It might just be me, but I do love a good-old 0-2 victory. Indeed, this was Liverpool's first 2-0 league victory of the season. And we should not knock that at all, a 2-0 is an underrated scoreline, it usually means control by one side within a fair game, a game in which the...
On this week's Media Matters, Sachin Nakrani is joined by Pedro Cunha, chief editor at Maisfutebol, to look ahead to Liverpool's Champions League last-16 first leg tie at Porto on Wednesday. Pedro, who is based in Porto and has covered the club since 2006, gives the lowdown on the team currently riding high at the top of Portugal's Primeira Liga - how they've improved under the management of Sergio Conceicao, who their key players are and how he expects they will line-up and play against Liverpool. Pedro also gives his take on the state of Portuguese football in general as well as on how Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo are viewed in their homeland.
It's a show full of insight and analysis. Get listening.
On tonight’s Post Match RAW, Trev Downey, Dave Hendrick and Hari Sethi struggle manfully to attempt a calm analysis of Liverpool 2 Tottenham 2, a game in which deflation was followed by ecstasy before the familiar late disappointment returned to enshroud Reds fans as the final whistle blew. It was a match which had penalty drama, wonder goals and an interesting tactical face-off but at the end, Liverpool will surely rue not being able to see out the remaining moments of injury time and clinching the points.
The transfer window slammed shut on Wednesday 31st January 2018 but the lights were out on any incomings on January 1st. There have been many outgoings in the squad though, notably Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge, so Gags Tandon invited AI's resident Sports Scientist to analyse the squad and look at the following:
- Fatigue Index Squad Review - a look at the minutes played compared to career and season averages.
- Analysis of the remainder of the fixture schedule for Liverpool FC.
- Where are there gaps in the squad after looking at the first two discussion points?
Get all of this and more on the latest AI Pro + Podcast.
On tonight’s AI Pro Plus RAW, Trev Downey is joined by Dave Hendrick and Hari Sethi to take a critical look at Huddersfield 0 Liverpool 3. The Reds are back to winning ways and the lads examine the key role of Emre Can in the vital win and the importance of keeping the German. There’s analysis of the team’s performance, both as a unit and individually and there’s even a chance to focus on the songs that celebrate (or don’t) our best players.
The Deloitte Money League 2018 was released just a few days ago, and so in this piece, we'll be looking at Liverpool's place within it, whether the club has improved financially compared to previous seasons, what affects performances, but also the wider context of how much money clubs need to compete. We'll break this article...
On tonight’s AI Pro Plus RAW, Trev Downey and Dave Hendrick pull no punches in their analysis of the massively disappointing defeat to West Brom which sees The Reds crash out of the FA Cup in the 4th round for the third year running. On a night when very little went right for Liverpool, Trev and Dave are very critical of the man with whom the buck stops - Jürgen Klopp. If there were some positives to be gleaned from the loss to Swansea, then this capitulation was without any redeeming qualities. The defensive shake-up, the wretched defending and midfield cover and the paucity of the usual attacking impetus all get looked at by two very upset Irishmen.
Gags Tandon welcomes back the Dan Kennett and Daniel Rhodes onto another AI Under Pressure Podcast as they discuss the loss to Swansea!
They discuss the on-ball stats highlights with xG, shots and creativity all covered. Dan Kennett looks at Liverpool's record dependent on the possession % which has some interesting results. The lads have an interesting discussion on the midfield and Adam Lallana as well as all of the usual off-ball analysis too!
Finally, the team try to get to the bottom of what the actual cause of the loss was too.
From start to finish, Liverpool's Premier League tie with Manchester City was electric. Essentially, two very similar schools of tactical thinking came together, and on this occasion, Klopp's relentless pressing from the front, numerical overloads, and astute counter-pressing positioning came out on top.
Instead of breaking down the goals in this analysis, because a majority...
Gags Tandon welcomes back the Dan Kennett, Daniel Rhodes and Simon Brundish onto another AI Under Pressure Podcast as they discuss the epic 4-3 win over league leaders Manchester City!
They discuss the on-ball stats highlights with some very surprising xG numbers even though Liverpool managed to score four goals. They then move onto discussing each and every goal scored as well as City's equaliser in the first half. Finally, they discuss the record-breaking pressing stats. Records broken everywhere, players with highest totals ever and with Gags saying that he'd never seen anything like this... you know what to expect!
