Expected Distribution - Who Are Liverpool's Creative Sources?
The AI Under Pressure team produced a graph showing what the ratio of expected goals per 90 minutes played and expected assists per 90 is for each player in the squad in the Premier League. Below is Simon Brundish’s tweet with the attached graph (each line on the graph is 1.0 xG+xA p90). The purpose of this article is to attempt to draw some conclusions from it, with the immediate disclaimer of sample size attached.
https://twitter.com/SimonBrundish/status/924370359595479042
Starting logically then, at …
Slovenian Champions to test Reds' Resolve? | Maribor v Liverpool Preview
The Details
Venue - Stadion Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia
Referee - Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Date & Time - Tuesday, October 17th 2017 @ 19:45 BST
Current Odds - Maribor 16/1, Draw 11/2, Liverpool 1/6
Form
Maribor are the defending Slovenian PrvaLga champions. This season, they are undefeated after twelve games and currently lie in second place in the league.
Maribor won their 14th Slovenian title rather comfortably last term and have reached the Champions League group stages for only the third time in …
All you need to know about Leicester City v Liverpool
The Details
Competition - Premier League
Venue - King Power Stadium, Leicester
Referee - Anthony Taylor
Date & Time - Saturday, 23rd September 2017 @ 17:30 BST
Form
Leicester have started the season slower than they would have liked. A home win over newly-promoted Brighton in gameweek two was their only three points so far. They’ve lost at the Emirates and Old Trafford and they suffered a home defeat to Chelsea two weeks ago. They are bound to be buoyed …
Player Ratings as Liverpool continue the September Slump
Liverpool continued their worrying patch of form with another sub-par display on Tuesday evening. Up against Leicester in the Carabao Cup, The Reds dominated the first forty-five minutes, creating multiple chances but failing to make them count. Such misgivings were punished in the second-half when Liverpool's defensive frailties came back to bite them again.
Here are the ratings from the game.
Danny Ward - 6
Can't be attached blame for either of Leicester's goals. In general, he coped pretty well …
Leicester City 2 - 0 Liverpool: A night to forget at the King Power Stadium
Competition: Carabao Cup 3rd Round
Date: 19/9/17
Venue: King Power Stadium
So, the Reds were back in action again tonight. September is a gruelling month, match-wise for most clubs, second only to December.
Liverpool have stayed true to their form of recent years by struggling in the immediate aftermath of the first international break of the season. A 5-0 trouncing at City was followed up with two home draws (2-2 v Sevilla, 1-1 v Burnley). Now, they begin a run …
Tactical Breakdown of Liverpool's draw against Burnley
Liverpool's draw against Burnley was an intensely frustrating affair, bearing the hallmarks of Liverpool's troubles during the 2016/17 league campaign, and several preceding it.
Liverpool dominated with the ball and had 35 efforts yet only created one 'big' chance, and Burnley were actually the closest to scoring, as Liverpool, again, switched off defensively for a set-piece.
However, with seven changes from the previous game, and with both Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge starting, Liverpool played differently, and today; other than the …
Observations from the Liverpool v Burnley Stalemate
This was always going to be a difficult game, especially considering Burnley's solid away form this season. It ended up as a stalemate, with Liverpool dropping two points.
The key takeaways -
Team News
Klopp was expected to ring in the changes for the game vs Burnley, and he confirmed the same during his pre-match press conference. So it was not surprising to see the number of changes, but the intriguing aspects were the return of Coutinho and a start …
Liverpool 1 - 1 Burnley: Anfield bears witness to another draw
Competition: Premier League
Date: 16/9/17
Venue: Anfield
September has been a sobering month for Liverpool fans. Gone are the exuberant days of August and with them, our care-free attitude to just enjoying our Redmen attacking, scoring, and attacking again. September has opened our eyes to those defensive concerns which we knew were always there. In August, we were able to sweep those matters under the proverbial rug. September, however, seems to be that better friend. Unlike August, she won’t let …
Liverpool v Burnley - Bouncing back with three points
The Details
Competition - Premier League
Venue - Anfield
Referee - Roger East
Date & Time - September 16th, 2017 @ 15:00 BST
Form
Do I really need to mention last weekend’s game at the Etihad? We all know the team collapsed and lacked leadership after going a man down. The lack of game-management from the manager and the “leaders” on the pitch left me infuriated afterwards. Let’s hope the team grow from the experience. What doesn’t kill you, makes …
Liverpool v Sevilla Preview - Time to heal the wounds
The Details
Venue - Anfield
Referee - Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Date & Time - 13th September 2017 @ 19:45 BST
It’s amazing the effect that football can have on you. In the aftermath of Saturday’s collapse at the Etihad Stadium, it has taken me the best part of two days to finally gather myself enough to write this match preview. I guess “deflated” is the best way to describe how I’ve felt since Sadio Mané collided with Ederson and the rest of …