When it comes to the financial arms race, Liverpool cannot hope to compete with the far more lavishly funded clubs in the Premier League and Europe. Everything they do has to be geared towards extracting the maximum possible benefit.
This is most obviously seen in the transfer market. Rival fans, pundits and even Liverpool supporters have questioned why their club signed the likes of Andy Robertson, Gini Wijnaldum or Diogo Jota, but their subsequent success showed the analysts at Anfield usually know what’s best for Jurgen Klopp’s squad.
While identifying relatively low cost but effective signings is the most notable use of statistical analysis, it can also have an impact on the pitch during games. Football coach Chris Summersell has recently identified a way in which the Reds’ differ greatly from the rest of the top flight with respect to how they deal with opposition attacks outside the penalty area.
