Paul Dalglish and Daniel Rhodes take a look at the Cardiff victory, the title run-in and the upcoming Champions League semi-finals, other topics include:Klopp decided to keep Henderson in a more attacking role and use Wijnaldum at the base of the midfield instead of Fabinho. It often appeared that Mane and Salah were playing as a two, with Firmino dropping and creating a diamond.Warnock’s approach was passive, and why did it seem like their were plenty of gaps to go through them rather than around or over-the-top.Each of the front three has a good chance in the first half, but no manage to convert.It was analysis by the players at half-time that led to a slightly different corner routine being tried, and it broke the deadlock.Matip and Van Dijk dribbling out with the ball and creating space and committing players.The controversy surrounding the Salah penalty, especially after Warnock’s comments after the game.Looking ahead to Barcelona.All this and more on Tactics Weekly!
While a routine victory, the Reds continue to defy expectations in some quarters of buckling under the pressure. In many ways, the Redmen showed exquisite composure, dispensing with Cardiff in the most professional manner, losing neither patience nor control. This was despite an incredibly dry pitch, and a unit intent on never opening the bus door. Still, Liverpool blew it down; a bullet from Gini and a gift from the Cardiff defense for the penalty, granting Liverpool a relatively easy victory. Kay, Tom and Adam get through this regulation win that wasn't without its talking points, including:- Matip rising- Gini refreshed- Set Peice tweaking
On the latest RAW, Trev Downey, Karl Matchett and Mo Chatra pull apart the ninth Reds win on the bounce as Jürgen Klopp’s men responded to the challenge of Manchester City and comfortably beat Cardiff to go back to the top of the Premier League. It was a dominant Liverpool performance with the goals coming from less likely sources in Gini Wijnaldum and James Milner, a fact which, in itself, shows the character, resilience and adaptability of this team. As ever, the lads analyse the key moments and the individual performances of The Reds.
Gags returns and brings the pressing stats with him. So Darth joins him to discuss the missing link to Monday's show as they discuss Liverpool's brilliant pressing performance against Chelsea. They discuss:
* Chelsea player targettingÂ
* Gegenpressing (2 seconds)
* Brilliant Naby, resurgent Henderson, superb Fabinho and exceptional Firmino
* Discuss the pressing heat & chain maps
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All this and more on the AI Under Pressure Podcast.
Guy is back in the hosting chair and is joined as usual by Gags to discuss recent stories in football, and discuss Friday afternoon's press conference. They go through a variety of stories as VAR helps Liverpool and sinks Man City, Liverpool vs Barcelona in a dream match up and Mo Salah is named as a top 100 most influential person by Time Magazine.All this and more on the latest AI Pro + Preview Show.
On the latest Molby On The Spot, Trev Downey and Reds legend Jan Molby look back on epic wins over Chelsea and Porto and cast an eye ahead to the mouth-watering Champions League semi final against Barcelona as well as the challenge for the Premier League, which continues on Sunday against Neil Warnock’s Cardiff City. As ever, Jan is full of insight into the psychology and practicality of navigating through the rarified atmosphere that Jürgen Klopp has brought the club back into - a place it has not been since The Great Dane bestrode the Liverpool midfield. A must-listen.
On this week’s episode of Rival Recon, Hari Sethi walks through what’s been an emotionally draining season both on and off the pitch for Cardiff City FC, with lifelong Bluebird’s fan and blogger for View From The Ninian, Paul Gronow.- Can Cardiff City escape relegation?- How has the Sala tragedy impacted the club?- How has Warnock managed to retain the squad’s fighting spirit/belief?All this and more on this week’s #RivalRecon.
On this episode of A-Eye Scouted Dave and Karl look ahead to Liverpool's next fixture as they take on Cardiff at the Cardiff City Stadium. They discuss the fixture in some detail as they see this as a game Liverpool should win, as Cardiff's record against big teams is seen as nothing to fear. They also discuss Liverpool progressing in the Champions League and a dream match against Ajax. All this and more on AEye Scouted!
On the latest RAW, Trev Downey, Dave Hendrick and Karl Matchett revel in The Reds’ emphatic progression to the last four of the Champions League for the second season in a row, as they dug in and weathered a Portuguese storm in the Estadio do Dragao, before eventually running out 1-4 winners on the night for a 6-1 aggregate victory.It was an odd evening in Porto, with some real highs and a few uncomfortable moments to endure but, as ever, the lads pluck out every incident of note and analyse the contributions of Jürgen Klopp’s men on the night.
Nina is joined by Tiago Estêvão to discuss Liverpool's 4-1 win over Porto. The pair reflect on the result, the team selection and analyse the two halves and how unlucky Porto were having all the chances despite being a goal down at half time. Tiago and Nina also discuss how the second half substitutes changed the game for Klopp's redmen and how that impacted the result. Tiago and Nina also discuss the other quarterfinal results and Tiago shares his thoughts on who is the favourites to lift the Champions League. All this and more on this episode of Euro Incision.Â
