Arne Slot held a press conference at the AXA Training Centre on Friday to preview Liverpool's weekend match against Chelsea. And Reds reporter David Lynch was there to hear what the Dutchman had to say.
Dave Davis is joined by Ben Boksak to run through the stats on:
- International Break: as good as it could be
- Chelsea: History and Stats against them
- The Impossible: Contract and Potential of Replacing Trent
In a Big Decisions / Media Matters Special, Dave Davis is joined by David Lynch to discuss:
- The Contract Situation: Ibou and The Big Three
- Our Number Nine: Potential Changes This Summer
- Midfield: Zubimendi, Profile Targeted and Is Gravenberch The Best?
Dave & Karl have started a civil war and they must pick a team to represent them but with multiple factors...
"THE LONGITUDINAL MATCH, TO END ALL MATCHES! DUE TO AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN DAVE AND KARL OVER THE AWARDING OF POINTS FOR BEING LATE FOR POD RECORDINGS, THE WORLD HAS BEEN SPLIT IN TWO! RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU, FOLLOWING A LONGITUDINAL LINE DOWN FROM THE EXACT MID POINT BETWEEN NAVAN AND LONDON (YES I BOTHERED TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THAT WAS). THE ONLY WAY TO SETTLE THIS ARGUMENT IS FOR THE BOTH OF YOU TO COME UP WITH A SQUAD MADE OF PLAYERS FROM EACH OF YOUR RESPECTIVE HEMISPHERES. SO FOR DAVE HE GETS IRELAND, ALL OF THE AMERICAS, WESTERN SPAIN, PORTUGAL AND A LOT OF WEST AFRICA, PLUS WESTERN WALES, MOST OF SCOTLAND AND THEN CORNWALL, DEVON, SOMERSET AND DORSET FROM ENGLAND. KARL GETS THE REST OF ENGLAND, THE EASTERN HALF OF SPAIN, THE REST OF EUROPE, THE BULK OF AFRICA, THEN ALL OF ASIA AND AUSTRALASIA AS WELL. I HAVE INCLUDED THE A MAP SO IF YOU NEED A VISUAL YOU CAN GO FROM THIS! RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS. EACH NEED TO CREATE A SQUAD WITH A STARTING 11 AND 5 SUBS OF CURRENT PLAYERS, YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST TWO PLAYERS FROM EACH CONTINENT IN YOUR HEMISPHERE, AND WHEN THE MATCH IS PLAYED OUT, YOU BOTH HAVE TO MAKE AT LEAST THREE SUBS AT 60 MINUTES. A LITTLE TWIST IS YOU BOTH HAVE TO INCLUDE ONE PLAYER FROM THESE NATIONS, AND THEY MUST BE INCLUDED IN YOUR MANDATORY 60TH MINUTE SUBSTITUTION. DAVE - COSTA RICA KARL - FINLAND WHO MIGHT WIN THIS HYPOTHETICAL GAME, WHO CAN PUT THE BEST SQUAD TOGETHER, AND WHO HAS THE BEST HEMISPHERE!?"
Dave & Karl take a look at Liverpool's next game as the reds welcome Enzo Maresca's Chelsea to Anfield. They also answer a question from Discord as they create teams using their initials.
Ahead of a crucial 7 game block of PL+CL fixtures, Darth hosts Si, Hamzah and Dr Barts to review the season so far and assess the squads readiness for a ramp-up in fixture difficulty
Si assesses the latest international break involvements and looks at the trajectories of key players compared to their career max. We then review the injury situation and pick a team for Chelsea.
Darth, Barts and Hamzah review the season so far and look at what's good, what could improve and what looks unsustainable. The lads also analyse the good processes that have led to the good outcomes so far
Season so far statspack: https://drbarts.quarto.pub/mid-season-review-oct-2425/#season-summary
Gae Amy Kate & Randi reconvene in the international break to reflect on Liverpool's early season form & injuries, the forthcoming games against Chelsea Leipzig and Arsenal and Klopps new job!