Liverpool Tactics

Reds Reload: Slot’s System, New Faces, Same Ambition

Liverpool’s Summer Reset: Smart Signings and System Shifts This is an abridged version; the full article is available free on our 'It Was Always... Liverpool' Substack page: Fresh Faces in Key Roles Liverpool’s summer transfer business reflects a clear plan to evolve rather than rebuild. Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz have all arrived and are...

Tony Evans: Liverpool’s Radical Summer Feels Like 1987 All Over Again

Liverpool’s Summer Reset Signals a New Era This is an abridged version; the full article is available on our 'It Was Always... Liverpool' Substack page: Liverpool’s summer business is shaping up to be one of the most significant in decades. With Florian Wirtz finalising his move from Bayer Leverkusen, Jeremie Frimpong already announced and more signings...

Liverpool’s Rebirth: Arne Slot, the Premier League, and the Power of Pragmatism

Arne Slot’s Liverpool: Adaptability, Authority and a Title Redefined This is an abridged version; the full article is available on our 'It Was Always... Liverpool' Substack page: Arne Slot did not arrive at Liverpool promising revolution. He followed Jürgen Klopp not with a manifesto, but with quiet clarity and tactical intelligence. In his first season, he...

How Kerkez Can Address Robertson’s Decline and Strengthen Liverpool’s Left

Milos Kerkez To Liverpool: The Left-Back Revolution That Cannot Come Soon Enough Urgency at Left-Back Has Been Ignored for Too Long For far too long, one of the most pressing issues in Liverpool's setup has gone largely unaddressed. Andy Robertson, once the dynamo of Liverpool’s left flank, has gradually seen his output decline. It’s a tough...

Hulshoff shares what made Liverpool’s title run so dominant

Champions, Not Just by Name: Sipke Hulshoff’s Insight into Liverpool’s Title Triumph There is a quiet authority in the way Sipke Hulshoff recounts Liverpool’s Premier League title-winning campaign. His words, shared in a revealing interview with Liverpool FC’s official website, don’t shout – they illuminate. This was a season where methodical planning met elite execution,...

No Drama, No Noise: Liverpool’s Wirtz Strategy is Working

Florian Wirtz to Liverpool: A Transfer That Transcends Numbers There are rare moments in football when a rumoured transfer feels less like a market move and more like a movement. Not in the sense of a frenzy whipped up by social media, but in the way a team’s identity seems to crystallise in the shape...

Arne Slot’s Tactical Tweak in Liverpool’s Defeat to Brighton Could’ve been a Huge Florian Wirtz Hint

Dominik Szoboszlai in Deeper Role: Tactical Experiment or Glimpse of the Future? Fresh from lifting the Premier League title in his debut campaign, Arne Slot has already shown a willingness to experiment, and few tweaks were as eye-catching as his deployment of Dominik Szoboszlai in a deeper midfield role during Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat to Brighton....

Lewis Steele: Liverpool £75m Transfer Strategy Shaped by PSG’s Attacking Full-Backs

Slot’s Full-Back Vision: How Mendes and Hakimi Shape Liverpool’s Tactical Future Full-Backs at the Heart of Liverpool's Evolution In a revealing appearance on the Anfield Index Media Matters podcast, football journalist Lewis Steele shared a key insight into Arne Slot’s thinking — a vision of flying full-backs taking Liverpool forward. As the Dutchman begins reshaping the...

Liverpool’s Title Win Under Arne Slot Was No Fluke

Arne Slot and Liverpool: A Marriage of Method and Magic When Liverpool announced Arne Slot as their new manager in May 2024, there was no parade, no blaring trumpets, just a low hum of curiosity. For a fanbase still reverberating from the departure of Jurgen Klopp, one of the most beloved figures in the club's...

Liverpool Urged to Sign ‘Brilliant’ Aston Villa Star – “He’s a Physical Monster!”

Liverpool's Interest in Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers: Data, Versatility and the Transfer Equation In the latest episode of Transfer Market Metrics on Anfield Index, host Dave Davis is joined by Dr Phil Barter to dissect the credentials of Morgan Rogers, the Aston Villa attacker frequently linked with Liverpool. Barter sets the tone: “The thing with...