Dr Barts is away so Darth hosts Si and Hamzah to review the 2 big home wins over Leverkusen and Aston Villa. The lads discuss:

Part 1: LEVERKUSEN

•⁠ ⁠Strategic Rotation during block 2. Trent prognosis

•⁠ ⁠Xabi blinks first, changes from his default

•⁠ ⁠Match Summary: Possession, XG, XA, XT, Shots, Big Chances, Game State

•⁠ ⁠Reds controlling the game state again

•⁠ ⁠Reds deciding when to win games, how did we manage this one?

•⁠ ⁠Curtis Jones praise

•⁠ ⁠The routine brilliance of Mo Salah

•⁠ ⁠Diaz role and goals

Part 2: VILLA

•⁠ ⁠Villa lineups and rotation

•⁠ ⁠Match Summary

•⁠ ⁠LFC controlling open play - how?

•⁠ ⁠match decided on set plays - how?

•⁠ ⁠Set Piece wankers - debate on Villa's setup

•⁠ ⁠How did Villa's set plays cause us problems?

•⁠ ⁠Bailey/Salah/Coote discussion

•⁠ ⁠Is Kyle Walker washed interlude

•⁠ ⁠Ibou Konate praise

Statspacks:

Leverkusen: https://drbarts.quarto.pub/cl-match-day-4-season-2425/

Villa: https://drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-11-season-2425

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