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Liverpool 4-1 West Ham: A Tactical Breakdown

"It was a joy to watch, to be honest." - Jürgen Klopp Jürgen Klopp was all-smiles as he delivered his post-match press conference, and who could bemoan him for being so, after such a strong performance from Liverpool. The Holy Trinity of Salah, Firmino and Mané not only bagged a goal apiece but thrived and...

Key Stats from Liverpool 4-1 West Ham

Liverpool ran riot to put West Ham to the sword 4-1 on Saturday, but what were the key stats from a huge win at Anfield? Red Hot Reds Break The Record  Liverpool set their highest expected goals of the season with 3.92, with their previous best the 3.46 notched against Arsenal at Anfield early in the...

Observations as Liverpool Cruise Past 100 Goal Tally in Ultimate Style

Liverpool cruised to a routine win against West Ham, moving up to second place in the Premier League with Klopp's in-form front three all enhancing their already impressive goal tallies. Emre Can was the man to get the 100th goal of the campaign, capitalising on a pin-point cross from Mohamed Salah to steer home....

Bubbles Blown As Reds Surpass 100 Goals

Up to second on a Saturday with third and fourth facing off today. Ten matches to go. One foot already in the Champions League Quarter Finals. It’s a good time to be a Red. 100 GOALS After a feeling out period, not too dissimilar to what we saw in Porto, Liverpool found their stride and went...

Player Ratings As Liverpool Ease Past West Ham

That's how you return to action after a lengthy break! Routine bread-and-butter stuff for Liverpool who, after a slow start, breezed past West Ham United with a 4-1 win. Up to second for the time being, the goal difference nicely increased, here's to the same next weekend Reds. Here's the ratings. No clean sheet but some top...

Do Liverpool Need a Creative Midfielder to Break Down Defensive Teams?

On the most recent edition of the Tactics Weekly pod, host Daniel Rhodes quizzed Paul Dalglish in an AI:PRO Q&A Special (you can listen for FREE for one week). One particular question (below) posed was that of breaking down defensive sides, an issue Liverpool have had for quite a while - harking back to...

Liverpool v West Ham Preview: Key Battles

After a gap of ten days to bask in the glory of a perfect Champions League in Porto, Liverpool are back in action in the Premier League, welcoming West Ham United to Anfield on Saturday. The Reds won the reverse fixture 4-1 at the London Stadium with a Mo Salah brace either side of goals...

Liverpool v West Ham Preview – Moyes’ dreadful Anfield record to continue?

The Details Venue - Anfield, Liverpool Referee - Stuart Attwell Date & Time - Saturday, February 24th @ 15:00 GMT Current Odds - Liverpool 1/5, Draw 11/2, West Ham 12/1 Form Liverpool Form Liverpool have kept three clean sheets in their last four games but they were all away from Anfield. At home, the Reds haven't managed a clean sheet for five games, since the...

The Ambition Of Liverpool’s Champions League Campaign

In April 2009 Liverpool went to Stamford Bridge and looked for a miracle. Six days earlier the Reds led from an early goal by Fernando Torres, but it was not a strike which set the tone for the night as Guus Hiddink’s side battered us by three goals to one. The Dutchman coaxed an imperious...

Liverpool’s Attacking Flexibility

Hello again Anfield Index, it’s been a while. Eagle-eyed viewers that you are, some of you have probably noticed that Liverpool are scoring quite a few goals this season. My goal in this article is to explain to you how adjustments in personnel and tactical decisions have allowed us to both destroy ambitious opposition...