2022/23 Season

[danperkins]

Speak for yourself. I'm fairly sure Scotland are Nations League World Champions or something similar

[Irishnev]

I listen to this podcast every week and it’s excellent from a cold hard stats perspective on how we are performing or not as this season is going

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Great analysis of our hamstring issue - 17 in half a season vs an average of 5 a season per club normally, this suggests systematic failures. In addition we are giving up more big chances per game than teams who’ve been relegated in the past seasons - shows how well Ali is doing

I just can’t get my head around how EVERYTHING has gone to **** at the same time, some things we could see such as recruitment but conditioning, tactics, back room fall outs…… it’s the perfect **** show storm

[Tribute]

I listen to this podcast every week and it’s excellent from a cold hard stats perspective on how we are performing or not as this season is going

https://twitter.com/anfieldindex/sta...01025882570753

Great analysis of our hamstring issue - 17 in half a season vs an average of 5 a season per club normally, this suggests systematic failures. In addition we are giving up more big chances per game than teams who’ve been relegated in the past seasons - shows how well Ali is doing

I just can’t get my head around how EVERYTHING has gone to **** at the same time, some things we could see such as recruitment but conditioning, tactics, back room fall outs…… it’s the perfect **** show storm

I also saw something about the ex-Arsenal medic team coming in and since then, we've had a series of muscle injuries across the first team squad and rather than being training related per se, they were saying the medical team are misdiagnosing how bad the strains are, so making them much worse if the players are playing through niggles for long periods. Much like Arsenal did, of old.

Makes sense but not sure if true... sounds plausible as a theory.

[Irishnev]

I also saw something about the ex-Arsenal medic team coming in and since then, we've had a series of muscle injuries across the first team squad and rather than being training related per se, they were saying the medical team are misdiagnosing how bad the strains are, so making them much worse if the players are playing through niggles for long periods. Much like Arsenal did, of old.

Makes sense but not sure if true... sounds plausible as a theory.

Physios and medics recuperate players - strength and conditioning work with the players to make them robust enough to perform as Klopp needs. There is a disconnect between what Kornmayer is doing vs what Klopp needs plus we are also over playing a lot of them

[Mark79]

Interesting. A bunch of other clubs who are also using Zone 7 (a data driven injury risk assessment platform) are also suffering massive injury issues this season.

Looks pretty damning, but then LFC also used it last season when our injury/availability rate was largely very successful across a 63 game campaign.
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[Irishnev]

TTT with a balanced monologue as always but he does make good points. Nestled into this I’d an excellent video of Tyler Morton from his time at Blackburn so far - looks like Frenkie De Jong based on that

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[frank the tank]

I went to a Blackburn game about 3 months ago. Morton was amazing. Total class above

[wiw]

Why is he still at Blackburn then?

[Harv]

They mustn't be able to recall him. It's the only logical reason.

He looks like he's put on a little bit more muscle in that video. His passing looks excellent.

Bajcetic and Morton could bail out FSG from having to dip into their pockets again

[Fosterbloke]

They mustn't be able to recall him. It's the only logical reason.

He looks like he's put on a little bit more muscle in that video. His passing looks excellent.

Bajcetic and Morton could bail out FSG from having to dip into their pockets again

Are either of them a more forward midfielder?

[Shaggy]

A glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe

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[Charly]

Are either of them a more forward midfielder?

I dont think we *need* a "more forward midfielder". They all essentially dothe same job...
Press the ball until we get it back.

Saying that they both look all round central midfielders rather than a tricky attacking midfielder. Perfect on paper imho.

[little dave hedgehog]

I dont think we *need* a "more forward midfielder". They all essentially dothe same job...
Press the ball until we get it back.

Saying that they both look all round central midfielders rather than a tricky attacking midfielder. Perfect on paper imho.

i would say they are both deeper players by nature, although apparently morton idolizes thiago and tries to do whatever he does.

bajecetic looks a little more in the fabinho mold to me so far.

[Harv]

Are either of them a more forward midfielder?

None of them look like they can shoot from distance, if that's what you mean.

It's a dying art.

[Doc_Piptorious]

None of them look like they can shoot from distance, if that's what you mean.

It's a dying art.

Or players are discouraged from doing so in favour of keeping possession.


Personally I think having a few guys in the team who are known to like a pop from 25 yards helps to force teams that park the bus to break their deep lines a bit as they would have to commit a player or two to come out to attempt a block when one of the long rangers get the ball, and then there is space created for the forwards again.