Callum Ramsey
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Going over the 4-3 game from last year, pretty much all 4 goals could've easily been avoided and were through errors.
1st goal- delph gets dispossessed from a situation of control and chamberlaine is allowed to run through and shoot
2ng goal- Stones gets barged from behind from a scenario where he should have control of the situation.
3rd goal- Otamendi gives the ball needlessly to salah from the back
4th goal- Ederson clears the ball straight to salah
Such errors after errors in one game is unheard of for a team with such quality. Basically avoid these and they will be beaten as talent wise they are not on the same level, their team is all industry besides mane/salah especially that midfield. Play 4-3-3 with sterling and sane wide, aguero through the middle, the 2 silvas and dinho at mid and then stones/laporte at the centre of defense with walker and mendy(if fit) if not zinchenko. When in possession avoid giving passes to fernandinho when the team is being pressured as much as much as possible and bypass that by using the full-backs who are often free with how they try to press. Or even better try and find the silvas in between the spaces if the opportunity arises and both center backs are more than capable of that. Basically not losing the ball needlessly from the back and the team is 80% on their way to beating them.
When out of possession give the likes of mane and salah as little time as possible when on the ball by being aggressive, getting tight, double-teaming them, conceding a foul if needs be but never letting them the time to turn and run towards the goal. Napoli defended exactly like that with intensity and that 'famed' attack were nowhere to be found.
So simply, defend as a team with intensity but even more importantly no more of the needless errors at the back especially when on the ball. Seems easy but this team seems to lose all level of composure and decision making when they go to anfield hopefully tomorrow isn't the same
1st goal- delph gets dispossessed from a situation of control and chamberlaine is allowed to run through and shoot
2ng goal- Stones gets barged from behind from a scenario where he should have control of the situation.
3rd goal- Otamendi gives the ball needlessly to salah from the back
4th goal- Ederson clears the ball straight to salah
Such errors after errors in one game is unheard of for a team with such quality. Basically avoid these and they will be beaten as talent wise they are not on the same level, their team is all industry besides mane/salah especially that midfield. Play 4-3-3 with sterling and sane wide, aguero through the middle, the 2 silvas and dinho at mid and then stones/laporte at the centre of defense with walker and mendy(if fit) if not zinchenko. When in possession avoid giving passes to fernandinho when the team is being pressured as much as much as possible and bypass that by using the full-backs who are often free with how they try to press. Or even better try and find the silvas in between the spaces if the opportunity arises and both center backs are more than capable of that. Basically not losing the ball needlessly from the back and the team is 80% on their way to beating them.
When out of possession give the likes of mane and salah as little time as possible when on the ball by being aggressive, getting tight, double-teaming them, conceding a foul if needs be but never letting them the time to turn and run towards the goal. Napoli defended exactly like that with intensity and that 'famed' attack were nowhere to be found.
So simply, defend as a team with intensity but even more importantly no more of the needless errors at the back especially when on the ball. Seems easy but this team seems to lose all level of composure and decision making when they go to anfield hopefully tomorrow isn't the same
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