Liverpool FC Passing Network

Liverpool began their season with a disappointing result against West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns. Much has been made since Brendan Rodgers' appointment about his passing philosophy, so the focus here will be upon analysing how Liverpool passed the ball against West Brom. Passing network analysis One method of analysing passing by a football team is network analysis, which I've used previously to assess Liverpool's passing against FC Gomel. The idea with network analysis is that the connections between players are …