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Mihail Vladimirov
Tactical Analysis: Arsenal 0 Liverpool 0
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. SUMMARY Arsenal’s loss of their centre-backs had a greater impact on the game than Liverpool’s absentees Liverpool…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Tactical Analysis: Liverpool 1 Bournemouth 0
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. SUMMARY • Bournemouth made a positive start – inspired rather than intimidated by the occasion • Their…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool’s New Manager Revealed
Editor's Pick, Featured, In-Depth Analysis, Subscribers Only, Talking Point, Talking Tactics / / 37 commentsinRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Steven Spielberg’s 2002 movie ‘Minority Report’ starring Tom Cruise takes place in year 2054 and presents a…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Tactical Analysis – Stoke City 0 Liverpool 1
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Summary 10 team changes and different tactical set ups meant no comparison to last season’s 1-6 Both…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Do Results Lie? (or The Introduction of ‘Tactistics’)
Editor's Pick, Featured, Free, In-Depth Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Talking Point, Talking Tactics / / 34 commentsinRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Statistics and Tactics combined The use of both statistics and tactics have been part of football to…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Stoke City 6 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. SUMMARY Liverpool started with a 4-diamond-2 for the first time in 2015 From the start, Stoke pressed…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 Crystal Palace 3: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Summary: Both Liverpool and Palace set up in the same formation as the recent FA Cup tie,…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Chelsea 1 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. SUMMARY Chelsea started closing down aggressively and made some very strong challenges Chelsea were soon in command,…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 2 QPR 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. SUMMARY Three team changes in Liverpool’s 4-1-2-3 shape QPR changed from their recent lopsided 4-4-2 to a…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Hull City 1 Liverpool 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Summary: Hull managed to overload the space in the middle, and create a very effective block in…
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Mihail Vladimirov
West Brom 0 Liverpool 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. SUMMARY Pulis started with one formation but soon changed it to another He may have been anticipating…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Aston Villa 2 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. SUMMARY Both sides were missing a number of key players Liverpool again started poorly, and lacked intensity…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 2 Newcastle 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. SUMMARY Rodgers opted for 4-1-2-3 with Coutinho as a false 9 and Can as part of a…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Arsenal 4 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. SUMMARY Once again Liverpool started poorly Their starting approach lacked clarity There seemed to be an absence…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 Man Utd 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. SUMMARY Van Gaal’s huge tactical gamble Liverpool’s surprising failure to press handed Utd the tactical initiative Liverpool…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Swansea City 0 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. SUMMARY Swansea’s diamond line-up Liverpool initially opted for a 3-4-2-1 Lallana and Sterling swapped positions Swansea started…
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Liverpool 2 Burnley 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Summary: Dyche opted for the cautious tactical approach, looking to sit deep and compact early on, maybe…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 2 Man City 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. SUMMARY Liverpool had few selection and formation choices to make as a result of injury and lack…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Besiktas 1 Liverpool 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Summary Rodgers decided to with a 3-1-4-2 formation, with Sterling in midfield, rather than the #10 role…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Southampton 0 Liverpool 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. SUMMARY Koeman started with a 4-2-3-1, with the front 4 pressing from high up Saints had a…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 Besiktas 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Summary As with many recent matches, it is how the opposition reacts – tactically, to Liverpool’s predictable…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Crystal Palace 1 Liverpool 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. SUMMARY Markovic and Allen replaced Gerrard and Ibe Palace set up reactively, just as Newcastle did under…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 3 Tottenham 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Summary: This match revolved around Spurs’ 5 v 4 overload in the middle, coupled with the fascinating…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Everton 0 Liverpool 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. SUMMARY Liverpool continued with their recent formation Everton could influence the game by being tactically different, but…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 2 West Ham 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. SUMMARY: West Ham made a proactive start – Allardyce’s midfield unit tried to match Liverpool’s West Ham…