In the early parts of the 2021/22 season, Jürgen Klopp seems to have changed Liverpool’s system. He’s ditched the 4-3-3 for a new look 4-2-4. In previous seasons, the Reds would play a 4-3-3 that would turn into a 3-4-3 when attacking. The fullbacks would press up high and the defensive midfielder, often Fabinho, would …
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Why Liverpool Needed to Change Tactically [Part 1]
Last season was a clear down season for Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool. Despite an unusual number of injuries, possibly due to a lack of squad rotation in the previous years, the decline in performances for the 2020/21 season seemed inevitable. Before the coronavirus break during the 2019/20 season, Liverpool were flying. In 29 matches, they had …
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Liverpool’s Struggles Without Virgil Van Dijk
Football is complex and football teams are built on intricate systems. This means when a club loses a star player, like Liverpool with Virgil Van Dijk, the effect this has isn’t just localized to their position, it effects the whole side. Van Dijk is undoubtedly an elite defender and would be a huge loss for …
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Klopp v Guardiola: Gegenpressing v Possession, the tactical battle
On the 7th of October 2018, Man City drew 0-0 at Anfield. There was a lot of anticipation and excitement around the match for attacking football, but it did disappoint. After this game, there were claims Pep Guardiola changed his approach and tactics to be more conservative which is something he doesn’t do. This suggests …
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The Fit & Proper Persons Test
In 1981 the English Football Association (FA) got rid of rule 34. Rule 34 stated that no director or owner of a football could be payed a salary of dividend for their custodian role. Since getting rid of this rule, the money in football as increased at an astronomical rate. Almost a decade later in …
Three Premier League Players with A Point to Prove This Season
Dele Alli The Englishmen took the league by storm as he contributed to 40 goals before turning 21, the same as Lampard, Gerrard and Beckham combined. Since, injuries have hampered him which was highlighted by his five goals and three assists in 25 appearances during 2018/19. His mini revival under Mourinho saw him contribute to …
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Liverpool Vs Leeds United Tactical Preview
The opening round of Premier League fixtures sees the Premier League champions host the Championship champions with two of the world’s best coaches going head to head. Jürgen Klopp and Marcelo Bielsa both like their teams to press and play attacking football, but they are both very different. Klopp has previously stated that counter-pressing is …
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Liverpool’s rise to the top and tactics under Jürgen Klopp
Before the suspension of football due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Liverpool were at the top of the table. Having played 29 league games, the Reds had amassed a 25-point gap of last season’s champions, but they have recently been crowned champions for the 2019/20 season. This coupled with winning the Champions League in 2019 having …
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Team of the Season
This is excluding Ronaldo and Messi as for the last 15 seasons they have deserved a place in this team. Goalkeeper: Thomas Strakosha At the time of writing, Strakosha has conceded 23 goals from an xG of 31.45. This has kept Lazio in the title race as they’re only a point off leaders Juventus despite …
Premier League Team of the Decade (2010-2020)
Team of the decades are done differently but this will be done on their Premier League career over the decade rather than on individual seasons. Due to this, players like Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale have missed out. David De Gea Since joining Man United in the summer of 2011, the Spaniard has gone on …
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