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Barney Ronay on Stuart Downing

phil — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 10:26:41 +0000

Downing is the most undervalued of English footballers: intelligent, scuttlingly forceful and with some refined touches in his versatile left foot. He is an unusual English footballer in other ways too. Mainly because he seems to be getting better rather than worse with age, and fitter rather than more raddled with booze and knee‑snap. Going against the trend, he is also slightly better rather than slightly worse than he’s cracked up to be.

Undervalued and misunderstood. You don’t have to be full of speed and tricks to deliver a supply of devastating crosses. I can almost hear England fans groan when Downing gets the ball, but compare Beckham to Aaron Lennon.

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John W Henry Sure Likes His Numbers Alright

phil — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:04:25 +0000

And speaking of Liverpool and Moneyball, it seems like their owner has a head for numbers. Here are two recent tweets:

Interesting: from Jan 22 pts per game: Chelsea 2.06, Man Utd 2.06, LFC 2.00 Everton 1.75, ManCity 1.73, Arsenal 1.56, Spurs 1.56

Goal differences from Jan 22: LFC +19, Chelsea +17, Man Utd +17, ManCity +9, Everton +8, Arsenal +6, Spurs +3.

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Charlie Adam is the Wrong Answer

phil — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:01:09 +0000

An eminently readable piece from Surreal Football about Liverpool and their alleged application of “Moneyball”. The thing is, Charlie Adam probably shouldn’t be what comes out when you create a formula for signing footballers. Related posts:Charlie Adam moving to Liverpool Gregg … Continue reading →

Gregg Roughley on Liverpool’s New Look Midfield

phil — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 02:43:46 +0000

One of the good things about getting journalists onto podcasts is that you get to know what their areas of interest are and what teams they follow.

There’s no denying Gregg Roughley is a Liverpool fan. Here’s his analysis on how Liverpool’s midfield might line up.

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Charlie Adam moving to Liverpool

phil — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:13:32 +0000

The days of unknown and utterly average players passing through Liverpool appear – thankfully – to be behind us. According to The Guardian:

Liverpool’s six-month pursuit of Charlie Adam is almost over after they agreed a fee with Blackpool for the midfielder..

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Liverpool are Building a Formidable Back-room

phil — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:53:24 +0000

When Kevin Keen was announced as Liverpool first-team coach, I was wondering: What does that make the recently-arrived Steve Clarke? Rory Smith of The Telegraph clears things up:

Though Clarke, who worked with Keen during Gianfranco Zola’s disappointing spell at West Ham United, holds the same title, [Clarke] can expect to be the more senior of the two.

Smart move by Dalglish. Squads are so big these days that having a single first-team coach doesn’t cut it anymore.

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