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Dr Phil Barter

@barts78.bsky.social
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Campus Academic Director, Associate Prof, Principal Teaching Fellow (PFHEA), FA licensed coach, ❤️ all things sport, education & have an unhealthy LFC obsession. He / Him.

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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 13h
Plenty of talk this week about the impact the Anfield crowd could have on today’s game. I’ve analysed the research and the data for my latest piece for Under Pressure. Have a read 👇 www.patreon.com/UnderPressur...
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The Sound of Home | The Under Pressure Podcast
Does crowd noise really intimidate opponents, or does it influence the referee more than the players? Dr Phil Barter | https://orcid.org/000
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
People often assume the international break gives a new manager the perfect opportunity to get their ideas across. But is it really that simple? Player availability is the obvious problem, but it’s far from the only one. Have a read of my latest piece 👇🏼 www.patreon.com/UnderPressur...
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How Long Until a Team Plays on Autopilot? | The Under Pressure Podcast
Why implementing a new manager’s football is a problem of learning, repetition and physical adaptation. By Dr Phil Barter https://orcid.org
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How much is an elite manager actually worth to a football team? I started with a fairly simple idea: if we compare Guardiola, Klopp, Ancelotti and Emery, can we actually see an ‘elite manager effect’ in the numbers? New long read for Under Pressure 👇 www.patreon.com/UnderPressur...
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How Much is a Manager Worth? | The Under Pressure Podcast
Pep Guardiola, elite coaching and where the money really shows up By Dr Phil Barter There is a question we ask constantly in football witho
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Does possession really mean control? Some more words from me on why having more of the ball doesn’t always mean controlling the game and what the data can tell us. Have a read 🙌🏼 www.patreon.com/UnderPressur...
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Possession With a Purpose | The Under Pressure Podcast
Why having more of the ball doesn’t necessarily mean controlling the game By Dr Phil Barter For a long time, possession has been one of foo
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Glad your liking the new content, and I hope you’ve subscribed. Nothing more to see, than plans change. Rhodsey came back into the fold to host, which meant we had more flexibility in terms of times of pod, so we changed the plan to the current offering. 🙌🏼
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
🎙️ This episode is incredible... Hamzah, talking about his day covering England (in his England top) versus Mexico; World Cup knockout; kick-off delayed by a storm; terrible Wifi... patreon.com/UnderPressureP…
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
After another weekend of EPL action, I’ve taken a closer look at a metric that’s made the jump from the analytics world into mainstream football conversation. ⚽ What is xG? 📊 What does it actually tell us? A closer look at Expected Goals (xG) 👇 www.patreon.com/UnderPressur...
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Football happens before the shot | The Under Pressure Podcast
By Dr Phil Barter Why Expected Goals Only Tell Part of the Attacking Story In Friday night's Premier League game, Liverpool defeated Ipswich
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Whilst we are in the final days of this transfer windows, some words from me on how player metrics can convert across leagues. www.patreon.com/UnderPressur...
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Why Liverpool Cannot Simply Copy and Paste Ligue 1 Numbers | The Under Pressure Podcast
Why Liverpool Cannot Simply Copy and Paste Ligue 1 Numbers by The Under Pressure Podcast on Patreon. Join The Under Pressure Podcast's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Ok cool 👍🏻
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
@scott.cannonstats.com just checking if you got my DM?
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Hey Scott, thanks yeah, I’ll dm you my email and we can go from there 🙌🏼
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Statistical Horizons @stathorizons.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Turn sports data into clear, actionable insights in "Sports Analytics Using R" with @barts78.bsky.social, April 28-30. Gain hands-on experience cleaning, visualizing, and presenting data in #Rstats while building interactive dashboards that coaches and analysts can use.
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Sports Analytics Using R | Online Training | Statistical Horizons
Live online course on sports analytics using R. Learn to clean sports data, create visualizations & build interactive dashboards for actionable insights.
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Your welcome 🙌🏼
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
On the back of this convo I have coded a team based off ball threat prevention (success and unsuccessful) heat map, see here at the bottom of the threat tab: barts78.github.io/DrBarts2526/...
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Match day 27 Season 2526
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
No problem, I think in the public domain it’s difficult now fbref has gone, but if you can calculate threat in whatever form you wish (xT, OBV, EPV) then you can assess off ball threat prevention. Which will give you some off ball insights.
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Match day 27 Season 2526
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Per player no, it looks at all the actions (both defensive and attacking) they are involved in and then assess the threat associated with those events. For a team yeah the threat is displayed zonally, on the heat map viz.
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Yep, in the player analysis tab, under defensive stats I have defensive threat (epv) won lost, then under passing stats, I have threat created and received
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
I think Hugo would have been flagged as offside if he’d scored. But true margins are fine 😎
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Also, look at what happens around the hour mark, to Wolves ability to turn threat into xG.
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
This is more like the REAL liverpool! A more compact approach off ball, with a new passing structure on ball, getting rewards in a big game! The Real Madrid Stats Pack: drbarts.quarto.pub/cl-match-day-4-s… follow @anfieldindex.com for more content
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Garbage time oh how we have missed you! A return to the title side, some signs of recovery and finally multiple 5+ connections with Mo. The Aston Villa Stats Pack: drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-10-sea… follow @anfieldindex.com for more content
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
One of those days PT5 - The nightmare continues! Simliar issues with pass networks and threat creation to previous games, plus the continued high volume of Oppo long balls. The Brentford Stats Pack: drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-9-seas… follow @anfieldindex.com for more content
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
One of those days PT4! Simliar issues with pass networks and threat creation to previous games, a bad habit of conceeding from a few chances and missing alot of chances. The United Stats Pack: drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-8-seas… follow @anfieldindex.com for more content
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
One of those days PT2! Simliar first half issues with pass networks, different solutions and ending the wrong side of the most important outcome. The Chelsea Stats Pack: drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-7-seas… follow @anfieldindex.com for more content
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
One of those days! Lots of pretty patterns in our passing, but no real chance creation, a demostration of how to control a game without the ball from Palace. The Palace Stats Pack: drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-6-seas… follow @anfieldindex.com for more content
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Games like the weekend can be frustrating, certain narratives are presented by the media, which may or may not be true. As I always, I find the data helps establish the true story of the game and dispell false narstives along the way. Here's my latest piece on doing just that.
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Here is the link to the article www.itwasalwaysliverpool.com/p/liverpools...
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Some data led thoughts from me on the transfer window and the start to the season so far.
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
We are off and running! the location of passess recieved changed after HT, enabling us to play higher, this & our control in general can be improved, but we got the win. The Bournemouth Stats Pack: drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-1-seas… follow @anfieldindex.com for more content
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Agreed, price has to be right, but otherwise, this move makes a lot of sense to me 👍
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Unfortunately I'm in the west, but if you travel down from the north give me message, happy to meet I hope you enjoy the article 🤞🏼
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
📕🎧 Read or Listen FREE… www.itwasalwaysliverpool.com/p/rodrygo-to...
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Rodrygo To Liverpool: Why This Move Would Be Smarter Than It Looks
Experience, pace and tactical value all in one player
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
🇧🇷 Rodrygo To #LFC: Why This Move Would Be Smarter Than It Looks 📊 Why this could be Liverpool’s smartest attacking move of the summer Free to read, no ads, live now on my Substack now 👇
Rodrygo To #LFC: Why This Move Would Be Smarter Than It Looks
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Read my latest Substack analysis 👇 www.itwasalwaysliverpool.com/p/hugo-ekiti...
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Hugo Ekitike’s Numbers Suggest Untapped Potential
Assessing Ekitike's strengths, weaknesses and potential fit
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
📊 Hugo Ekitike - Untapped potential? With developments this week and #LFC now seriously looking at Hugo I thought I would re run the numbers. I look at Ekitike's strengths, weaknesses and potential fit.
Imagine of Hugo celebrating a goal with the title of my article
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Anfield Index @anfieldindex.com · 06/06/2025
🆕 Champions Season Review: The @AIUnderPressure Podcast 🎙️ @dankennett.co.uk is joined by @barts78.bsky.social & @simonbrundish.bsky.social to discuss the season! 🎧 Listen Now: anfieldindex.com/podcasts
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
A game of two halfs with a near grandstand finish... Still 15 clear at the top and still Champions! The Arsenal Stats Pack: drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-36-sea… follow @anfieldindex.com for more match content
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Still 15 clear at the top and still Champions! The Chelsea Stats Pack: drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-35-sea… follow @anfieldindex.com for more match content
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Anfield Index @anfieldindex.com · 30/04/2025
🆕 Champions: The @AIUnderPressure Podcast 🎙️ @dankennett.co.uk is joined by @simonbrundish.bsky.social @barts78.bsky.social & @hkhaliqueloonat.bsky.social to look at Liverpool winning the league! 🎧 Listen Now: anfieldindex.com/podcasts
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Champions.. that is all that matters! The Spurs Stats Pack: drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-34-sea… follow @anfieldindex.com for more match content
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Reds, today is the day, a 2nd title in in 35 years. When it comes, is something to enjoy, it's the baseline of a reds season performance, whatever time zone you are in, enjoy it, immerse yourself in everything, they don't come around every year & it's a massive achievement, not to be undervalued
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Again Its just about getting over the line...1 win to go! The Foxes Stats Pack: drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-33-sea… follow @anfieldindex.com for more match content
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Its just about getting over the line..2 wins to go! West Ham Stats Pack: drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-32-sea… follow @anfieldindex.com for more match content
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
The city is Red, a slotter in the derby..4 wins to go! Evertong Stats Pack: drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-30-sea… follow @anfieldindex.com for more match content
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
I’m so sorry to hear this, one of the most knowledgeable reds I’ve ever had the pleasure to listen to, a true great. I’ll have a beer or two in his honour tonight ❤️
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Anfield Index @anfieldindex.com · 14/03/2025
🆕 Variance: The AIUnderPressure Podcast 🎙️ @dankennett.co.uk is joined by @simonbrundish.bsky.social & @barts78.bsky.social to look at the Southampton & PSG games 🎧 Listen Now: anfieldindex.com/podcasts
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Dan Kennett @dankennett.co.uk · 10/03/2025
#LFC most points after 29 league games 82 2019/20 Jurgen Klopp 73 1987/88 Kenny Dalglish 70 2024/25 ARNE SLOT 70 2018/19 Jurgen Klopp 69 2021/22 Jurgen Klopp
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
A lot to like, subs made a diference again..6 wins to go! Saints Stats Pack: drbarts.quarto.pub/match-day-28-sea… follow @anfieldindex.com for more match content
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Anfield Index @anfieldindex.com · 07/03/2025
🆕 GOAT: The AIUnderPressure Podcast 🎙️ @dankennett.co.uk is joined by @simonbrundish.bsky.social @barts78.bsky.social & @hkhaliqueloonat.bsky.social to look at the win over PSG! 🎧 Listen Now: anfieldindex.com/podcasts
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Dr Phil Barter @barts78.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Will double check, again They rejigged the shots a bit on ft, removing a first half shot, so I'll double check.
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