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Man Mismanagement

In the wake of Saturday's match against Stoke, much was made of the draw representing a complete tactical failure by Kenny Dalglish and Steve Clarke. The key failure in that larger breakdown was meant to be the deployment of three centre backs in a formation nearly identical to the one which had defeated Stoke at Anfield a year earlier, as in the eyes of many those three centre backs represented an overly defensive approach when facing a club with so little attacking intent.

Read the full article at The Offside - Liverpool.

The Offside - Liverpool @ Jan 17, 2012 2:18 AM EDT | Blog Profile

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