Jamie Carragher thought a few of Liverpool’s soccer of their 2-0 win over Ipswich was “out of this world” and observed some uncommon tactical parts in Arne Slot’s first recreation in cost.
Liverpool had been held through the first half by the newly-promoted facet however targets from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah after the interval took the sport away from Ipswich.
“I thought Arne Slot’s interview after the match summed the game up perfectly – it was not great first half but some of the football in the second half was out of this world,” Carragher informed Monday Night time Soccer.
However what stood out particularly for the Anfield legend?
Liverpool’s uncommon build-up
“Something I have noticed with the new-look Liverpool in pre-season is their build-up,” stated Carragher.
“It is a massive a part of the sport now. Do you construct with a 4 or a 3? Does your goalkeeper become involved? With Tottenham, it’s simply the 2 centre-backs and the full-backs go into midfield.
“Liverpool performed very slim.
“We talk about rotations and people taking up different positions and we always associate that with midfielders. Maybe a No 10 will drop to the holding role, the No 8 will go to the 10, the front three might mix and match, but we never see it with a back four.
“I noticed some issues on the weekend to control.”
Notably, there was a second through the first half when Andy Robertson, Liverpool’s left-back, underlapped Virgil van Dijk to maneuver into the centre-back place.
“What is really interesting is where Robertson goes to receive the ball and support Van Dijk, things that I have never really seen before.
“That is new to us.”
Narrow defence in the first half
Robertson played particularly narrow at times rather than marauding up the flank.
“He undoubtedly likes to make use of the centre of the pitch, not simply his defenders however his midfield gamers. He has all the time bought numbers centrally. Is it about retaining the ball?
“The back four was very narrow.
“Why would they do this? Arne Slot likes to play via the centre. The participant he wish to purchase, the primary one he has not bought over the road, was Martin Zubimendi, a holding midfielder, a technical participant.
Liverpool’s full-backs transferring into midfield within the win in opposition to Ipswich
“When you think of a team being counter-attacked, more often than not we associate that with the full-backs being [wide]. Someone loses the ball and before you know it, teams are converging on your two centre-backs.
“The 2 full-backs had been there.”
Liverpool’s full-backs bought again in opposition to Ipswich to forestall the counter-attacks
‘Troublesome to attain a greater aim’
Within the second half, Liverpool performed with extra width, Ibrahima Konate transferring 45 yards away from Van Dijk through the build-up play. It stretched Ipswich.
Ibrahima Konate and Van Dijk had been 45 metres aside at instances within the second half
Trent Alexander-Arnold additionally moved large to assist arrange the opening aim of the sport at Portman Street, feeding Salah who arrange Jota to attain.
“When you think of Arne Slot and the football he wants to produce at Liverpool, I think it might be very difficult for him to score a better goal than this all season in terms of playing from the back, playing through the thirds, all the way through, third-man run.
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“In that second half, what Liverpool produced, as you would expect against an Ipswich side that is getting tired, the pitch is getting bigger, they have better runners in [Ryan] Gravenberch and [Dominik] Szoboszlai in midfield, I think it was a testament to the type of football we are hopefully going to see long term, where Arne Slot wants to get Liverpool.”
