Slot’s Low-Block Dilemma: Lessons from Leeds and the Tactical Search for Solutions
Liverpool’s goalless draw with Leeds was framed publicly as a frustrating blip, but internally it has prompted a broader tactical discussion. For Slot, the match was less about dropped points and more about diagnosing a familiar modern problem: how elite, possession-heavy sides consistently...
Liverpool Stumble to Goalless Draw as Leeds Expose Ongoing Questions Under Arne Slot
Liverpool’s 0-0 draw with Leeds United offered little in spectacle but plenty in subtext. On the Post Match Raw podcast, Guy Drinkel was joined by Mo Chatra and Hari Sethi to unpick a performance that left Anfield flat and wider concerns unresolved....
Liverpool 0 - 0 Leeds - Premier League Player Ratings
The Premier League’s 2026 schedule started with Anfield hosting Leeds, with the reigning champions looking to consolidate their current top-four position.
The lineup and subsequent ratings are listed below.
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Alisson Becker - 7.0
The giant Brazilian stopper was largely untested through a routine first half.
After the restart, the...
Liverpool vs Leeds United – Premier League Preview
Date: Thursday, 1 January 2026
Venue: Anfield
Kick-off: 17:30 BST
With four straight wins completed and Liverpool closing out 2025 inside the Premier League top four, the mood around Anfield is finally one of cautious optimism rather than despair. The calendar flips, the pressure resets, and the new year begins...
Liverpool press conference focus as Wirtz adapts and Leeds Utd loom large
Liverpool’s preparations for their New Year’s Day meeting with Leeds Utd have offered a revealing snapshot of where Arne Slot’s side currently stand, both tactically and physically, as well as how Florian Wirtz is settling into life in English football.
Speaking ahead of the...
Liverpool Must Make Defensive Signings in January
Four wins on the spin have changed the temperature around Merseyside as the champions of England start to remember who they are. The table suddenly looks friendlier, the mood less toxic, and the conversation has shifted from survival to sustainability. But let’s not kid ourselves. This run, welcome...
Liverpool Set-Piece Shake-Up as Aaron Briggs Departs Anfield
Liverpool have moved to reshape their backroom structure after Aaron Briggs departed his role as the club’s dedicated set-piece coach, a decision that arrives against the backdrop of a season in which defensive dead-ball situations have become an uncomfortable weakness.
Briggs’ exit has been confirmed following internal discussions...
Jeremie Frimpong gives Liverpool a route through low blocks under Arne Slot
Liverpool’s season has had a familiar feel, the kind where the table does not quite tell the whole story. Arne Slot is the current Liverpool manager and he won the Premier League title in his debut season last year. This year, Liverpool find...
Curtis Jones has changed Liverpool’s season under Arne Slot
Liverpool’s campaign has felt like two separate stories. Arne Slot, who won the Premier League title in his debut season last year, has had to navigate a messy autumn. After an awful run of form in October and November, Liverpool sit 4th after 18 games played,...
Wirtz emergence reshapes Liverpool’s left side after Diaz exit
Liverpool’s decision to move on from Luis Diaz was never designed to trigger an immediate like-for-like replacement. Internally, the club viewed the Colombian’s departure as a structural reset rather than a reactive problem to solve in the market. Diaz wanted a fresh challenge, Liverpool were open...
