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
Rhodesy is ill but Darth hosts Barts and Si (before his internet packs in) to discuss the 2 big wins over Napoli and Spurs.
The lads discuss
* 433 is back baby! but which version?
* The Trent Redux
* Set Play Pool still going strong
* Facilitating Salah
* Darwin the rough diamond
Barts is away but Darth hosts Si and Rhodesy for the double-header against Ajax and Leeds. On a packed show the lads pull no punches and discuss:
Another match, another system change.
Why are LFC matches now coin-flips?
Distance, High Speed and Sprints - the brutal truth
Darth hosts Si, Barts and Rhodesy for the double-header against West Ham and Forest and the lads do the first deep-dive of the season into the defensive crisis gripping the team. Amongst other things they discuss:
* Just how close to relegation form are we on the defensive side?
* 442 hasn't come close to stopping the bleeding so what next?
* Mini fatigue-index from Si with new injury risks on way. Injury crisis shows no signs of easing
Si is away but the podfather returns for the double header against Rangers and Man City! On a packed show, Gags hosts Darth, Rhodesy and Barts and the lads discuss:
* Change of shape, change of pressing approach. Using our exclusive data we take a detailed look at what specifically has changed in the last 4 matches
* Chalk & Cheese halves vs Rangers
* Foden v Milner II: Jimmy's revenge
* Is this the REAL Elliott role?
* Counter-attacking Reds
Darth is joined by Rhodesy, Barts and Si to analyse the 3-2 defeat at Arsenal. On a tough pod, the lads look at the brutal facts on a range of issues:
* Do we have round pegs in round holes?
* It's pressing but not as we know it
* The change of shape - without the ball. What's working and not?
* The change of shape - with the ball. What's working and not?
* 2nd half shambles
* Bad VAR day?
Darth is joined by Barts, Si and Rhodesy for the double-header against Brighton and Rangers. On an absolutely packed show the lads discuss:
* Was the Brighton game worse than Napoli?
* 0-2 to 3-2: to what extent did we improve and how?
* Have we started winning the running?
* Was Brighton a tipping point?
* Benefits/Weaknesses of the 442?
