On A-Eye Scouted this week Dave is joined by Ryan Baldi for a slightly different type of scouting, opposition scouting. In this episode, they take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of the Reds Champions League semi-final opponents Roma. They discuss Roma's squad in depth and highlight it's stars, as well as discussing their manager and his tactical preferences.
Jürgen Klopp’s Reds could have all but ensured Champions League qualification against the rock-bottom team in the Premier League but the old spectre of defensive frailty returned to result in the concession of two points from a position of having a two-goal lead on the 70-minute mark. Trev Downey, Hari Sethi and Dave Hendrick wonder if this was a slip back into the old insecurities for Liverpool or, rather, a slight bump in the road to Champions League progression after the manager changed 3 of the back four with a view to Tuesday’s monumental semi-final first-leg against Roma.
Eddie Gibbs and Gags Tandon reflect on Klopp's press conference from Melwood, where the manager was keen to keep the focus on West Brom and a top 4 finish; and not that season defining CL semi-final with Roma.
- Arsene Wenger to leave Arsenal after 22 years
- Consistency and Competing with Man City
- Mo Salah vs Harry Kane, Battle for Golden Boot
- No Mane and Firmino in PFA Team of Season
- Injury Update
- Winning Mentality
- Key WBA Stats & Predictions
- This Week on AI:PRO
Get all of this and more on the latest Pro + Preview podcast
On this week’s Media Matters, Gags Tandon and Nina Kauser are joined by LFCTV commentator and presenter John Bradley. For the first time on Media Matters this season we discuss everything to do with commentating and John's career. Gags, Nina and John discuss:
- John's start in football commentating.
- Coverage of the Russian league, how did he get into that?
- Most iconic game commentated on as well as favourite goal and moment.
- What skill sets are required to become a commentator.
- What type of preparation is required before a game?
- Do you solely commentate from the stadium or do you have to do it from studios too?
- Who's your favourite colour commentator?
- Thoughts on commentators on other channels.
- Who was your role model as a commentator?
- Discussion on players that are now co-commentators.
All this and more on a fun show with an excellent guest. Make sure you tune into Media Matters!
This week’s Molby On The Spot is a very lively chat between Trev Downey and the Great Dane - Reds legend, Jan Molby - about the recent victory over Bournemouth, the weekend match away at West Brom and the season-defining Champions League semi-final against Roma. There’s some great insight from Jan about the performances of the individual players, the thought processes in the run up to a massive match and the tactics that might be employed by both The Reds and their opponents. As ever, there are anecdotes and tangents and, this week, a lovely masterclass on the art of the pass.
Daniel Rhodes and Paul Dalglish discuss the victory over Bournemouth, with topics including:
- Eddie Howe's different approach
- Liverpool's fast start, which virtually killed the game
- The Reds' domination until the 70-minute mark
- Who is better: Suarez or Salah?
- The slight wobble at 2-0
- Paul's thoughts on the Roma draw and Liverpool's tags of underdogs...
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On the rare occasion that Liverpool FC get a week between games we thought we'd get Simon Brundish back on to update us with the latest highlights from his Fatigue Index analysis. Simon, our resident Sports Scientist, speaks to Gags Tandon and Daniel Rhodes about the following:
- Introduction to Fatigue index for new subscribers
- Update on the minutes played by players so far this season
- A look at their career averages and how much more they are playing this season
- How the players have been managed in busy periods
- The different types of load, Simon always discusses chronic load but is it different depending on position?
- A look at the upcoming busy schedule around the Champions League semi-final and what Simon's advice would be to Jurgen Klopp.
Get all of this and more on the latest Fatigue Index Podcast.
In this episode, we cover the seasons 1967-68, and 1968-69 and take a close look at the fortunes of Liverpool the club, the city, the people and the wider world in the context of the times. A Time of love, peace and flowers...or was it a time of assassinations, ecological disasters, war and delusion?
On a day which saw The Reds run out comfortable winners at Anfield against Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth, Trev Downey was joined by Dave Hendrick and Guy Drinkel to reflect on a match which saw the 300th goal of Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool reign and an emphatic performance that was all the more heartening in the wake of the monumental midweek win in the Champions League. The goals, the key moments and the players’ performances are all dissected by the lads who give their RAW reactions to the match.
On this episode of Euro Incision, Nina is joined by Gab Marcotti as they discuss the Champions League Semi-Final draw!
Gab gives his thoughts on the draw and how two underdogs slog it out for a place in the final whilst the superpowers of football face off. Gab then focuses on each game, starting with Liverpool v Roma. Nina asks whether it is a favourable draw for both and asks Gab for his key men for the fixture.
They move onto the Bayern Munich v Real Madrid tie and first discuss the Buffon controversy as well as Juventus' performance. Were Real's weaknesses exposed and can Jupp beat his former side? Are they Bayern's biggest challenge so far? Once again Gab gives his key men for the tie.
Nina finally asks for predictions and what Champions League final he expects.
All this and more on this episode of Euro Incision.
