Liverpool drew 0-0 at home to Arsenal, and in the favorable situation that Xhaka was sent off in just 24 minutes in the first half, the 11-man Liverpool almost kept pressing the 10-man Arsenal to play, but unfortunately the thunder and rain were a little small, and even Liverpool's 17-foot shot was only within the frame of the goal, which was "the same as the same" with Arsenal with only 3 shots.
The two sides eventually exchanged blanks, and although Liverpool was very reluctant, they had to accept this bitter fruit happily and helplessly, who made Liverpool's forward line angry? Giving you a chance and not being able to grasp it is a sin.
However, the reason why Liverpool is not in the best state is also forgivable, Liverpool, which has experienced the "new crown misreporting storm", can finally "fully" appear on the green field and compete with Arsenal, but Mane, Salah and Keita went to the African continent to participate in the African Cup of Nations, Liverpool Trident had to find another candidate, and the midfield also had one less choice.
Even if some players do not really win the new crown, but because of the forced isolation caused by a long period of neglect, the Liverpool team on the one hand because of personnel changes have to change the way of play, on the other hand, because of the ironic objective factors led to the lack of joint training, if the team's state can be good, it is called an aggressive strange thing.
So, after liverpool's frontcourt trident was replaced by Mane, Salah and Jota to Takushi Minamino, Jota and Firmino, what were the tactical and strategic changes? What's the difference in play?
We might as well look at a shot in the game that clearly explains everything, when Liverpool launched a quick attack push, the right side of the road rushed to the front was actually Henderson, in the past it was Salah, but where did the Liverpool Trident go? The answer is that they all go into the small forbidden zone.
This style of play must have been deliberately designed by Klopp, of course, it was also a last resort, because now Liverpool's trident does not have the ability of Mane and Salah to pull the width of the field very wide, and can hold the ball and insert it.
Firmino has the best technology, but speed is not his strength, and the heavy responsibility of opening up the side space will certainly not fall on his head; if the tower running position, interspersing, and grabbing points are his strengths, the attack with the ball may be almost meaningless; Takumi Minamino is mostly with his teammates in most cases to do collision with the wall and then reverse insertion.
Simply put, Liverpool's new formation, the side can not open the space, but also lack of enough explosive points, the most able to rely on the three dexterous players in the small space in the penalty area drilling ability, but Firmino state slipped too much, Minano Takushi and everyone to cooperate is still a bit strange, the overall effect will naturally have some discounts and deviations.
In fact, Liverpool's new trident, including any player on the field, is very hard, but such a big formation playing style, the opponent is still Arsenal, which is thriving this season, even if Arsenal is sent off early, it is not easy for Liverpool to penetrate the opponent.
It is worth mentioning that although Takumi Minamino flew a close empty goal before the final game, it did not prevent him from being active throughout the game, compared with him when he first came to Liverpool, the current Takushi Minamino is really much stronger, can hold the ball, and can also cooperate with his teammates.
In the game, Takumi Minamino also staged a very good long-distance run, after observing that the Arsenal goalkeeper was more advanced, he used a very clever hanging shot, but unfortunately, it was slightly worse.
Overall, judging by the results, Liverpool's game looks a bit disappointing; however, on the scene, Liverpool has no shortage of remarkable points, and Takushi Minamino is not a sinner in the eyes of many people, even Williams, who came on as a substitute, is visible to the naked eye, and he is much more mature than the panicked little hairy child in the past.
But this is football, since Liverpool failed to win the game, they must be able to afford all kinds of criticism, no matter what the reason, can only go back and summarize it well, and strive to play as much as possible.
At this point, Klopp will always be the best coach to do, and I heard that he was also an extremely harsh character in private, but never heard that he publicly accused the players of the team! He knows that some things are better to solve at home.