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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 Man City 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Despite their strong start to the season, Manchester City had only won one of their last 12 league meetings against…
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Gary Fulcher
Man City (H): Match & Tactical Previews
in Featured, In-Depth Analysis, Match Discussion, Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 411 commentsBy Gary Fulcher and Mihail Vladimirov. After Liverpool’s impressive 2-1 victory at Chelsea on Sunday thanks to goals from Maxi…
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Mihail Vladimirov
4-4-2’s Tactical Alternatives
By Mihail Vladimirov. Over the past few weeks, there has been some discontent expressed at Dalglish’s tactics. The “lack of…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Chelsea 1 Liverpool 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Before the game on Sunday, Liverpool had conceded the fewest amount of shots of any of the Premier League teams…
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Gary Fulcher
Chelsea (A): Match And Tactical Previews
It’s fair to say that Stamford Bridge hasn’t been a favourite destination for Liverpool over the years. The Reds have…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Is The Formation The Problem?
By Mihail Vladimirov Between 2006 and 2009 I worked in advertising agencies. Each year I moved to a bigger and…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 0 Swansea 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
It’s been a long time since Liverpool played Swansea. The last meeting was an 8-0 thumping in the Reds’ favour…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool’s Pressing Approach
There are two ways to gain possession of the ball – steal it from an opponent or intercept it before…
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Mihail Vladimirov
WBA 0 Liverpool 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
West Bromwich Albion won last season’s meeting between the two teams 2-1, ending their sequence of nine straight defeats without a…
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Mihail Vladimirov
The Midfield Pool – Part 2
In modern football, formations are designed around one vital aspect – possession. The attacking manager will design his formation to…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 Norwich 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Before this game, Liverpool had won their previous four meetings with Norwich, a team that have conceded more penalties and…
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Mihail Vladimirov
The Midfield Pool – Part 1
The defence, as every manager is at pains to point out, is the base of every football team. As dangerous…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 Man United 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Liverpool had won four of their last six against Manchester United, including a hat trick at Anfield. But United have…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Everton 0 Liverpool 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
There had been 19 red cards in this fixture in the Prem – and Martin Atkinson has handed out 14…
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Gary Fulcher
Everton (A): Tactical Preview & In-Game Discussion
Pre-match preview by Gary Fulcher, with squads and statistics, now followed by a tactical preview by Mihail Vladimirov. Squads and…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 2 Wolves 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov and Dan Kennett Mihail continues his post-match tactical analysis, and Dan adds a section on the midfield’s…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Are Liverpool Being Outflanked?
For the past ten years Liverpool have had problems in wide areas – both at full back and on the…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Tottenham 4 Liverpool 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
Two tactical analyses of what went wrong yesterday. Part One By Mihail Vladimirov, Part Two by Chris McDonald. Part One…
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Mihail Vladimirov
In Defence Of Andy Carroll
Since the last day of the January transfer window, the club-record signing of Andy Carroll has attracted constant criticism. This…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Stoke 1 Liverpool 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
In the first game back after the closure of transfer window and another international break, Peter Crouch made his debut…
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Mihail Vladimirov
New Season, New Contenders
By Mihail Vladimirov. As Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool all spent over £50 million this summer, the record…
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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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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…