Pressure

AI Under Pressure: Back to Basics

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

AI Under Pressure: Out of the Running

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

AI Under Pressure: The Bermuda Triangle

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

AI Under Pressure: Return Of The King

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

AI Under Pressure: Under (No) Pressure

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?

AI Under Pressure: Tipping Point

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?

AI Under Pressure: Make or Break

Darth is joined by Rhodesy and Si to take stock before the make or break of 13 games in 43 days. The lads go player-by-player on injuries to assess how ready the Reds are for the insane schedule ahead. They then do a deep-dive on the season so far and look at where performance improvements are needed on our season so far as well as looking at the performance of some of our rivals

AI Under Pressure: Basics

Darth hosts Rhodesy, Si and Barts to review the dominant win against Ajax. The lads analyse the differences to the Napoli game and the Premier League season so far including * Taking set-piece dominance to a new level * Effort, including sprints * Pressing and intensity were back. How and why? * Deep-dive on Joel Matip, Thiago and Diogo Jota * The Elliott role

AI Under Pressure: Impostor Syndrome

Darth is joined by Barts, Rhodesy and Si to analyse the 4-1 shellacking at the hands of Napoli. The lads perform a post-mortem on the match and discuss * How do you concede 9 big chances in 47 minutes? * Pressing horror show * The Elliott role * Can't or Won't?

AI Under Pressure: Identity Crisis

Darth hosts Rhodesy and Barts to analyse the double header against Newcastle and Everton. On what might be the busiest UP ever the lads discuss * Outrun and outsprinted every match, what's going on? * LFC pass completion is at historically bad levels, but why does that matter? * Newcastle bigger, faster, stronger? * Time-wasting data collection! * Harvey & Baby Fab a nice idea. But why didn't it work? * VVD vulnerability * Evolving to Darwin? How do we make it happen?