<![CDATA[EBL: Liverpool]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/s/liverpoolhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3z09!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4cd66440-5107-495a-b948-9561550db468_1280x1280.pngEBL: Liverpoolhttps://www.ebl2017.com/s/liverpoolSubstackThu, 14 May 2026 14:06:04 GMT<![CDATA[The Tactical Mistake That Could Derail Liverpool’s Season]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/the-tactical-mistake-that-could-derailhttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/the-tactical-mistake-that-could-derailWed, 11 Mar 2026 11:12:36 GMTArne Slot got this badly wrong.

Liverpool weren’t beaten by Galatasaray.

They were beaten by their own framework.

What Slot must fix immediately to save Liverpool’s season 👇

FULL breakdown! 🚨

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]]><![CDATA[Arne Slot Has Restored Liverpool’s Structural Identity]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/arne-slot-has-restored-liverpoolshttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/arne-slot-has-restored-liverpoolsFri, 13 Feb 2026 07:35:42 GMT🚨 Arne Slot is still elite.

Liverpool’s recent tactical dynamics are the clearest evidence yet.

What changed, and what it means for Liverpool’s long-term ceiling 👇

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]]><![CDATA[Control Isn’t Enough: The Problem With Arne Slot’s Liverpool]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/control-isnt-enough-the-problem-withhttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/control-isnt-enough-the-problem-withTue, 27 Jan 2026 16:06:42 GMT🔴 Arne Slot has found control at Liverpool.

But it comes with a ceiling.

I broke down what’s happening beneath the results, why the diamond isn’t the optimal long-term solution, and what Slot must do to fix it…

THREAD! 🚨

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]]><![CDATA[🔴 Liverpool’s New Tactical Diamond]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/liverpools-new-tactical-diamondhttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/liverpools-new-tactical-diamondWed, 10 Dec 2025 09:30:42 GMT🔴⚪ No Salah. A new Liverpool.

Arne Slot introduced a tactical diamond — and it changes the long-term picture.

Is it a sustainable solution? Or a short-term fix?

THREAD! 🚨

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]]><![CDATA[🔴⚪ Arne Slot Deserves Time]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/arne-slot-deserves-timehttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/arne-slot-deserves-timeFri, 05 Dec 2025 09:31:54 GMT🔴⚪ Arne Slot deserves time.

Here’s why.

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]]><![CDATA[🔴 Inside Arne Slot’s Liverpool: What’s Broken and How to Fix It]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/inside-arne-slots-liverpool-whatshttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/inside-arne-slots-liverpool-whatsSun, 23 Nov 2025 10:17:50 GMTLiverpool have issues, but Arne Slot knows what they are.

He deserves all the time in the world to fix it…

🔺 Liverpool’s system,

🔺 The personnel and balance within it,

🔺 How Arne Slot can save the season.

THREAD! 🚨

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]]><![CDATA[🔴 Inside Liverpool’s Crisis Under Arne Slot]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/inside-liverpools-crisis-under-arnehttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/inside-liverpools-crisis-under-arneSun, 26 Oct 2025 08:50:59 GMTArne Slot keeps saying Liverpool must find a way to deal with direct opponents.

He’s right — but the solution is in Liverpool’s own hands.

In my latest deep-dive, I analyse what’s really behind the crisis.

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]]><![CDATA[🔴 What’s Really Going Wrong with Liverpool]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/whats-really-going-wrong-with-liverpoolhttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/whats-really-going-wrong-with-liverpoolThu, 02 Oct 2025 08:00:20 GMT🔴 Arne Slot’s tactics.

🇩🇪 Florian Wirtz’s performances

💭 What’s really going wrong with Liverpool.

THREAD! 🚨

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]]><![CDATA[Isak & Ekitike: The Partnership That Could Define Liverpool’s Season]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/isak-and-ekitike-the-partnershiphttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/isak-and-ekitike-the-partnershipWed, 03 Sep 2025 13:40:58 GMT🔴⚪️ Liverpool’s title chances come down to balance.

⚡️ How Isak fits

🤯 Can Isak & Ekitike play together?

🧩 Szoboszlai at right back

The answers to these questions will decide if Liverpool win major titles.

THREAD! 🚨

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]]><![CDATA[The Tactical Test That Could Decide Liverpool’s Season]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/the-tactical-test-that-could-decidehttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/the-tactical-test-that-could-decideTue, 12 Aug 2025 06:33:39 GMTLiverpool’s balance in AND out of possession was all wrong vs Crystal Palace.

Those problems aren’t solved by Guehi, Isak… or anyone in the market.

Arne Slot must find tactical solutions — fast.

THREAD! 🚨

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]]><![CDATA[Hugo Ekitiké is Alexander Isak 2.0!]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/hugo-ekitike-is-alexander-isak-20https://www.ebl2017.com/p/hugo-ekitike-is-alexander-isak-20Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:57:00 GMTHugo Ekitiké is Alexander Isak 2.0.

Below, in an in-depth thread, I break down the entirety of his profile, assess if he is suited to the elites right now, and if he is worth £100m.. 🤯

THREAD! 🚨

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Hugo Ekitike is a unique profile.

He is a #9 who likes to drift to the left and to dribble a lot (like Gyökeres), an elegant technician with his back to goal but also an aerial target for direct play (like Havertz), all mixed in with a bit of inconsistent chaos (like Núñez).

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If I had to compare him to one player, I would pick Isak of Newcastle..

Technical, elegant, can dribble, a threat in transition, is not fixed to playing as a #9, and prefers the left channel so he can open his body up & dribble with his right foot into the majority of the pitch.

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]]><![CDATA[Arne Slot's Use Of Narrow Fullbacks]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/arne-slots-use-of-narrow-fullbackshttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/arne-slots-use-of-narrow-fullbacksSat, 14 Jun 2025 18:58:16 GMTLiverpool vs Everton was a simple game - a throwback, of sorts.

An expansive but balanced 4-3-3 trying to break down a sensible 4-4-2.

Instead of analysing tactics, let's analyse the subtle dynamics and the player-based intricacies within each respective style.

A thread 👇

This was the game. 4-3-3 vs 4-4-2.

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]]><![CDATA[Arne Slot's High Pressing Problems and Solutions at Liverpool!]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/arne-slots-high-pressing-problemshttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/arne-slots-high-pressing-problemsSat, 14 Jun 2025 18:27:09 GMTArne Slot's Jürgen Klopp-esque high pressing adaption after a not-so-successful pressing approach against Chelsea 👇

The performance against Leipzig was complete on & off the ball.

Liverpool looked like an elite team.

In fact, it was their most complete performance yet.

THREAD!

We are getting a good sense of what Arne Slot's Liverpool are at this point in hi…

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]]><![CDATA[A Complete Tactical Breakdown of Arne Slot's Liverpool!]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/a-complete-tactical-breakdown-ofhttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/a-complete-tactical-breakdown-ofSat, 14 Jun 2025 18:17:26 GMTArne Slot's first game at Anfield was the first time Liverpool started to replicate how his Feyenoord team looked with narrow fullbacks in a 4-3-3 base.

However, Slot said it himself. He doesn't like to label his system with one specific style, so let's assess Liverpool in full.

For the first time, we saw Liverpool use a 4-3-3 base to orchestrate their pl…

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]]><![CDATA[Arne Slot's First Liverpool Game!]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/arne-slots-first-liverpool-gamehttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/arne-slots-first-liverpool-gameSat, 14 Jun 2025 18:13:20 GMTLiverpool were sub-elite tactically against Ipswich.

Their issues were enhanced even further by Kieran McKenna and Ipswich who were excellent, but it took Liverpool's individual quality to bail them out of trouble.

Let's take a look at some of the issues Slot faced.

THREAD! 🔴

Liverpool pressed in zonal fashion as they left Ipswich with a +1 in the build-up.

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]]><![CDATA[Thank you, Jürgen.]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/thank-you-jurgenhttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/thank-you-jurgenSat, 14 Jun 2025 13:14:12 GMTNo team has ever taught me more about football than Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool.

Below, in an in-depth thread, to honour his emotional departure from Liverpool, I will break down the biggest lessons I learnt through analysing his team for the past decade.

Thank you, Jürgen.

1. "From doubters to believers."

Klopp came into Liverpool Football Club and asked the …

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]]><![CDATA[Dominik Szoboszlai - The Heir To Steven Gerrard!]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/dominik-szoboszlai-the-heir-to-stevenhttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/dominik-szoboszlai-the-heir-to-stevenSat, 14 Jun 2025 11:18:12 GMTStylistically, Dominik Szoboszlai is a mix of Kevin De Bruyne and Bruno Fernandes. Szoboszlai harnesses all of their best qualities and rolls them into one making him one of the most dangerous #10's in the sport.

What makes Szoboszlai stand out instantly is his ball-striking. The Hungarian utilises the knuckle ball technique when striking through the bal…

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]]><![CDATA[Dominik Szoboszlai's EVOLUTION under Klopp!]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/dominik-szoboszlais-evolution-underhttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/dominik-szoboszlais-evolution-underSat, 14 Jun 2025 10:53:22 GMTJürgen Klopp signed Dominik Szoboszlai in what many logically anticipated to be a role where he primarily operated between the lines.

In the 22/23 season with Leipzig, that is exactly where he played, specifically in the right half space between the lines as seen below.

In 21/22, however, he primarily operated in and around the left half space between the…

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]]><![CDATA[Can Liverpool unexpectedly win the league with Klopp?!]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/can-liverpool-unexpectedly-win-thehttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/can-liverpool-unexpectedly-win-theSat, 14 Jun 2025 10:42:35 GMTAfter Liverpool's recent run of consecutive wins, their fans are right to be optimistic. However, can *this* iteration of Liverpool win the Premier League? That's the biggest question, so let's explore that.

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Klopp has employed some new tactics as of late, to further advance his system in which Liverpool invert their right back into midfield.

Instead of s…

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]]><![CDATA[Alexis Mac Allister - Liverpool's very own Bernardo Silva]]>https://www.ebl2017.com/p/alexis-mac-allister-liverpools-veryhttps://www.ebl2017.com/p/alexis-mac-allister-liverpools-verySat, 14 Jun 2025 01:06:16 GMTAlexis Mac Allister is a uniquely talented footballer, and I don't say the word 'unique' lightly. The Argentine came to Brighton as an attacking midfielder yet he often starts and controls games from within Roberto De Zerbi's double pivot..

That #10 turned #8 transition is rare, and for many reasons.

Oftentimes #10's struggle to adapt in deeper zones beca…

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