Compilation of our playing style
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That video shows so much how much class we have in that 'slow fat melt'. Firmino is fucking amazing there.
There was a moment yesterday that parses referenced in his post match interview about how they couldn't press us cause when they did we just one touched the ball about and passed through them and there was one moment where I think coutinho came deep played a one two and flicked the ball around the corner to start a move forward and take like 3 pressing palace players out of the game , its incredible to watch .
It was nice to see that style start from the back rather than being born 30 yards from goal or whatever
It was nice to see that style start from the back rather than being born 30 yards from goal or whatever
Well. According to ManWho'sGotNoClue he is utterly shit because he doesn't score in each game. According to same source Sturridge (who played striker in our only game we didn't score) add much more to the team. And mind you he is normally correct!! He went hiding after the weekend for some reason.... God knows why....
Firmino is boss!
Pardew: "Firmino plays that striker’s role really clever, you don’t really know where he is and it’s unnatural for centre halves." #LFC
Pardew: "Firmino pulls you around, pops up in midfield, then he’s in midfield. It’s like a piston in an engine working there." #LFC
Pardew: "Firmino plays that striker’s role really clever, you don’t really know where he is and it’s unnatural for centre halves." #LFC
Pardew: "Firmino pulls you around, pops up in midfield, then he’s in midfield. It’s like a piston in an engine working there." #LFC
Every time Firmino has anything less than a 7/10 he brings it back up reinventing his story and having a pop at him, I think if he was to drop it, people would soon forget, but unfortunately he seems incapable of admitting when he's wrong.
In fairness in this instance he probably deserves it a little.
A part of Michael Cox's article about LFC's style of play under Klopp:
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Liverpool remain a work in progress but it’s coming together promisingly. During Jürgen Klopp’s first campaign at Anfield the players adapted quickly to his high-energy, heavy-pressing system and regularly disrupted the opposition’s passing but they only sporadically formulated quick, incisive attacking moves themselves.
This season things have improved significantly. The pressing is still impressively efficient and remains an extremely useful way of creating chances but Liverpool’s passing interplay makes them a more complete attacking force. Their 69 shots on target this season is the most in the Premier League.
The most impressive aspect of their 4-2 victory over Crystal Palace on Saturday evening was the manner in which they filled space dynamically. This side feature various forwards who drift around – Philippe Coutinho, Adam Lallana, Sadio Mané – and with multiple players varying position there is a danger it will become congested in the centre, where they all prefer to play. That was never a problem at Selhurst Park with team-mates making a reverse run whenever a player drifted out of his natural zone.
Liverpool’s opener, scored by Emre Can, was a perfect example. As Liverpool built up play in the centre of midfield Coutinho wandered inside from his left-sided role – which in isolation felt unnecessary considering Jordan Henderson and Can were patrolling that zone effectively, with Lallana in a more advanced zone.
Coutinho’s shift prompted movement from others. The left-back Alberto Moreno, making a rare Premier League start in place of the unwell James Milner, raced forward on the overlap while Can responded by charging into a goalscoring position inside the box. Liverpool were offering movement but also balance and the goal involved all three players: Coutinho chipped a ball over the top for Moreno; he played a cushioned, sidefooted, volleyed cutback towards Can, who fired home via a slight deflection. It was a fantastic goal in itself but given the context of Liverpool’s excellent movement it felt somehow fitting.
The player who benefits most from all this movement is Coutinho. On paper the left-sided position does not particularly suit him – in a more rigid team he would be stuck in uncomfortable zones and in a less cohesive team any drifts into the centre would leave the side unbalanced – but Coutinho is allowed to take up his preferred midfield positions, often finding space away from opponents. At times he controlled Saturday’s game, in addition to providing some incisive passes in behind. For all his talent Coutinho has sometimes struggled to offer a consistent influence on games, but his form this season has been excellent.
Good partnerships were obvious throughout the final third, however. Mané charges into goalscoring positions from his right-sided starting role, which works well considering Roberto Firmino often drops into deeper positions; Liverpool arguably play without a conventional centre‑forward but that role is always filled by someone. When Mané vacates his zone a team-mate fills in, typically Nathaniel Clyne on the overlap but sometimes Lallana drifting right. At full speed, and combined with sharp passing, it’s a wonderful spectacle.
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Liverpool remain a work in progress but it’s coming together promisingly. During Jürgen Klopp’s first campaign at Anfield the players adapted quickly to his high-energy, heavy-pressing system and regularly disrupted the opposition’s passing but they only sporadically formulated quick, incisive attacking moves themselves.
This season things have improved significantly. The pressing is still impressively efficient and remains an extremely useful way of creating chances but Liverpool’s passing interplay makes them a more complete attacking force. Their 69 shots on target this season is the most in the Premier League.
The most impressive aspect of their 4-2 victory over Crystal Palace on Saturday evening was the manner in which they filled space dynamically. This side feature various forwards who drift around – Philippe Coutinho, Adam Lallana, Sadio Mané – and with multiple players varying position there is a danger it will become congested in the centre, where they all prefer to play. That was never a problem at Selhurst Park with team-mates making a reverse run whenever a player drifted out of his natural zone.
Liverpool’s opener, scored by Emre Can, was a perfect example. As Liverpool built up play in the centre of midfield Coutinho wandered inside from his left-sided role – which in isolation felt unnecessary considering Jordan Henderson and Can were patrolling that zone effectively, with Lallana in a more advanced zone.
Coutinho’s shift prompted movement from others. The left-back Alberto Moreno, making a rare Premier League start in place of the unwell James Milner, raced forward on the overlap while Can responded by charging into a goalscoring position inside the box. Liverpool were offering movement but also balance and the goal involved all three players: Coutinho chipped a ball over the top for Moreno; he played a cushioned, sidefooted, volleyed cutback towards Can, who fired home via a slight deflection. It was a fantastic goal in itself but given the context of Liverpool’s excellent movement it felt somehow fitting.
The player who benefits most from all this movement is Coutinho. On paper the left-sided position does not particularly suit him – in a more rigid team he would be stuck in uncomfortable zones and in a less cohesive team any drifts into the centre would leave the side unbalanced – but Coutinho is allowed to take up his preferred midfield positions, often finding space away from opponents. At times he controlled Saturday’s game, in addition to providing some incisive passes in behind. For all his talent Coutinho has sometimes struggled to offer a consistent influence on games, but his form this season has been excellent.
Good partnerships were obvious throughout the final third, however. Mané charges into goalscoring positions from his right-sided starting role, which works well considering Roberto Firmino often drops into deeper positions; Liverpool arguably play without a conventional centre‑forward but that role is always filled by someone. When Mané vacates his zone a team-mate fills in, typically Nathaniel Clyne on the overlap but sometimes Lallana drifting right. At full speed, and combined with sharp passing, it’s a wonderful spectacle.
Brendan's opinion is irrelevant. He's made his choice early and will carry on spouting bile to an increasingly bitter end until he picks another player, gives him a shite nickname and goes on again. You can either bite or ignore the boring S*n employed gobshite.
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