Darth hosts Rhodesy, Barts and Si for the post-mortem against Wolves. On a brutal pod the lads discuss
* Which unwanted table are we topping since the World Cup?
* Cody Gakpo - the "missing link"?
* Trying to understand the rationale for tactical changes
* Attack in deep-freeze
Darth is joined by Rhodesy, Barts and Si to analyse the FA Cup exit to Brighton.
The lads discuss
1) Hamstrings - how many, why, root cause?
2) Relegation form - Current season performance vs worst periods under Klopp and relegation teams
3) The mid-block gameplan - strengths and weaknesses
4) Rock bottom? Last 20 as bad as it gets?
5) Where do we go from here?
Darth is joined by Si, Rhodesy and Barts to analyse the cup win over Wolves and the goalless draw with Chelsea. The analysis context of both matches is changes from the Brighton shellacking, including
* Team selections - meritocracy or circumstancial?
* Tactical changes
* Pressing changes
* Trade offs!!! Attack vs Defence, Set Pieces
* Thoughts ahead of Brighton return
Darth is joined by Rhodesy, Barts and Si for the post-mortem of the 3-0 shellacking at the hands of Brighton. The lads discuss:
* Another system change! Did it work?
* Reds chasing shadows. The decline of the press
* Reds toothless in attack, what was the plan and where were the problems?
* The players haven't quit on the manager. Any other positives?
Rhodesy and Si are both back so Darth hosts the full crew to analyse the FA Cup draw with Wolves. On a tactics heavy episode the lads discuss:
* Fragile reds
* Issues in buildup
* Issues off the ball
* Solutions!!!
Darth hosts Barts and emergency sub producer Guy to analyse the 2 freakish matches vs Leicester and Brentford. On an unusual pod the lads discuss
* Pressing - but not as we know it
* Darwin - a bad time for a cold streak
* Existential football analytics
* Harvey - addition by subtraction
* Are the Reds officially soft?
The Premier League is back! Darth hosts Rhodesy and Si to review the Boxing Day against Villa. At the end the lads also have a quick analytical chat about our new signing Cody Gakpo Villa discussion includes
* Pressing trends and changes. System trends and changes?
* Darwin Nunez - analyzing the incredible, the good, the bad and the ugly
* VVD/Fab/Trent compared to before World Cup
Dan Kennett hosts Simon Brundish, Daniel Rhodes and Phil Barter to discuss a wide range of topics from Trent's form, off-ball metrics and how best to define them, what one on ball metric would we choose to track and improve, the role of a club doctor and many more!
Dan Kennett hosts Phil Barter and Daniel Rhodes to discuss Liverpool's season so far. Topics include: The good, the bad, the ugly and the catastrophic in terms of team performance; which players have performed well, and those who need to improve; the constant tactical tweaks and have we finally settled again?; how we compare to our rivals for top four; and finally the key areas we need to improve to achieve CL football next season.
Rhodesy and Barts are both away so Darth hosts Si for a cosy chat about Derby (very briefly) and Southampton. Amongst other things they discuss
* Darwin's best game?
* Darwin's LFC performance numbers so far in context
* 1st half vs 2nd half performances this season, can a decline be quantified?
* Tribute to Alisson Becker
