Recent content by Friston

Think Pep is a better coach now than he was at Barca as you would expect, he still has the same base principles but he's clearly added a lot of new tweaks in his approach (the way he uses the keeper in build-up and goal kicks instead of having the DM drop deep, the use of inverted wing-backs...

How the heck did this guy get to 25 before getting noticed? Feels like the hype only really started after the Copa America. Seems they have actually signed the crux of their top players all around that age (Van Dijk, Alisson, Salah, Mane, Diaz, Fabinho), instead of going for the spend big on...

Maybe Liverpool under Houllier the season they won the League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA cup. Even though technically, every single possible game would probably involve getting FA cup replays every round.

Their recruitment is just insane. Keita was supposed to be their big fee flop for goodness sake. The guy is unplayable at the moment. They made the most in-form team in the league (besides themselves) look devoid of confidence and threat today.

Correct. More precisely, it is their counter-pressing formation. They already have their counter-pressing formation ready while they are in possession so that they only have short distances to press once they lose the ball. Same as City. As you said, counter-pressing with long-distance sprints...

Darwin Nunez is a must for me. Not often you can find such a complete package as a striker. Even rarer to see a lone striker shine against the likes of Van Dijk and Konate.

Absolutely not. Even without taking into account the results, we are playing like a relegation team with a top goalie and striker at the moment. 6th in the league massively flatters us.

His performance pissed me off immensely today. I can understand the complete lack of confidence, but it should not be an excuse for the lack of defending on Reece James. Allowed him to playmake like he is Alexander-Arnold today.