Coming away from Old Trafford with a 1-1 draw in years gone by would have been seen as a good result for many Liverpool fans, but having a historic 17 game winning streak come to a halt against a struggling United side has seen fans complain about the performance rather than the actual result.
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The stage was set for Liverpool to drop their first points of their new campaign. No sooner had the referee ushered the ball towards the centre circle to kickstart proceedings, than Sean Dyche was seen gesticulating towards his players to kick the ball long towards the Liverpool defence. Why? Well, as Sean Dyche pointed...
When Liverpool signed Mohammad Salah for £37 million from AS Roma in 2017, most people didn’t expect him to have scored 72 goals in 106 games. But, under the watchful eye of Jurgen Klopp, his reputation as a fast winger has rapidly developed into becoming one of the most prolific forwards in the Premier...
Gags Tandon and Simon Brundish analyse the Liverpool FC squads' fatigue index and look at where the team may need to be strengthened next season. They discuss:
- Analysis of last years minutes played and time available
- Can the team play the same amount of minutes again?
- Will the front three be able to perform at the same level with such a short pre-season?
- Which areas should Liverpool strengthen in
Get all of this and more on the latest Fatigue Index Podcast!
Dan Rhodes hosts Gags Tandon and Dan Kennett to look back to the start of Anfield Index's pressing analysis and discuss how it's changed, what's improved, what did we learn, and what is to come in the future, topics include:
The beginning: how did pressing start? Whose idea was it?
Challenges of getting and sticking to the same definitions
Memories of the first games collected and how? Format?
Development of the original data collection tool
Formal changes to the collection of the data after discussion between the four of us on UP in the summer of 2015
First bits of analysis: Opposition Passes Per Press; pressing efficiency; The initial basics
Moving analysis to the next step with PAPA
Figuring out that sometimes pressing isn’t the story of a game and knowing when to focus on something else
Top Presser
The additional data points added in August 2018
Tableaux, the dashboard and the heatmaps
Most difficult game to collect?
All this and more on the AI Under Pressure Podcast.
Dan Kennett steps into host this week as Gags Tandon is still away, he is joined by Dan Rhodes and Simon Brundish to analyse the rollercoaster win over Crystal Palace as Liverpool came back from behind to win at Anfield. The lads discuss:
- Line-up, especially in the injury crisis
- On-ball highlights
- Beating the press, one-off or recurring theme?
- 1st half summary and tactical changes
- 2nd half analysis
- 40 goals for the front three now
- Keita and Alisson
- Is the defensive performance a one-off or are there warning signs?
All this and more on the AI Under Pressure Podcast.
Hamzah Khalique-Loonat hosts this week’s edition of the Tactics Weekly podcast, in which he is joined by Paul Dalglish and Gavin Jones who discuss the league draw against Arsenal, and whether Klopp was right to revert to his 4-3-3 system, and the surprising, but dismal affair against Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League.
Is the 4-3-3 still the answer for Liverpool looking forward?
Why did Klopp decide to reorganise his team against Arsenal at half-time?
Was it Red Star’s quality, or Liverpool’s lack thereof which decided the Champions League fixture?
Are Liverpool missing a progressive player?
“Player profiles” and its impact upon Liverpool tactically
If you haven't got the memo yet, Liverpool won't be conceding any goals this season thanks to Virgil simply swearing at anybody who lets the ball come into the box and Alisson dealing with whatever small amount that Virgil's swearing fails to deter.
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Liverpool kicked off the season with a delightful 4-0 win on Sunday, conceding only two shots on target and rarely looking in trouble.
The back four was among the youngest seen in recent memory during a Premier League game and played together like a group of players ready to kick on this year. Virgil van...
The season is finally underway. The transfer window was shut early - Premier League clubs spent over 120 million pounds on goalkeepers, breaking the world record twice. Three of the top six will have new numbers ones in the coming season with Leno, Alisson and Kepa taking the place between the posts for Arsenal,...
