This week on Tactics Weekly Daniel Rhodes and Paul Dalglish do a festive double-header discussing the Arsenal and Swansea matches. First of all, we pick apart "The Mad Five Minutes" in detail. Was there anything Klopp could do? Who was to blame? Was any of it tactical? Then we debate the other 85 minutes of quality football. This followed by a look at the Swansea match, the line ups, the first half bore fest and the second half scintillating attacking. The subs and the lack of a Solanke goal... finally, in true football manager style... the best XI!
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This week on Tactics Weekly Daniel Rhodes and Paul Dalglish discuss the West Brom and Bournemouth matches. Two very different tactical approaches from the opposition are picked apart as well as the usual team selection discussion, the key chances, the importance of various roles within each game. Also, a tangent on awarding points for goals scored to incentivise teams to attack!
This week on Tactics Weekly Daniel Rhodes and Paul Dalglish pick apart the major tactical talking points from the Merseyside derby, including the lineups and rotation; Everton' s tactical setup; the key chances; reasons for the substitutions and the penalty decision as well as a brief look at the Spartak match.
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Horses for courses
With Jurgen Klopp showing an encouraging level of pragmatism following the Spurs game, he deserves a great deal of credit. Whilst his squad is not yet at the level he would want, he is maximising what he has at his disposal.
An interesting recent tactical development is the use of the 442, arguably...
This week on Tactics Weekly Daniel Rhodes and Paul Dalglish discuss the doubleheader against Stoke and Brighton with focus on the various formations, rotations, individual positional changes and variety in the Reds' attacking play. All the key chances and causes are discussed, as well as substitutions, and finally a brief look ahead to the Merseyside derby.
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This week on Tactics Weekly Daniel Rhodes and Paul Dalglish discuss the Chelsea game. How does a manager know when to change it up? Rotation, selection for both teams, the main chances, Chelsea coping with some of the pressing and why, substitutions and man management.
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This week on Tactics Weekly Dan Rhodes and Paul Dalglish discuss the latest tactical (or lack of) topics across both Southampton and Sevilla matches. The lineups, the possession control against the Saints and the set pieces in Spain. Minor tweaks to the attacking corners, and similar with the substitutions.
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It's the international week and on Tactics Weekly this week Dan Rhodes and Paul Dalglish answer subscriber's tactical questions! They cover the following topics:
- System 4-4-2, 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1. Player suitability and benefits of each system.
- Pressing game.
- Near post run.
- How to break down a deep block.
- Set plays.
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This week on the Tactics Weekly Podcast, Daniel Rhodes and Paul Dalglish discuss the latest tactical switch by Klopp for the 4-1 victory away at West Ham. Topics include team selection, tactical variety, on-ball and off-ball recap, improved squad depth, key moments, mini Southampton preview, and a look ahead at the processes needed to manage fixture congestion.
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Whilst watching Liverpool thrash West Ham, I didn't quite know what was going on, but I liked it. Now, I've rewatched the game to get some semblance of what happened, and why it panned out the way it did. Instead of looking at the goals today, we'll be looking essentially at the story of...
