Liverpool top the table thanks to 'soothing music'

At least there was an internal record: Arne Slot became the first coach in Liverpool's history to win all three of his first away games in the league. The three absolute points won at Wolverhampton helped Liverpool surpass both Man.City and Arsenal to lead the Premier League after 6 rounds. That was Liverpool's 7th win in 8 matches, including all competitions this season. New coach Slot has truly conquered the heavy pressure on the person who has to replace Mr. Juergen Klopp.

Diogo Jota (20) played brilliantly in Liverpool's win at Wolverhampton

Only twice have Liverpool won their first three away games in the Premier League (but not since the new manager took charge). Those were the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons. And that was also the period when Liverpool enjoyed the greatest success under Klopp.

This season, Mr. Slot's Liverpool is no longer as aggressive as the familiar image. If he cannot make a difference, it will be very difficult for Mr. Slot to start successfully at Liverpool this season. After all, Klopp himself has "run out of tricks", he just left Liverpool. It is very difficult to maintain a fiery attacking style of play in every match, constantly causing trouble and requiring every star to always be in the best form. On the other hand, new coach Slot also has to face a series of difficulties when he accepts to replace Klopp at Liverpool. From chefs, data analysts to special assistant positions, about 40 people have followed Klopp, leaving Liverpool before this season. Therefore, Mr. Slot always aims for each specific victory, to gradually overcome the pressure. A "quiet" victory is also fine. The 2-1 result at Wolverhampton just now was like that, as well as most of Liverpool's other victories since the beginning of the season.

Diogo Jota was probably Liverpool's standout performer at Wolverhampton. In other games, it was Mohamed Salah, sometimes Luis Diaz. In short, Liverpool's attack is quite flexible in different situations. They exploit set pieces well, defend firmly. These are not glorious achievements, but the total value of all of them adds up to make Liverpool the leading team in the Premier League at the moment. Ibrahima Konate's opening goal at Wolverhampton last weekend was the defender's first goal in the Premier League. It seems Liverpool are not lacking in new motivation.

It's no wonder that coach Slot tries to "keep quiet". The matches against Arsenal, Chelsea, Man.City are all ahead. He even avoided answering when people asked about the future of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil Van Dijk, Mohamed Salah (players whose contracts will expire at the end of the season and no one has signed a contract extension). Will Liverpool lose their three most important stars for free, when they leave for free? Will Real Madrid benefit from freely recruiting Alexander-Arnold? To do that, those stars themselves will have to do their best to "increase their price" this season. Who knows, the situation that everyone thinks is difficult for Liverpool, is actually a good tactic for this team.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/liverpool-len-dinh-bang-nho-thu-nhac-em-diu-185240929170948905.htm