On the latest RAW, Trev Downey, Hari Sethi and Dave Hendrick review the win over Genk in the Champions League. As ever, there’s analysis of the major incidents and all the key performances, with an emphasis, in this pod, on Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah. It’s an extra long show with an oddly upbeat Hendrick balancing out an oddly angry Downey and the Sethi calm winning out.
Kay, Guy and Tadiwa are back for another episode of Rate Don't Hate, as the Reds leave it late against Villa. They discussÂ
Mighty Mane
Flying Fullbacks
Strange Midfield
Dave and Karl are back to discuss Genk ahead of the game at Anfield against the interesting Belgian team. They discuss the game in great detail as the struggling Belgians posed a threat in the first game but were ultimately outclassed, will they galvanise for their underfire manager? Will Liverpool rotate a few players, most importantly will we see Lallana's number 6 rejuvenation continue? As ever they give predictions and other games to watch in the week...and the return of Tone might be nearing.
Guy is joined by Karl Wilkinson this week to discuss this afternoon press conference as Klopp is asked a variety of questions ahead Liverpool's match against Aston Villa. They discuss the players' workload, racism in football, the Naby situation and Trent being good and more. They also give their lineups and predictions.Â
Daniel Rhodes hosts Hamzah Khalique-Loonat to discuss the league cup victory over Arsenal before Lee Scott joined the pod to focus solely on the win over Spurs last Sunday, topics include: Both teams’ line-ups, and tactical set ups in the league cupWhy it is tough to criticise systemic tactical issues with a group of players who have hardly played together, and at times out of positionA goal bonanzaThe tactical elements of each goal scored and concededShould we expect more from that midfield? The impact of Curtis Jones when he comes on as substituteThe overall influence of OzilThe crazy shin-infused finishLee goes through the Spurs set up, and how they were likely to deal with usThe early goal is vital for game state and tacticsHow well do Liverpool respond? Alexander-Arnold: is he more like Neves, Alves or De Bruyne?Any tactical elements to the goal? How often do we see Henderson getting into the box? Was it a penalty? Did the scoreline flatter Spurs somewhat?
Rival Recon returns as Hari Sethi looks ahead to the weekend’s game against newly promoted Aston Villa. With the Reds heading to Villa Park this Saturday afternoon ,Hari’s joined by Aston Villa correspondent for The Athletic Gregg Evans (@GreggEvans40) to talk through exactly what Klopp’s side can expect from their opponents.
- Villa won’t replicate Fulham’s mistakes
- Grealish’s talismanic influence
- Tyrone Mings relishing LFC challenge
All this & more on #RivalRecon
Gags is still away so Darth is on hosting duties for Rhodesy and Si. The lads discuss:
* The new midfield vs Genk
* Trent redefining the FB role
* Si loves Kane
All this and more on the AI Under Pressure Podcast.
Dave is back in the hosting seat this week and is joined by Karl as usual to preview the upcoming Premier League match against Aston Villa. They discuss the fixture in great detail as the midlands team have had a mixed start to the season but are seemingly settling in well to the Premier League with standouts Jack Grealish and Tyrone Mings starting well, and most importantly the emergence of the best name in the world Marvelous Nakamba. They also talk Liverpool strategy as the nearly suspended Fabinho may be too much of a risk to play, who fills that void?
Ah, it's so good at the moment! The Reds come away with all three points from Anfield after battering Spurs territorially, yet only scoring one goal more. Typical! Never the easy way. Still, terrific result! Kay talks to Guy and Tadiwa, who give their weekly ratings. Talking points include:
- Terrific Trent
- Lovren vs Gomez
- Fantastic Fabinho