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Liverpool, City, and Early Thoughts on the Evolution of Premier League Tactics

Liverpool, City, and Early Thoughts on the Evolution of Premier League Tactics

Update: 2025-08-26
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Liverpool struggled badly against Newcastle while City lost to Spurs, and both matches captured the current tactical meta in different ways. We walk through the history of where the extreme control tactics of contemporary football came from and how clubs are now responding to control with different versions of chaos, pressing, athleticism and directness. Looking back on Pep, Jose, Klopp, Tuchel and how their ideas shaped the game and what might come next. 

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Liverpool, City, and Early Thoughts on the Evolution of Premier League Tactics

Liverpool, City, and Early Thoughts on the Evolution of Premier League Tactics