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Brighton
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Match of the Week (click on the hyperlink to jump to the page): Everton 0-0 Liverpool
Villa 1-1 Manchester City
(p.2), Brighton
5-2 Leicester City (p.2).
Can't see Liverpool.
What exactly is the most useful offensive set in this game.
Was it the trio of Salah, TAA, and Elliott who stacked the right side for penetration? But their penetration was poor, combining for only 1 touch in the opposition box in the first half, and the relatively low threat high crosses from outside the box were always indeed cleared by the opposition.
Is it to put TAA at the heart of the organization?
But his contribution in this game was just not worthy of such a title, with just one key pass in the whole game, and he was substituted early in the 58th minute of the game.
Was it the high press that started the attack from a high position? But Everton's midfielders Onana and Iwobi were good at protecting the ball, and the backline was calm enough to keep Liverpool at bay.
Take advantage of counterattack breakthroughs.
They did dominate possession and dominate the offense, but the threatening offense was sporadic (especially in the first half), didn't culminate in many prolonged presses, and even more so, didn't even have a BIG chance.
Immediately in the second half, Firmino was replaced with a strong 4-2-4 offense. The tempo got faster and the offense naturally got more aggressive, but the increase was only in quantity, not quality.
Organizationally not reliable enough for Liverpool
As a top team, it was still able to rely on the excellent shooting of its frontcourt players, and still threatened the Everton goal frequently despite the disadvantage of opponents who did stare at it (xG 1.39).
In the first half, Nunez received a long pass from Gomez and his kick from the right side of the box was defended by Pickford and the crossbar, Diaz picked up the ball, cut inside and hit the post again. In the second half, Salah's kick from the right side of the box hit the post.
In addition to the three centers, Pickford made a couple of good saves to keep the game deadlocked. If you ignore the stuttering of the backfield into the opposition penalty area and simply look at the threat of goals, there seems to be no way to ask for more from Liverpool in this game.
Players do more.
Everton was not quite the same in this game, no longer relying on Gordon and Gray to hold the ball and explode hard, and more attempts to break through the defense with short passes linking up with teammates in front of them. A few direct passes were effective, although not as frequent as creating a threat, but at least they were able to break into the opponent's box and finish the shot on the rare counterattack attack. In the first half, the possession rate was only 35.8%, but the number of shots on goal was 6 for both sides, and the number of touches in the opponent's penalty area was also similar (13-11).
Second half stalemate as Liverpool
The offense was strengthened, and at the same time, Everton had more opportunities to counterattack. By replacing Gueye late in the game, Onana was given the freedom to participate in the offense, and his and Iwobi's ability to protect the ball and push the ball forward greatly enhanced the efficiency of Everton's counterattacks.
One of the most complete tandems - Liverpool
Corner kick, Onana picked up the ball and distributed it to Gray, who broke through Milner on the left and then advanced all the way to a 5-on-3 counterattack. Maupay crossed the ball from the left side of the penalty area, and there was plenty of time and space in front of the goal to get his foot up, but Alisson finished off the save and missed the only BIG CHANCE of the match for the two teams.
In addition, Everton's numerous counter-attacks also required Liverpool to
Relying on the goalposts and Alisson's frequent saves, kicked off a match with Liverpool
Uncompromising 50/50 Wave Rivalry (xG vs. Liverpool)
(All the same, 1.39). Despite an unavoidable injury time siege, they held on for a shutout, picking up a well-deserved one-point haul to gasp away arch-rivals Liverpool!
