Crazy stuff. To the wider lens view of it almost gives a sense of security that I’ve never had as a liverpool supporter. And to put it to effect in my opinion this way of playing gives us a much better chance of winning the league.
Thanks Beez for scratching the dribbling itch. That helpfully sets this in some context. How much of it was a conscious choice last season is up for debate though the stats make me lean more to it was in some games with data showing it had less impact goal wise. But reducing those numbers are a sign of a more compact system where our wide men are tracking back and midfielders are coming across to cover or intervene. If you win games early and not look like conceding that helps. Our opponents take on stats are inflated by United coming at us when we were 3-0 up. So game state can be a factor though last season was more a roller coaster. There's a long way to go and with Champions League it will be interesting to see how you strike the balance to conserve fitness.
"Our opponents take on stats are inflated by United coming at us when we were 3-0 up."
Good point, I should've considered the game state. I see that four of United's successful take-ons occurred after it was 3-0. Brentford had a burst of them shortly before it went 2-0, and two of Ipswich's three occurred after 2-0. There's really not been too many at 0-0, which is great to see.
Crazy stuff. To the wider lens view of it almost gives a sense of security that I’ve never had as a liverpool supporter. And to put it to effect in my opinion this way of playing gives us a much better chance of winning the league.
Thanks Beez for scratching the dribbling itch. That helpfully sets this in some context. How much of it was a conscious choice last season is up for debate though the stats make me lean more to it was in some games with data showing it had less impact goal wise. But reducing those numbers are a sign of a more compact system where our wide men are tracking back and midfielders are coming across to cover or intervene. If you win games early and not look like conceding that helps. Our opponents take on stats are inflated by United coming at us when we were 3-0 up. So game state can be a factor though last season was more a roller coaster. There's a long way to go and with Champions League it will be interesting to see how you strike the balance to conserve fitness.
"Our opponents take on stats are inflated by United coming at us when we were 3-0 up."
Good point, I should've considered the game state. I see that four of United's successful take-ons occurred after it was 3-0. Brentford had a burst of them shortly before it went 2-0, and two of Ipswich's three occurred after 2-0. There's really not been too many at 0-0, which is great to see.