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
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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.
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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.
After a game in which Liverpool needed only a point to virtually secure Champions League participation next season, Jürgen Klopp’s men could not manage to secure it and suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat. On the day, many of the old reliables were well below par and there was an irritatingly familiar defensive lapse for the game’s only goal, BUT a win next week against Brighton and in three weeks against Real Madrid, and this will have been the finest season in decades. Trev Downey, Hari Sethi and Dave Hendrick look at both sides of the coined analyse today’s match.
Gags Tandon welcomes back the A-Team as Simon Brundish, Dan Kennett and Daniel Rhodes are back together once again to discuss Liverpool's aggregate win over Roma as they qualified to meet Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Kiev.
They discuss:
- Liverpool's performance in 1st leg ties
- Roma's line-up and tactics
- On-ball stats analysis - xG etc
- Liverpool conceding late goals
- Off-ball and pressing analysis
- Was Karius' parry a mistake?
- Was Mohamed Salah lazy in the 2nd leg v Roma?
With the euphoria of Rome put to one side, Eddie Gibbs and Gags Tandon return to preview the Reds trip to Stamford Bridge and battle for a top 4 place.
- Full Strength Reds XI?
- Karius & Henderson
- Key Stats on Chelsea
- Steven Gerrard: Rangers Manager
- Injury Update & Predictions
- This week on AI:PRO
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On this week's Media Matters, Sachin Nakrani is joined by Italian football writer Adam Digby to reflect on Liverpool's epic Champions League semi-final tie with Roma. Adam gives his perspective on Roma's approach to the two games and whether or not Eusebio Di Francesco could have done any more to stop Jurgen Klopp's rampant Reds.
Sachin and Adam also discuss Serie A in general, assessing the most exciting title race in European football this season as well as the state of the two Milan clubs, Lazio and some of the other contenders. Finally, there is some chat about the Italian national team as well as Adam's take on a couple of players from Italy that have been linked with summer moves to Anfield.
Daniel Rhodes and Paul Dalglish breakdown the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Roma, topics include: formations and lineups; the Reds seemingly in control with the opening goal and chance creation; the defence starting to retreat and Roma's tactics of targeting Trent with high aerial balls; the space between the back four and front three and was it intentional? Going over the second half and the home team's domination including the penalty shouts; finally a brief look at potential selection headaches for Chelsea and chat about Real Madrid and Liverpool being in the European Cup Final!!
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