Liverpool Women have been struggling all season, but in December they made a major signing that seemed to have made some difference to their fortunes. Rachel Furness had been on loan at Tottenham Hotspur Women for the first half of the season from Reading Women, but she made a permanent move to Prenton Park halfway through it. However, the Reds remain at the bottom of the WSL, and are still struggling for consistency.
This scout report aims to answer one question; has Furness’ move been a success for Liverpool Women? The tactical analysis will look at how Liverpool were playing before her arrival, picking out where their weaknesses were, and where their tactics needed to be different. The analysis will then look at what Rachel Furness was doing at Spurs, before comparing that with her performances and Liverpool’s performances since her arrival, with the ultimate aim of seeing if she has made an impact or not.
Liverpool Women before Rachel Furness
To begin with, we need to look at what was going wrong with Liverpool’s attack in the first half of the season. As Rachel Furness is an attacker, and can play in central midfield or attacking midfield, we will only be looking at Liverpool’s attack.
Below, you can see the main issue with what we often see from Liverpool Women.
