Anfield was once a nightmare for visiting sides, but Liverpool's home struggles have opponents wondering if the fortress has lost its bite.
There was a time when walking out at Anfield felt like stepping into a storm. The noise, the pressure and the relentless red waves made visiting teams think about survival, not victory. Right now, that aura is under serious questioning.
Liverpool's difficulties at home have fed a damaging narrative that opponents no longer see the ground as a place to fear. Teams arrive with belief instead of dread, and being labelled an 'easy touch' is the kind of talk that would have been unthinkable during the club's most dominant home runs.
Andoni Iraola's situation shows how much the mood has shifted. The Spaniard is still waiting for his first Premier League win at Anfield, and in the past that record would have been a warning to any manager hoping to change it. Now it looks less like a curse and more like an opportunity waiting to be taken.
For Liverpool, the task is to rebuild what made the place so intimidating: intensity from the first whistle, ruthless finishing and a crowd with something to roar about. Fortresses are not defined by their history but by what happens on the next matchday, and the Reds need results to bring the fear back.
