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Liverpool End-Of-Season Report

The final report.

lastName pos net_gfp90 net_gap90 net_p90 minutes appearances
Texeira MID 7.61 -0.89 8.5 9 1
Smith FB -0.56 -2.28 1.72 31 1
Cissokho FB 1.66 -0.02 1.68 1090 15
Flanagan FB 1.71 0.16 1.55 1891 23
Sterling MID 1.48 -0.05 1.53 2139 32
Suarez ST 1.62 0.13 1.49 2961 33
Henderson MID 1.33 -0.16 1.49 3128 35
Allen MID 1.41 -0.02 1.43 1443 24
Johnson FB 1.51 0.07 1.43 2516 29
Sturridge ST 1.41 -0.01 1.43 2246 28
Skrtel CB 1.48 0.07 1.4 3221 36
Mignolet GK 1.34 0 1.34 3420 38
Coutinho MID 1.45 0.13 1.32 2236 32
Sakho CB 1.38 0.12 1.25 1296 15
Agger CB 1.04 -0.15 1.19 1509 20
Gerrard MID 1.33 0.13 1.19 2895 34
Aspas ST 0.12 -1.07 1.19 383 13
Alberto MID 1.69 0.64 1.05 150 9
Toure CB 0.94 -0.01 0.95 1443 20
Leiva MID 0.92 -0.03 0.95 1871 27
Enrique FB 0.12 -0.63 0.75 604 8
Wisdom FB 0.97 0.39 0.58 81 2
Kelly FB 1.01 0.63 0.38 112 5
Moses MID 0.77 0.43 0.34 650 19
Ibe MID -1.39 -1.72 0.33 15 1

The Two Faces of Liverpool

net_gfp90 net_gap90 net_p90 minutes appearances
Before 12/7 0.72 -0.02 0.74 1260 14
After 12/6 1.71 0.01 1.69 2160 24

What's especially interesting to me about this table is what it means for the narrative that we give up something on defense with the all-out attack philosophy. As you can see, there was a .03 difference in goals allowed per 90 minutes. Put another way, shifting tactics costs us 1 goal allowed every 33(!) games but gave us 1 goal for per game(!!). I'd argue, based on this, that the team was unbalanced before Rodgers made some bold moves (e.g. Gerrard as a DM) because our offense was being held back.

Here's the team table for the post-12/6 games (West Ham away and beyond - minimum 10 appearances):

lastName pos net_gfp90 net_gap90 net_p90 minutes appearances
Henderson MID 1.8 -0.22 2.02 1890 21
Flanagan FB 1.82 -0.04 1.85 1554 19
Toure CB 1.81 0 1.81 611 10
Cissokho FB 1.76 -0.03 1.78 783 10
Sturridge ST 2.03 0.28 1.74 1262 16
Suarez ST 1.71 0.02 1.7 2155 24
Skrtel CB 1.71 0.01 1.69 2160 24
Mignolet GK 1.71 0.01 1.69 2160 24
Johnson FB 1.75 0.13 1.63 1756 20
Sterling MID 1.59 -0.01 1.6 1805 24
Gerrard MID 1.74 0.23 1.51 1664 20
Allen MID 1.42 -0.02 1.45 1249 19
Coutinho MID 1.67 0.28 1.39 1587 23
Agger CB 1.33 -0.03 1.36 889 12
Sakho CB 1.43 0.08 1.35 898 10
Leiva MID 1.46 0.11 1.34 894 16
Moses MID 0.2 0.3 -0.1 209 11

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