The Liverpool Reaction: an American LFC Podcast

Salim and Coach Ralph take a closer look at the history of Liverpool's managers. From Bill Shankly to Jurgen Klopp and everyone in between, we look at the win percentage and the amount of trophies they won. These managers won a lot of trophies so this one is a little longer than usual.  

While Coach Ralph is doing some traveling, Salim and his guest Jeff go over some Liverpool Transfers and if the team is good as is.  They also go over some realistic transfer targets and some "money no object" transfers. Is Sepp van den Berg the answer to having a 5th central defender? Is Youssouf Fofana the answer to add to our defensive midfielders or is Stefan Bajcetic and Wataru Endo enough? D...

Salim and Coach Ralph discuss both finals from the weekend, Euro 2024 and the Copa America. They then disuss how Liverpool players faired in both competitions. Cody Gakpo was a bright spot as was Alexis Mac Allister.  Subscribe and follow to support this podcast!

Salim and Coach Ralph welcome their 1st guest, Jeff Autenrieth.  Jeff and Salim have been friends for 30 years and both played for Coach in 1997 and 1998. The podcast revolves around how Jeff became a Liverpool fan and some of his favorite goals and moments. They also relive some of their old playing days under Coach's tutelage. 

This episode conists of coach and I reviewing some of the top transfers. We discuss how Liverpool handled their transfer policies in the past and how they go about it in the modern era. From Ian Rush and Ray Clemence to Philippe Coutinho and Mo Salah, Coach and Salim put a twist on what tranfers are important in Liverpool's history.  Take a second and subscribe and follow the show, that way you kn...

Salim and Coach Ralph discuss Liverpool's best ALL-TIME players. Salim tackles the Premier League era while Coach Ralph tackles everything before 1992. We talk about Steven Gerrard, Ian Rush, Kenny Dalglish, Alan Hansen, Luis Suarez, Stevie Nichol, Ray Clemence, Michael Owen, and many more. Then Coach Ralph does all time top 11 from both of our lists. This club is full of history with a magical st...

Salim and Coach Ralph discuss some of Liverpool's goals this past season.  From Mac Allister to Elliott, there were a lot of great goals in the 2023-2024 season to choose from.  You will hear their favorites. They also discuss how Liverpool players are doing in the European Championship. 

Jurgen Klopp provided Liverpool an amazing 9 years.  Salim and Coach Ralph go over their top 10 games under the legendary and charismatic leader.  From Barcelona in the Champions league, to Chelsea in the EFL cup, to demolishing Manchester United in the league there is a long list of games that are worthy of being in the top 10. 

Real Madrid win the 2024 Champions League final over Borussia Dortmund.  Salim and Coach Ralph talk about Liverpool's 10 appearances in Champions league finals.  From 1977 to 2022, they discuss the 6 wins along with the 4 losses. Coach talks about being at the old Wembly stadium when King Kenny Dalglish scored to beat Club Brugge. Salim talks about Istanbul in depth and how he missed the live broa...

Salim and Coach Ralph go through the Liverpool's season. They break down the game in thirds and go over player performance and some stats to dive a bit deeper.  Both agreed the season was a success from the standpoint that this was supposed to be a transition year and are excited for the future of Liverpool Football Club.

Liverpool defeat Wolves 2-0 but the real show was after the game as the club says goodbye to their charismatic manager.  It was a very emotional sendoff as Anfield was singing his songs and started clapping with about 10 minutes left in the game. We are going to miss his fiery competitiveness, the way he hugs his players, and his honesty which gained our trusts and turned all of us from doubters t...

Liverpool locked in 3rd place played well but so did Aston Villa. Liverpool led at halftime 2-1 but the score line didn't reflect how fortunate they were. Early in the 2nd half they went up 3-1 and but substitute Jhon Duran came on and scored 2 goals in 3 minutes and the game ended 3-3. This was Jurgen Klopp's last away fixture and Coach Ralph and Salim are excited for his last game at Anfield vs....

Liverpool were back to their winning ways and a good performance was a welcoming sight in a 4-2 victory. In their previous game earlier in the season Tottenham beat Liverpool 2-1 but not without controversy.  This game was circled for many Liverpool fans as there were a few questonable decisions by the referee that went against the Reds. Salah, Elliott, and Gakpo deliver big performances to beat T...

Liverpool's title chances are all but over. Everton bullied our Reds and got a well deserved 2-0 victory. It's tough for Liverpool supporters to say that but it is true. West Ham had many talking points with Salah and Klopp arguing on the touchline and a very strange decision by Anthony Taylor as something else went against us and ended as a 2-2 tie. Arne Slot is all but appointed as new manager a...

Liverpool win in Bergamo, Italy but lose the over the two legs 3-1 to Atalanta. On Sunday the Reds take all 3 points in a 3-1 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage. Incredible free kick from Trent Alexander-Arnold, another very good goal from Ryan Gravenberch, and a clinical finish from Diogo Jota sealed the victory. Salim and Coach Ralph also preview the Everton match at Goodison Park. 

Coach Ralph and Salim talk about Liverpool susataining back to back losses at Anfield.  In the Europa League tie, Atalanta came to Liverpool and got a gritty 3-0 win. Can Liverpool make another legendary comeback against an Italian team or should they now just prioritize the Premier league? Crystal Palace got the only goal of the game and beat Liverpool 1-0 dropping the Reds to 3rd and 2 points be...

Liverpool beat Sheffield United in a game that was very competitive. It took a rocket to the top corner from Alexis Mac Allister and a 90th minute header to finish Sheffield off. The game vs Manchester United was an odd game. Liverpool dominated but 2 excellent goals from United gave them the lead deep in to the 2nd half. Liverpool tied the game up on a PK from Mo Salah and the game ended 2-2.  Al...

Liverpool won a scrappy game with Brighton, 2-1.  Goals from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah completed the comeback after Danny Welbeck scored in the 2nd minute to put Brighton ahead. With the Arsenal and Manchester City match ending in a tie, 0-0, Liverpool are at the top of the table with a 2 point lead on Arsenal and a 3 point lead on City. Coach Ralph and Salim marvel about the genius of Alexis Ma...

Liverpool is a club with a great history and today we talk about Coach Ralph's experiences in the 60's with the club.  Coach Ralph is from Great Crosby, England a little bit North of Liverpool.  He recounts his experiences going to Anfield with his father to watch Liverpool play in the 60's. We talk about Gerry and the pacemakers song "You'll never walk alone" which was somehow adopted by LFC as a...

Liverpool beat Sparta Prague 6-1 in the second leg and 11-2 in aggregate to reach the quarterfinals of the Europa league.  In a very competitive match vs Manchester United, Liverpool bowed out of the FA cup with a 4-3 defeat to the evil empire. 

Liverpool draw against Manchester City 1-1 but clearly played better.  With a 4 goal advantage against Sparta Prague, Liverpool can rotate their squad for the 2nd leg of the tie. FA cup match vs Manchester United on the horizon. 

Liverpool make it 2 wins out of 2 games this week.  Following Jayden Danns brace in an FA Cup win vs Southampton, Darwin Nunez scores a 99th minute header to take Liverpool to 63 points and keep their spot at the top of the EPL table. 

Liverpool won the Caraboa Cup!  Liverpool FC have now won this competition 10 times and this one was iconic.  With eleven 1st team players out, Liverpool persevered with 5 academy players with limited experience. Salim and Coach Ralph react to the game, talk tactics, and select their man of the match.  Let's hope that this is the 1st of 4 this year in Jurgen Klopp's final year as our manager.  We...