After a disappointing performance last season that witnessed a failure to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, Liverpool are having a magnificent 2023/24 English Premier League season so far. They are at the top of the table after the end of game week 26 with 60 points, in the last eight...
Jürgen Klopp is leaving Liverpool Football Club at the end of the current campaign. That sentence has brought smiles to the faces of fans of rival clubs but also a dagger through the hearts of Kopites around the globe. Whether you like Klopp or not, no matter where your loyalties...
Right after the end of the international break, the English Premier League had witnessed one of the most waited-for games every season between Pep Guardiola's Manchester City and Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool, in which the home side is only one point ahead, leading the title race. A draw in the Etihad Stadium was the...
There are some fixtures in football that have a habit of producing memorable encounters. Following the infamous Battle of the Bridge in 2016, Tottenham's 4-1 home defeat to Chelsea last week was another classic. However, it wasn't so much a battle this time but Lunacy at the Lane. There were...
After a disappointing performance last season that witnessed a failure to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, Liverpool made a magnificent start to the 2023/24 English Premier League season, winning five of their first six games. A significant part of that success is due to the great variation they've demonstrated...
There has been a lot of talk around Liverpool's midfield rebuild for some time now as they look to climb back to the top of the Premier League, and they have been linked with an abundance of names in recent weeks. From the entire Moisés Caicedo & Roméo Lavia saga...
Soccer has always been a dynamic sport, and it has become even more fluid as managers push the envelope of tactical possibilities. The last few years have seen the emergence of new phenomena like inverted fullbacks and false nines, as coaches seek new ways to gain an advantage over the...
Liverpool finished their Premier League season in fifth place. Consequently, they will not play in the UEFA Champions League next year and 2022/23 goes down as a season to forget. Liverpool's season was terrible on many levels, defence included. It is enough to know that they conceded 37 goals from...
It’s not often a Brighton & Hove Albion player wins a World Cup with his national side and helps guide his team to a top-six finish in one Premier League season. Alexis Mac Allister has done just that. This season, Mac Allister has not only had stellar performances playing alongside...
These days, the most popular in-possession structure used in football is the box midfield as elite coaches tend to rely on it, looking for numerical, qualitative, and positional superiority (positional play) on the pitch. The box midfield shape, which can be done statically and rigidly, for example through 3-4-2-1 or...
Anfield was where the attention of the world lay. Liverpool and Real Madrid met in the Round of 16 first leg of the UEFA Champions League, a game which has been repeated in recent years. Although they both have bad form this season, the game was exciting and the 14-time...
Last season’s UEFA Champions League finalists will meet again this season but now in the Round of 16 and in considerably different form and circumstances than the previous campaign. The first match will be at Anfield. Klopp's Liverpool qualified in second place in Group A while Napoli advanced in first...
The situation in Group A of the UEFA Champions League was almost completely settled before the last round of the group phase, but Liverpool and Napoli had not much to play for in the Tuesday night fixture. Although the home team needed a three-goal win if they wanted to enter...
Is there a more polarising figure in football at the moment than Trent Alexander-Arnold? The 23-year-old Liverpool and England right-back is widely admired for his ability in the attacking phases and there are few if any players out there who have a more effective passing range than the young Englishman....
Wednesday evening saw Napoli vs Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try...
The opening round of the group stage of the UEFA Champions League offered many surprising results. Some of the teams demonstrated maturity and growth, while others left many questions unanswered with poor performances. Napoli were one of the positive surprises this week, showing confidence and strong tactical preparation to secure...
Saturday saw Everton vs Liverpool in the Premier League. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try to answer...
Wednesday saw Liverpool vs Newcastle in the Premier League. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try to answer...
Saturday saw Liverpool vs Bournemouth in the Premier League. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try to answer...
Monday night saw Man United vs Liverpool in the Premier League. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try...
