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Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Analysing Anfield: Thiago Merseyside derby masterclass | Ajax and Sheffield United previewed

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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News, Sports, Soccer, Sports News

4.41000 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Josh Williams and David Hughes are back with a second Analysing Anfield podcast in as many days as they review Liverpool’s 2-2 draw at Everton and preview the Champions League opener at Ajax and Saturday’s visit of Sheffield United to Anfield. Monday’s special edition focused on how Liverpool are going to cope without Virgil van Dijk after the world’s best centre-back suffered a serious knee injury in the Merseyside derby. One of the cases put forward here regards new midfielder Thiago Alcantara, whose magnificent display against Everton is analysed in depth, as are the performances of stand-in goalkeeper Adrian and Joe Gomez and Joel Matip, who will now have to shoulder the burden in van Dijk’s absence. However, Josh explains why it may make more sense to put Fabinho back there. Talk then turns to Wednesday’s trip to Ajax, and why it could be another thrilling match in a season packed full of them, and this weekend’s Premier League clash with Sheffield United, which will see the swift return of Rhian Brewster to Liverpool. But with van Dijk sidelined, out hosts believe it’s another Blades forward that could pose a bigger problem. Enjoy.The Liverpool Echo sends a twice-daily Liverpool FC bulletin out via email with the all latest news, views and analysis from Anfield. Sign up for this service here: https://communicatoremail.com/F/QvfUCndgGDRHFbKqw0Z7Ip/Join our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/Watch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-TbqyJWlhRPedk-if0rKtw?view_as=subscriberVisit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fcDownload our Liverpool FC app for free: Apple – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lfc-echo/id1255495425 Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirror.liverpoolfc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the analyzing Anfield Podcast on the Blood Red Channel, bringing you the best tactical and statistical analysis of Liverpool FC.

0:12.0

Hello everybody and welcome to this week's episode of analyzing and I'm figured.

0:15.9

I'm Josh Williams and I'm joined by David Hughes.

0:19.3

How are you doing mate?

0:20.5

I'm okay thank you Josh. Good but back to normal this week.

0:24.0

Last week we obviously had a special with Analyze and Eventon included.

0:28.0

For those who are regular and the show will know that we had an episode yesterday as well a special 20

0:33.8

minutes episode on Van Dyke's injury. Today we're back to normal so talking about

0:38.6

the Derby sadly and talking about acts, he'll be face tomorrow night, we're recording on Tuesday and talking

0:48.6

about Sheffield United as well.

0:52.4

So consider more of three games, we'll get stays into it. The Magic Site

0:57.1

Derby Dave, I have done what I can to try and forget it. So you'll probably have to you know and bring a lot of the

1:05.0

thoughts back for me but what would be your thoughts on the game how the

1:09.6

game played out was that as you expected, you know, all that sort of stuff?

1:14.0

I don't know, I knew there was a risk that, you know, from an evident perspective, I knew there was a risk

1:21.0

that Liverpool could be really at it and I think within a couple minutes

1:27.2

It was pretty obvious that they were

1:29.2

Thought the people looked fantastic that first goal was just constructed brilliantly.

1:34.3

Actually feared at that point of thought, this could end up being above three,

1:39.9

maybe four nill. Obviously the Van Dyke injury just I think changed things a little bit because obviously this because of what happens a big player getting injured, the circumstances, not a really rubbish challenge.

1:55.4

I think that upset Love Pills rhythm a little bit and Evan grew into the game, but I'd say overall I thought the poor were the better sides you know they looked

2:10.0

he looked really good on the ball I I thought Eavinton still offered something looked dangerous. It was a competitive

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