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John Gibbons

John Gibbons

Co-host and Head of Partnerships & External Content at The Anfield Wrap, the award-winning Liverpool FC podcast.

Nov 2, 2026

10:00
Like, he could have done that.
10:03
Yeah, you are a little bit and in many ways that's harsh because it just looks clear enough.
10:09
It just looks so clear that you feel like you shouldn't have to shout and do three pirouettes for the referee or VAR to see it.
10:17
But at the same time, we know that they'll just try and get on with it if they can or they won't necessarily see things if they can.
10:25
And so I felt like you're watching Arsenal today and they just looked a little bit more... aware of how to manage the games and a little bit more streetwise than Liverpool and a bit more aware of when to make the most of situations.
10:40
And I feel like Liverpool just looked a little bit naive.
10:43
And I think that's a little bit of that for me, really.

9 MINS LATER

19:37
I thought, I wasn't sure about bringing Shobberslay on that early, John.
2:19
I think they've got to really look at it and
2:23
try and change it.
2:25
It's a challenge for the manager, but you've got to think it's a challenge he wants, doesn't it? Because last year, you know, he didn't really get any of his own players and it was pretty much Jürgen's team.
2:33
And he did make some tactical changes to it, particularly with Gravenberg and how he used him.
2:38
And he got a bit more out of Mo Salah, so you think, well, fair play to that.
2:41
But now he's brought in a number 10, which I think he always played with in Holland and what he wanted.
2:46
The money they've spent on the forwards, you know, he'd be delighted by.

5 MINS LATER

8:05
Do you think that could be kind of having a bearing in terms of the feeling around the group?

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