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Mihail Vladimirov
Stoke 3 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Pulis named largely the same team that earned him a draw away at Tottenham, except for Cameron…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 4 Fulham 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. There were few changes for either team. Enrique was fit to start but – as hinted in…
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Bob Pearce
Tactics for Beginners – No. 6
By Bob Pearce and Mihail Vladimirov. A new found fluidity We talked about stretching and squeezing space when in and…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 3: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Both managers made one change from their previous league fixtures. For Liverpool, Enrique was injured and replaced…
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Mihail Vladimirov
West Ham 2 Liverpool 3: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Allardyce predictably made two changes to the team that started against Chelsea last week – Diame came…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Udinese 0 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov Guidolin made some surprising decisions. He started with a back four formation and moved Fabbrini over to…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 Southampton 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. The biggest news for Liverpool was that Lucas made his return from the start. Everyone else was…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Tottenham 2 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov Both managers kept the same teams as in their previous games at the weekend, the only change…
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Gary Fulcher
Premier League Preview 2012/13: Southampton (H)
in Featured, Match Discussion, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 610 commentsBy Gary Fulcher. Liverpool’s eight game unbeaten run in the league came to an end at White Hart Lane on…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Swansea 0 Liverpool 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Swansea’s side was largely as expected – Chico was fit to start, and with Ki on the…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 2 Young Boys 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov After Rodgers himself verified it will be a “strong team” for this match, it was surprising to…
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Bob Pearce
Tactics for Beginners – No. 5
By Bob Pearce and Mihail Vladimirov. ‘Not Xavi or Iniesta, or even Messi’ The Midfield Midfield is at the centre…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 3 Wigan 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov Both managers went for familiar line-ups. For Liverpool Reina and Skrtel returned, and the other nine players…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Chelsea 1 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Di Matteo opted for a largely predictable team, with the only minor surprise being Ivanovic partnering Terry…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Anzhi 1 Liverpool 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov Hiddink selected a familiar and largely predictable side – Zhirkov continued on the flank with Tagirbekov as…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 Newcastle 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. As expected Reina and Johnson were injured, so Jones and Enrique started instead for Liverpool. Everyone else…
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Bob Pearce
Tactics for Beginners – No.4
By Bob Pearce and Mihail Vladimirov. ‘The space or the ball’ Last time we spoke about the importance of space,…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Everton 2 Liverpool 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. There wasn’t anything surprising or not anticipated in either team’s selections. Moyes opted to keep the Neville-Osman…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 Anzhi 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov As was widely reported, Rodgers opted for a very strong starting XI in this match. Liverpool made…
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Bob Pearce
Tactics for Beginners – No.3
By Bob Pearce and Mihail Vladimirov. ‘Out of nowhere’ Someone once told me that Johan Cruyff had said football can…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 Reading 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
in Featured, In-Depth Analysis, Match Discussion, Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 124 commentsBy Mihail Vladimirov Liverpool lined-up largely as expected – the only change from the last two league matches was Jones…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 0 Stoke 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Both teams remained unchanged following their previous league games. This meant the match would present obvious tactical…
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Bob Pearce
Tactics for Beginners – No.2
in Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 29 commentsBy Bob Pearce and Mihail Vladimirov. ‘To win or not to lose?’ For a manager, is their first priority to…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Norwich City 2 Liverpool 5: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Neither team sprang any major surprises in terms of starting players. Hughton replaced the injured Bassong with…
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Tony Mckenna (Macattack)
Long Balls, Short Balls and Right Balls
By TTT subscriber Tony McKenna (macattack). The past summer really got me thinking about the fickleness of football fans. It…