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Mihail Vladimirov
Aston Villa 0 Liverpool 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Read moreLast time these two teams met in the league at Villa Park, Stewart Downing scored the winning goal. This season…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Downing – Tactically Indispensable?
Read moreNatural width, in a reliable form, has eluded Liverpool for a long time. This summer, Dalglish signed Downing and, in theory,…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 QPR 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Read moreQueens Park Rangers had won just one of their previous 20 league games at Anfiled, and have won only one…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Fulham 1 Liverpool 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Read moreFulham had failed to score in six in their last eight Premier League games against Liverpool, and the visitors have…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 Man City 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Read moreDespite their strong start to the season, Manchester City had only won one of their last 12 league meetings against…
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Mihail Vladimirov
4-4-2’s Tactical Alternatives
Read moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Over the past few weeks, there has been some discontent expressed at Dalglish’s tactics. The “lack of…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Chelsea 1 Liverpool 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Read moreBefore the game on Sunday, Liverpool had conceded the fewest amount of shots of any of the Premier League teams…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Is The Formation The Problem?
Read moreBy Mihail Vladimirov Between 2006 and 2009 I worked in advertising agencies. Each year I moved to a bigger and…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 0 Swansea 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Read moreIt’s been a long time since Liverpool played Swansea. The last meeting was an 8-0 thumping in the Reds’ favour…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool’s Pressing Approach
Read moreThere are two ways to gain possession of the ball – steal it from an opponent or intercept it before…
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Mihail Vladimirov
WBA 0 Liverpool 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Read moreWest Bromwich Albion won last season’s meeting between the two teams 2-1, ending their sequence of nine straight defeats without a…
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Mihail Vladimirov
The Midfield Pool – Part 2
Read moreIn modern football, formations are designed around one vital aspect – possession. The attacking manager will design his formation to…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 Norwich 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Read moreBefore this game, Liverpool had won their previous four meetings with Norwich, a team that have conceded more penalties and…
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Mihail Vladimirov
The Midfield Pool – Part 1
Read moreThe defence, as every manager is at pains to point out, is the base of every football team. As dangerous…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 Man United 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Read moreLiverpool had won four of their last six against Manchester United, including a hat trick at Anfield. But United have…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Everton 0 Liverpool 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Read moreThere had been 19 red cards in this fixture in the Prem – and Martin Atkinson has handed out 14…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 2 Wolves 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Read moreBy Mihail Vladimirov and Dan Kennett Mihail continues his post-match tactical analysis, and Dan adds a section on the midfield’s…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Are Liverpool Being Outflanked?
Read moreFor the past ten years Liverpool have had problems in wide areas – both at full back and on the…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Tottenham 4 Liverpool 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Read moreTwo tactical analyses of what went wrong yesterday. Part One By Mihail Vladimirov, Part Two by Chris McDonald. Part One…
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Mihail Vladimirov
In Defence Of Andy Carroll
Read moreSince the last day of the January transfer window, the club-record signing of Andy Carroll has attracted constant criticism. This…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Stoke 1 Liverpool 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Read moreIn the first game back after the closure of transfer window and another international break, Peter Crouch made his debut…
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Mihail Vladimirov
New Season, New Contenders
Read moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. As Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool all spent over £50 million this summer, the record…
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Mihail Vladimirov
How Transfer Deadline Day Alters Liverpool’s Tactics
Read moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. The transfer window has finally creaked shut (I prefer that phrase to the hyperbolic “slammed shut” employed…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 3 Bolton 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Read moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Raul Meireles, Glen Johnson and Steven Gerrard were all missing for Liverpool. Bolton were similarly affected with…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Dirk Kuyt – Right for the Right?
Read moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. We all love the player that scores and gets assists. Those guys whose moments of genius at…