The secrets behind Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool successes | The Deep Dive Special with Ian Graham

[@EoinOha]

Pajak does it again! I've seen a few interviews with Ian Graham about his book but this one he seemed to actually enjoy and you got more out of him than most. Well done Chris!

[@theredmentv]

Thank you mate!

[@paulie-g]

@@theredmentv Absolutely brilliant interview. You have a passion for stats and data (as we all know), have actually read the book cover to cover and understood it deeply. So Ian had the unusual pleasure of being asked questions he was actually interested in talking about (beyond just selling the book) and we got more of a sense for his enthusiasm, personality and contents of the book from this interview than all the other ones put together. Also got well more out of him in terms of details and behind the scenes than anyone else. Take a bow, son ;)

[@eddiepower3876]

Great interview. Jurgen Klopp created some amazing records that will last forever. The first team to clinch the title having won every single home game. 35 wins and one draw out of 36 league games. Starting a season with 26 wins and a draw from the first 27 games. Winning the title with SEVEN games to spare. Thrashing your greatest rivals 5-0 away and 7-0 at home for life time records. Thats only a few. He is a legend

[@TG-it8zt]

wow hell of a guest

[@MrBaronCabron]

how do they get them? by being honest?

[@anthonymullan]

The club still use Ian so new management will still tap into this knowledge as an accountant all this is inspiring, physics is bloody complicated so back new structure to move forward

[@hitechj5057]

WTF, my goat as a guest????

[@harrinkf]

Such a humble guy. Will definitely buy his book!

[@scotthawkes74]

Superb show. Nice get, Chris. And good to see you getting to fully football nerd out.

[@ILikedGooglePlus]

This is so hype! He's so inspirational

[@TomG681]

You know chris wouldnt of slept the bight before this interview wirh excitement 🤣 Top class interview loved it

[@DarkMachine2501]

Ian is one of those people, like Edwards and Ward, that FSG trust implicitly. If he wants ANY sort of position at LFC, full time, part time, he'll could have it tomorrow. The club will have been sad to lose him, but 11 years is a long time to stay in one workplace. I hope he enjoys his break and I will be getting his book as soon as possible. Seems like a lovely fella.

[@paulie-g]

He does, but I'm pretty sure Will Spearman is more than competent to take up his mantle. Ian mentioned on a different interview that part of the reason he thought it was time was to give Will and other people under him a chance for career progression.

[@mohamedabdelkader8665]

Still we need CDM that fits Arne Slot type of Football, so far we have Bajcetic ,Tyler Morton ,and macca,to play front the back through his double pivots.

[@K2edg]

Wow!! I really enjoyed that!!

[@gethinhughes8153]

Ian Graham what a great guy. Will buy the book.

[@cptmurphy4151]

Brilliant interview, lad!

[@ragerider6283]

Great vid Chris, super interesting. I have literally a thousand questions! I also love that the models say Trent isn't possible lol!

[@lfcmav9289]

Chris there pulling in the superstars of the data sheets 👌 boss interview mate 👏

[@millmoormichael6630]

Great stuff, should be interesting for coaches as well 👍

[@garymckeon5410]

i am looking forward to reading this book , i think arne is fully on board with this stuff aswell which is exciting for me . take someone like diaz who i have had a few discussions about this weekend lol we all know his carrying the ball is up there with the best but his goals and assists could be better so in theory its just a matter of getting him to take those shots from better positions , arne said this about nunez the other day in the presser "getting him into those positions" . the question i suppose is can they learn to do that , diaz is very coutinho like as in he likes to shoot under pressure from outside the box after cutting in and across , so its a worldie or a miss and on xg that means 9 misses for a worldie , salah does similar but normally inside the box so better xg . diaz had .89 xg this game so it would appear he is trying to get into better positions which is promising . i have a feeling by the end of this season it will be salah right nunez up top and gakpo left as they all have the triple threat graham was talking about , as does anthony gordon so no surprise we were linked with him who i assume will be salahs long term replacement .

[@Fowi28]

He pretty much looks like Sheldon Cooper with glasses.

[@conor-m]

Fascinating stuff. And good question at the end

[@AndyL29382]

Great insights, enjoyed

[@Amlan1920]

Talking about defenders, how did Van de Ven escape the model. Was it that his on ball possession value wasn't high enough?

[@bennib5]

Only need to change 4 games in 487 to go from 1 pl and 1 cl to 3 pl and 3 cl

[@TheAnfieldRealm]

Anyone got timestamps on this, great guest btw lads

[@Owen-zn3db]

Real question is: How did a team that was a powerhouse built by Klopp and Edwards over 2 or 3 seasons, then fall away to a challenge every other season, and an fight for top-4 in between those? Give the answer without talking about City, the title winning LFC team would beat them most seasons.

[@siempra78]

Ian Graham gave you the answer at 14:15s; We heard Graham & (then) Edwards know "that overpaying for old players is a classic mistake for football clubs", but on 20th September 2020 we see a massive contradiction: an Edwards data-driven signing of a 23 year old Jota (19th September) Vs a Klopp nostalgia-driven signing of a 29 year old Thiago (who became the 2nd highest-paid LFC player on arrival). Even on his way out Klopp wanted LFC to do the "classy thing" and extend Matip's contract when arrived as an injury-prone player. Klopp's loyalty to his players was his achilles heel and that is why so many of his Champions League-winning team left on free transfers: Wijnaldum, Origi, Keita, Firmino, etc. A different manager would try to cash in and sign a replacement or upgrade.

[@salemalsubaie9515]

@@siempra78 I think pep lijenders was at fault not klopp

[@varunr1984]

@@siempra78 I am glad someone highlighted this point so precisely. I have been wanting to cite the sheer number of free transfers that have emanated from a record-breaking title-winning team, which can only mean emotion took precedence over logic and ambition. Klopp, for all his world-class abilities, had two major shortcomings that prevented him from joining Pep (and Ferguson before him) in the class of PL's greatest managers. First, the aforesaid loyalty. Second, a marked tendency to rate a player purely on how they performed against our team, and not through the entire season. That strategy worked when he selected Mane and Wijnaldum (which I believe was backed by data as well), but backfired when he chose Diaz and Nunez. Because, if we are being totally honest, Diaz is a highlight reel without the end product, and Nunez is merely a highlight reel for bloopers. The mere fact our best players are still the stalwarts from our last title-winning season (Vvd, Salah and TAA), tells us recruitment and squad turnover have been shoddy since.

[@MrTechnodude4life]

Wow. WHERE IS JOSH

[@razer0072073]

12:11 14:15 27:30 33:30 39:09

[@truidenproducers3239]

Chris is sleeping 😂

[@RedAliM]

Enough of the klopp stuff. MOVE ON for fuck sake, Redmen Tv....he's gone ...he's history and wonderful history at that....I'm sick of hearing about Klopp now across all media formats.

[@DavidRE7]

What are you on about

[@TomG681]

Did you watch the video 😂😂

[@Things-Just-Happen]

Find these a little disrespectful in a way We’ve a new man in charge. Klopp a great chapter in our history but the new boss is here. Let’s get onto him and give him everything we have

[@rizla5960]

I agree. We need to look forward not back.

[@hitechj5057]

@@Things-Just-Happen this is an interview from a brilliant Data Analyst who was a major factor in Liverpool’s last decade of success. You have to just sit back and enjoy

[@roand9981]

There’s plenty of room for both pal. We have to look back to look forward. In fact some of the ‘FSG out’ dogmatists could really do with listening to educate themselves a bit.

[@K2edg]

The guy doesn't work at Liverpool any more so of course he's going to talk about the past, what should they do given a chance to interview some one like Ian Graham?? Sorry we will pass on that because Ian never worked under Slot? if that was the case they wouldn't get to interview anyone intresting. Instead they get a window into how Liverpool work under Mike Edwards now!!

[@garymckeon5410]

@@roand9981 spot on mate , they wont watch this though , they would rather watch some bullshit blame FSG rage bait headline without any factual substance . reminds me of the clowns on arsenal fan tv

[@Magpie96-yy9ic]

2 major trophies out of a possible 18 is hardly 'success'.

[@jonofitz11]

Nobody asked

[@Jimmyjones151]

Klopp won everything (League, CL, club World Cup and both domestic trophies) at Liverpool before Pep (one of the best managers of all time) did at City while they were financially doping. It’s the definition of special what we achieved considering what we were up against

[@Magpie96-yy9ic]

@@Jimmyjones151 that's a side point and we only have ourselves (or more like stingy John Henry to blame). We all know 2/18 trophies is a failure end of.

[@lfcspectre4335]

What has Newcastle won ? 🤔

[@lfcmonkeyyyman6229]

When you have to compete with 115 City, Klopp did well. I would liken it to a Transgender male boxer going up against a biological female boxer.. In some eyes its fair, but it really isn't 😮

[@ericthekop9624]

Hii