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Champions League Final: Liverpool versus Tottenham Hotspur – In-Depth Tactical Preview
From a tactical point of view, the most interesting question is without a doubt the following: what shape will Tottenham…
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Divock Origi! Divock Origi!
in Book Extract, By Paul Tomkins, Deep Dive, Free, LFC Finances, LFC History, Post Match Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Talking Tactics / / 105 commentsDeja vu! Divock Origi! Divock Origi! Divock Origi! Divock Origi! Divock Origi! Divock Origi! Divock Origi! Divock Origi! Divock Origi! Divock Origi! Divock Origi! Divock…
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Tactical Analysis: Why Klopp Switched To 4-2-3-1
An in-depth look into the Pros and Cons of Liverpool’s 4-2-3-1 system Liverpool’s 5-1 thrashing of Arsenal was a pivotal and…
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City (2) – Liverpool (1): Detailed Tactical Analysis
Introduction and general organization At this time last year, Liverpool beat City 4-3 in what remains one of the most…
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The Group’s Most Interesting Game So Far: Tactical Preview of PSG v Liverpool F.C.
in Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 32 commentsWednesday’s game is surely going to be this group’s most interesting game to date. As a result of their…
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Overloads and Isolation – Tactical Analysis: Arsenal 1 Liverpool 1
in Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 9 commentsArsène Wenger’s resignation last season signalled the end of a 22-year reign that had exposed both the thrill of…
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Press v Press – Huddersfield Town 0 Liverpool 1 Tactical Analysis
in Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 21 commentsWhile many do not usually welcome the international break, I am confident that many Liverpool fans breathed a sigh…
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Liverpool v Manchester City – Tactical Analysis of the Clash of Caution
in Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 32 commentsBy Benjamin Magnusson. “They scare me”. Such were the words nervously spoken by Pep Guardiola prior to Manchester City’s…
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Chelsea 1 Liverpool 1 – Analysis of a Tactical Masterpiece
in Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 33 commentsBy Benjamin Magnusson. Sunday’s long-awaited fixture saw first placed Liverpool travel to Stamford Bridge, seeking to avenge last Wednesday’s…
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Tactic Stats: How Liverpool Shape Up with Different Formations
This article uses data from Stratabet, which is different to the Opta stats which you will be familiar with. To…
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Adam Lallana: a New Man?
In-Depth Tactical Analysis By Ed Ames. #responsibilities; all key features of Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool that have contributed to their assault…
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LFC: The Sum of Our Parts
By TTT Subscriber Si Steers. When at our best Liverpool are one of the most fluent, attacking teams in Europe. Jürgen…
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The Blind Side and Backwards Pressing
in Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 33 commentsBy Ed Ames. It’s well-established that Liverpool’s pressing game has improved under Jürgen Klopp since his arrival in England. The…
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The Chink in the Armour: Defending Set Pieces
in Free, Talking Tactics / / 24 commentsBy Ed Ames. Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool are on the up. In nearly all aspects of play, they have clearly improved…
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Positional Rotations and Movement Patterns: A Case Study Against Hull
By Ed Ames. In my last column (Struggles and Strategies Against the Low Block), I mentioned how positional rotations were…
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You’ll Never Look at Football the Same Way Again
in Free, Talking Tactics / / 1 commentsBy TTT Subscriber Bob Pearce. With each passing season we have seen the Premier League battlefield steadily evolve in its…
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Talking Tactics – The Book! The Podcast!
You’ll Never Look at Football the Same Way Again By Bob Pearce and Mihail Vladimirov I was reading Mihail’s post…
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Villarreal 1 Liverpool 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Given the magnitude of the game and having enough time to rest after the latest league game…
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Tactical Analysis – Liverpool 2 Newcastle 2
By Mihail Vladimirov. With Sakho left out due to the breaking doping issue, Clyne being ill, Lucas already starting the…
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Liverpool 4 Everton 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
With both teams rotating heavily for their weekend games, it was unsurprising they returned to using their ‘best available’ for…
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Tactical Analysis – Bournemouth 1 Liverpool 2
By Mihail Vladimirov. After the emotionally-draining Europa League clash on Thursday and with a Derby looming on Wednesday with only…
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Liverpool 4 Dortmund 3: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
in Featured, In-Depth Analysis, Post Match Analysis, Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 36 commentsBy Mihail Vladimirov. Making a combined total of 15 substitutes for the weekend league games, both managers demonstrated that the…
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Dortmund 1 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Heading into this game, Dortmund had something of a minor injury crisis with their first choice centre-backs and key midfielder…
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Tactical Analysis: Southampton 3 Liverpool 2
By Mihail Vladimirov. Southampton made only one change for this game. Fonte, returning from a one game ban, replaced Targett,…
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Tactical Analysis – Liverpool 2 Man Utd 0
By Mihail Vladimirov. For this game Liverpool recalled Coutinho and Sturridge to the starting XI with both Moreno and Clyne…
