Dan Kennett
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Dan Kennett
@dankennett.co.uk
· Dec 27
Been meaning to do this for a while but not got round to it, a public information thread on DUELS, particularly ground duels. They're being used more and more in the mainstream (which is good) but I don't think many understand the detail. Thread: 🧵
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And more recently here www.thisisanfield.com/2025/12/live...
Edwards & Hughes cannot stay silent while Slot faces scrutiny
Read the article here.
www.thisisanfield.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:48 AM
And more recently here www.thisisanfield.com/2025/12/live...
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Yeah, have thought this for a while and wrote about it a few years back www.thisisanfield.com/2024/09/if-l... In some leagues, sporting directors do lots of media. In the PL they are allowed to hide.
If LFC wanted a head coach, Slot shouldn't be left to explain transfers
Fans would benefit from hearing from Liverpool's sporting director.
www.thisisanfield.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Yeah, have thought this for a while and wrote about it a few years back www.thisisanfield.com/2024/09/if-l... In some leagues, sporting directors do lots of media. In the PL they are allowed to hide.
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100% Dan. Let's start with small things: why can't more teams do something like this?
Director of Football Phil Giles on #BrentfordFC's Summer 2025 Transfer Window 🗣
YouTube video by Brentford Football Club
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 12:49 PM
100% Dan. Let's start with small things: why can't more teams do something like this?
Important from @mjslater.bsky.social
PL club structures have changed dramatically and rapidly over the last 10-15 years but fans and media still interact with Head Coaches as if they are old skool manager supremos.
The "accountability gap" needs to be narrowed. #EPL
PL club structures have changed dramatically and rapidly over the last 10-15 years but fans and media still interact with Head Coaches as if they are old skool manager supremos.
The "accountability gap" needs to be narrowed. #EPL
January 19, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Important from @mjslater.bsky.social
PL club structures have changed dramatically and rapidly over the last 10-15 years but fans and media still interact with Head Coaches as if they are old skool manager supremos.
The "accountability gap" needs to be narrowed. #EPL
PL club structures have changed dramatically and rapidly over the last 10-15 years but fans and media still interact with Head Coaches as if they are old skool manager supremos.
The "accountability gap" needs to be narrowed. #EPL
AFCON final - good first half
January 18, 2026 at 7:47 PM
AFCON final - good first half
Going full Partridge here but unleaded at Costco 107.9
That must be the cheapest for 20 years??
That must be the cheapest for 20 years??
January 18, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Going full Partridge here but unleaded at Costco 107.9
That must be the cheapest for 20 years??
That must be the cheapest for 20 years??
The severity of the PI penalty is the NFL equivalent of the soft pen in proper footy.
The cliff edge nature is extreme considering the subjective nature of many of the calls. And they arent reviewable. But i'm sure this is debated every single off season......
The cliff edge nature is extreme considering the subjective nature of many of the calls. And they arent reviewable. But i'm sure this is debated every single off season......
January 18, 2026 at 1:23 AM
The severity of the PI penalty is the NFL equivalent of the soft pen in proper footy.
The cliff edge nature is extreme considering the subjective nature of many of the calls. And they arent reviewable. But i'm sure this is debated every single off season......
The cliff edge nature is extreme considering the subjective nature of many of the calls. And they arent reviewable. But i'm sure this is debated every single off season......
I remember Sean Payton getting a critical BS PI call against him in a Championship game which a stacked Saints team lost. So there's that
January 18, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I remember Sean Payton getting a critical BS PI call against him in a Championship game which a stacked Saints team lost. So there's that
Am i being harsh to say that pass to Knox was definitely a bad throw by Allen's standards?
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Am i being harsh to say that pass to Knox was definitely a bad throw by Allen's standards?
How did the Broncos get to 14-3?
Nix is 16 of 32 and none of the RB's have more than 20 yards
Nix is 16 of 32 and none of the RB's have more than 20 yards
January 18, 2026 at 12:08 AM
How did the Broncos get to 14-3?
Nix is 16 of 32 and none of the RB's have more than 20 yards
Nix is 16 of 32 and none of the RB's have more than 20 yards
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In almost every way, this is what a very good performance looks like. If you remove the scoreline from it, it's good stuff.
Chances, shape, danger zones, involvements are all good.
The worrying things:
-The substitutions are vibey and momentum-killing.
-Szoboszlai being just ok is not enough.
Chances, shape, danger zones, involvements are all good.
The worrying things:
-The substitutions are vibey and momentum-killing.
-Szoboszlai being just ok is not enough.
January 17, 2026 at 8:48 PM
In almost every way, this is what a very good performance looks like. If you remove the scoreline from it, it's good stuff.
Chances, shape, danger zones, involvements are all good.
The worrying things:
-The substitutions are vibey and momentum-killing.
-Szoboszlai being just ok is not enough.
Chances, shape, danger zones, involvements are all good.
The worrying things:
-The substitutions are vibey and momentum-killing.
-Szoboszlai being just ok is not enough.
The PL XG table since the start of November (now 13 games, a third of a season)
And literally no-one apart from a few nerds care
Won't someone please think of the process? #lfc
And literally no-one apart from a few nerds care
Won't someone please think of the process? #lfc
January 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The PL XG table since the start of November (now 13 games, a third of a season)
And literally no-one apart from a few nerds care
Won't someone please think of the process? #lfc
And literally no-one apart from a few nerds care
Won't someone please think of the process? #lfc
The state of the #LFC fan debate now reminds me of the Rafa wars in Dec 08-Feb 09.
Its starting to get a bit nasty, a bit personal and a lot of positions are now entrenched.
That run started with the Fulham and West Ham draws and had 8 draws in 13
Its starting to get a bit nasty, a bit personal and a lot of positions are now entrenched.
That run started with the Fulham and West Ham draws and had 8 draws in 13
January 17, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The state of the #LFC fan debate now reminds me of the Rafa wars in Dec 08-Feb 09.
Its starting to get a bit nasty, a bit personal and a lot of positions are now entrenched.
That run started with the Fulham and West Ham draws and had 8 draws in 13
Its starting to get a bit nasty, a bit personal and a lot of positions are now entrenched.
That run started with the Fulham and West Ham draws and had 8 draws in 13
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Liverpool 1 : 1 Burnley
▪ Penbox shots: 20 - 5
▪ Deep Entries: 34 - 9
▪ Buildup completion: 86.5% - 65.7%
▪ PPDA: 8.6 - 18.0
▪ High turnovers: 3 - 3
▪ Penbox shots: 20 - 5
▪ Deep Entries: 34 - 9
▪ Buildup completion: 86.5% - 65.7%
▪ PPDA: 8.6 - 18.0
▪ High turnovers: 3 - 3
January 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Liverpool 1 : 1 Burnley
▪ Penbox shots: 20 - 5
▪ Deep Entries: 34 - 9
▪ Buildup completion: 86.5% - 65.7%
▪ PPDA: 8.6 - 18.0
▪ High turnovers: 3 - 3
▪ Penbox shots: 20 - 5
▪ Deep Entries: 34 - 9
▪ Buildup completion: 86.5% - 65.7%
▪ PPDA: 8.6 - 18.0
▪ High turnovers: 3 - 3
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Liverpool 1 : 1 Burnley
▪ xG: 3.27 - 0.4
▪ xThreat: 3.07 - 0.5
▪ Possession: 72.7% - 27.3%
▪ Field Tilt: 83.8% - 16.2%
▪ Def Action Height: 46.1 - 35.3
▪ xG: 3.27 - 0.4
▪ xThreat: 3.07 - 0.5
▪ Possession: 72.7% - 27.3%
▪ Field Tilt: 83.8% - 16.2%
▪ Def Action Height: 46.1 - 35.3
January 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Liverpool 1 : 1 Burnley
▪ xG: 3.27 - 0.4
▪ xThreat: 3.07 - 0.5
▪ Possession: 72.7% - 27.3%
▪ Field Tilt: 83.8% - 16.2%
▪ Def Action Height: 46.1 - 35.3
▪ xG: 3.27 - 0.4
▪ xThreat: 3.07 - 0.5
▪ Possession: 72.7% - 27.3%
▪ Field Tilt: 83.8% - 16.2%
▪ Def Action Height: 46.1 - 35.3
January 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM
And that's what can happen when you dont score your big chances. FFS.
January 17, 2026 at 4:25 PM
And that's what can happen when you dont score your big chances. FFS.
59 touched in a half for a creative forward is astonishing.
Its been a very slow burn for Flo so far at #lfc but the pay-off between now and May could be massive
Its been a very slow burn for Flo so far at #lfc but the pay-off between now and May could be massive
January 17, 2026 at 3:53 PM
59 touched in a half for a creative forward is astonishing.
Its been a very slow burn for Flo so far at #lfc but the pay-off between now and May could be massive
Its been a very slow burn for Flo so far at #lfc but the pay-off between now and May could be massive
More brilliance from The Boy Wonder www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...
Strikers are taking fewer touches and scoring less — this is why
Increasingly effective defensive systems have isolated forwards and created stalemates in the middle of the pitch — and no one has yet found a solution
www.thetimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:41 PM
More brilliance from The Boy Wonder www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...
One that has really surprised me about Reform polling 20%+ in 🏴 and 🏴 is that they are so obviously English and an English nationalist party.
Either have a sister party with Welsh/Scottish leaders or maybe there is a rump of voters would support a right-wing nationalist party to challenge PC/SNP
Either have a sister party with Welsh/Scottish leaders or maybe there is a rump of voters would support a right-wing nationalist party to challenge PC/SNP
BREAKING: Explosive new poll for ITV Cymru Wales puts Plaid Cymru surging ahead of Reform UK in May’s Welsh elections.
Plaid 37%
Reform 23%
Greens 13%
Labour 10%
Tories 10%
Lib Dems 5%
Plaid could form majority with Greens on this basis, with Labour out of govt for first time since devolution.
Plaid 37%
Reform 23%
Greens 13%
Labour 10%
Tories 10%
Lib Dems 5%
Plaid could form majority with Greens on this basis, with Labour out of govt for first time since devolution.
January 14, 2026 at 7:46 AM
One that has really surprised me about Reform polling 20%+ in 🏴 and 🏴 is that they are so obviously English and an English nationalist party.
Either have a sister party with Welsh/Scottish leaders or maybe there is a rump of voters would support a right-wing nationalist party to challenge PC/SNP
Either have a sister party with Welsh/Scottish leaders or maybe there is a rump of voters would support a right-wing nationalist party to challenge PC/SNP
And exactly the same applies to the "u-turn" and coverage of it.
Nothing is going to change in the digital systems, your digital ID will continue to link them and align to your NINO, NHS Number, Driving License and Passport
Nothing is going to change in the digital systems, your digital ID will continue to link them and align to your NINO, NHS Number, Driving License and Passport
The coverage of and reaction to the UK Digital ID makes me despair.
This should be an apolitical success story, something that's been going in-house in the civil service under successive govts since 2022 and is an absolute no brainer.
Should be the poster child of the state working for citizens
This should be an apolitical success story, something that's been going in-house in the civil service under successive govts since 2022 and is an absolute no brainer.
Should be the poster child of the state working for citizens
January 13, 2026 at 10:34 PM
And exactly the same applies to the "u-turn" and coverage of it.
Nothing is going to change in the digital systems, your digital ID will continue to link them and align to your NINO, NHS Number, Driving License and Passport
Nothing is going to change in the digital systems, your digital ID will continue to link them and align to your NINO, NHS Number, Driving License and Passport
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... unsurprisingly #LFC are in the relegation zone for the impact of VAR errors this season. Another big explainer of results
VAR errors increase - every mistake so far in 2025-26 Premier League
The Premier League's KMI Panel makes judgements on every key decisions. Here's what they say the VAR has got wrong.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 9:36 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... unsurprisingly #LFC are in the relegation zone for the impact of VAR errors this season. Another big explainer of results
Great stat from Michael.
Flo and Hugo had an instant connection, right from the community shield. Now its starting to get productive. I get Gerrard-Torres 08/09 vibes from these 2 #lfc
Flo and Hugo had an instant connection, right from the community shield. Now its starting to get productive. I get Gerrard-Torres 08/09 vibes from these 2 #lfc
Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz are the first pair of substitutes in Liverpool's history to both assist each other after coming on in the same match. #LFC
January 12, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Great stat from Michael.
Flo and Hugo had an instant connection, right from the community shield. Now its starting to get productive. I get Gerrard-Torres 08/09 vibes from these 2 #lfc
Flo and Hugo had an instant connection, right from the community shield. Now its starting to get productive. I get Gerrard-Torres 08/09 vibes from these 2 #lfc
4 playoff games, all of them excellent. Only the Eagles with their Arteta-esque approach dragging down the entertainment levels
January 12, 2026 at 12:34 AM
4 playoff games, all of them excellent. Only the Eagles with their Arteta-esque approach dragging down the entertainment levels
Kyle Shanahan special!!!
January 12, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Kyle Shanahan special!!!