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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 Stoke 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
in Featured, In-Depth Analysis, Post Match Analysis, Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 16 commentsBy Mihail Vladimirov SUMMARY: Gerrard started on the bench, Enrique replaced Manquillo. Both teams started with the 4231 formation. Hughes…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Ludogorets 2 Liverpool 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Summary: Ludogorets opted for their usual 4-2-3-1 formation, Liverpool started with a surprisingly defensive 4-4-1-1, with Gerrard…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Crystal Palace 3 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Summary: Palace started with a higher defensive line, but with no pressing, trying to win the ball…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 Chelsea 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Summary: Liverpool lined up, once again, in a 4-1-2-3 for a big match; Chelsea set up in…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Real Madrid 1 Liverpool 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
in Featured, In-Depth Analysis, Post Match Analysis, Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 13 commentsBy Mihail Vladimirov. Summary Liverpool started with the 4-1-2-3; Real Madrid kept the same formation (4-2-2-2) and starting eleven, apart…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Newcastle 1 Liverpool 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
in Featured, In-Depth Analysis, Post Match Analysis, Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 10 commentsBy Mihail Vladimirov. Summary: Newcastle started with their usual 4-2-3-1; Liverpool were more of a 3-4-2-1. Liverpool dealt easily with…
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Daniel Rhodes
TTT Tactics #3: Rodgers is the Problem & the Solution
Title: Rodgers is the problem; Rodgers can be the solution. Bob Pearce, Mihail Vladimirov, Daniel Rhodes and Sami Faizullah (@SamiFaizullah)…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 0 Hull 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
in Featured, In-Depth Analysis, Post Match Analysis, Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 6 commentsBy Mihail Vladimirov. SUMMARY Liverpool switch from 4-diamond-2 to 4-1-2-3, Hull used their usual 3-1-4-2 formation Hull’s cautious approach and…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 0 Real Madrid 3: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Summary – Ancelotti started with a formation that looked like a hybrid between the 4-2-2-2 and 4-1-2-3…
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Mihail Vladimirov
QPR 2 Liverpool 3: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Summary: QPR missing key players, Liverpool nearly at full strength. The home team dominate the first half…
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Daniel Rhodes
TTT Tactics #2: “More Often Than Not”
Including: Bob Pearce, Mihail Vladimirov and Daniel Rhodes Topics: Recurring tactical issues: midfield fluidity; the broken team; Gerrard and Lucas,…
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Bob Pearce
Measuring Strength in Depth – Part 3.
By Bob Pearce. Jordan Henderson: ‘My first, my last, my everything’ In part 2 it was shown that all four formations that Rodgers…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 2 West Brom 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Summary: Liverpool switch from 4-2-1-3 to 4-1-2-3. West Brom stick with 4-2-3-1. Early pressing and fluidity in…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 1 Everton 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
in Featured, In-Depth Analysis, Match Discussion, Post Match Analysis, Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 9 commentsBy Mihail Vladimirov. Main Points: The frenetic opening Both teams’ similar defensive strength and attacking frailties Naismith deeper, Everton’s midfield…
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Mihail Vladimirov
West Ham 3 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
in Featured, In-Depth Analysis, Post Match Analysis, Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 16 commentsBy Mihail Vladimirov. Both teams largely lined-up in the expected manner, both formation and personnel wise. The home team kept…
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Daniel Rhodes
TTT Tactics: Episode One
Including: Bob Pearce, Daniel Rhodes and Mihail Vladimirov. Topics: Henderson, and why, tactically, he was missed so much at the…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 0 Villa 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
in Featured, In-Depth Analysis, Post Match Analysis, Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 14 commentsBy Mihail Vladimirov. With so many players unavailable, Liverpool’s XI was rather predictable, even if it was surprising to see…
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Bob Pearce
Interview with LFC’s Head of Opposition Analysis
By Bob Pearce and Mihail Vladimirov. When the team sheet is announced an hour before kick-off we can’t stop ourselves…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Spurs 0 Liverpool 3: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov After having to rotate his squad for the Europa League qualifier on Thursday, Pochettino unsurprisingly opted to…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Man City 3 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. For Man City, Pellegrini largely kept faith with the same 4-2-2-2 formation and personnel that won him…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 2 So’ton 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
in Featured, In-Depth Analysis, Match Discussion, Post Match Analysis, Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 35 commentsBy Mihail Vladimirov. Unsurprisingly Liverpool lined-up with the same XI and roughly the same 4-2-1-3 shape as they did in…
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Mihail Vladimirov
2013-2014: A One-off Season or Not? Part 2
in Featured, In-Depth Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 11 commentsBy Mihail Vladimirov. In Part 1 Mihail looked at Defensive Issues. Now he turns his attention to: Chapter Two: Attacking Issues…
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Mihail Vladimirov
2013-2014: A One-off Season or Not? Part 1
in Featured, In-Depth Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 13 commentsBy Mihail Vladimirov. The 2013-14 season in a nutshell? As much disappointment as satisfaction. I don’t need to remind anyone of…
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Bob Pearce
Tactics for Beginners – No.17
By Bob Pearce and Mihail Vladimirov. ‘Balance the balance’ You have talked a lot about teams needing to be balanced.…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Costa Rica 0 England 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Due to their two quite different objectives for this game, each manager approached it in a different…