For Liverpool, in the middle of the league, the team seems to have lost hope of winning the league ahead of schedule. However, Klopp and his players did not choose to give up, and soon got back through hard work. After a few rounds, they were back in the race for the title. In the standings, their situation has improved significantly, and they have managed to close the point difference to the top of the table to a distance of one game. At the end of the league, as long as Klopp can lead the team to maintain excellent competitive form until the end of the season, the fans have every reason to expect the team to surprise them.
However, the team is still behind in the standings and has not yet taken the initiative to compete for the title. And in terms of schedule, Klopp's team will have a rather difficult and rather intensive schedule. Late in the season, players are generally in a physical bottleneck period, and such a schedule is a considerable challenge for the whole team. Specifically, in the next four league games, they will play against 3 of the top five teams in the league, which is difficult to imagine. Judging from the paper strength of the team, Liverpool do not have much advantage, and even the inferior side in individual games. If they can achieve the desired results in this schedule, and the team's next schedule will be relatively easy, they are expected to usher in a one-horse situation. On the other hand, if they lose the good momentum that they have accumulated so hard, it will be difficult for them to get the desired ending at the end of the season.
From the perspective of team performance, the players have gradually entered the "fatigue period" after experiencing various competitions for more than half a season, and their efficiency on the field has begun to decline. Although in many games they have won games by relying on the strength of the team and the better scoring ability of the forward players, they are not at their best on the overall level. Especially in the forward line, players such as Salah, Mane and Jota have all lost their rhythm for their own reasons. If you're looking for the best player on the offensive end, it's Luis Díaz. The 25-year-old winger really shows what sets him apart from other players, especially in vertical breakthroughs, where he has a very good ability to push. And unlike many wingers, Luis Díaz has a good sense of coordination and a wide field of vision, choosing to pass when the right passing opportunity is available. Compared with the teammates on the front line who are good at "fighting alone", this can be called a "clear stream" in the team.
On the offensive side, in addition to the strikers, the contribution of the two full-backs is also quite prominent. Especially Arnold. The young right-back and Salah's combination on the right has been very tacit. Since Salah has a very large tactical freedom within the team, often cruising from the left to the middle, Arnold also gets more space. Coupled with his excellent cross-passing footwork, this makes the team's right side the most reliant offensive "corridor" for Klopp. In addition, in terms of defense, Arnold's sense of defensive position is not a strong point, and because many times the position is very high, resulting in too much space behind him, which leaves room for the opponent's attack to play. However, objectively speaking, in Klopp's tactical system, single-soldier defense has never been what he advocates, the team has adopted more defensive defensive methods in the back line, and the right-back player and the right center-back have done a good job of protecting the empty space behind Arnold. Arnold also has a very important role in defense, such as when defending the opponent's rapid counterattack, when the player in the back position is out of position, Arnold can use his speed advantage to limit the opponent's offensive advance.
However, from the current situation, the "right corridor" composed of Arnold and Salah is likely to face the end of "breaking up". With just over a year left to expire, Salah's contract extension has long been on the agenda by the team, but the differences between the two sides on treatment have not been resolved. The players were hoping to receive a weekly salary of over £400,000, but the team side thought it would break the salary structure and therefore there was no match. According to the Mirror, Salah seems to be unhappy with the team's delay in contract extension, and if other teams send the right offer, then he can switch to other teams. For Liverpool, if the star in charge is "decided", it will be inevitable that the team will be weakened in terms of overall strength.
If Salah leaves at the end of the season, Liverpool's signings from the front will be imperative. According to French media, Jonathan David has been on Klopp's list of reinforcements. The efficient young shooter has very good immediate combat and has become one of the best scorers in the league. In the transfer market, the attacker is worth 50 million euros. (The picture comes from the Internet, if there is infringement, please contact to delete)