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Liverpool have faced difficult opponents over a very short period of the season, and in the last week were unfortunate to have 3 difficult aways including midweek trip to Turkey. But if you compare to last season’s results in these fixtures, they are actually 1 point better off? But the #narratives.

Liverpool being +1 point and +1.1 xGD in the 7 corresponding fixtures is funny to me given the narrative.

I mean, you could do that but the conclusions would be similar/same

I think it’s the ESPN app to be fair. I have found it to be unstable.

Ryan, FYI, I have never been able to use your links. I get directed to the ESPN app which then freezes. The links from Dale Johnson, OTOH, work. 🤷‍♂️

Is it time to worry about Mohamed Salah at Liverpool? There is a lot of uncertainty around this new-look Liverpool side right now, but one thing we know for sure: if Salah doesn't play like himself soon, nothing else matters.

I wrote about Liverpool's biggest problem so far this season: the guy who led the Premier League in goals and assists last season. www.espn.com/soccer/story...

“This essentially looks to be the result of what is an increasingly competitive Premier League. Almost everyone is finding it harder to create big chances against each other, which could also be due to the general increase in direct play we recently looked at.” (Opta)

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GENIUS from Todd Boehly #chelsea #ffp #toddboehly #premierleague TikTok video by The Exploding Heads

Not as impressive as Chelsea winning the 2023-2031 league title tho
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“Has never went” 😂 Arsenal “has only went” and choked more leads at Christmas than any team in PL history. Stay humble, my friend.

But hilarious Arsenal fans are talking about catching up after 7 league games when they blown like 7 titles in the last 20 years. Weird flex.

What a weird flex for a bunch of defenders who have not won anything

They were top of that other table

I’m sure Slot will be happy to finally have a league winner in his squad

Congratulations on the “leading by a point after 7 games” trophy

When you think about it, Arsenal won the 2022-2025 three year PL title.

Apropos of nothing, Liverpool lead all premier league teams in number of progressive carries and progressive passes. What does it mean? 🤷‍♂️

Yep, this is it. People want simple answers. “Mo is washed out” “Slot is a fraud” “Wirtz is a bust” etc

Not getting the ball to him quickly is a bigger problem than not having a full back overlapping on the outside

Trent didn’t do that much overlapping. But your point on Mo getting doubled on stands. I also think he gets fouled all the time now but refs refuse to award fouls.

This is correct but the journalists and podcasters and YouTubers need to put out content now, no time to wait for more games to be played to render judgements on teams, players and managers. The fans are angry, my friends, like an old man taking back soup in a deli.

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The content machine needs content

It’s basic arithmetic

Mo has completed 1 of 8 dribbles (take ons) in 7 PL games. Per 90, both averages are lowest in his career. So that’s the bad news.

The good news is that his ball carries and distance per 90 numbers, while lower, are not nearly or dramatically lower.

What does this tell us? Meh. 🤷‍♂️

“My mum is Slot-In. IS SHE MAD?!”

Angry Liverpool fans eyeballing Slot

To those maybe unfamiliar with Perth, it’s exactly between Milan and Como.

He won this flight just like he won the fight with his teammate’s butt.

Yep, said the same in this post
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