Pressure

AI Under Pressure: Nothing Makes Sense Anymore

Gags Tandon is back with Dan Rhodes and Simon Brundish as they try to dissect the Crystal Palace bore draw. Quite simply, there's not much to talk about apart from intangibles! Gags and Si kick off the show going back over the Madrid game and then Rhodesy joins in to give his view on the match summary for Palace... and that's about that for the stats! The guys somehow make it to the hour mark with more dissection of what is going wrong at the club and the major loss of confidence. All this and more on The Under Pressure Podcast

AI Under Pressure: Brain Farts & Pressing Records

Dan Rhodes and Phil Barter discuss the loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League, they specifically discuss: Line-up discussion, tactical summary, detailed breakdown of the big chances, pressing records broken, who was to blame?

AI Under Pressure: Pretty Vacant

The sports science duo are both away so it's left to the two Dan's to review the win over Newcastle. On a numbers-heavy pod they discuss: * First goal switcheroo * Gentlemen prefer blondes * How bad was it when 11v10? * Pressing stories and changes

AI Under Pressure: Carrying the Piano

Darth hosts Si and Barts to analyse the crucial derby win over Everton. The lads try to contextualise how good we were in this match compared to this season and previous years under Klopp. The lads discuss * Dycheball but not as we know it * Sliding doors moment of the season? * Hendo renaissance - why and how * Bajcetic - a pressing star is born? * Cody as Bobby-lite?

AI Under Pressure: Shellacking

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

AI Under Pressure: Hamstrung Reds

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?

AI Under Pressure: Stopping the Bleeding

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

AI Under Pressure: Chasing Shadows

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?

AI Under Pressure: Be an Option or be Protection

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!!!

AI Under Pressure: Instant Karma

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?