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Paul Tomkins
Buying British – Is It Best?
in In-Depth Analysis, Subscribers Only / / 165 commentsA lot was made of Liverpool buying British this summer. Was it a wise policy? What are the pros and…
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Mihail Vladimirov
How Transfer Deadline Day Alters Liverpool’s Tactics
By Mihail Vladimirov. The transfer window has finally creaked shut (I prefer that phrase to the hyperbolic “slammed shut” employed…
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Paul Tomkins
Transfers and Transformations: LFC, 2011
It’s hard to not be amazed at the transfers – and transformation – seen at Liverpool Football Club in 2011.…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 3 Bolton 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By 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?
By Mihail Vladimirov. We all love the player that scores and gets assists. Those guys whose moments of genius at…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Arsenal 0 Liverpool 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Samir Nasri was included in Arsenal’s squad despite his “imminent” move to Manchester City. The Gunners were without…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Lop-Sided Reds – Left Flank Issues Now Solved?
By Mihail. Over the past five years or more Liverpool have tried a number of players at left back. Paul…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 Sunderland 1:In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Although Luis Suarez was not involved at all in pre-season training, his Copa America-winning performances with Uruguay were deemed enough…
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Paul Tomkins
LFC Season Preview – Time To Go Fourth?
My previous look at the season ahead revolved around the work we had done on the Transfer Price Index, and…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Glen Johnson: The Inverted Fullback In Action
By Mihail. The “inverted fullback” has been talked about far less than other “modern” roles such as the “false nine”…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Why 4-4-2 Might Be The Way Forward – PTII
Our resident tactician Mihail continues his look at how Liverpool may approach the new season. Football tactics are all about…
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Paul Tomkins
What Can We Expect in 2011/12?
in In-Depth Analysis, Subscribers Only / / 101 commentsA version of this article appears in the latest edition of Well Red Magazine. I have made several additions in…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Why 4-4-2 Might Be The Way Forward – Pt I
Our resident tactician Mihail takes a look a how a version of 4-4-2 could work with the players at the…
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Paul Tomkins
Do Liverpool Possess Enough ‘Magic’?
All teams need to find the balance between attack and defence. Perhaps it’s the most crucial equation in football. Formations…
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Mihail Vladimirov
What Does The Future Hold For Gerrard?
A look at Steven Gerrard’s tactical deployment in recent times, and how it may develop in the future – by…
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Paul Tomkins
Holy Comolli, Statman! Liverpool’s Data Revolution
Some people in football get tarred with a dirty big brush early on, and struggle to rid themselves of the…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Ten Tactical Reasons To Be Optimistic – Part 2
By Mihail. In the first article I went over the first five reasons to be optimistic for the new season.…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Ten Tactical Reasons To Be Optimistic – Part 1
By Mihail. Well, we all know that the season just passed was a turbulent one for the club, both on…
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Dan Kennett
Fair Play For Fenway?
in Editor's Pick, Featured, Free, In-Depth Analysis, LFC Finances, Off Field Issues, Statistical Analysis / / 173 commentsBy Dan Kennett, with expert review and contributions from site members Graeme Riley, Zach Slaton, Taf McDonald, Daniel Geey and Paul Tomkins.…
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Dan Kennett
Your Country Needs You?
April 2nd, 2011. The twittersphere goes into meltdown as a late Chris Brunt penalty allows West Brom and new manager…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Aston Villa 1 Liverpool 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Aston Villa had no injury concerns coming into the final game of the season. Carroll (knee), Johnson (hamstring) and Maxi…
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Paul Tomkins
Current Squads and Age-Old Issues
in Free, In-Depth Analysis / / 124 commentsLike most Liverpool fans, my thoughts turned to next season some while ago. This will be the first summer of…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 0 Tottenham 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Preamble: Andy Carroll returned to the squad after recovering from a knee injury sustained in April. Raul Meireles, meanwhile, was…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Fulham 2 Liverpool 5: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Clint Dempsey (Fulham’s all-time top scorer in the Premier League) and Brede Hangeland returned to the starting line up for…
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Paul Tomkins
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…