Pressure

Darth hosts Rhodesy and Barts to review the 2 Premier League wins against Sheffield United and Crystal Palace. On a packed pod the lads discuss: * Joel Matip injury. How did we suspect it was ACL? Impact on the squad and Joel tribute Sheffield United, lineups & gameplans * Key match stats: XG, XT, Shots, Possession, Big Chances * Set Play Pool * Gakpo vs Nunez contrast * Konate analysis and massive stats line Crystal Palace, lineups & gameplans * The Holy Goalie returns! * 1st half buildup problems again, similarities with Fulham and Sheffield * Do we need to talk about Luis Diaz? * Endo the pressing victim * VAR farce * Darwin goal drought? * Gravenberch vs Jones contrast * 11 v 10 discussion, how much credit to Klopp, how much the red card?

It's a sports science free zone this week as the dynamic duo are both on their travels. Instead, Darth hosts the returning Rhodesy and Hamzah to review the 2 home wins over LASK and Fulham. The lads discuss: * LASK lineup/rotation * Key match stats: Shots, Possession, XG, XT * Harvey Elliott progress report * Cody Gakpo output now at the required level? * Is Quansah ready to stand in for Matip over the busy period? * Fulham lineups and rotation * Opposition scouting report * Poorest half of the season? * "The system" discussion part 6542 * LFC on top at 2-2 and created lots of chances * Impact of subs, tactical analysis of how LFC played with Gomez * The crazy finish * Shooting outside-the-box analysis

Darth hosts Hamzah, Barts and Si for the 1-1 draw in the top of the table clash at the Etihad. The lads discuss: * LFC lineup and gameplan, impact of internationals * MCFC lineup and gameplan * Key match stats: XG, XT, Shots, Possession * Opening 25 minutes, patterns of play. City's 3-2 buildup vs LFC 2-3 * The Doku phenomenon * Joel Matip's carrying * Another dodgy Alison display vs City * City opening goal, poor defending? * Discussion topic: Salah zero XG and Trent zero XA. Is this good, bad or just different? * Match defining events at 0-1 * Trent's KdB impersonation * Alisson/Jota injury prognosis

On this episode Dan K is joined by Phil, Simon & newcomer to Under Pressure Hamzah Khalique-Loonat who long term listeners of AI will already know! As usual in the international break they go through how the reds are performing and whether the league position and performances are sustainable, they also look at Liverpool's rivals and ask similar questions!

Rhodesy is still away so Darth hosts the sports science duo of Barts and Si for the double header of Toulouse and Brentford. The lads discuss: * Europa selection, rotation and injuries * what does the half-time triple sub tell us? * Kelleher concerns? * Jota evolution? * Brentford key match stats: XG, XT, Big Chances, Shots, Possession * A good example to help people understand the difference of XT vs XG * Darwin disallowed goals * Alisson praise part 24214. Save of the season? * LFC tactical flexibility and varied buildup. Good patterns of play * Jota/Tsimikas left-side dynamic * Trent quietly the best playmaker in the PL this season * VVD is back

Rhodesy is away so Darth hosts the sports science duo of Barts and Si for the double header against Bournemouth and Luton. The lads discuss Bournemouth team selection!! Key stats and numbers Impacts for Luton game Luton team selection and gameplan Dominant match stats. Reason why the Reds should have won the game but didn't Darwin Nunez banter era revisited Reds sub-optimal tactics? Narrow pitch, narrow team Trent analysis and discussion Big Chance analysis - what is needed for an LFC forward? Luis Diaz happy ending?

Barts is away but Darth hosts Si and Rhodesy to analyse the 2 wins over Toulouse and Nottingham Forest. On the most positive pod of the season so far, the lads discuss: Toulouse rotation, the "Europa XI" Grav love Endo goalscoring stats Jota surprise and reminiscing on the Jota/Mane statistical profiling Luke Chambers context Forest key stats. Positive XT trends! Is the Darwin Nunez banter era over? AI in-house pressing data. Szobo the Terminator Discussion point: how have LFC managed to create so many attacking transitions against ultra low-blocks Everton and Forest? VVD back to his best? Salah low-key having his best LFC season

Rhodesy is away but Darth hosts the sports science duo of Barts and Si to review the Derby win over Everton. The lads discuss: LFC selection, impact of international break and 1230 kickoff Everton tactics and gameplan. How did LFC manage to get so many transition situations? Key match stats and numbers 11 v 11 period. Calvert-Lewin vs Van Dijk, Diaz vs Ashley Young 11 v 10. After all those periods playing with a man down, how did we fair when a man up? Everton half time changes, LFC slow to react? Konate controversy Last 30 minute positives Discussion point: is this LFC team now too reliant on Mo Salah? Can we create enough in non-transition situations?

On this episode of Under Pressure Dan Kennett is joined by Dan Rhodes & Simon Brunidsh to discuss the season so far as the look at Liverpools start to the season, as well as their competitors for top 4 and maybe the title? Topics discussed: PFA Survey Data discussion Injuries, injury data Team level stats, analysis and trends Player level stats highlights Premier League wide context and trends Expected Goals (XG), Expected Threat (XT), Big Chances, Shot Conversion Opposition analysis: Spurs, Newcastle, Arsenal and Man City

The whole crew are re-united for the double header against Union and Brighton. Darth hosts Rhodesy, Si and Barts and the lads discuss: Union SG Rotation and selection Match statistical summary Gravenberch and Quansah analyis Why Fulham were surprised we went for Elliott Brighton Lineups and detailed match stats. a 50/50 game? Brighton heavily impacted by the Europa League The LFC plan for Elliott LFC in buildup. Szobo isolated, Alisson in midfield. Reds overthinking it? Lack of switches. Errors for opener LFC out of possession. Big changes compared to the same fixture last season. Pressing analysis Grav the turning point Robbo's brain fart