Oct
28
An analysis of Nathan Eccleston, the young Liverpool player who we might see much more of shortly. It features a pro-zone style analysis of his contribution in a recent reserve team game.
Oct
27
The changing role of Javier Mascherano
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Javier Mascherano started the season in a new role as a playmaker but tackled less. He is now returning to type and the Liverpool team look more balanced as a result.
I’ve analysed his number of passes and number of tackles this season to last season to find out more about the changing role of Mascherano and what it means to the Liverpool team.
Oct
26
Lucas Leiva against Manchester United
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Just how good was Lucas Leiva against Manchester United? In an excellent team performance, it isn’t usually right to single out individuals. Match of the Day 2 picked out Yossi Benayoun – who was outstanding. But because Lucas has attracted a (decreasing) amount of criticism for not being Xabi Alonso, I wanted to highlight his performance. In particular, to the ‘wise’ fans on the train to the match who considered him ‘not a Liverpool player’.