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So I didn't read the article but 25 years ago I was part of a group of 100 15-17 year olds in the US recruited by Liverpool to see if we were good enough to go

So I didn't read the article but 25 years ago I was part of a group of 100 15-17 year olds in the US recruited by Liverpool to see if we were good enough to go over seas to their academy to finish up school. So I've been following them ever since. What I remember reading in their 2nd game against Barcelona is the data team told the coaches about how Barcelona was slow to setup for set pieces mostly corner kicks. The ball boys are all academy players and the coaches told the ball boys on corner kicks to get the ball to the Liverpool player as quickly as possible. I believe it went as far as them having more ball boys then usually to just have 4 of them sit with a ball in each corner.

OscarCunningham 7y ago
That's an amazing level of attention-to-detail. Liverpool seem very interested in perfecting every aspect of the game. Another example is that they have the world's only throw-in coach. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45405476 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45405476
- NTDF9 7y ago
  This liverpool and Manchester City teams are setting the bar very high for what sports is going to be in the future. There is no way teams would go entire seasons with just one defeat (against each other) without paying attention to every tiny opportunities of success. Case in point, in preparation of next weeks champions league final, Liverpool are at a camp simulating Madrid weather and pitch surface. Even if they don't win, the knowledge they gain and the precision data they obtain for next season is crazy!
save_ferris 7y ago
Given that's exactly how Liverpool just beat Barcelona to reach the Champion's League Final, I believe it. https://youtu.be/4NhlXGMDNq4?t=250 https://youtu.be/4NhlXGMDNq4?t=250