This week on Tactics Weekly, Daniel Rhodes and Paul Dalglish discuss:
- The draw (victory) over Porto
- How to prepare for a contest that's effectively over already
- The slight tweaks in position for Mane and Lallana
- The need for a boring first half
- A brief look at the Newcastle victory
- Was Conte right to park the bus versus Man City?
- Will we be able to break down the one at Old Trafford?
All this and more via Tactics Weekly on AI Pro!
This week on Tactics Weekly, Daniel Rhodes and Paul Dalglish enjoy looking back over the Reds' dominant victory of the Hammers at Anfield, topics include:
- The midfield set up.
- The width from the full-backs
- Interplay around the box and floated through-balls.
- The crucial saves from Karius.
- The shaky periods
- And the point of the no-look shot!
- Also a look at Liverpool's three rivals for a top-four spot and some predictions!
All this and more via Tactics Weekly on AI Pro!
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...
Daniel Rhodes and Paul Dalglish touch briefly on the Porto game before moving onto subscriber questions, including:
- The difference in 442 and 433 with focus on the wingers' roles
- Why Klopp plays without a destroyer
- The contrasting attributes of Can and Henderson
- Playing the best eleven in big games
- The Idealist versus The Pragmatist.
All this and more via Tactics Weekly on AI Pro!
Liverpool are one of the few clubs still undefeated within the Champions League, but few expected the utterly dominant display, away to Porto, which effectively ended the tie.
How then did Liverpool approach the game? For while the scoreline suggests a brutal decimation of Porto, it was not quite that simple.
The match was predominantly played...
Daniel Rhodes and Paul Dalglish go over the 2-0 away win at St Mary's against Southampton. Topics include: the selection in midfield and opting for Matip over Lovren; the crucial early goal; the lack of high pressing, and Tadic linking with Bertrand on the left; Saints' big chances from diagonal balls causing problems for Robertson; the confidence of Karius; unlocking a defence with world-class combinations; Saints going two up front followed by Liverpool creating three or four quality chances. Finally, how does Paul think we'll do in Porto in the first leg of the Champions League last sixteen.
Daniel Rhodes and Paul Dalglish discuss the two-all draw with Spurs at Anfield, including: how both teams set up in the first half; the early goal; Liverpool's narrow midfield forcing Spurs wide; Spurs' rotating attacking players; the complete turnaround in the second half and the away side taking greater risks and dominating; finally dissecting the penalty decisions.
If I were asked to sum up the Liverpool victory over Huddersfield, there's one term which would immediately spring to mind: game management. Quite often, football games aren't decided by tactics, errors, luck and the like all come into play from time to time, and usually, it's Liverpool making errors where they should not...
Daniel Rhodes and Paul Dalglish go through the pain barrier to debate the West Brom FA Cup defeat at Anfield and then the victory over Huddersfield in the Premier League.
Tactical topics include:
- WBA: midfield set up
- WBA: VAR and its use in the USA
- Line-up vs Huddersfield
- Horseshoe passing
- Lack of width against deep-block and lack of dribbling
- Transfer Window discussion
- A look at the depth of the squad
All this and more via Tactics Weekly on AI Pro!
