The final Premier League Molby On The Spot of the season sees Trev Downey and Jan Molby in understandably good spirits as they reflect on a campaign concluded successfully with the aim of Champions League qualification achieved on the final day. The lads discuss the weekend’s 4-0 win over Brighton but there’s a lot of tangential talk about the season overall, the return to goal-scoring excellence of Mo Salah, the delightful crossing of Andy Robertson and the massive game that awaits in Kiev. Jan, as ever, brings his unique insight and wit, incorporating anecdotes and analysis into his contribution and Trev? Well, he lets The Great Dane get on with it.
On A-Eye Scouted this week, Dave is joined by Karl Matchett to take a look at potential Liverpool targets from La Liga. They covered 8 players in total, some you might expect, some you might not! All this and more on A-Eye Scouted!
Trev Downey hosts the final Premier League RAW of the season and is joined by Hari Sethi to reflect on a successful campaign which saw The Reds clinch a top 4 finish and Champions League football with an emphatic 4-0 Anfield win over Brighton. The lads discuss the big picture issues and also burrow into the details of the comfortable victory and the performances of the players. Dave Hendrick, traumatised by Dejan Lovren’s goal, sat this one out, but the two lads are in good form as they look at the progress the club is making under Jürgen Klopp.
On this episode of Old Skool, Gags Tandon & Dave Hendrick discuss the long wait that supporters had for the CL Final ticket ballot, the hotel prices in Kiev and the crazy flight costs to get out there.
Dave then moves onto discussing the rumours of Liverpool chasing Amadou Diawara, Wilfred Ndidi & Yerry Mina. Dave discusses the quality of these players and what they'd add to the Liverpool squad meanwhile Gags' mood on the podcast goes from agony to ecstasy!
All this and more as AI Pro goes Old Skool!
Daniel Rhodes hosts Simon Brundish for this edition of Fatigue Index, topics include: how beneficial was the extra days' rest this week? Looking at how intense the most recent six weeks have been in the context of the season; the difference between fan perceptions and sports scientists when it comes to tiredness and fatigue; injury updates; nailed on team selection; and the effect of the Champions League on domestic form.
Get all of this and more on the latest Fatigue Index Podcast.
A very focused Jurgen Klopp faced the media ahead of Liverpool's final Premier League match of 2017/18. Eddie Gibbs and Gags Tandon return once more to dissect the press conference and, with Champions League qualification on the line; look forward to the decisive final match at Anfield.
- CL Qualification Frustrations
- Manager of the Year
- Mo Salah Awards
- Injury Update: Can, Lallana, Gomez
- Brighton Key Stats & Predictions
- AI:PRO Summer Plans
This week on AI:PRO Get all of this and more on the latest Pro + Preview podcast
With two massive games coming up Allen O’Donoghue & Andrew Vincent dive into how Klopp and his players can psychologically prepare themselves for two very different tasks ahead. Discussing “Choking v Clutch” and the importance of being the underdog, this podcast dissects the mental side of LFC.
Get all of this and more on the Mind-Field podcast.
Gags Tandon welcomes back the A-Team as Simon Brundish, Dan Kennett and Daniel Rhodes are back together once again to discuss Liverpool's deflating loss to Chelsea.
They discuss:
- There's analysis of the game up to the goal and then after the goal
- Why Liverpool's attack was blunt / a look at the midfield's impact
- Chelsea's set up and how they stifled the Reds' press.
- The usual on-ball highlights, xG analysis and pressing analysis
On this episode of Old Skool, Gags Tandon welcomes back Dave Hendrick as the pair discuss the rumours of Liverpool signing Nabile Fekir. Gags asks Dave about Nabil's qualities and who he reminds him of, the AI old timers also discussed:
- Which positions does Fekir play in?
- What are Fekir's strengths?
- Who Fekir reminds them of that Liverpool fans may have watched before.
- Lots of Naby Keita chat and how Liverpool lacked that type of player in the last few games, especially Chelsea.
- What Liverpool's midfield could be next season and what would happen with the current team.
- Reaction to Joe Gomez's injury
All this and more as AI Pro goes Old Skool!
After missing out on the chance to secure participation in the Champions League through Premier League placement when they lost to Chelsea by a solitary goal, Liverpool now have a final opportunity to do it with an Anfield win against Brighton OR a Champions League final victory over Real Madrid. Trev Downey gets Jan Molby talking on a variety of subjects in a very engaging show. The lads discuss the tactical restrictions caused by a lack of squad depth, the many reasons to be optimistic, the necessity of hitting the ‘rest’ button and the types of players that could be recruited to avoid being so stretched in future. Jan also gives his own, really insightful, take on Steven Gerrard’s move to Rangers.
