The Liverpool Reaction: an American LFC Podcast

Mo Salah scores 2 goals to give Liverpool a very good 2-0 win. To be fair, Bournemouth were very good and missed their chances that in the last few weeks they wouldn't have. The pressure no shifts to Arsenal as they take on Manchester City on Sunday. Salim and Coach Ralph will also discuss the Champions League as Liverpool made wholesale changes to the team vs. PSV but still ended a the top of tab...

Liverpool is victorious again and sit still at the top of the Champions League table. With 21 points banked after 7 games, LFC is guaranteed a top 2 finish. Arne Slot made 4 changes from the Brentford game and now can have a full squad change for the final game at PSV

Salim and Coach discuss Liverpool's return to the Champions League with a home game vs. Lille as well as their next game in the EPL with Ipswich. Both games are at Anfield, the advantage of not traveling is in our favor. Salim and Coach discuss the transfer market as well.

Darwin Nunez saves Liverpool with 2 goals in added time. Salim and Coach talk about the implications of this game as Arsenal dropped 2 points with a draw vs Aston Villa. Liverpool are 6 points clear. Can Darwin go on a hot streak bagging goals? Salim and Coach discuss the polarizing Darwin Nunez further. 

Liverpool beat West Ham 5-0 with all 5 goals scored by different players.  With this victory, Liverpool are 8 points clear at the top of the table and a game in hand. Salim and Coach Ralph talk about the drubbing but also look forward to Manchester United and Tottenham (league cup semi-finals). They also discuss the contract situations of Mo Salah, Virgil Van Dijk, and Trent Alexander-Arnold as th...

Liverpool are on fire!! Join Salim and Coach Ralph as they discuss the Reds and how they are dismantling teams. They are currently 7 points and I'm not sure any Liverpool fans would have been able to predict this type of success under a manager (head coach) new to the premier league.  

Liverpool played out a 3-3 draw with Newcastle.  It was a fiesty affair between the 2 teams. Newcastle had a very good 1st half but Liverpool made some adjustments in the 2nd half and looked to be taking all 3 points but a late goal from Newcastle meant that the teams will share the spoils. How does Mo Salah continue to be massive for Liverpool? He is involved in everything goal.  He had 2 goals a...

Liverpool follow up their dominant performance against Real Madrid with another great performance vs Manchester City.  Cody Gakpo got the scoring started early and Mo Salah finished it the game converting on his penalty kick. This game could have had a much bigger scoreline with Virgil and Mo Salah missing mulitiple opportunities to put the game away much earlier. However, a well deserved 2-0 win...

Liverpool beats Southampton in a cagey affair and put on a dominant performance against Real Madrid in the Champions League. Salim and Coach Ralph go over the 2 games and then look ahead at the giant matchup vs. Manchester City. 

This week's episode features Timucin Uras from American Scousers.  American Scousers is a Youtube channel with many contributors, including Salim, talking about all things Liverpool. We discuss how and when he became a Liverpool fan and some of his players as well as his favorite matches.  We are going live on Youtube every week. If you want to watch/listen to our content before the podcast comes...

Liverpool beat Aston Villa 2-0 while Manchester City loses to Brighton and Arsenal and Chelsea tie.  Liverpool are now 5 points clear and it's not even Thanksgiving yet. Arne Slot has the squad are playing very good and have Liverpool fans dreaming of a title. Salim and Coach Ralph discuss how Liverpool dissected Aston Villa and how Christmas is the real check point and to see where we are after t...

A rare instance when you face the same team twice in 3 days occured. Salim and Coach Ralph discuss Liverpool's victories vs. Brighton in the league cup and the league. Is Curtis Jones making a good case to start in place of Dominik Szoboszlai? Cody Gakpo finding some form has earned the trust of the team and the fans.

Salim and Coach discuss the Champions League encounter with RB Leipzig and the draw with Arsenal. Up next Brighton twice (one in the league cup), then Bayer Leverkusen followed by another big game vs. Aston Villa. Thankfully all these games will be at Anfield (minus the League cup game). Salim takes the top spot in fantasy mini league. Please join our fantasy soccer mini league by going to the pre...

Salim and Coach Ralph talk about Liverpool's 2-1 win over Chelsea at Anfield. Goals by Mo Salah and Curtis Jones were enough to keep Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table. This is game 1 of a very difficult fixture list that lasts until Christmas. They cover some interesting tactics from Arne Slot and the impact of Curtis Jones. They also talk about the inconsistencies of the refs and V...

Salim and Coach Ralph discuss the tough run of games Liverpool will embark on. They dive a bit deeper and look at Liverpool's next 7 opponents and some of their strengths and weaknesses. This is an exciting time to see what this team is made of, how Arne Slot responds to these challenges, and if some of the good individual performances we have seen so far (ex. Ryan Gravenberch) are up to the task...

Liverpool have 6 points on the board in the Champions league new league phase after defeating Bologna at Anfield. Liverpool weren't done there, as they win in an odd game vs. Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. The tougher fixtures are right around the corner after the October international break. Salim and Coach Ralph are crossing their fingers hoping that all Liverpool players come back healthy fro...

Liverpool go 2 for 2 with a league cup win vs West Ham and a scrappy league win vs Woves.  Salim and Coach Ralph discuss both matches and take a look at a busy October fixture list. They wrap up their conversation with the podcast's fantasy soccer mini league. Join the mini league with code chpx42. 

Salim and Coach discuss Liverpool beating AC Milan at the San Siro 3-1 to start their Champions league campaign. Liverpool then defeat Bournemouth 3-0 in the league highlighted by a brace by Luis Diaz in 2 minutes followed by an absolute beauiful goal by Darwn Nunez. Salim and Coach talk about Luis Diaz's scorching form and is Darwin Nunez going to claim his spot over Diogo Jota? Finally join our...

Liverpool and Arne Slot faced their 1st setback on Saturday suffering a 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest. Did we learn anything watching this game and most importantly what did Arne Slot learn? The low block has given Liverpool fits even under Jurgen Klopp. What is the key to break a low block down? Next few games will show what kind of reaction the Liverpool squad will show. We are now on to the C...

Today's podcast features special guest Matt McDonald. Matt recounts stories of the 1st European cup win vs. Borrusia Mochengladbach, some of his favorite all time players (outside of  Stevie G.), and his thoughts on Slot ball. Coach points out an interesting point on the upcoming 5 games in 14 days. Will we see Chiesa vs Nottingham Forest? 

Salim and Coach Ralph talk about a lot of things today.  The transrer window closed on Friday 8/30. Liverpool brought in 2 transfers and transferred out 3 players but also loaned out 11 players mostly from the academy.  This year the Champions league will be one big table and Liverpool have 4 home games vs. Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, and Bologna. Their 4 away fixtures are vs. PSV Eindho...

Arne Slot's Liverpool put in a very good performance to beat Brentford 2-0. A lightning fast counter attack finished by Luis Diaz in the 13th minute started the scoring and Mo Salah killed the game off in the 70th minute assisted by Luis Diaz. Liverpool have 6 points from 2 games and face a fierce rival in Manchester United next. Also there is some transfer activity news that Salim and Coach Ralph...

Liverpool get 3 points on the board beatingh Ipswich Town at Portman Road 2-1. It was a tale of 2 halfs as Liverpool struggled to get a grip on the game in the 1st half. In the 2nd half Liverpool were dominant and got Goals from Diogo Jota and Mo Salah in a 5 minute span to put the game to bed.  Salim and Coach Ralph talk go over the game and talk about the player performances. Go Reds!

Salim and Coach Ralph discuss the end of pre-season and are excited about the upcoming season which starts Saturday against Ipswich Town. They also talk about a favorable scheduled to start the season. Will the Martin Zubimendi deal go through? Also we have launched our fantasy league. Join us by signing up or logging in if you are an existing player at https://fantasy.premierleague.com and our le...

Liverpool win 3 games out of 3 wrapping up their preseason tour. With a lot of 1st team "big guns" coming back this week there are more questions than answers. Did anyone play their way on to the team? Who is going on loan or being sold altogether? What is Slot thinking about implementing his style of play?  A lot of these questions will be revealed when Liverpool take on Ipswich Town.