TITUS MAXWELL

Arsenal took on Liverpool on Saturday and lost 3-1 although they created several goal scoring chances. Liverpool lined up in a 4-3-3 formation but shifted to 2-3-5 with possession and Fabinho sat deep to provide a cover for the defence. On the other hand, Arsenal lined up in a 4-3-1-2 formation with their new boy Dani Ceballos sitting behind Nicolas Pepe and Aubameyang. Arsenal's manager Unai Emery during their clash against Liverpool at Anfield. Source: sportskeeda. Each team's intention was known in the begining of the match. Liverpool went on the attacking approach while Arsenal waited to hit Liverpool on transitions. Here are the reasons why Arsenal lost: Poor Defensive Organisation. David Luiz was the bad boy during the match. The Brazilian pulled Salah's shirt in the box which resulted to a penalty. Luiz also failed to defend Salah which saw him netting his second and the third for Liverpool. Luiz failed to mark Salah rather, intercept the one...

Pressing is Liverpool's strongest weapon which they use to demolish their opponents. This game was evolved under Jurgen Klopp. Due to the presence of fast paced forwards, Liverpool are able to harass opponents deep in their own half and this won Jurgen Klopp two trophies, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Supercup. According to Nouman who is a football coach and football analyst, Liverpool press in two different ways: 1. Positional pressing 2. Hard Press. Positional Pressing. In this type of pressing, Liverpool wingers position themselves diagonally between the Centre Backs and Wing Backs. This is to block the opposition's passing lanes. Also, the Centre Forward positions himself between the Centre Back/Goalkeeper and Defending Midfielder. This leaves one of their DM or Central Midfielder free to cover the defence. Henderson has not been marked so he roams in front of the defence to provide a cover while Salah and Mane marked the CBs and WBs. This is done caref...

Liverpool and Chelsea will lock horn today at BJK Vodafone Park in Istanbul for the UEFA Supercup 2019/20 season. As I mentioned earlier on my previous analysis (between Chelsea and Man United), Chelsea always like to attack and defend as a close unit. This means that Chelsea's defensive line is always high up the pitch to support the press. Image:youtube Here are the things that they should improve on: Maintain a deep defensive line. A standard or deep defensive line will work when playing against Liverpool because they have players who have high passing accuracy eg Alison Becker and Virgil van Dijk. These two have long range and high accuracy so they might cause problems to Chelsea's high defence. The presence of Salah and Mane too who are good on timely runs to the final third after neing released by Alison or Van Dijk will punish Chelsea too. Image: 90 min They Should be confident to play from the back. Liverpool are the best team in Europe when it comes...

Both teams lined up in 4-5-1 but with different approaches. Man United's was clear from the begining. They wanted to hit Chelsea on transitions. On the other hand, Chelsea created chances mostly from being released from the midfield and also through the 3rd man technique. Sportskeeda Without possession, Chelsea kept a 4-4-2 formation while Man Utd used a 4-1-4-1 with Rashford pressing high up the pitch. It was a tactical battle between these two power houses and here are the reasons why Chelsea lost the match: High Defensive Line. This is the biggest opportunity which saw Ole Gunnar's tactics working. Man United knew Chelsea liked to keep a high defence. Just like Maurizio Sarri, Frank Lampard likes to his defence to support the midfield and forward to press the opposition. This usually leaves a void space behind Chelsea's defence. Ole Gunnar did his homework correctly and used Pogba to supply long balls behind Chelsea's defence. Source:Evening Standard ...