Darth hosts Si and Hamzah to discuss the CL exit to PSG, Hugo Injury and the big derby win at Everton:
Part 1: PSG
* Lineups and Gameplan
* Stats review, possession, XG, XT, EPV, Shots, Pressures, Monte Carlo
* Hugo injury discussion and prognosis
* Opening 30 analysis
* Mo Salah's immediate impact
* Clear and obvious?
Part 2: Everton
* Lineups and Gameplan
* Stats review, possession, XG, XT, EPV, Shots, Pressures, Monte Carlo
* Why does Konate struggle so much vs Beto?
* Curtis Jones role and analysis
* Mama injury update
* Premier League open-play XG trends - LFC context
* Rio Winner vs VVD Winner?
* LFC vs Set Plays update
Statspacks:
PSG: https://barts78.github.io/DrBarts2526/Season%202526/CL/CLMD%20QFL2/docs/CL%20Match%20day%20QF%20L2%20Dashboard.html
Everton: https://barts78.github.io/DrBarts2526/Season%202526/EPL/MD%2033/docs/Match%20day%2033%20Dashboard.html
Latest Under Pressure, Darth hosts Si to review the 4-0 thrashing at Man City in the FA Cup:
* Parallels with a previous shellacking at the Etihad
* Lineup and Gameplan
* Stats review
* Title Winning Midfield - what's changed?
* Engine Capacity and Nitros
* Changing a sports science approach - how easy, how long, how risky?
* 0-0 period, what worked well, what didn't
* City tactical tweaks and ruthlessness
Unfortunately, no Statspack is available for this game.
Darth hosts Si and Hamzah to review the Premier League defeat at Brighton
* Hamzah in the Royal Box!
* Lineups and Gameplans
* Stats review, possession, XG, XT, EPV, Shots, Pressures, Monte Carlo
* A game of 2 halves
* LFC buildup issues
* New shape still an overall positive?
* Tied game state woes
* LFC vs Set Plays update
* Brighton physical dominance
* When does being outrun become a significant impact on the match outcome?
Statspack: https://barts78.github.io/DrBarts2526/Season%202526/EPL/MD%2031/docs/Match%20day%2031%20Dashboard.html
Darth hosts Si to review the Premier League draw at home to Spurs and the Champions League 2nd leg win at Anfield over Galatasaray
Part 1 Spurs:
• Stats review, possession, XG, XT, EPV, Shots, Pressures, Monte Carlo
• Overview of the Doc's new Monte Carlo model
• Rio deep-dive
• Attacking difficulties continue
• Spurs physical dominance
Part 2 Galatasaray:
• Stats review, possession, XG, XT, EPV, Shots, Pressures, Monte Carlo
• LFC gameplan and tactics
• Osimhen injury and turning point
• How does that Set Piece get called?
• Florian Wirtz, LFC and European liberation
• Huge individual outputs reviewed
• Round pegs in round holes...but what happens next?
Statspacks:
Spurs: https://barts78.github.io/DrBarts2526/Season%202526/EPL/MD%2030/docs/Match%20day%2030%20Dashboard.html
Galatasaray: https://barts78.github.io/DrBarts2526/Season%202526/CL/CLMD%20R16L2/docs/CL%20Match%20day%20R16%20L2%20Dashboard.html
Darth hosts Si and Hamzah to review the Champions League Round of 16 1st leg defeat at Galatasaray
• Galatasaray now officially Liverpool's most difficult opponent!
• Hamzah on the atmosphere
• Stats review, possession, XG, XT, EPV, Shots, Pressures, Monte Carlo
• Lineups
• Best first 5 minutes of the season?
• How game state influences tactics
• Yet another opponent takes half the time out of the game - how should LFC respond?
• Si on the engine room without an engine
• Gravenberch analysis
• Creative woes
• How do we explain the non use of CJ?
Statspack: https://barts78.github.io/DrBarts2526/Season%202526/CL/CLMD%20R16L1/docs/CL%20Match%20day%20R16%20L1%20Dashboard.html
Darth hosts the returning Dr Barts for a review of the double header versus Wolves
Part 1: Catchup with Barts. Darth takes the chance to get the Doc's on the themes of the last 2 months
* The Arsenal Meta
* The 4231
* The double-pivot
Part 2: Premier League
* Lineups
* Stats review, possession, XG, XT, EPV, Shots, Pressures, Monte Carlo
* Monte Carto enhancements - what are they are how do they work
* Penetration problems
* The perils of too much variance
* Insouciant VVD
* Konate sub discussion
Part 3: FA Cup
* Lineups
* Stats review, possession, XG, XT, EPV, Shots, Pressures, Monte Carlo
* Rio analysed
* The strengths of Gomez and Robbo
* CJ praise
* Barts on Szobo
PL: https://barts78.github.io/DrBarts2526/Season%202526/EPL/MD%2029/docs/Match%20day%2029%20Dashboard.html
FA Cup: https://barts78.github.io/DrBarts2526/Season%202526/FA%20Cup/FACMD%205/docs/FAC%20Match%20day%205%20Dashboard.html
On the latest episode of Under Pressure, Darth hosts Hamzah for a general analytics chat and a review of the West Ham game
Part 1: Analytics
* What happened when Hamzah met Ian Graham, Michael Edwards and Julian Ward?
* XT/OBV/EPV becoming mainstream
* IFAB Rule Changes
* The Arsenal Meta
* Good/Bad vs Lucky/Unlucky
Part 2: West Ham
* Lineups
* Stats review, possession, XG, XT, EPV, Shots, Pressures, Monte Carlo
* An XG regression game
* Off-Ball concerns? Too many gaps?
* Set Pieces analysed
* Set Piece bounce measured
West Ham Statspack: https://barts78.github.io/DrBarts2526/Season%202526/EPL/MD%2028/docs/Match%20day%2028%20Dashboard.html
Hudl Statsbomb OBV Explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpwqvzsxBhc
On the latest episode of the Under Pressure podcast, Darth hosts Hamzah and Rhodesey to review the ugly win at Nottingham Forest in the Premier League:
* Liverpool Lineups
* Forest's 4th new manager and approach
* Match Summary: possession, XG, XT, EPV, Shots, Pressures, Monte Carlo
* Bad matchups?
* How long does a coach stick with a title-winning midfield?
* Ali praise
* Szobo vs Anderson
* Szobo replacing Trent analysis
* Cody Gakpo at rock bottom?
* Rio's cameo
* Mo v Neco and what it means
* The importance of making a team more than the sum of its parts
Statspack: https://barts78.github.io/DrBarts2526/Season%202526/EPL/MD%2027/docs/Match%20day%2027%20Dashboard.html
On the latest Under Pressure Podcast, Darth hosts Hamzah and the returning Simon Brundish to review the 2 wins and 2 clean sheets against Sunderland in the Premier League and Brighton in the FA Cup.
Part 1: Sunderland
* The Potential Banana Skin
* Match Summary: possession, XG, XT, EPV, Shots, Pressures, Monte Carlo
* Endo performance and injury prognosis
* Konate & Wirtz dominate
* Is the Set Play Bounce real? The definite LFC change of approach
Part 2: Brighton
* Brighton - manager and lineup discussion
* LFC selection and gameplan
* Stats review: possession, XG, XT, EPV, Shots, Pressures, Monte Carlo
* The right-back carousel - analysing CJ's performance
* Szoboszlai v Gerrard v Matthaus
* The cautionary tale of Milos Kerkez, why change is so difficult
* The new version of Mo Salah, what's his level and how best to use him?
Statspacks
Sunderland: https://barts78.github.io/DrBarts2526/Season%202526/EPL/MD%2026/docs/Match%20day%2026%20Dashboard.html
Brighton: https://barts78.github.io/DrBarts2526/Season%202526/FA%20Cup/FACMD%204/docs/FAC%20Match%20day%204%20Dashboard.html
