comparing the way we attacked Chelsea and the way Liverpool attacked them few weeks ago, the speed our attacks are so much slower.
even in transition, we get the ball back at half way line, when dippers do this they try to get to a shot through Jota, Nunes, Diaz within 10-15 seconds etc.
we take the ball, pass it sideways, or even back, make it go around from left to right, all this allows Chelsea reshape, and we are up against a solid block rather than a confused/out of place/not settled Chelsea defence.
this also means if we lose it close to their box we are not as unsettled at the back/midfield because our slower approach also lets us be in shape, but still opponents find it way too easy to beat us in certain chances.
Pep probably seeing how 1 counter often beats us dead and 1 shot is often enough for a goal against us, he aint gonna risk us become more quicker to end up in more risky situations when we lose the ball. but this will leave us in a lot of games like this one that we need to go trough a brick wall to create chances, we create lesser big chances and more mediocre ones with lower xG.
still we really miss the experience of Mahrez, Gundo in/around the box making good decisions, setting up goals, scoring goals. Foden/Alvarez did improve their numbers seemingly, but Grealish is worse than he was last time, KDB was out for so long (in that period Gundo/Mahrez would have been more important), Doku brings a few assists but not many goals, but then Nunes/Kovacic adds literally nothing output wise, yet to score a PL goal the two of them and Kovacic yet to assist one.
