Jurgen Klopp's Arrigo Sacchi Influence Evident In Liverpool's Offside Trap
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has on record in the past to say that Arrigo Sacchi -- the legendary former Parma and A.C. Milan coach -- is one of his biggest influences in football.
Sacchi, now 74, guided Milan to back to back European Cups in the late 80's/early 9o's while using a high pressing, intense style of football. Italian football was associated with defensive football, known as Catenaccio -- literally translated as chain or bolt -- but the former shoe …
Why Pepijn Lijnders Would be the Ideal Buvač Successor
Liverpool refuse to do things the easy way.
5-2 up in a Champions League semi-final ahead of the second leg, Jürgen Klopp would surely have been less restless had his side already confirmed a top four place, but alas the looming figure that is the tie in Rome seemed to provide enough distraction for Stoke to slip away with a point.
Surely, focus was in order. Then news broke that Klopp’s assistant coach – one of the two men who …
Solving LFC's Number Six Position and Four Perfect Transfer Targets
In this article:
Understanding the Dutch 'number six’ midfield position & specialist roles today
The Liverpool history of Jordan Henderson
Liverpool’s attacking & defensive failures and how to resolve them
The perfect transfer targets for 2017/18
Understanding the Dutch 'number six’ midfield position & specialist roles today
On face value, Jordan Henderson has done surprisingly well this season as a player you would describe as a ‘known known’. As a symbol of consistency amidst the years of flux in footballing …
Liverpool FC 15/16 | 5 Strategic Keys to Champions League Football
PART 1 OF 2
Preface
As Liverpool fans close a chapter on last season, many are left to ponder if the club will come to rue a missed and golden opportunity, which in the grander context of British and European football, may well be the start of a new challenge in the English Premier League for upper mid-table clubs with Champions League ambitions. As our fierce rivals of the North-West faced a turbulent transition under the free-spending Woodward and disciplined …