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Paul Tomkins
Kenny For Good?
Like most people, I expected Kenny Dalglish to give Liverpool a lift. While he wouldn’t have been my first choice…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Arsenal 1 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
This match was a must-win for both teams. Liverpool were obviously trying to keep themselves in touch with the European…
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Paul Tomkins
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…
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Mihail Vladimirov
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…
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Paul Tomkins
Steven Gerrard is Melting
Fernando Torres was melting. Steven Gerrard is melting. Jamie Carragher has almost melted. So says Simon Kuper, in an indirect…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Sunderland 0 Liverpool 2 – In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Sunderland welcomed back ex-Liverpool player Bolo Zenden, Nedum Onuoha and captain Lee Cattermole from injury, but none were risked in…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 0 Braga 0 – In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Record signing Andy Carroll had made just two substitute appearances for Liverpool since recovering from a thigh injury. In this…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Braga 1 Liverpool 0 – In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Braga had won both their previous home games against British opposition this season. Celtic had been overcome 3-0 to qualify…
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Mihail Vladimirov
West Ham 3 Liverpool 1 – In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Both sides were restricted by major injury worries, but it was Liverpool who had the most concerns. West Ham were…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 Sparta 0 – In-Depth Tactical Analysis
A week after making his European debut as Liverpool manager in Prague, Kenny Dalglish took charge of his first ever…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Sparta 0 Liverpool 0 – In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Pre-match The Czechs are on their winter break at the moment, not getting back into their league season until the…
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Graeme Riley
Do New Managers Experience a Bounce?
By Graeme Riley. Or to put it more eloquently, does the appointment of a new manager improve the short term…
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Paul Tomkins
How Much Time For a Manager is ‘Enough’?
A detailed study of Premier League managerial performance in relation to time spent at a club. By Lindsay Bell, with…
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Paul Tomkins
Bridging The Divide: Fans and Owners
in Free, In-Depth Analysis / / 203 commentsOn Monday night, in a positive move, John W Henry and Tom Werner sat down at the club’s TV station…
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zslaton
Soccernomics Was Wrong: Transfer Expenditures Matter
Zach Slaton, author of A Beautiful Numbers Game blog, recently asked to take a look at the massive Transfer Price…
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Paul Tomkins
Long-Term Thinking: What Is NESV’s Vision?
As I hinted at a couple of weeks ago, this is our version of purgatory: not exactly hell, but no…
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Paul Tomkins
Cultural Exchange: American Ideas & ‘Our’ Football
Excuse the cliché but Chapter One of Michael Lewis’s book Moneyball is called ‘The Curse of Talent’. Be it Major…
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Paul Tomkins
Possession: 9/10ths of LFC Law?
in In-Depth Analysis, Subscribers Only / / 110 commentsOne thing is undeniable: Liverpool have not passed the ball as well this season as in the recent past. But…
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Maleven (a.k.a. Cob)
Joe Cole: In-Depth Analysis
in Featured, In-Depth Analysis / / 35 commentsThe following is an excellent, in-depth look at the reasons for signing Joe Cole, by guest writer James Seth Owens.…
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Paul Tomkins
So, Whose Fault Is It?
The worst league start for 18 years, and an undeserved (but very welcome) equaliser away from it being the worst…
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Paul Tomkins
Roy Hodgson: A Premature Evaluation
With four league games gone, it’s a bit soon to be making blanket assessments. So this is written with that…
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Paul Tomkins
The Summer Job – Hard Work Ahead
Whoever ended up as Liverpool manager this summer was guaranteed to have a job on his hands. Transfer money had…
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Paul Tomkins
The Pros and Cons of Roy Hodgson
Nothing in life comes with only positives; even miracle medicines have side effects (those hair-restorer pills I took which made…
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Paul Tomkins
“The Hyypiä Effect”: Why Investment Is Necessary
How much value is removed from a squad each season in terms of personnel who, due to age or contracts…
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Paul Tomkins
Malignant Cancers and Sticking Plasters
For me, complaining about the manager is like being concerned with a splinter while suffering from cancer. The cancer is…