Van Dijk Shines Despite Critics’ Claims
Football fans love nothing more than dismissing a great player once he is perceived to be past his best.
That has certainly been the case with Virgil van Dijk in recent times, with rival supporters and even some Liverpool fans doing their utmost to say that the Dutchman is past...
Van Dijk Shines Despite Critics’ Claims
Football fans love nothing more than dismissing a great player once he is perceived to be past his best.
That has certainly been the case with Virgil van Dijk in recent times, with rival supporters and even some Liverpool fans doing their utmost to say that the Dutchman is past...
Dissecting the Relationship Between xT and Expected Goals
Football analytics has significantly evolved over the past decade, bringing to the forefront a plethora of metrics designed to provide a deeper understanding of a team's performance. Among these, Expected Goals (xG) and Expected Threat (xT) have emerged as two of the most insightful metrics. A recent...
Despite having started the season with a draw against Chelsea in which some would suggest was fortunate in some instances, Liverpool have managed to go unbeaten as we enter the first international break of the new season.
The Reds have managed to pick up three wins on the bounce since that 1-1 draw at Stamford...
Anfield Index's Under Pressure Podcast - The Original and Best Liverpool Statistical Analysis Show
Dan Rhodes is away but Dr Phil Barter and Simon Brundish join Dan Kennett to enthuse about Liverpool's 3-0 demolition job on Aston Villa. On the most positive podcast of the season so far the lads dicuss a range of fascinating...
Liverpool's Pursuit of Doucoure: The Latest Developments
In the midst of the summer transfer window's final days, Liverpool's interest in Crystal Palace's standout midfielder, Cheick Doucoure, has intensified. With the clock ticking, Anfield's strategists are making their moves.
Joining Crystal Palace from Lens in the summer of 2022 for a sum of £21 million, Doucoure quickly...
Liverpool travel to the North-East
The Reds come into the game off the back of a 3-1 victory against Bournemouth, whilst the Magpies will be looking to bounce back from a 1-0 defeat to Manchester City.
Both sides will be aiming to qualify for the UEFA Champions League by the end of the season, so this...
Dominik Szoboszlai: Liverpool's New Engine
Liverpool's Tactical Evolution with Szoboszlai
In the ever-evolving world of football, few signings have made as immediate and profound an impact as Dominik Szoboszlai seems to have at Liverpool. The Hungarian midfielder, was the major talking point on this weeks' Under Pressure podcast from Anfield Index, with admiration the central narrative.
Dan...
A Surprise Move
In an unexpected twist in the transfer market, Liverpool have set their sights on VfB Stuttgart's Wataru Endo. The 30-year-old Japanese international is poised to be the Reds' third signing this summer, a move that has taken many by surprise, especially in the wake of the Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia episodes.
Who...
Liverpool have reportedly reached an agreement with Brighton for the transfer of Moises Caicedo for a British transfer record fee of £110million, according to David Ornstein of The Athletic.
https://twitter.com/David_Ornstein/status/1689796015136669696?s=20
The Ecuadorian will become Liverpool's third signing of the summer, after the arrivals of Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szobozslai earlier in the window.
Following the departures...
