Hamzah is away so Darth hosts Dr Barts and Si to review the decisive home win against Newcastle. The lads discuss:
• Lineups and gameplans - our best XI?
• Statspack - Possession, XG, XA, XT, Shots, Big Chances, Game State, Defensive Errors, Monte Carlo
• Do the stats reflect the quality of the performance?
• Kostas chat
• The importance of threat
• Trent to Salah again
• Salah in The Matrix
• Replacing the irreplaceable
• A role for Endo?
Darth hosts Dr Barts, Si and Hamzah for a mega-pod to review the 2 massive Premier League away games at Villa and Man City. On a marathon pod the lads discuss
• Villa lineups and gameplans - reasons for the 4 midfielders?
• Villa statspack - Possession, XG, XA, XT, Shots, Big Chances, Game State, Defensive Errors, Monte Carlo
• How did we go in at half time losing? Soft goals again.
• 2nd half domination
• Fatigue Index part 1 - why Trent/Jota had to come off
• That miss and nerdy XT/XG discussion
• Villa subs and villa control
• Grav the Rodri shaped problem? Discussing Hamzah's tour de force for the Times on Saturday
• City lineups and gameplans - City drop all the slow lads
• City statspack - Possession, XG, XA, XT, Shots, Big Chances, Game State, Defensive Errors, Monte Carlo
• Szobo the best off player in the PL
• KdB and the glue factory
• Tactical analysis at 0-0
• Slot schooling Pep, LFC control the centre and the phases
• Toothless City, what if Haaland had played?
• Is the LFC Swiss Army Knife back?
• Fatigue Index part 2 - a team for Newcastle?
Statspacks:
Villa: https://drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-29-season-2425/
City: https://drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-26-season-2425/
Darth hosts Dr Barts, Si and Hamzah to review the Premier League double header against Everton and Wolves
• The Michael Oliver conspiracy
• Everton statspack: Possession, XG, XA, XT, Shots, Big Chances, Game State, Defensive Errors, Monte Carlo
• Lineups and gameplans
• Everton level the playing field
• Liverpool build up issues part 1: fullbacks and Grav
• Branthwaite discussion
• Subs make us better
• Salah now operating in a higher state of consciousness?
• Salah vs Messi at same age update
• Everton equaliser analysis and fallout
• Wolves lineups - fatigue index update
• Losing the running and sprinting analysis
• Liverpool build up issues part deux: fullbacks and Grav
• Conceding lots of shots when leading: how much of a trend and how much of an issue?
• It's garbage time until it isn't
• The benefits of not watching live
Statspacks:
Everton: https://drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-15-season-2425/
Wolves: https://drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-25-season-2425/
Darth hosts Dr Barts to discuss the last domestic cup games as the reds reach another League Cup final, but do fall out the FA Cup losing to Plymouth.
Statspack: https://drbarts.quarto.pub/lc-match-day-sf2-season-2425/
Darth hosts Dr Barts, Si and Hamzah to review the PSV game and the big win at Bournemouth.
• Fatigue Index, as now featured in The Times
• PSV statspack: Possession, XG, XA, XT, Shots, Big Chances, Game State, Defensive Errors, Monte Carlo
• That PSV team selection and what it means
• How to analyse young players when they're in scratch sides
• Zero injuries for a league game in February, how did we do it?
• Bournemouth lineups and gameplans, long ball rate
• Bournemouth statspack: Possession, XG, XA, XT, Shots, Big Chances, Game State, Defensive Errors, Monte Carlo
• The unique challenge of Bournemouth - Antoine Semenyo sets a record
• Game of chicken - Mo/Kerkez/Grav/Semenyo
• Penalty discussion
• Szobo brilliance on and off the ball
• Bournemouth cause stress 45-60
• Curtis Jones analysis
• Alisson back in the black since United nadir
• Salah vs Messi at same age update
• Trent injury prognosis
Darth hosts Dr Barts, Si and Hamzah to review the 2 home wins against Lille and Ipswich. On a sports science heavy episode the lads discuss
• Fatigue Index, prognosis for the 3 injured players and season max projections
• Lille statspack: Possession, XG, XA, XT, Shots, Big Chances, Game State, Defensive Errors, Monte Carlo
• A 2nd Gear occasion and performance?
• Harvey Elliott cameo discussion
• Ipswich lineups and gameplans
• Ipswich statspack
• Total Distance vs Sprint Distance, analysis of the changes since Klopp and confirming that LFC are bottom of the PL distance covered table but why it doesn't matter as much as you might think
• What sports science and S&C guys from other clubs think about LFC
• Opening period
• Importance of Szoboszlai
• Salah vs Messi at same age update
• Cody Gakpo praise
• Ibou's changing profile
• The height of players - how much does it really factor into what managers do. UEFA Pro License context.
Statspacks:
Lille: https://drbarts.quarto.pub/cl-match-day-7-season-2425-76dd/
Ipswich: https://drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-23-season-2425/#match-summary
Dan Kennett is joined by Phil Barter and a returning Dan Rhodes to discuss the two cup games as they look at the loss to Spurs & the win over Accrington.
Barts is travelling so Darth hosts Si and Hamzah to review the frustrating draw vs Man United. The lads discuss:
• LFC Lineups - Konate returns! No Dom 🙁
• LFC Gameplan - false 9 again, what was the plan?
• United lineup and gameplan - What did Amorim change from the Newcastle humiliation?
• Match Summary: Possession, XG, XA, XT, Shots, Big Chances, Game State, Defensive Errors, Monte Carlo
• Those big missed early chances
• United grow into the game. Congested right side and transitions
• Half time, Slot unable to positively impact the game this time?
• Opening goal analysis, Trent debate
• Equaliser, LFC vs back 3/back 5 discussion. Slot changes the subs last second?
• LFC get ahead, will Slot regret not making a change at that point?
• United soft equaliser, Trent analysis
• Mr 50p Head
Darth hosts Si, Dr Barts and Hamzah to review the riotous win at West Ham. The lads discuss:
• Lineups and Gameplan
• Match Summary: Possession, XG, XA, XT, Shots, Big Chances, Game State, Defensive Errors
• Mac/Grav tactical tweaks
• Diaz/Gakpo role analysis
• The historic Trent/Salah linkup
• Mac Allister deep dive
• Gomez injury prognosis
• Quansah discussion
Statspack: https://drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-19-season-2425/#
