Muzi Guanhudou | Alexander-Arnold missed Van Dijk's red card and Eddie Howe, who enjoyed the success, chose to save Liverpool

Konate eventually returned to be injured.

Before this game, the biggest bad news on Liverpool's side was that Konate was injured and plagued by a muscle injury at the beginning of the season, which confirms what we mentioned back in the second half of last season when Klopp started his tactical changes:

In this crucial game against Newcastle, Liverpool can only play Matip.

The change in this point directly determines whether Arnold and Liverpool have the courage to continue the tactical routine of full-back adduction, and perhaps it is precisely because of the hesitation at this point that Klopp cut Jota's position in the front court and directly started Endo, while putting Hakepo, who had previously played in the midfield position, in the center position.

However, a series of changes made the game suspenseful.

In the opening period, Arnold had a hidden danger when defending Gordon on the wing because of a meaningless yellowing:

Previously, he was still trying to adduct homework:

After that, he didn't go to the middle of the road.

Because he also knows very well that behind this game is Matip, if he goes to the middle, once the ball is switched, the current Matip may not be able to hold the lower limit like Konate.

So from this point of view, although Liverpool's frontcourt arrangement is questionable, there is an understandable angle.

Alexander-Arnold's introduction, like any other team, is essentially a thickened midfielder, but when Arnold can't take in the middle, Liverpool still need to gain an extra advantage in the middle position, so in this case, the center pullback is another alternative idea.

So in the game, Hackpo often appears in the pseudo-9 position:

At the same time, Dias also has heavy defensive duties, and he needs to pay attention to Trippier plugged in:

In this way, there is really only one candidate for the real striker, and that is Salah.

As a matter of common sense, Salah can not go back to defense, but he needs to play such an attacking opportunity better:

You can't lose the ball frequently under this kind of head:

In order to drive Liverpool's attack as a whole in the case of Hackpo retreating and Dias playing the third man, Diaz's performance can make him a signature wingman role:

However, it is confusing that Salah sometimes comes to defensive positions, and although not much overall, he does land like a winger:

So tactically, Klopp also has doubts this time.

Perhaps he wants to let Salah and Hakepo take turns to rush forward, but the former's strength has entered a decline zone, and the latter does not seem to be the type that can break forward, presented into the game, that is, it seems that although there are many people, Liverpool has always lacked arrows.

At this time, Alexander-Arnold made a mistake and the ball he did not stop was knocked back by Salah from the winger position:

Alexander-Arnold's stoppage error allowed Gordon to score from behind him, and two minutes later he was unable to limit Gordon's inside cut, putting Van Dijk in a state of disaster:

This was Isaac's most existential moment in almost the entire game.

In just a few minutes, Liverpool were one goal behind and one less man was played, and Klopp replaced Dias to refill the back line, this time Salah did not want to rush forward.

Last season, Salah was able to play at a high level in a single game to help Liverpool beat Manchester City, but that was at home and he had Roberto Firmino by his side.

This game is away, one less player, there is no partner around, so Salah can't bring this Liverpool, can't catch the ball, there is no attack:

At this time, however, Newcastle rescued them.

Coming back in the second half, Newcastle continued to beat the water dogs on the left side, Gordon was already on the left side, Arnold was already afraid to get off, but Newcastle's ability to seize opportunities was much worse:

Playing one more man but not being able to open the gap is a great test for the manager's grasp of the situation on the pitch, as he must always be ready for Liverpool to bounce up, so at least keep the score 1-0.

However, this point is too difficult for Eddie Howe.

We said last season that Newcastle's tall backfield needs to be alive up front to relieve pressure on the backfield when playing and defending, which is Newcastle's established policy, so in almost every game, Eddie Howe makes extensive adjustments to the midfield in the adjustment phase.

That's true, but every game itself is different and requires more elaborate operations.

For example, Isaac in this game exposed his poor form early on, so this adjustment can have been made long ago, so why wait until 72 minutes?

For example, as Gordon becomes stronger on the left side, Arnold has no way to prevent this, which can actually be adjusted, but why should Eddie Howe change?

Actually, he is not clear. In Eddie Howe's vision, he only knows that if the front court is tired, he needs to change the front court, tactically needs to play a wheel war, technically needs the front court to maintain vitality, but the specific problem is analyzed specifically, which position needs to be changed early, which position needs to be changed late, which position is best not changed, these are all confused.

When the front court is tired, the substitute players should be ready to play, and the whole idea is as simple and crude as your mother thinks that you are cold and you need to wear autumn pants.

So we can see that Newcastle lost their sharpness on the left after the substitution, and the threat attack could only be played from Almiron's side:

On the contrary, Liverpool, first on Jota and Elliott, used the fast, nimble characteristics brought by their small men to accurately hit the weaknesses of Newcastle's big men in the back, thus helping Salah play the attack that needs to be played after playing one less:

He then replaced true striker Núñez on 77 minutes to make Salah part of the smaller group and help Nunez strike Newcastle's backfield in his best impact fight:

Two shots on goal, turn things around.

Obviously, this is a classic resurrection, because before the adjustment stage, Liverpool were infinitely close to losing, the score was behind, one less man was played, and more importantly, Salah could not break forward.

In this state, it is impossible to work miracles.

Therefore, it was Newcastle and Eddie Howe who set up the stage for them, it was Eddie Howe who personally dismantled Newcastle's knife and gun, and it was he who exposed Newcastle's backfield hidden dangers to Kroup.

Improve the line, the upper Jota is the symbol, after this hand is successful, and then replace the striker who can really break forward, what is needed is to harvest the game, everything is pinned on the efficiency of Núñez.

He did it.

However, the reversal wins, and there is still tomorrow.

Konat's injury is still unknown, and now Van Dijk is flushed, and Endo proved with a game that he can fill the hole, but can't take on the burden.

Having said that, Liverpool are paying the price for not buying a short defender in the summer window:

However, this is already the case, and the only choice is to accept the challenge. Given the situation at the back at this stage, it would be best for Liverpool to turn to a defensive counter-attacking posture and make full use of Núñez's impact ability, especially in the next game against Aston Villa, first tie the fence and then think about attacking.

After all, not all teams can afford the consequences of full-back adduction, not to mention that there are so many big players in the front court, and they have not bought short defenders, so they can only use the big guys as small men.

But why do Liverpool have to control the midfield? Why can't you defend and fight back? Back to this starting point, everything has room for maneuver.