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    Posted on March 6th, 2012

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    The ‘Great 8’ – Liverpool’s 8/11ths of the Law

    The ‘Great 8’ – Liverpool’s 8/11ths of the Law

    In my previous piece, I noted how Liverpool have 8/11ths of a particularly good side – Reina, Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Enrique, Lucas, Gerrard and Suarez – and that all but one of them (Gerrard) are yet to pass their peak. They’re not all perfect, but they are more than good enough. Liverpool’s finishing has clearly [...]

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    Posted on November 22nd, 2011

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    Hacks: Still Want to Compare Kenny & Roy?

    Hacks: Still Want to Compare Kenny & Roy?

    Patrick Barclay and James Lawton remind me of two morbidly obese women, deep in denial, trying to squeeze their ‘arguments’ into size 8 dresses. Never mind that the skimpy garments don’t even come close to fitting; they will hold their breath and hope for the best, as masses of blubber flops and flubbers. Two fat [...]

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    Posted on November 15th, 2011

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    Andy Carroll, Prime Target

    Andy Carroll, Prime Target

    So, according to Derek Llambias, the Newcastle managing director, Andy Carroll is worth ‘fuck all’. Of course, having bragged of turning down a bid of £30m, at which point Liverpool could easily have walked away, they must have had some sense of his value, but that’s by the by. Either way, at £35m, Andy Carroll [...]

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    Posted on October 31st, 2011

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    Feeling Lost? Where Are We?

    Feeling Lost? Where Are We?

    Feeling disoriented? You may not be alone. It seems that many Liverpool fans are a little lost right now. Lost between expectations, transitions and reality. We are the discombobulation nation. Far better under Dalglish than Hodgson, but behind Newcastle in the table.

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    Posted on May 9th, 2011

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    Adios Señor, Bonjour Monsieur

    Adios Señor, Bonjour Monsieur

    Adios Señor, Bonjour Monsieur: A Look At Liverpool’s Forays Into Different Transfer Markets I have to admit that I wholeheartedly bought into the Spanish revolution at Liverpool; so much more than the French one that went before it. The big difference, of course, was that we got the best of Spanish: best manager, best players. [...]

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    Posted on April 18th, 2011

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    Form and Formations: The New LFC

    Form and Formations: The New LFC

    Assessing the overall tactical master-plan under the new management/coaching team of Kenny Dalglish and Steve Clarke, and guessing where it’s heading, is somewhat difficult, given the number of changes to both the playing staff and the systems seen in the past few months. This season, the task for those who replaced Roy Hodgson and Mike [...]

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    Posted on April 13th, 2011

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    Liverpool 3 Man City 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis

    Liverpool 3 Man City 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis

    Something of a defensive injury crisis had Kopites worrying about this fixture. Glen Johnson and Martin Kelly are both out for another month with hamstring issues, while Agger will not play again this term after injuring his knee against West Brom. Liverpool will also be without Steven Gerrard for the rest of the season due [...]

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    Posted on March 6th, 2011

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    United Routed By Reds’ Unsung Heroes

    United Routed By Reds’ Unsung Heroes

    Although United pulled back a last-minute consolation goal, there was no denying that this was a rout; not a total thrashing, but about as comprehensive as you normally get in these types of game, where often a single goal decides things. While the star of the show was arguably Luis Suárez – whose jinking run [...]

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    Posted on February 7th, 2011

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    Chelsea 0 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis

    Chelsea 0 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis

    While this wasn’t a particularly exciting game, from a tactical perspective there was plenty to intrigue. A fourth consecutive win under Kenny’s managership and a fourth successive clean sheet – just the sort of sequence that, in Hodgson parlance at least, would be described as a “juggernaut”. Tactical line-ups Having used a 4-3-3 for most [...]

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    Posted on January 4th, 2011

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    Roy Hodgson – Half Term Report

    Roy Hodgson – Half Term Report

    By Dan Kennett. Following on from the previous review after 13 games this article aims to put Liverpool’s performance in the first half of the 2010/11 season into context with the history of the Premier League.  Halfway is a fair point for extensive analysis as apart from postponements, clubs have played each other once. As [...]

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