Darth hosts Si, Hamzah and Dr Barts to review the Champions League win at Leipzig and the draw at Arsenal. The lads discuss:
• RB Leipzig Lineups and Gameplans
• Match Summary: Possession, XG, XA, XT, Shots, Big Chances, Game State
• Cody Gakpo improvements - threat and physicality
• Arsenal lineups/gameplan
• Reds losing the game state for the first time
• 1st goal and Andy Robbo discussion
• First half, patterns of play and analysis. Arsenal overloading the right
• Strange first league game to not start Szobo?
• LFC set play equaliser discussion
• The easy counter to Arsenal's set piece routine?
• Arsenal approach 2nd half discussion
• Low event, low threat, low quality fooball?
• LFC subs and tactial tweaks
• Curtis Jones passing analysis
• Equaliser and Darwin Nunez debate
Leipzig Statspack: https://drbarts.quarto.pub/cl-match-day-3-season-2425/
Arsenal Statspack: https://drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-9-season-2425-b12f/
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