
The Tactical Times
@Tactical_Times
Followers
109K
Following
11K
Media
4K
Statuses
46K
The Tactical Times | Football analysis, tactics and statistics
Joined November 2018
Fast, from the side, bouncing as it arrived. He would always expect himself to score from there but it was definitely not on a plate.
19
19
615
Virgil van Dijk is asked if there are concerns about the defence this season after another two conceded. āNo.ā
7
31
955
Foundation models are stuck in the past, but they intentionally produce natural-sounding and varied responses. These can lead to hallucinations. We explore the limitations of foundation models and how RAG can address these so chat, search, and agentic workflows can all benefit.
6
14
73
A late winner automatically gets called lucky for one reason or another, but like the weekend it was another deserved win for Liverpool. They were worth more than their 3 goals tonight. Really fluid in moments, always brave. There honestly isnāt much I can criticise them for.
21
222
2K
Late drama and giving up the lead aside, it was a good performance from Liverpool tonight against typically tough opposition. It was a very high quality game of football.
8
59
1K
Committing to sport is an invigorating journey that transforms your physical strength and mental resilience, forging an indomitable spirit ready to conquer lifeās challenges with relentless determination.
0
0
11
How are we deciding what a fair result is? Anything less than a Liverpool win would have been a scandal based on how the game was played. Disappointing for Burnley to lose after defending really well, but they didnāt deserve any points today.
7
93
970
Iām sure Iāve read very similar stats every season for the past decade.
4 - With just four points from four games (W1 D1 L2), this is Manchester Unitedās poorest start to a league season since 1992-93, when they also had four points from their opening four matches under Alex Ferguson. Misery.
2
33
610
At what point are Man United at the Roy Hodgson/Paul Konchesky phase of collapse?
42
32
654
Man United seem to get worse under each new manager and itās the strangest thing.
7
18
400
I would say Man City were as good as they needed to be to beat United. A very routine, half hearted win and there is no worse way to lose a derby. Man United seem a bit hopeless.
1
10
139
Itās funny to think to the younger generations Man United must just seem like a bad football club and not an under performing giant. Ferguson has been retired for 12 years.
4
16
344
Dorgu, Ugarte, Mazraoui, Mbeumo. I canāt explain but they are just not Man United players.
22
7
242
A world class assist from Jeremy Doku. Skill, agility, athleticism, adjustment, decision making, execution. He showed everything there.
7
10
220
Brendan Rodgers and Željko BuvaÄ sitting just out of shot in the Man City dugout.
0
5
234
Funny thing is I think Kerkez with his physicality and tenacity would be a better option than Robertson in that second half where Burnley were fully playing inside their own box. But Slot has the privilege to make that sub and the quality of depth to make it work.
6
6
248
The Kerkez substitution was interesting. I believe it was purely a case of Slot anticipating a second yellow. He wasnāt playing badly but the dive was stupid and an early substitution is a logical consequence of that for a left back. It teaches a lesson. I like that management.
26
120
3K
When we talk about standards of the defending champions, I understand why we can be critical of Liverpool so far this season, but the bottom line for me is 1: how difficult they are to beat, and 2) how many dangerous options they have. Opponents have to be spot on for 100 minutes
12
122
2K
Iām convinced these ratings are adjusted to cater to how viral they tend to go. The key passes, the expected assists, the pass accuracy and the numbers of touches point to an effective attacking performance from a number 10. Wirtz was fine overall. Second half he was good.
43
125
2K
Liverpool have been much better at defending from attacking positions since the Bournemouth game. Itās true Burnley donāt have a Semenyo but they do have dangerous players waiting to exploit spaces, they came close a couple of times but Liverpool did really well at closing it out
7
57
871