'I had a look': Sam Allardyce says he's found something concerning after researching Liverpool's stats

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Liverpool are arguably the best team in all of Europe right now.

The Reds are sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League, and they're also leading the way in the Champions League.

However, there is still this feeling that Liverpool's form isn't sustainable.

Glenn Hoddle thinks Liverpool are title favourites now, but other pundits still think Arsenal will come out on top.

Speaking on the No Tippy Tappy Football Podcast, Sam Allardyce has been discussing Liverpool's performances this season, and he says that after having an in-depth look at Liverpool's stats, they're not all that good.

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Liverpool's stats aren't great

Allardyce spoke about Liverpool and his research into their stats.

The former England manager says that Liverpool's stats aren't that great, but the Reds keep winning.

"I listen to TalkSPORT a lot, obviously, and I heard a few Liverpool fans saying it’s not the same," Allardyce said.

"And they're going, 'we’re not the up-and-at-them team that we were with Jürgen Klopp, like you mean,' and I’m going, excuse me, we should have got beat today. We were very lucky that we won. And there’s a few Liverpool fans coming on and saying, it’s not the football that Jürgen Klopp gave us, like you mean.

So I had a look at the stats. They’re not that great. But they’re still winning. So that’s a sign of a good team.

"So what he’s doing is this, he’s doing, how would you protect your win? Or how would you change to get your win, like you mean? So he’s sacrificing some of that over play, over attacking side to make sure he wins a football match."

Sam Allardyce's stats background

Sam Allardyce may be seen as something of an archaic manager these days, but if there's anyone you want to listen to when it comes to utliising and understanding statistics, it's Big Sam.

Via The Guardian, Allardyce was actually one of the first Premier League managers to utilise statistics in their analysis.

Allardyce was an early adopter of Prozone technology during his time at Bolton, a technology that has since been adopted by almost every single professional club in England.

Stats can often be deceiving, and all that truly matters is that Liverpool are top of the league, but if Allardyce's findings are correct, it may be tough for the Reds to sustain their dominance at the top of the table in the long-term.

Allardyce didn't share exactly what stats he'd looked into, but if Allardyce isn't impressed, there may be some cause for concern at Anfield.