that a DoF would be responsible for transfers. That's of no concern to our discussion as of now. Liverpool players had full faith in Kenny and he brought in allegedly quality players, but failed miserably coupled with the soaring transfer fees paid for all of them. Once again the target would be UCL qualification. That means he has to win a minimum of 3/4 of games to secure that place, possibly. I assert, a minimum of 3/4 of games. The margin for error has virtually evaporated. He has a lot to deal with. FSG has a lot to deal with and assure.

A lot of work is to be done...

So, I'm still not convinced, though a bit impressed, about Rodgers. Swansea and his past records and interviews offer him a case. I won't go across the board to show my enormous support. That doesn't mean I rule him out or don't stand-by him. I always shall and I would do that with every manager and player. But, with United winning No. 19, City also having their first EPL title, Chelsea strengthening their squad after winning the UCL, Tottenham and Arsenal have always been around those Top4, the task ahead of FSG and particularly Rodgers is an uphill once. Having said that, I stand-by Rodgers and the owners firm.

Suarez and Racism 101 for Indians

For my Indian friends who do not understand the Suarez story, I’ll try to explain it to you as best as I can.

Let’s see the agreeable points-
1. Suarez and Evra were NOT having a friendly conversation
2. Suarez called Evra a ‘negrito’ or a ‘negro’
3. They were having the conversation in Spanish.
4. Evra initiated the conversation, and that too in Spanish.

With me? Let’s look ahead and use an example-
Let us say you and me are in India and we are rivaling each other in a game of football or some other sport. For the purpose of the analogy, let us also assume that you are darker in color than I am. During the game, we get charged up and I call you
1. a ‘kaalu’ (Blacky) or ‘kya sale!’ (What the Fuck!) or whatever else. Friendly? Definitely not. Racist? Again, definitely not.
2. I may call you something like ‘teri behan ki..’ (Your sister’s…) and would that be racist? Again no. Offensive? Of course yes.
3. Assume you are from Bengal or Orissa or Bihar and I also call you something like ‘Sale Bihari Bhaiya’ or ‘Bengali’ or ‘Oriya’. Racist? May be not to the T but regionalist, yeah.
4. Also assume I say ‘maarunga!’(I’ll punch you!). Would that be intimidating in the field of sport? Yes. Acceptable? No.

Keep everything else same except where we are playing that sport. Instead of that being in India, it is now in England. Would you take racist offense to any of the first category of remarks or still only the third one? Neither my intent or my language changed because of where we are playing nor would your sensitivities suddenly change because you are in a different country. Probably only the fourth remark is region independent and would only depend on the tone of the delivery. Since the setting is that we are in a charged up environment, it’s safe to assume that the fourth one wasn’t delivered amicably. You can substitute ‘you’ and ‘me’ with the protagonists aptly, I think.

Since you are from India, you will also understand that we do not think of color of skin as racist. On the other hand, things like religion, region and caste are grounds for discrimination. Similarly, Suarez comes from a place where color of skin is only a descriptive subject, not a discriminatory one.

Although I might risk losing you, I’ll stretch the analogy further. Let’s say an English speaking foreigner comes to India and wants to locate someone to get his shoes mended. If you’re a cobbler and he comes to you and addresses you ‘Hey, Cobbler..’, is he alright or would you simply translate his ‘Cobbler’ to ‘chamaar’ in Hindi and take offense? Neither was the word he used in his language offensive nor was his intent. Only the translation may sound offensive and only to you since from where he is, it makes no difference.


Capisce?

El Nino vs. El Pistolero

After a week of internationals, EPL is back again and I am pretty much sure it’s going to be an action packed weekend!

Of all the rivalries concerning Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea one would say that the Chelsea-Liverpool rivalry is the smallest of the six. The two aren’t geographical rivals nor do they have much shared history. As most of this rivalry has happened in the last five years, it is still very new and fresh. 

For the most part there was no Chelsea-Liverpool rivalry and that was because of how dominant Liverpool was and how dominant Chelsea wasn’t. They were at opposite ends of the totem pole. Chelsea had won four major trophies or titles before 1997 and 10 subsequently. Compare this to Liverpool who has a better trophy cabinet with a proud history. Also the supporters of Liverpool, the KOP have been, and will be the best supporters in the Premier League for a club, but not in the case of Chelsea. In the recent years, the fans of Chelsea in any home game, would just simply watch it rather than singing, talking football, or even supporting their players itself. This shows how bad the Chelsea Supporters are which can be evident in any match, be it that matter.

Now some of the key stats to today's game:

1] Chelsea has failed to score in five of their last seven Premier League games against Liverpool and three of the last four at Stamford Bridge.

2] One of the teams has kept a clean sheet in all but one their last 11 encounters in the league.

3] There have been just nine goals scored in the last eight league meetings between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.

4] Kenny Dalglish is unbeaten in all 11 previous matches as Liverpool manager against Chelsea in all competitions - winning eight and drawing three which is very impressive!

Well these stats speak for themselves and it will be very interesting to know how today's match will turn out to be!

The most interesting part about the game is the duel between two of the best strikers, where one playing for us, and the other who created a legacy out of himself by playing for Liverpool FC.

Fernando Torres and Luis Suarez

               El Nino    and   El Pistolero

Ever since I started following Liverpool, great players have played and created history for the club, there was Fowler, Alonso, Ian Rush, Barnes, The King, Gerrard, Carragher and the there was Torres.

For some reason, my favorite used to be Fernando Torres, week in, week out, it was all about him. His dedication, the pace and the goals, kept me amazed. This guy was the best person to fill in the number 9. A typical striker, knowing what to do, and helping Liverpool with all his might and genius.

 

But then this January, it came to a surprise to us all that, he wanted to leave and go to Chelsea, and that too with a reason that he wanted to win trophies and play in the Champions League. Well it truly left us in doubt, about how we would go about after that, but then the King and his comrades bought in one of the best footballers this year, 'Luis Suarez'!!!

Believe me, I was left devastated when Torres left, but I quickly forgot him with the coming of Luis Suarez, my gosh, that guy is freaking unbelievable, the tricks, the passes, the shots simply amazing.

 

A person who I believe has fitted perfectly to Liverpool FC., and also won our hearts and the right person to take the famous number '7', even his goals per match ratio outclasses that of Torres, although he has played for Liverpool FC. from this year

Suarez has played 27 matches, 11 goals and 6 assists, which gives him a 2.45 goal scoring ratio, while Torres has played 143 matches for Liverpool, 81 goals and 20 assists which is a 1.76 goal scoring ratio.

The stats say it all, and it shows where Liverpool is heading with Luis Suarez! We just can't seem to get enough of him.

Hope Suarez and Carroll finds the net today and show Torres and Meireles what they are actually missing after leaving Liverpool FC.


That's all for now, until next week!!

Leaving you with these two videos,

and also this lovely song one of the the best by the KOP!!

YNWA!!!

Vicky Anthony Morris

Uneventful Week...

Well let’s cut to the chase, and get to the point. Last week was pure catastrophic, plain and simple, we played, but at the same time, swans played better. In fact they played a bit better than us and gave us many scares.

In other words, a game we never thought will have an ending like this, that to at ANFIELD, MIGHTY ANFIELD!!! Sloppy play, wasting possession, creating chances, but nothing going in, nothing short, but pure disaster, never looked like a team which spent around 100 million in the summer.

Although we got a draw, it was a disappointing show by most of the players, Henderson not knowing what to do, Charlie Adam looking as though the next moment he would go off, Andy Carroll getting better, but not in front of goal, Suarez, the working train machine, never stopping to rest, but going forward each and every time he gets, but at the end no result at all.

And there is Downing, he is a class player, and he is providing inputs in the game, but it’s all been the same, there are no signs of extra brilliance, just the same thing day in and day out, well that’s not why he is in the team right?

Liverpool FC got to make major decisions here at this point of time, although we are not losing games, WE GOT TO WIN AT OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS!!!!! These games might simply cost us Champion’s League football next year.

So, the players, club and we the fans, got to brush away this performance, but at the same time, have this result drilled down to our hearts, so that we play the remaining fixtures with more vigor and enthusiasm and also achieve the desired results that we as fans anticipate.

No time for pointing fingers, blaming people, blaming players for each and everything. Remember they are our players, LIVERPOOL’S PLAYERS! Just be patient, pass and play as we do, and improve our finishing, bringing in success. :D

 

 Another thing which surprised me was that, our fans, blaming our very own manager for all these unfortunate events! I mean come on what fans are we, when we criticize, its criticizing everyone, the players, club, and we fans and the manager together, not simply pinpointing to a particular person. It was he, who led us to glory before that fateful year, and he has come back to lead us back to the glory days, which looks very close now. He has made Liverpool a team, which is feared in the Premier League to face and one of the best sides in this season.

We all need to believe, once we do that everything will fall into place, things don’t happen overnight, it takes it’s time, and frankly we are doing pretty game, except for a couple of games where we could have taken more points.

So this is it, Believe in Liverpool Football Club!!! Cause we are the best fans in the world!!

Posted by::
-Vicky Anthony Morris-

And here is another song about Liverpool FC, classy song!

The lyrics goes like this:

We Love you Liverpool we do. We Love you Liverpool we do.
We Love you Liverpool we do. Oh Liverpool we love you.

Shankly is our hero, he showed us how to play
The mighty reds of Europe are out to win today
He made a team of champions, with every man a king
And every game we love to win and this is what we sing.

We Love you Liverpool we do. We Love you Liverpool we do.
We Love you Liverpool we do. Oh Liverpool we love you.

Clemence is our goalie, the best there is around
And Keegan is the greatest that Shankly ever found
Heighway is our favourite, a wizard of the game
Anh heres the mighty Toshack to do it once again.

We Love you Liverpool we do. We Love you Liverpool we do.
We Love you Liverpool we do. Oh Liverpool we love you.

We've won the league, we've won the cup,
We're masters of the game.
And just to prove how good we are
We'll do it all again.

We've got another team to beat and so we've got to try
'Cos we're the best in all the land
And that's the reason why ..

We Love you Liverpool we do. We Love you Liverpool we do.
We Love you Liverpool we do. Oh Liverpool we love you.