Premier League: Wait until Liverpool is at its strongest

Both scoring 4 goals, Liverpool had to wait until the 88th minute to feel secure, when Federico Chiesa increased the score to 3-2. And in the 4th minute of extra time, Mohamed Salah helped the home team breathe a sigh of relief with the goal that sealed the score at 4-2. There was both difficulty and lack of tactical persuasion in Liverpool's winning style. Leading by 2 goals at home, but letting the underdog equalize, with both goals coming from counter-attacks, was unacceptable. Counter-attacks are a situation that a team that is leading and has the advantage must prepare for. Letting it appear is already "a waste of water", let alone conceding 2 goals. On the other hand, this is a detail that goes against the professional characteristics of coach Arne Slot.

Ngoại hạng Anh: Hãy chờ đến lúc Liverpool mạnh nhất- Ảnh 1. — Coach Arne Slot and Liverpool are expected to face a challenging season.

Last season, Mr. Slot came to Liverpool to replace coach Jurgen Klopp in a situation where there was almost no pressure from waiting for results. He took over an existing force (Liverpool only bought Chiesa for 10 million pounds last summer). With such conditions, Mr. Slot was successful in the warm-up phase thanks to his ability to coach right in the match, that is, analyze the situation very sensitively and always make appropriate adjustments. Ironically, Liverpool lost the 2-0 advantage against Bournemouth because Mr. Slot's strengths suddenly looked like weaknesses. What does the story say? This is certainly not a perfect Liverpool. But they still won (and scored 4 goals). So, how strong will Mr. Slot's Liverpool be when everything gets going?

Liverpool entered last season with a completely stable squad. The only new manager was Slot, as Chiesa barely played (it wasn’t until May that Chiesa made his fifth appearance for Liverpool, enough to earn him a championship medal). Now, almost half of Liverpool’s starting XI for the Premier League opener are made up of summer signings.

Not only new in terms of personnel, the full-back duo Jeremie Frimpong - Milos Kerkez this season also has a very different playing style compared to Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson before. Above, Liverpool now has to build a playing style around attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz. Talking about Liverpool in the past, we have to talk about (depending on the specific time) the striker trio Mohamed Salah - Roberto Firmino - Sadio Mane; full-back duo Arnold - Robertson; center-back Virgil Van Dijk; goalkeeper Alisson. Those are all advantages that can be called "the strongest in the world " of Liverpool. On the contrary, the midfield has never been the most important area in the team built by coach Klopp.

Now, Liverpool bought attacking midfielder Wirtz for the highest transfer fee in the club's history, so of course that must be the center of the football that Mr. Slot built. Hugo Ekitike's striker position is also very new. It turns out, after bringing Liverpool to the championship, Mr. Slot's work has just begun. He has recruited his favorite players and oriented to his own playing style. Obviously, coach Slot is not done yet, based on what he just showed in the opening match. Wirtz has not shown anything significant. Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch (an important player whose role Coach Slot changed, leading to success last season) has not appeared yet. Surely, the "standard Liverpool" strength is still in the future, not right now.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ngoai-hang-anh-hay-cho-den-luc-liverpool-manh-nhat-185250817190137629.htm