LFC Stats
The above gif is how Twitter responded to the piece of work CIES Football Observatory published online that claimed James Milner was the second best full-back in Europe. The exploding truck in this instance is the Liverpool fanbase. The Liverpool fanbase is no stranger to chaos and disorder. It’s civil war on a daily basis. Debates and arguments are […]
When Georginio Wijnaldum signed for a fee of £25 million, many saw him to be another attacking midfielder within the side, raising questions about what he could bring to the table given the current array of talent already at Klopp’s disposal. During his Newcastle days, Wijnaldum’s form was hugely inconsistent. Dipping in and out of […]
These words were written to accompany the following graphic, and provide further context to the data. Who loses the ball the most? Who's good at keeping it? pic.twitter.com/mm6xq6qzqX — AIUnderPressure (@AIUnderPressure) December 2, 2016 Working Out The first important piece of context regarding this graphic is that it’s not based on passes. It’s based on […]
Originally, a False 9 was a lone striker who, instead of staying high up the pitch like a traditional striker, would drop into midfield and look to drag the centre-back pairing into areas they weren’t comfortable in to enable teammates to exploit the space they had created. Cesc Fabregas played it for Spain. Pep Guardiola used […]
James Pearce has linked Liverpool with a January move for Spartak Moscow attacker Quincy Promes. He’s the latest in a long line of wide players to be linked with a move following various outlets reporting interest in Sardar Azmoun, Christian Pulisic and Cristian Pavon. The Liverpool Echo believe Spartak value Promes at around the £25 […]
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds are enjoying an international break looking at all the teams in the Premier League being below them on the table. Liverpool are playing some irresistible attacking football at the moment. That has led to an unbeaten run that stretches back to August 20th, when the Reds were humbled at Turf Moor. At […]
In July 2015 Liverpool football club made a significant move in the remodelling of their squad with the signing of Hoffenheim attacker Roberto Firmino for a reported £29M fee. Reaction was mixed amongst the Liverpool fan base with many questioning the acquisition of a player that was perceived as being not top four quality and […]
“An outsider should never know what position my players are playing. We occupy interchangeable spaces and principles not rigid positions” – Marco Bielsa. Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool were at their rampant best against Watford. It finished 6-1 but the Reds could have easily finished with double figures as the away side failed to cope with the […]
Liverpool are absolutely flying. Beyond all expectations thought of months earlier, the Reds have fired themselves to the top of the table as we hit the early November international break. Liverpool have won a stunning 9 out of their last 10 fixtures in all competitions, and following the 6-1 dismantling of Watford, Jurgen Klopp’s men […]
Adam Lallana… *scratches head* I’m not going as far to say anybody claiming to have foreseen his evolution from a tepid attacking midfielder to this 2.0 version that Jurgen Klopp has definitely concocted in a lab a liar but I’m not not saying that either. It’s been a turnaround of epic proportions for a player who […]
