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Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Analysing Anfield: Liverpool's big defensive risk, the glue of Firmino and Arsenal imitation

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Reach Podcasts

News, Sports, Soccer, Sports News

4.41000 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2019

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Top of the league, European Super Cup champions... but not everything is perfect at Liverpool right now. Kristian Walsh and Josh Williams delve deep into the debate over the Reds' new defensive structure and figure out three things: what is it, why has Jurgen Klopp implemented it, and if this is the right thing to do. The good and not so good of Chelsea and Southampton are touched upon, mainly related to that new-fangled high line, while there is also recognition of Roberto Firmino offering the 'glue' to everything his side does well in attack; Sadio Mane and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are also recipients of high praise. There is also a focus on Arsenal, their new front three and whether imitation will be the sincerest form of flattery - or if it is the set-up which could make Liverpool vulnerable on Saturday. You can also watch this on YouTube, as well as the brand-new show, Analysing Anfield: Extra Time. Go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-TbqyJWlhRPedk-if0rKtw for the latest videos. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.

0:08.0

Hello everybody and welcome to the latest episode of analyzing Anfield. I am Christian Walsh and with me as always

0:16.4

is Josh Williams. I'll say this once more. We are on your podcast device and we are also on YouTube now so hello to anyone who's

0:25.0

listening and hello to anybody who's watching you are listening you are

0:28.6

watching analyzing Anfield podcast Liverpool top of the league Josh two wins out of two and they are the Super Cup

0:35.3

Champions this is all been going on all been going on since we last they sat down

0:39.4

and spoke so what we'll do got a little bit to get through before previewing the Arsenal game

0:44.0

which comes up on Saturday afternoon.

0:47.0

I think Chelsea's a little bit too far gone Josh, but we'll have a little quick spot check around there and then we'll talk about Southampton

0:54.8

they will crack on into Saturday afternoons games so first and foremost top of the league

0:59.8

super cup champions how's it all going?

1:03.4

I think we're quite lucky to be on us to be in both positions.

1:07.2

I'm not sure it's gone as swimming years of thought it would have, you know I mean we're getting over

1:14.3

the line hopefully over time it'll um smooth out let's say let's you know make it

1:20.5

a little bit more cohesive and how we play and things like that but

1:24.4

we're still getting wins but it's not as convincing as I felt last season I think it's safe to say that

1:30.3

Chelsea we're nowhere near as bad as we said they be

1:33.0

they weren't, no.

1:34.0

And to me fair, you did say last week that, you know, okay,

1:39.0

they won't necessarily be as bad as they were.

1:41.0

But they weren't.

1:43.0

So, you know, I think you've got to take that into consideration

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