In the 29th round of the Premier League, Klopp led Liverpool to the away game to challenge Brighton. In the end, Liverpool beat their opponents 2-0 and won eight consecutive league games. After this round, Liverpool have reached 66 points and continue to be in second place, just three points away from the top team. With 10 rounds of the league remaining, they still have a great chance of winning the title.
In terms of the starting line-up, Klopp made several positional adjustments, taking into account the team's consecutive battles. In midfield, only Fabinho continued to make his debut, with his two partners replacing Henderson and Keita from Thiago and Curtis Jones. In the forward line, Salah and Mane continued to wear the squad, with Luis Díaz replacing Jota as a member of the forward trident. At the back, Klopp did not make adjustments, Matip and Van Dijk continued to partner at centre-back, and Robertson and Arnold remained on opposite sides.
After the start of the game, although Liverpool have a clear advantage in terms of strength, the record of the past period is also a better side. However, Brighton, who played at home, did not choose to defend blindly, they chose a very proactive strategy, continuously attacking liverpool's goal. Mopai, in particular, is very active up front, getting two shots in a row and if lucky, Brighton has every chance to take the lead. At the same time, Mo Pai's strategy in the front line has been quite good, creating several good opportunities for his teammates.
In liverpool, the team looked a little tired after an intensive schedule, with a lack of pace on the pitch and less than ideal efficiency. Especially on both flanks, Salah and Mane invariably opted for "single-handed combat". When they break through on the flanks, they choose more to shoot on their own, rarely passing to teammates who are better positioned in the middle. When the two main attackers gave up their cooperation, Liverpool's attack naturally fell into a downturn. In the midfield position, the starting Keita also appeared to be in poor shape, and his passing error in midfield almost caused the team to be attacked by the opponent. However, Liverpool are still too far ahead of their opponents in terms of strength, Mattip passed a precise mid-range over-the-top pass in midfield, and Luis Díaz accurately found the landing point and completed the opening goal. The opposing goalkeeper seemed to have some foul action when defending this attack, but the referee did not think it was a foul move.
After taking the lead, Liverpool gradually took control of the rhythm of the field. Brighton were on trail, but after an early period of pressing the attack, they were unable to continue to organise an effective attack. In this case, Arnold and Robertson, who are on both flanks, are very active, very advanced, forming a very good connection with the likes of Salah and Mane in the front line, and Liverpool have also created many shooting opportunities in a row, but Salah and Mane are really not in good shape, and these opportunities are wasted one by one. Throughout the second half of the first half, Brighton barely completed an effective attack and appeared rather passive in the face of Liverpool's formidable strength.
After the start of the second half, Brighton continued to strengthen his attack, hoping to use a wave of attacks in the opening stages to erase the disadvantage. However, their midfield was somewhat disjointed due to a rush to attack. Liverpool thus gained more opportunities to defend and counter-attack. Luis Díaz, in particular, was in pretty good form in the game and was very threatening on long runs. What is even more remarkable is that Luis Díaz can always observe the running position of his teammates when he breaks through with the ball, and the sense of cooperation is very good. If Salah were in better form, Luis Díaz would have had his first assist in the Premier League. Salah's penalty kick later helped the team extend the score to 2-0. After coming to Liverpool, Luis Díaz did not get a solid starting position, and he came in second place after Jota. However, judging from the situation in this game, Luis Díaz is undoubtedly the best performer in the team. It can be said that it was this "miracle soldier" chosen by Klopp who helped the team win this crucial game. (The picture comes from the Internet, if there is infringement, please contact to delete)