Pressure

Darth hosts Rhodesy, Barts and new signing Richard Cole to discuss what's new in football analytics and what you might be seeing and hearing about on social media next season. The lads discuss * Team Shape, including out of possession! * xT * Statsbomb upgrades * Opta upgrades * Goalkeeping analytics https://www.statsperform.com/opta-vision/ https://www.statsperform.com/resource/shape-analysis-automatically-detecting-formations/ https://statsbomb.com/articles/soccer/upgrading-expected-goals/ https://statsbomb.com/articles/soccer/statsbomb-360-exploring-line-breaking-passes/ https://theanalyst.com/eu/2022/04/evolving-expected-goals-xg/ https://goalkeeper.com/news-and-media/exclusives/post/shot-stopping-vs-shot-prevention

Dan Kennett, Phil Barter and Dan Rhodes present a special edition of Under Pressure as we interview Gethin Rees, a performance analyst and now academic who has worked for various clubs across the leagues. We talked through Gethin's journey from academy analyst to first team analyst, moving through from League One to the Premier League. We then spoke about the change in role as data became king and his move from match day analyst to lead recruitment. Finally, he gives his views on the current Liverpool set up.

Dan Kennett hosts Simon Brundish, Dan Rhodes and Phil Barter as they take a deep dive into his contribution to Liverpool since his arrival from Southampton, topics include: why we signed him? His fitness record, goal contribution, character and ability to adapt and improve in a new system; which was his best season? How did his role change over the years? Who was he comparable to in the PL in his time at Liverpool? His best goals, and what memories he leaves us with after leaving as a bone-fide legend of the club.

On this episode of Under Pressure, Dan Kennett & Simon Brundish look at Liverpool's new signing Darwin Nunez, as they compile a statistical profile on our new Uruguayan forward.

On this episode of Under Pressure, Dan Kennett Dan Rhodes, Phil Barter & Simon Brundish review the season, they discuss a variety of factors from the season. 

Daniel Rhodes hosts Dr Phil Barter & Simon Brundish to discuss the Champions League final.  The lads discuss:  Simon reflects on the lack of organisation before the match Key questions around the tactical set-ups and line-ups Match stats and summary Reviewing best chances of the match Was Benzema offside for the Vinicius goal? Did the Reds dominate or were Real Madrid in control? Courtois incredible performance The substitutions and tactical changes Monte Carlo simulation of the shots taken by LFC in the three finals

Daniel Rhodes hosts Dr Phil Barter for this one-off special ahead of the Champions League Final in Paris on Saturday evening. Topics include: Their stats record in the Champions League knockout stages How to exploit any potential flaws in their system Attacking and defensive performances, with detailed statistical analysis, of Real’s recent form Their trends for set pieces and where they will look to target Tactical breakdown of their likely approach and line-ups Liverpool’s likely line-ups, and how we manage the game based on various scenarios

Gags and Si are away but Darth is joined by Rhodesy and Barts to analyse the last double header of the season against Southampton and Wolves. On a slightly more subdued show the lads discuss * Ferrari's in the garage * Is Taki an elite finisher? * Ruben Neves and the intriguing tactical battle with Wolves * Reviewing the final numbers for goals from set plays and pressing to finish the season.

The UP boys are back to analyse the Villa win and FA Cup final glory over Chelsea. Si is away but Barts fills the sports science gap and Darth is also joined by Rhodesy. Amongst the action packed agenda, the lads discuss: * Analytical suggestions to improve VAR * Electric Diaz * Astute tactics and pressing from the Reds * Quantifying a Neuro11 advantage in the shootout

Barts and Gags are away so Darth hosts Si and Rhodesy for the double header of Villareal and Spurs. On a packed show the lads discuss * Villareal: what went wrong? * Kloppo gets it right * Looking at this team against the other great sides in our history * A UP milestone! * Analysing the effect of Conte-ball