The New Playmaker: Alexander-Arnold's Impact on Liverpool
Trent Alexander-Arnold: The Versatility of a Liverpool Heartbeat
Embracing a New Role
In a recent internee with James Pearce of The Athletic, Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold explained how he received a unique proposal from his manager, Jurgen Klopp. A day shy of welcoming Premier League leaders Arsenal to their fortress at Anfield, Liverpool was in dire straits. An exit from the Champions League at the hands of Real Madrid and a dismal league performance begged for a tactical resurrection, a shift …
Trent Alexander-Arnold launches 'The After Academy'
Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold is one of the fortunate few. He has achieved the pinnacle of professional football, winning numerous titles including the Premier League and Champions League, and representing his country at international level. He has dedicated almost his entire life, since joining Liverpool's academy aged just six, to making it to the top of the game, with all the accolades and financial rewards that come with it.
However, for every Trent Alexander-Arnold, there are countless others whose dreams of …
How Trent Alexander-Arnold could be the future of Liverpool's midfield
Liverpool put in a fantastic display in their 6-1 demolition of Leeds United at Elland Road, where Trent Alexander-Arnold was the star of the show.
Jurgen Klopp opted to continue with the same system that had forced Arsenal into a total collapse at Anfield last week, with the full-back joining Fabinho at the base of midfield.
The makeshift midfielder completely ran the game throughout - controlling the tempo and direction of Liverpool's play.
The average position of Trent Alexander Arnold …
Naby Keïta & His Window Of Opportunity For Liverpool
As soon as Thiago Alcantara was confirmed as an injury casualty, most Liverpool fans panicked given the Spaniard's superb influence on this current Liverpool side. The Liverpool shape can commonly be predicted with a clear understanding of its structure. Thiago Alcantara has operated as the orchestrator and tempo setter in every game he’s played, and his lack of availability is of course a concern. He has been able to enhance his physicality and get up to speed, within a league …
Trent Alexander-Arnold: Will He Break the All-Time Assist Record?
After a pinpoint free-kick led to his 15th assist of the season, Dan Kennett on the Under Pressure podcast asked the simple question: who can possibly compare with Trent Alexander-Arnold's chance creation and level of assists this season?
He also added these key stats to illustrate the level he is performing:
Trent is currently at 15 assists in all comps with potentially 28 games left this season. Players that we could find with 20+ assists and >0.55 p90 on @Fbref …
The Trent Alexander-Arnold Myth
It’s 2021 and people are still claiming that Trent Alexander-Arnold can’t defend. It is beyond boring now and is arguably one of the laziest narratives in world football.
It all stems from that match against Manchester United when Marcus Rashford scored twice.
People always overlook the fact that Dejan Lovren allowed Romelu Lukaku a free header after initially tracking him into the midfield area. They tend to ignore that Alexander-Arnold was left one-on-one with Rashford with a lot of space …
Mo Salah: Both underappreciated & overprotected?
Contrary to popular belief, Mohamed Salah is much more like Cristiano Ronaldo than Lionel Messi.
The Egyptian superstar may possess the latter's gorgeous left foot and low centre of gravity, but there is so much more about him that screams Ronaldo.
Away from the grinning face and all-round likeable personality, there is a huge ego where Salah is concerned - he is someone who knows exactly how good he is, precisely how many goals he has scored and is well …
Key stats as Liverpool narrowly miss out on Community Shield
A combination of wastefulness and outright misfortune denied Liverpool the early boost of Community Shield success, but still, they could take heart from their impressive performance against their biggest title rivals. Here are the key stats from the season's curtain-raiser:
Liverpool the better side
City edged the first-half but Liverpool controlled the second, and ultimately the numbers suggest they were slightly lucky to claim the silverware.
The Reds enjoyed more possession (53%-47%) and played more passes (555-496) than their opponents …
How ambitious do Liverpool need to be this summer?
Most Liverpool fans are still in the process of readjusting to normality after the glorious events of Madrid, but formal preparations for next season will soon be underway.
The first members of the squad will reconvene for pre-season training in only two and a half weeks' time and yet, all is quiet on the transfer front.
As ever, there have been murmurs from sources across the continent, but we've yet to really be presented with concrete information on a target …
Brighton 0-1 Liverpool: A Tactical Breakdown
When it comes to stifling Liverpool's attacking ability this season, Chris Hughton's Brighton side has probably been one of the most successful. In the league match at Anfield, it was a single mistake - through taking a short free-kick inside their own half, and allowing themselves to be pressed - which was punished. Apart from that, their defensive performance was sound, astute and very rarely under threat. The same was largely true of Brighton's first-half performance against Liverpool.
Brighton's setup
…