Jota returns to its true color as a shooter! The post-00s youngster has become the key to Liverpool's midfield, talking about a 2-0 Gunners match
In the second leg of the League Cup, Liverpool visited Arsenal, Klopp rotated two starters, replacing the injured Chamberlain as a right striker with youngster Gordon, Takumi Minamino remained on the bench, Andi No. 2 goalkeeper Gloriech replaced Alisson, while the remaining 9 positions remained unchanged, Zimmikas and Conat, who had a chance to start before the game, were only on the bench list, and Liverpool except for Gordon who unexpectedly got the start, the lineup was much stronger than expected.
1) Jota restores the shooter's true colors twice
Jota in the first return to Anfield home, in order to accommodate Takushi Minamino to play the right winger but the performance is mediocre, Klopp this game arranged for him to play back to the usual left, the performance became fierce, this game against Arsenal left gate Fuan Jian Yang Ruota obviously in the state to suppress the opponent, three or four times on the left side of the cut shot or the bottom cross, Fuan was completely toyed with in his hands, because Arsenal played back 4 defender left centre-back Ben White's lack of defense, can not take good care of Liverpool's current most lethal goalscorer Jota, There is nothing to say about being defeated by scoring one goal each in the first and second halves.
Or in the first leg, Jota was controlled by the right gate Tierney to show no performance, causing Arteta to take him lightly. In addition, Arsenal's attack style in the Chiefs team will not be too conservative, so jota has more space, the first goal he took close to 20 yards to face Fuan one-on-one with a cut inside, the rest of the Arsenal guards did not have the first time to pinch the main reason for the goal. The second goal was an invalidation of Arsenal's "offside" trap, and Jota was also very well-behaved in the face of Ramsdale to pick out the goalkeeper to score, and Jota finally returned to his goalscoring qualities.
2) Jones + Firmino midfield press is effective
Liverpool started with Henderson and Milner in the first leg, and the lack of creativity in midfield is a must, even after 30 minutes of playing alone did not create too many threatening shots. In this midfield, Jones replaced Milner, he likes to control the ball on the left and center of the road, with the return of the attacking Firmino in the midfield into an attacking double core, completely overpowering Arsenal's two attacking midfielders Smith Rowe and Erdegaard, to play in the midfield to force Liverpool is always the big brother.
And the young Jones through Klopp's heavyweight and then reused, the last two games have been very obvious improvement, the first goal he saw Jotaneche looking for shooting space is straight into the box, Arsenal's two centre-backs were affected by him failed to immediately block Jota's shot, it is this second of space that makes this goal appear, Jones must have been appreciated by Klopp after the game. Jones, although not fast, has a lot of coverage on the pitch, and his running ability should be superior to Milner's, and Jones will be a very important player in the Liverpool midfield before Thiago returns.
3) Liverpool have both attack and defense
Nowadays, among the strong teams in the Premier League, it is very dependent on the two-gate position assists to assist, Arnold has always given people a strong and weak defense, this game handed over two assists, especially the long pass of the second goal, is his housekeeping skill, with Jota's flexible running position is indeed seamless, but he is also very hard in defense, and did not miss the best Martinelli of the other side. As for Robertson on the left, he did not have much to achieve in this game, but the steady performance of the whole game led to Arsenal Saka's lack of performance, and when the opponent's sharpest pair of attacking players failed to find a breakthrough point, Liverpool has successfully controlled the victory and defeat of this game.
Jota led Liverpool to the final, can compete for the first title of the season at Wembley Stadium vs Chelsea, which is of great significance to Jota, he joined last year and has not won any title for Liverpool, this game with his efforts to reach the final, I believe that he is the one who wants to win the League Cup the most. Liverpool and the Blues have not won two league meetings this season, and Klopp has not tasted the taste of beating Tuchel in these two years, and it is believed that this final will arouse his desire to win.
