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Mihail Vladimirov
2013-2014: A One-off Season or Not? Part 2
Featured, In-Depth Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 11 commentsinRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. In Part 1 Mihail looked at Defensive Issues. Now he turns his attention to: Chapter Two: Attacking Issues…
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Mihail Vladimirov
2013-2014: A One-off Season or Not? Part 1
Featured, In-Depth Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 13 commentsinRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. The 2013-14 season in a nutshell? As much disappointment as satisfaction. I don’t need to remind anyone of…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Costa Rica 0 England 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Due to their two quite different objectives for this game, each manager approached it in a different…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Uruguay 2 England 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. For this game Oscar Tabarez made five changes. Three of them were enforced and two resulted following…
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Mihail Vladimirov
England 1 Italy 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreWith so many Liverpool players involved, and an ex-Liverpool manager in charge (lest we forget), Mihail will be looking at…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 2 Newcastle 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Liverpool’s starting XI saw Henderson and Agger welcomed back into the starting XI with Lucas and Sakho,…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Palace 3 Liverpool 3: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Tony Pulis went for his usual starting XI, lined-up in the regular 4-4-1-1 formation. Cameron Jerome was…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 0 Chelsea 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreWith Sturridge only fit enough for a place on the bench, Rodgers logically kept the same side that faced Norwich.…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Norwich 2 Liverpool 3: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Neither team presented any surprises in terms of selection. For Norwich, Bassong was passed fit for this…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 3 Man City 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. True to their footballing philosophy both managers went with a very attack-minded starting selection. Neither team surprised…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 4 Spurs 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Both managers went with, to an extent, the expected starting XIs. For Rodgers, the main dilemma was…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 2 Sunderland 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. For Liverpool, Rodgers unsurprisingly decided to keep the same formation and personnel he used against Cardiff. In…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Cardiff 3 Liverpool 6: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Both managers made only one change from their previous league games. Solskjaer replaced Noone with Bellamy, which…
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Mihail Vladimirov
So’ton 0 Liverpool 3: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Pochettino went for his usual starting XI and 4-1-2-3 formation. Lovren was back in the team, replacing…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 4 Swansea 3: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Both managers selected the expected XI. With Johnson back fit and immediately reinstated in the team, it…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Fulham 2 Liverpool 3: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. After the good showing at Old Trafford, Meulensteen rather logically kept the same starting formation and personnel…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 5 Arsenal 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Rodgers kept the same XI and formation from the previous two games. The only changes were in…
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Mihail Vladimirov
W.B.Albion 1 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Pepe Mel made a host of changes for this game following the defeat in the derby against…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 2 Aston Villa 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Sakho was once again deemed unfit to feature, so the Toure-Skrtel pair continued. As Sturridge was ready…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Stoke 3 Liverpool 5: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Mark Hughes opted for the expected starting XI. Sorensen was only fit for the bench, so Butland…
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Mihail Vladimirov
A Question of Tactics – January 2014
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Here’s the latest in our monthly series where Mihail answers some of the tactical questions he is…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 2 Hull 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Liverpool’s previously threadbare squad took another hit for this game as Sakho and Allen were injured and…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Chelsea 2 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. With Mikel presumably jaded after playing 180 minutes against Arsenal and Swansea over the Christmas period, it…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Man City 2 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. As anticipated Pellegrini solidified his midfield by both switching to a 4-2-3-1 formation and having Silva as…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 3 Cardiff 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
inRead moreBy Mihail Vladimirov. Unsurprisingly Rodgers kept the same XI, continuing with what was a cross between a lopsided 4-1-2-3 and…