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Liverpool’s weaknesses are considered to be known to their opponents. Competition The Reds contra Aston Villa some time ago became a reference.
Liverpool surprisingly lost to Villa at Villa Park in the third week of the Premier League. No half-hearted, the defending Premier League champions were crushed 2-7 butchered.
Based on statistics choose, Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool goal for the first time conceded seven goals in one match. A number of analyzes have emerged regarding the embarrassing results that Virgil van Dijk et al.
Jose Enrique, a former Liverpool defender, gave his views on the crushing defeat The Reds from the Villa. According to him, these results cannot be separated from the success of the home team in exploiting weaknesses in the Liverpool back sector.
Villa was able to avoid Liverpool’s high defensive line and escape the offside trap which is usually Klopp’s mainstay strategy. Ollie Watkins et al have only been caught offside twice during the 90 minutes of the match.
Not only that, Villa successfully took advantage of the strategy applied by Liverpool’s defense to their advantage. Three out of seven goals The Villans created by players running to receive the ball over Liverpool’s high defensive line, to then occupy a free position without being caught offside.
“The problem now for Liverpool is, they have little to know. Every formation has its weaknesses and what we have now is starting to read other clubs,” said Enrique, quoted from the news. Daily Star.
“We try to play offside all the time. It makes the opposing team try to get over by running from midfield to the empty space behind the defenders,” he continued.
“Sometimes the defenders try to be too smart and play the offside line. But if the opposing midfielder runs and you play a high defensive line, they will not be caught offside and instead occupy the empty space at the back all of a sudden,” he said.
Liverpool will continue their Premier League adventure by facing Everton in this weekend’s Merseyside derby. The duel between the two teams from the port city was broadcast live on Mola TV via this link.
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