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Comme après chaque Grand Prix, il est temps de découvrir les statistiques les plus marquantes, les records qui ont été battus, les séries remarquables toujours en cours ou bien qui se sont arrêtées net lors du dernier week-end… Les qualifications Lando Norris a réussi sa troisième pole position consécutive – et sa septième de la saison, ce qui lui a permis d'égaler le total de Max Verstappen. Max Verstappen n'a toujours jamais signé de pole position à Las Vegas. C'est la 5e fois qu'il (…)

Pirelli a défini la gamme de gommes pour la saison 2026 de Formule 1. Après avoir analysé les résultats de la dernière séance d'essais à Mexico, la firme italienne, avec l'accord de la FIA, a déterminé les gommes qui seront homologuées le 15 décembre, conformément au règlement technique. La construction des pneumatiques a été finalisée le 1er septembre, après une évaluation minutieuse de l'équilibre entre les trains avant et arrière, prenant en compte l'aérodynamique active qui sera (…)

Liverpool entered the match hoping to find their footing in the Premier League against bottom-of-the-table Nottingham Forest and were unable to get the job done. Overrun feels like too strong a word, but this is one of the few results over this rough patch where I’m more apt to tip my cap to the opposition. What took place on the pitch was complicated, but the results are simple: Liverpool were beat, at home, by Forest. Let’s take a closer look at what happened. Winners and Losers Winners Sean Dyche The Forest manager really deserves a lot of credit because the match essentially ended up the way he would have liked: a committed Forest denying Liverpool space and ensuring that they kept a clean-sheet. Perhaps it’d be a stretch to think he expected a win – and one where the scoreline likely flatters Forest if we look at the run of play. But it’s undeniable that his brand of football – absorb pressure and try to nip something from either a counter or a set-piece – is kind of the blue print for everyone looking to take down this Liverpool side. I’ll now send my computer through a disinfectant bath because I can’t believe this performance is making me give credit to Sean Dyche.NarrativeWe’ll go deeper into it in a later section but this match had everything: Liverpool being caught on a set-piece, VAR working against (and in favor) of Liverpool, and the inability to reverse a deficit. Liverpool’s season, in a nutshell, felt pretty well-contained within the match’s first 50 min. Losers LiverpoolIt was a bad result which compounds the run of form. This was probably their best chance at getting a result to right the ship, but things didn’t fall their way. Opta, again, has LFC underperforming their xG. Which passes, for me, the eye-test: Liverpool had chances. They weren’t clear – and I wouldn’t wager many of our opportunities came with clear looks given the opposition set-up feels predictable for us at the moment – but we could have and probably should have scored more. It feels like bad luck but after a string of such results, there has to be a reconsidering of the tactical approach. Talking Tactics Liverpool’s set-up, I think, highlights an issue with the tactical balance. Today, I’ll highlight that Arne Slot opted to start two midfielders – Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones – in what looked like an experimental rotation of right-backs/right-sided midfielders. It’s possible that this deployment was meant to disguise that Liverpool were looking to add bodies in the midfield to force movement from Forest. And it’s tough to say that it didn’t work from a chance creation standpoint – again, per Opta, Liverpool had approximately .6 more xG on the day. But it is reflective of a clear approach of seeking playmakers/offensive-minded players to remain on the pitch in order to unlock the low-block. Which, I think, has lead to the team being much more susceptible to being countered/falling victim to second-ball lapses in the box following a counter. I’m not a tactician and I do think Conor Bradley being unfit throws a massive wrench here – though, it must be noted, that Joe Gomez was available. Still, it feels like there are some tweaks that need to be made to try to force more space in the box and create more overloads in the areas of the pitch that might better serve the team. Is the answer going more defensive and encouraging a team to pull out of their defensive posture? Maybe, though I think it’ll both be difficult to do against a team like Forest who is fighting for survival and be a tough pill to swallow for Liverpool fans who want to see the likes of Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike, Florian Wirtz, and Mo Salah all lighting up the scoresheet. Perhaps, though, it might be worth it to tilt the balance of play back to better support the backline. Lastly, and this isn’t a knock on Milos Kerkez, but I did find our tactical set-up to be a bit strange in that the left-back often found…

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