Paul Dalglish, Daniel Rhodes and Gavin Jones put Sunday’s nerves behind them to discuss the two-one victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage, topics include:
Was it always going to be a tough outing after the CL tie against Bayern?
Manager or fan reaction
Initial tactics and set up
Frustrating delivery
Lack of tempo in the first half
Mane’s goal - and the build up play
Salah’s overall performance - good or poor final decisions, or both?
The key is the total contribution of the front three, and the team - not individual records
Who was to blame for the Fulham goal?
How good was the Reds’ reaction to conceding?
The Firmino song - crucial new evidence emerges
All this and more on Tactics Weekly!
LFC controlled the game only to somehow let a three way gaff near cost us the points... Fulham did well defensively, but eventually fell to the mercurial Sadio Mane, who continues to carry the Liverpool attack, and in some style! We compare the fullbacks performance, talk Lallana and what expectations around him should be, as well as a see-saw, but critical James Milner cameo. The main talking points taken up by Kay, Adam and Tom in this pod, however, are:
- whodunit? Vvd vs Alisson
- The rise of Matip
- Mo needs mojo
On the latest RAW, Trev Downey, Dave Hendrick and Karl Matchett give their immediate reactions to Liverpool’s victory over Fulham, which saw Jürgen Klopp’s charges go back to the summit of the Premier League for a couple of weeks while international football takes centre stage. It was an odd afternoon at Craven Cottage which The Reds dominated but which featured some uncharacteristic defensive uncertainty and a frustrating inability to convert the numerous opportunities created by the dominance of the Anfield men. As ever, the performances are assessed, the key moments are analysed and tangents are gone on.
Guy is joined by Gags to discuss the upcoming Premier League match as the Reds are travelling to London to take on relegations strugglers Fulham. They talk about this afternoons press conference as Klopp reflects on the Bayern game and Fulham. Talking points include:
Injury update
Mature Bayern performance
Tricky Fulham?? Probably not
Belief in the squad
Trophyless Klopp
Magic Mane
Matip's form continues
Stats
Lineups
Predictions
All this and more on the AI Pro + Preview Show!
Nina is joined by Tom Williams as the pair discuss the Champions League Quarter Finals Draw. Tom gives his insight into Liverpool's opponents Porto and gives insight into their key danger men and their league form and how this fixture wont be as easy for the reds as last season. The pair also discuss how the fixture list may affect the preparations for the competitions and give their predictions on who will advance through to the semi finals. Tom and Nina also discuss the matchups between Barcelona v Manchester United, Tottenham v Manchester City and Ajax v Juventus and Tom gives his insight into these fixtures and key players form each respective team. All this and more on this episode of Euro Incision.Â
Paul Dalglish, Daniel Rhodes and Gavin Jones react to the Reds fantastic 3-1 victory in Germany and the league win over Burnley, topics include:
Klopp’s decision to drop Fabinho, and go with Milner, Henderson and Wijnaldum in midfield.
Why did Salah start on the left?
Both teams setting in similar to the first leg trying to cancel each other out
The German side focusing their attacks down the flanks
Going over the goals and big chances
Restricting Bayern Munich to 0.2 xG, which is by far their worst attacking performance at home in over three years.
Both sides’ substitutions - did they have any impact?
Who do we want in the next round?
Brief overview of the Burnley game and the key tactical tweaks, such as Lallana and Wijnaldum’s different roles and Fabinho staying deeper to protect the Claret’s two-pronged attack.
Going over the key moments and goals from the 4-2 victory
All this and more on Tactics Weekly!
After a pair of impressive wins against the contrasting opposition of Burnley and Bayern Munich, Trev Downey and Reds’ legend Jan Molby look back at how Jürgen Klopp’s men have started to assert themselves when it matters. There is a remarkable wealth of anecdotes and analysis and the show ends with a look forward to the clash with Fulham on Sunday. The Great Dane, as ever, is on great form.
Hari Sethi speaks with Dom Betts from Fulham Podcast, Fulhamish about a desperately disappointing season which after a £100m summer window and 3 different managers, looks to be ending with relegation.
- Where did it all go wrong for Fulham this season?
- Why was Ranieri unable to inspire a resurgence?
- Will the Reds keep pace...
The Euro Incision Podcast is back and Nina is joined by Bundesliga Journalist Jonathan Harding to discuss Liverpool's 3-1 win over German Giants Bayern Munich. Jon gives insight into Kovac and his safe approach. They also discuss team selections and how that impacted the result as well as how both mangers set up to not make mistakes and how individual errors by both teams lead to goals. Jon also gives his thoughts on key battles on the pitch and shared his thoughts on Liverpool's attack as well as praise for Virgil Van Djik. The Bundesliga expert shares his insight into what went wrong for for the Bundesliga teams and shares his thoughts on the whole Bundesliga teams can't compete in Europe debate. The pair also look at other results and shock exits in the last 16 round. All this and more on Euro Incision.Â
On this episode of A-Eye Scouted Dave and Karl look ahead to Liverpool's next Premier League fixture against Fulham at Craven Cottage. They discuss what's went wrong for Fulham this season, as the awful defence is seen as a perfect opportunity to boost Liverpool's goal difference. They also discuss Ryan Sessegnon as a potential summer signing for the Reds. Is this also an opportunity for Klopp to give a few rotation options a good few minutes? All this and more on A-Eye Scouted.
