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
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
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?
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?
Darth is joined by Rhodesy, Barts and Si to analyse the record-breaking shellacking of Bournemouth. The lads go through all the areas of concern raised in the United pod to see if/how they were addressed.
In addition the lads pay tribute to Bobby Firmino, take a look at our set plays and contemplate the insane variation that football throws up.
Darth is back from holiday to host Rhodesy, Barts and Si for the shitshow at Old Trafford. On a gruelling pod the lads discuss
* Why the lack of intensity?
* Injuries and algorithms
* Are we trying to change too much at once?
* Analysing our buildup issues
* Pressing problems
Dan Rhodes hosts Simon Brundish and Phil Barter to discuss the Reds' home draw with Crystal Palace. Topics include: Brief injury summary; tactics and line-ups; match summary; big chances and goals; basic pressing analysis; sending off and penalty shouts. cold streak in front of goal?
In a performance which can only be described as a shambles, the team go through the line ups, game plans and match summary from tactical and statistical view point.
They then split the game up into two:
Until LFC subs:
* Problems on both sides of the ball
* LFC buildup
* Problems off ball, Fulham right vs our left
After first LFC subs:
* Impact of Darwin
* Change of approach
All this and a lot more on the AI Under Pressure Podcast!
Gags is back in the hosting chair with Dan Kennett, Daniel Rhodes and Simon Brundish joining him to analyse Liverpool's first game of the season which ended in a 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage.
In a performance which can only be described as a shambles, the team go through the line ups, game plans and match summary from tactical and statistical view point.
They then split the game up into two:
Until LFC subs:
* Problems on both sides of the ball
* LFC buildup
* Problems off ball, Fulham right vs our left
After first LFC subs:
* Impact of Darwin
* Change of approach
All this and a lot more on the AI Under Pressure Podcast!
In part two of the traditional Under Pressure season preview Dan Kennett once again hosts Simon Brundish, and Dan Rhodes. There’s also a special section from Phil Barter recorded prior that has been edited in.
Topics include:
Key signings/departures
Where do each team need to improve and by how much?
Was anything running hot and unsustainable last season?
Key things to watch in 22/23
How badly impacted will they be by world cup?
Phil Barter: Man City
Simon Brundish: Chelsea
Dan Rhodes: Spurs
Dan Kennett: Arsenal & Manchester United
Dan Kennett hosts Simon Brundish and Daniel Rhodes, as well as some pre-recorded inserts from Phil Barter.
Part one focuses on Liverpool, whereas the second part is all about the main ‘rivals’ for the title this season, topics include:
1) The unique nature of the season. How do we approach it?
2) Squad analysis. Do we have enough depth across the squad? What about our midfield?
3) How repeatable is last season?
* Injuries. Volume and severity
* VAR
* Team level performance. Any red flags? Anything running hot and unsustainable? Where can we expect natural improvements? Where will we need positive skews to win the league?
* Player level performance
