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Mihail Vladimirov
Chelsea 2 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. With Mikel presumably jaded after playing 180 minutes against Arsenal and Swansea over the Christmas period, it…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Man City 2 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. As anticipated Pellegrini solidified his midfield by both switching to a 4-2-3-1 formation and having Silva as…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 3 Cardiff 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Unsurprisingly Rodgers kept the same XI, continuing with what was a cross between a lopsided 4-1-2-3 and…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Tottenham 0 Liverpool 5: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Both managers started with the expected XIs and team shapes. Villas-Boas continued with the 4-2-3-1 that looks…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 4 West Ham 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Rodgers has a habit of keeping the Liverpool side unchanged after a good result; here it was…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 5 Norwich 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Liverpool made three changes from the Hull game, but two of them were enforced. Toure had some…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Hull City 3 Liverpool 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. As expected, Steve Bruce opted for a very defensive-minded system of play. But instead of going with…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Everton 3 Liverpool 3: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Both teams had to make one or two changes to their usual starting eleven. For Everton, the…
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Mihail Vladimirov
A Question of Tactics – November 2013
in Subscribers Only, Talking Tactics / / 17 commentsBy Mihail Vladimirov. The second in our series in which Mihail answers questions on tactics raised by Subscribers. Was the…
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Daniel Rhodes
Tactical Balance: Can the Numbers Tell Us Anything?
By Daniel Rhodes. Is there a way to analyse the tactical balance of a side using statistics? Jonathan Wilson thinks…
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Bob Pearce
Tactics for Beginners – No.13
By Bob Pearce and Mihail Vladimirov. Enforcing behaviour You have referred to tempo many times when we have been talking.…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 4 Fulham 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Rodgers made the expected switch and returned to a back four system. Sakho and Toure were replaced…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Ten-Game Brief Tactical Assessment
By Mihail Vladimirov. The first ten league games are over, so it’s time for me to share my thoughts on…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Arsenal 2 Liverpool 0: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Both teams would have started with the expected shape and starting XI if it hadn’t been for…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 4 West Brom 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. The teams lined up largely as expected, due to both managers making minimal tweaks in their starting…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Newcastle 2 Liverpool 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Both managers made two changes to their starting XI – one each enforced by injuries (Coloccini, Enrique)…
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Mihail Vladimirov
A Question of Tactics – October 2013
By Mihail Vladimirov. A Question of Tactics is a new monthly feature, looking back over Liverpool’s recent performances tactically, considering…
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Chris Rowland
Interview with Michael Jolley, Crewe Coach
By Arnar Steinsson. Arnar conducts an interview with Michael Jolley, coach from the famous Crewe Alexandra academy. Arnar: Michael welcome to…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 3 Crystal Palace 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Liverpool would have continued with the same XI used for the past two games if it wasn’t…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Sunderland 1 Liverpool 3: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Both teams started with the same XI – and formations – as they did mid-week for their…
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Bob Pearce
Tactics for Beginners – No.12
By Bob Pearce and Mihail Vladimirov. Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick, tock, Bang! How would you define the ‘playmaker’ role?…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Liverpool 0 Southampton 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. Heading into this match, a kind of injury crisis hit Liverpool, mainly in terms of missing ‘transitional’…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Swansea 2 Liverpool 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis
By Mihail Vladimirov. With Pablo and Canas not fit to start, Laudrup selected Dyer (who returned to fitness) and Britton…
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Mihail Vladimirov
Mihail’s Tactical Q & A with LFC India
in Featured, Talking Tactics / / 16 commentsBy Mihail Vladimirov and LFC India. We all know that the Premier League is hugely popular across the world, but…
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Bob Pearce
The Recipe For a Great Team?
By Bob Pearce. At the end of ‘What Are The Ingredients of a Great Team?’, TTT ran a survey to allow…