The anxiety waiting for Chris’s laptop to fall off the table is palpable 😀

What a dream day. After a hard day at work beating deadlines, I crack open a bottle of wine, switch to KZfaq and see a new edition of Deep Dive awaiting me from Josh and Chris. 'Verfijnd!' as Slot might say. Especially exciting edition as we look to the future, rather than dwelling on our disappointing end to this season.

We don't have a set piece coach? No fucking shit. 😂🤣

This is best Footy Manager tutorial I’ve ever seen.

It was great seeing Klopp use Trent at right back for the first few years, but it's got old now, very quickly. He's clearly got an exceptional ability to spray balls around the pitch and to thread cute passes forwards to our attackers. Continuing to deploy him at right back, with the periodic and inevitable embarrassments that he suffers against speed merchants, is no longer justifiable. Too much is made of defensive issues with Trent when discussing his potential effectiveness in a midfield role. Pirlo was a converted 10 from his days at Inter, as a result of Ancelotti having the vision (himself a former midfielder) to play him at the base of a midfield diamond. Pirlo was no Claude Makelele, but with Gattuso's aggression and Seedorf's technical abilities complementing him, Milan were very strong with Pirlo spraying passes around from deep. Who's to say that Trent couldn't do the same, or a modified version of that role in midfield, whilst Connor Bradley is given the right back berth as a starter, instead of an understudy to TAA.

Bloody love this show Can’t wait to dive into this

Honestly if Salah leaves I’d give Szobo time on the right. We need a DM but we also need to accommodate our best players: A new DM, alongside Trent, and Macca playing further forward in a 8/10 role.

Great vid. Josh is gold with these

Literally talking in tbe background all the way through i want to watch this to get away from background noise

This is going to be ace. My favourite 2 RedMen lads.

Amazing show! Fascinating stuff, could listen to you boys all day long!! Thank you as always.

What a show! Love the analysis and learning the deeper aspects of football management on the pitch.

Absolutely great chat. Thanks lads for giving us this show. I was so happy that Chris mentioned Stefan as I feel he is the future of our midfield. Unfortunate that he was out for so long, he's defo gone under the radar of most people. Up the reds

Background noise is off putting, close fecking door

Very good analysis! Really enjoyed this lads, was glued to the screen at all times. I would myself possibly change out Robertson for Gomez if LB is converting to a CB while we are in attack. Gomez is better defensively than Robertson, but not as effective going forward as Robertson. Next season is going to be amazing if Slot can improve our team without buying any new players. My theory is, that we are so tired now all around the team because we constantly let in one or two goals in first, almost every match, so we have to play extra intense every match to "catch up".

Great episode ! Love it!

Salah is completely failing the eye test this season. Time to cash in.

Personally I see and would use szoboszlai as winger, a Bale type player and use Salah in the 10. For me that would play more to their current strengths. Thoughts?

Love these deep dives. Keep them coming

Excellent vid chaps. Very interesting. Although through no fault of yours, more questions than answers at this stage but will be fascinating to see how it plays out. Also random Slot fact, he's apparently never lost back to back games as a manager. That's that Jinxed then lol.

Very interesting analysis. Great work fellas. On Mo, everybody keeps saying ‘Mo is showing songs of decline but look at his goal contribution’. Yes, he has given us goals but when you look at it, almost a third have been penalties and not ones he has won, as he seldom gets into the box as much. A decline in Mo’s performance has been noticeable all season, not just since injury and not just in willingness to get a foot in, or in beating players, but also first touches. He doesn’t seem to be as able to bring the ball under control from a long weighted pass like he used to and has maybe lost a split second or so of reaction time as well in taking any pass. That allows defenders to get a foot in early and he seems reluctant to tackle back. For a top player, he’s become too predictable to defenders this season, as all he wants to do is bring the ball onto his left outside the box and look for the top left hand corner. Impossible to say what the reason might be, but he’s become a bit one dimensional as an attacking threat. Reluctantly we have to let him go. It broke my heart to see Bobby leave but i understood it was necessary for development of the team. We’re talking about Mo this summer, soon it will be big Virg. We have to make the tough calls at the right time.

Another fabulous deep dive, thanks lads. Josh is brill at these.

Love the Deep Dive boys, great job

Really did enjoy this show loads of info I needed to know and help me to see a bit of a brighter future with our New manager but guys you really do need to soundproof the studio. It is rather annoying when all I can hear is those noisy neighbours lol

Very interesting every time. Cheers lads, from Bulgaria 🤫

The trouble with a 4231, is that it’ll severely limit the amount of midfielders we can play. MacAllister, Elliott, Curtis, Szobo, all represent the future of the club. Most of them can play the 10, none of them are amazing options in the 6. Especially if one of the 6s will be Trent.

Loved this episode

This videos is gold!

Guys, love the show but please sort out the background noise. Dunno if it's just because I'm listening through headphones but really off putting hearing bantz in the background 😣

I’m into that 2nd team. Can see Bajetic going on loan after a season injured. Looking at squad depth… Ali, Keheller Bradley Quansah, Konate Virg, Gomez Robbo, Kostas Trent, Endo Macca, Jones Mo, Elliot Sob, Gravenberch Diaz, Gakpo Nunez, Jota Feel like we are just shy of a RB or CM (depending on the use of Trent). I’d prob say RB as Slot will surely use Trent as the midfield playmaker.

Bass drop at 25:43

Great show lads! 👏

Looking forward to the new season. Curious to see how it goes. So many players want to get on the ball. Just need to make sure they are confident enough to take it away from the two centre halves more often. Too many times Konate, Virgil and Quansah have been our playmaker in the last few months

Half way through Josh's book data game Feckin fabulous mate 🤟

I think a new DM is needed. Endo has done an admirable job there, but he’s 31 and too small. He gets easily bullied off the ball by bigger players. Macca and trent are not natural DMs. Liverpool’s best seasons came when fabinho played well. They were poor when fab was forced to play CB and when he wasnt focused like last season. A new striker should also be a priority. It’s a disaster when the defence is exposed AND the attackers cannot score.

We need a CB, DM, and a Forward who can play on the right

Best show on Redmen TV, Josh is quality 👍🏽

Fuck me, that was a great one lads. Well done

Ngl I may be the only one thinking this but in terms of matching Slots role for Geertruida Joe Gomez is the closets and frees up Trent in the right double pivot with Macca, obviously may lose abit of width on that side with how narrow Salah plays but I think it gives far more balance, and you can always put in Bradley or Trent for more firepower

Where did arne rank in the manager list you made in your blog Josh Williams??

I got your book Josh. Very insightful, good read, thx mate. (DATA GAME)

Watching this a day after Liverpool announced they’re getting a set piece coach is spooky!

Cant believe the quality of free content nowadays, thanks lads 👍🏼

These videos are great per usual. But, there are some chatty Kathy's in the background!

This show is a must for fans wishing to analyze and understand the game. Regarding Chris's final setup, there has been too much crowding creating confusion this season and I feel his setup may continue this trend. However, Josh's lineup helps to negate that problem. I enjoyed the investigation and evaluation of Feyenoord and believe it will help the doubters become believers.

All well and good looking at overall set piece XG however you need to consider the number of actual set pieces teams win/create. Higher quality teams (reflected in league position) will naturally win more corners and free kicks and just through opportunity have a higher overall XG. A better metric would be to consider the average XG per set piece.

On the ball Trent is the perfect 6 but he isnt good enough defensively for that. Tough one

Tell them in the background to shut up!

25:43 someone turned on the microwave 😅

I think personally we'll need someone that is really good at carrying the ball in midfield that is good at close quarters with being able to hold the ball also

Honestly not sure why noone seems to be toying with the idea of moving Salah into the 10. His numbers have dropped and physically he isnt as fast or explosive anymore. Most wingers when they get old adopt a different position or role within a team, especially if they lose their pace and ability to beat a man, which is evident in Salahs case. Salahs assists this season are much higher than before, showing he has adopted his game and I think playing him in the 10 will get more out of him

You forgot Carvalho and Van den Berg, both having good seasons

I fail to understand, Geertruida is a right back, he is not a CB, he as played 32 as Right Back, 7 as Center Back. Are proposing to buy him to replace Bradley, as TAA is not going to be playing right back if he is still here. It would be nice to look at a Left Footed centre back, like Gonçalo Inácio ...

Id love a semi permanent view of the pitch when you do these types of vids. Top vid tho boys

Trent actually has said midfield is his best position. I think it’s been a no brainer for a few years now but klopp has had it in his head that’s he’s a RB. See him doing what kroos is doing at Madrid, like a deep playmaker

Over the years Klopp has been reluctant to have a big squad... What is Arne Slot's stance on squad size? Going by his typical squad tactics/style, I would say it should be a large squad.

Thanks

Corners/set pieces... Thomas Grønnemark Left last summer. We're no longer any good at defending corners/set pieces... 2+2=4?

I Hope with new System : 4-2-3-1 New inverted LB-VVD-Quansah-TAA Macca-New Top DM Elliot/New RWB-Szobo-Gakpo Jota/Nunez Sell : Salah, Diaz & Tsimikas

It sounds mad. But the problem here is Trent. He doesn't really have a position and you don't build a team around someone in a free role. Take him our if the team; and everything just looks better from a tactical sense.

I genuinely think we will win the league. We were really unlucky with var, injuries and in front of goal as well as individual errors and on set pieces rhis year. Klopp ran out of energy and slot will coming in getting us defending better and shooting more. Great content by the way. I would sell salah and keep the rest. Olise, szob and elliot even jota can cover him. Danns will get more game time. Trent in the middle and bradley rb

Massive risk.Specially with our team.Need a CM ASAP.

Thats the same line up im predicting for next season

Deffo wanna see Josh’s choice of team in pre season! Making wanna jump on FM

I'm excited tbh. Yes I'd rather Alonso but of the actual options, he's a good pick. I'm excited for new ideas

Trent's been most effective from right back. Mo has been amazing for us but, we have to cash in to rebuild for the future.

We obviously need more physicality in midfield. Our current midfielders have to dive in to win the ball, then the opposition fall over and win easy free kicks. Bigger, stronger players, just have to stand up and be in the way and won't give the fouls away. That Weifer looks ideal. Also a cb/lb is needed if we are going to attack down the right. Hincapie or Ignacio, or chance a bid for Colwill at Chelsea. Why can't Diaz play on the Rw and keep the width?

I think Slot needs to be ruthless with the attackers. Salah will go down as a legend and whilst might continue to get good numbers (15+ goals & assists) I think the overall team fluidity and form suffers. Nunez isn’t good enough, work rate is great and the craziness fun, but neither clinical nor great at link up. Diaz, Gakpo and Jota to stay with at least one ST/RW signing. Sobs/Elliot can cover on the right to. Trent to a double pivot in holding midfield. New RB and CB (ideally left sided to start the VVD replacement process). Move to a 4-2-3-1 would be good in my view, there’s a danger of not evolving and solely trying to replicate Klopps team/tactics.

i think with slot wanting to play two cdms and geertruida being one of his fave players its set up for trent to move inside and have macca do the hard yards and geertruida come in at RB

Really don't understand why people keep going to TAA to midfield, he's lethal as a RB and having to press up to our RB opens up the pitch. With a better/in-form RCB and a new 6 TAA will shine.

The change to the offside rule next season is going to massively improve Darwin. He's still our most dangerous forward in certain positions. He just needs some coaching and needs to do better at linking up. If that happens, he'll be immense.

Big up Josh for calling out Trent's unwillingness to defend, it annoys me a lot when I see it. That being said, I'm not at all convinced it will go away if he moves into midfield, so I'd be concerned by pairing him in a double pivot with Macca, would need something much closer to a specialist destroyer for that role, ie Palhinha.

Pretending like Henderson wasn't terrible in the air. Fantastic.

0:50 "his PSV side.." Really ?

Hmm I wouldn’t say Geertruida was used as a decoy. He shoved into midfield a lot 15:30 from a fr fan perspective

Gakkers at No. 10 for me. A perfect archetype for the position. He's not a forward and not a midfielder but a hybrid in between. Loves the ball played to his feet in tight spaces so he can turn and run at defences. Solid in the press in that position as he was brought in to cover the false 9. Feels like a position he was born to play!

Slot's LFC: Alisson Bradley, Ibou, Virg, Robbo Trent, Bajcetic Salah, Macca, Jota Danns

0:52 he manages feyenoord not psv

I think Arne Slot will take or Geertruida or Wieffer or even both with him from Feyenoord. In general I think Slot will do a good job in Liverpool. But give him, atleast for the first few month time to adjust to the pace of Premier league. If Arne Slot has been settled, and if Slot will be given the required time, then I personally think he can win the Champions League at some point in his Liverpool time. Having said that, winning the Champions League requires a bit of luck aswell, I will admit that one.

Job #1 . Research the local pie shops Job #2 Find a good take away Job #3 find the local Superdrug for razors.

His psv side u having a laugh mate

anyone else worried Chris's laptop will fall off as its hanging off the edge lol

My ideal XI Alisson Bradley Konate VVD Colwill Koopmeiners Trent Diaz Gakpo Nunez Jota

Whos singing in the background? Hahaha

Brilliant video. Highlights an issue we need to address with set pieces and get a specialist coach! The coaching piece and how good defensive Feyenoord are is important. Yes it’s Eredivise but our squad is 3x the value of there’s so better players. If Slot can coach systems that improve our defending and bring more control it will help no doubt. The Eredivise vs PL argument is relative. Better players in our squad vs them.

Pretty sure van Dijk has played in a back 3 often for the Netherlands.

Slot presumably will have a look at Sepp vd Berg first ,he is doing really well at Mainz tbf

Deep Dive, what a show. Josh is immense man. I believe EVERYTHING he says 😂

When it comes to set pieces think that's one of the final things you focus on once you have the system sorted. Look at Arsenal and even what Ange is saying

Whahaha first minute first mistake. His psv side

His psv side...pardon?😅

I think (hope) this off season, we will sign Luke Kelly from Bournemouth on a free this and release Robbo to West Ham or Celtic, sign Michael Olise from Palace and release Mo to PSG or Saudi and then sign a more complete defensive mid like Foffana from Monaco. Try to renew Virgil and Trent on similar contracts. This would allow FSG too again have a minimum spend that they are so eager to achieve.

Nunez is a great player to bring on when 1-0 or 2-0. But to have him get our best chances and miss them, especially when the creativity and the pressing is at its maximum in the first half seems like too big a risk to take again.

4-2-3-1 opens up a place Carvalho will fight for, if he comes back and keeps his form, he may be in the starting lineup by the end of next year.

Is PSV side?

It'll be interesting to see Dann in the number 9 position, I think he'll be perfect for it

my X1 Jota Gakpo/new Mo Diaz mac10 trent Ait Nouri VVD Konate Bradley Mo has to start playing central, jota our best finisher,

Pearls from Josh as usual. Well in lads.

Liverpool should sign 4-5 players if they fall to do so they never get better. Kubo, Santiago Gimenez, a number 6, centerback and a left back.

Trent needs to be coached better if he is going to play as a RB or DM for us. I dont care if he is great, if he doesnt work hard or shows a lack of effort and desire to track back or deal with runs in behind it shows an issue with his mentality/ego. There's times this season when it has felt like hes a luxury player and at worst, a passenger as there was many occasions where he offered no defensive cover or width. He's mentally checked out of his defensive responsibilities becasue he wants to play as a CM and that's not ideal.