Some nice little bits in F365s conclusions
7) The problem with facing this current Liverpool side is that any plan has to be enacted to perfection across 90 minutes. They are the Premier League’s most daunting mountain: no matter how good your equipment, how effective your approach or how suitable the climate, a single mistake will see you lose your footing and slide straight back down....................
8) But then that is the nature of trying to beat this particular game of whack-a-mole. Whereas Manchester City’s strength at their peak was the almost mechanic way of scoring the exact same goal – dragging opponents out of position before a wide forward squares it for a teammate to score from six yards – Liverpool are the exact opposite. They have so many different ways of inflicting pain and pressure that succumbing to one of them is inevitable.
It could be a Firmino flick, some Salah magic, a sudden burst and finish from Mane, Divock Origi tripping over his own shoelaces and accidentally arsing it in or Georginio Wijnaldum finishing a sublime team move. It could come from a press, a counter-press, a Gegenpress or just some impressive skill. The only certainty is that it will happen.
In this instance Liverpool took the simplest route – Alexander-Arnold crossing for a Van Dijk header – to extend their run of scoring in consecutive Premier League games to 31. You can cover as many holes as you like but you will run out of plugs long before they run out of ideas.
8) But then that is the nature of trying to beat this particular game of whack-a-mole. Whereas Manchester City’s strength at their peak was the almost mechanic way of scoring the exact same goal – dragging opponents out of position before a wide forward squares it for a teammate to score from six yards – Liverpool are the exact opposite. They have so many different ways of inflicting pain and pressure that succumbing to one of them is inevitable.
It could be a Firmino flick, some Salah magic, a sudden burst and finish from Mane, Divock Origi tripping over his own shoelaces and accidentally arsing it in or Georginio Wijnaldum finishing a sublime team move. It could come from a press, a counter-press, a Gegenpress or just some impressive skill. The only certainty is that it will happen.
In this instance Liverpool took the simplest route – Alexander-Arnold crossing for a Van Dijk header – to extend their run of scoring in consecutive Premier League games to 31. You can cover as many holes as you like but you will run out of plugs long before they run out of ideas.
). Still got MOTD to go. The ROAR from the Kop when Salah scored reminded me of bygone days. That result was sweet.
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