Darth hosts Rhodesy, Si and Barts to review the 2 wins against Fulham and Brentford and also the potential hiring of Jorg Schmadtke. On a marathon pod the lads discuss
1) Pressing surprises vs Fulham
2) LFC's tallest XI
3) Deep-dive on Brentford's analytics based gameplan and the ball-in-play time
4) Jorg Schmadtke - what have we learned and what could it mean for LFC?
Darth hosts Si and Barts for the two wins over West Ham and Spurs. The lads analyse both games in the context of the change of shape to WM
* what worked well and how much was a direct result of WM?
* Were there any specific issues caused by the change of shape?
* Focus on improvements: team-level, player-level and pressing data
* Which players are benefiting most from the change? Who is suffering?
Darth hosts Barts and Rhodesy to review the rollercoaster 3-2 win against Nottingham Forest. Before the match analysis even starts there's a lengthy chat about Klopp's pre-match comments about counter-pressing and what it means for our record signing, Darwin Nunez.
On the game itself the lads discuss:
* Buildup problems again
* Reviewing the set play peaks and troughs this season
* Deep-dive on Felipe and the problems he caused
* Celebrating the Egyptian King part 2564
The following video is supporting evidence of points made on the podcast: https://youtu.be/2iGrXddVZ9E
Darth is back from holidays and hosts Si and Rhodesy for the rollicking 6-1 win at Elland Road.On a pod filled with tactical history and nostalgia, the lads celebrate and analyse the change of system:* Optimising strengths, mitigating weaknesses* Mo and Trent scaling new heights* Focus on Curtis Jones* Konate's herculean task
Simon Brundish is this weeks host and is joined by Phil Barter to look through the games against Chelsea and Arsenal. They look through the very uninspiring game against Chelsea, they then discuss the Arsenal game with a look at the new roles for Trent and Ibou and how promising was the performance?
Daniel Rhodes hosts Simon Brundish and Phil Barter to discuss the Reds' 4-1 defeat away to Man City. Topics: the crucial tactical weaknesses of Klopp's side and how they were exploited by Pep's side; the match summary; how the opposition don't need many touches in our box to score; being worst in both boxes and a look ahead to the matches against Chelsea and Arsenal.
Dan Kennett hosts Simon Brundish, Phil Barter and Daniel Rhodes to discuss and answer questions from subscribers, including: injuries problems and solutions, the role of the sporting director next season and the tactical role of Nunez moving forward.
Darth hosts Si, Barts and Rhodesy for a belated review of the Champions League exit to Real Madrid. The lads focus on the big themes and issues around the match rather than the normal forensic match analysis.
* Bajcetic - teenagers and stress related injuries
* That teamsheet
* The Trent Narrative
* Balance & Buildup - why are LFC struggling for both and what are possible solutions
* Alisson's best season
After a few weeks off, Darth is back on hosting duties and joined by the rest of the crew (Rhodesy, Si and Barts) for the post-mortem against Bournemouth. The lads discuss:
* Trying to understand why we changed the gameplan
* How does this team build up play with Cody & Darwin?
* The failing offside trap
* VVD WTF
* Home and Away splits analysis
Daniel Rhodes hosts Simon Brundish and Phil Barter to discuss the midweek win versus Wolves, and then the humiliation of Manchester United.
- [ ] Wolves: line-ups, rotation and potential fatigue issues
- [ ] Tactical approaches
- [ ] Match summary
- [ ] Wolves’ ‘big chance’ - and then look at our quality chances
- [ ] The disallowed goal for Nunez
- [ ] The goals and set piece strength returning?
- [ ] Man Utd: line ups and tactics (their man marking)
- [ ] Match summary
- [ ] Game state vital? The order of the first big chances. Did MUFC ‘win’ the first half?
- [ ] What did we do well in the second, or was it United’s set up falling apart and us hitting a finishing streak or epic proportions
- [ ] Place the result in context, who does it impact more for the rest of the season
