The Anfield Index Podcast

AI Under Pressure: Mac The Knife

04.02.2024 - By AnfieldIndex.comPlay

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Dr Barts is away so Darth hosts Si and Hamzah to review the crucial 2-1 home win over Brighton. The lads discuss

* Lineups and Gameplans

* Match summary and key stats: Possession, XG, XT, Big Chances, Shots

* Unlucky opener

* Patterns of play and buildup 1st half: Gomez inverting, Brighton man-marking, Quansah being given the ball

* General tactical weirdness of the match

* Alexis Mac Allister tribute

* Lucky equaliser

* LFC only creating 7-9% chances for the first hour. Why?

* Half-time tactical tweaks

* Moment of quality for the go-ahead goal

* The "Mo Salah" archetypal assist

* Use of subs discussion

* In-depth statistical look at when LFC go behind

* Importance of game state

* Comparison to the 18/19 team, that team was 39-8 when the game was tied.

* This season we are 27-16 when tied and 14-1 when losing by 1 goal!

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