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Antoine Semenyo, Bournemouth 24-25 vs 25-26. Hrm...

Maybe the most interesting part for #LFC fans is that City's innovative solution to sucking at pressing is ... to press less. Can this be done without a cheat code at CF 🤔

This is #2

We should sign this #17 for Germany. Looks like he has a decent eye for a pass.

And again 🤷‍♀️ (this time after, you know, not being able to press)

In case you're wondering why some of us keep making such a fuss about Wirtz, check out his assist to Sane.

Go ahead, Flo. Have some fun.

Xavi Simons SHOULD be the player to galvanise that Tottenham attack but for some reason it just isn’t working out for him in the Premier League right now. I have a few theories as to why. And I think there’s a huge part of his game that Spurs fans haven’t even had a chance to watch yet…

Wow. #LFC now creating more chances from the LEFT than any other third. Compare to two years ago where the left was the LOWEST third. Look how low the right is! L/C/R 2025: 37/36/27 2023: 31/36/33 & for chances conceded almost HALF down our RIGHT. Wow.

In the PL this season, #LFC have scored 17 non-penalty goals from an NPxG of ... 17 🤷‍♂️

Since it's again topical 😑 For Arne Slot's #LFC, Trent delivered an almost incomprehensible On-Off of +.84. For those not that interested in stats, what this means is that Liverpool's *net* xG (xG created - xG allowed) was almost one whole goal higher per game when Trent played. 1/3

Incredible insight from our top man here. Not something anyone else could have scooped.

Feck right off

As the old adage says: Don't serve word salad at a gun fight (this is about US politics)

The very fact that Guardiola cut off our left side via the press, & allowed us to play (as much as we could) down the right, tells you all you need to know, unfortunately. A triumvirate of Bradley, Konate, & Grav are not conducive to progression. They are far more likely to cough up possession 😕

Further to Greg’s thoughts, I don’t think there’s a solution outside of the transfer windows to come. The complete lack of any change in buildup patterns, with Trent no longer at the club, means we lack deep progression of the ball in the initial phase far too often. We’re too easy to stop.

Apologies for inflicting this on y'all, but I need to get it off my chest. #LFC ramblings 🧵

about sums it up 😞

Through 11 matches, the Premier League's most unplayable attacker this season is this guy, and it's not actually that close. Yes, it helps to play with Haaland, but Doku is 1.5 times more dangerous with the ball around the box than anyone else in the league this season.

Morton playing well against PSG!

Pep absolutely did Slot in that first half. Forcing the ball by pressing us to end up with Konate & Grav (our two weakest passers) absolutely killed us dead, & gave them so many opportunities for turnovers in the most dangerous area of the pitch for them, with Doku lurking.

Against "weaker" teams, we've struggled against long balls and long throws. Against a strong team today, we struggled because we lack deep lying progressive passing. The first is perhaps a surprise. The second is not.

All true. But we couldn't make adjustments to City's press or plan to pack the midfield before the game was decided.

This season #LFC are: 7-2 at home 3-6 away from Anfield

Wow. It's slightly worse. 14-2-12. 42.9% loss rate.

Before this game, City players not named Haaland had scored 5 PL goals. That increased 40% today!

& now we all get to stew in it over the international break 6/6

Are City favorites to win the league?

I suspect the manager may refer to this game as another where the underlying numbers did not reflect the result. That would be a mistake.

Liverpool FC are the answer if the question is 'Can a team be both very unlucky and very shit?'

City's three goals came from chances collectively valued at 0.11 xG. Gakpo's chance was 0.15.

Our inability in this game to cover a basic switch of play is staggering

Doku has three shots today for (as of right now) 0.12 xG. That brings his total to 8 shots in the PL this season. He looks improved as a passer, but I still think he only makes sense as part of Pep’s sicko “Haaland takes every shot” attack.

We have been utter shite, but take out the pen, and the xG in this game would only be .56 to .33 😲

What on earth is Grav doing???????????????????

Enter Gakpo

Well, there it is

Watching Doku and thinking about the squad overhaul in the summer and the idea of progression via carry

Wirtz and Ekitike have definitely swapped. Trying to get Wirtz on the ball more in build-up.

Big test now for Robbo

Konaté, c'mon mate. We need you.

The more I think about it, the more I can't shake the feeling that when our tactical setup was Good going into the game (as it has been for the last two games), we look the business. When we need quick adjustments, we look lost. Is that unfair?

Halftime analysis: * Robbo should have stepped * Konaté should have cleared * Stoopid deflection * Nothing going forward * Look tired * Don't like to complain about the refs, but curses upon even the third and fourth generation of their children

Exactly this, only robbo SHOULD have stepped out. You can see the moment he decides to sit.

if we didn't have bad luck, we'd have no luck at all

The game's out wide today, boys. C'mon now.

How does Robbo influence the play?

Robbo and Virgil switching back. Robbo doesn't close down.