Liverpool’s Moment Arrives: The Run That Could Shape a Season
After battling through the toughest start of the title race, Liverpool now face a fixture list made for momentum
After battling through the toughest start of the title race, Liverpool now face a fixture list made for momentum. With Anfield roaring and rivals under pressure, this is the stretch where Arne Slot’s men can turn promise into power.
Well, this is it now. This is the stretch that will tell us everything. Liverpool have endured the hardest start of any of the challengers, long trips, draining matches, awkward opponents. At times it felt like the team were running uphill in heavy boots. But now the path flattens. Four home games out of the next seven, away trips that are manageable, time to recover, to breathe, to find rhythm. It is not yet decisive, but it is a window of opportunity. If they seize it, this could define their season.
Let me explain why this run matters so much, and how I believe Liverpool must approach it.
The calendar opens a door
Liverpool’s rivals have all spoken about momentum, but few have had the chance to build it. Now, the calendar finally favours the Reds. The run ahead reads like a chance to settle and assert authority: Manchester United at Anfield, Eintracht Frankfurt in Europe, Brentford, Crystal Palace in the cup, Aston Villa, Real Madrid, and then Manchester City.
That is a demanding stretch, but one that leans heavily on home advantage. When you have Anfield behind you, when the travel eases, when recovery sessions replace airport lounges, rhythm becomes possible. And when rhythm comes, everything follows.
Liverpool are through the slog of three away matches in a row. They will have rest days again, a luxury denied in September and early October. The players can recover, the manager can plan rather than patch. It sounds simple, but in a season of fine margins, those extra hours of rest often separate the teams who fade from the teams who finish strong.
If Liverpool win the majority of these fixtures, they will not just stay in the race. They will control it.