I think the second half started with man-marking, but that’s a topic for tomorrow once I’ve watched the match a second time. I really like your graphics, by the way - they illustrate the problem brilliantly
That f*** +1 is starting to piss me off. To play this way, you need defensively impeccable players across the board, from the front line to the deepest defenders, because Chelsea were once again finding free players between the lines far too easily, as well as exploiting third-man combinations. That’s also a flaw of the 4-4-2, as it often leaves pockets of space where the opposition can find free players
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Watching the #Spurs game for the second time, and I’m doubling down on my take: Trey Nyoni is a £100m player, and I genuinely believe he could transform Liverpool’s season.
His performance from Tuesday will probably feature in the thread as well. What a player. Absolutely phenomenal talent, with an incredible understanding of the pivot role #Nyoni
Exploiting the momentum of Brighton’s transition from man-marking to zonal marking, with excellent timing in taking advantage of the unfolding situation.
Liverpool disrupts Brighton’s defensive structure through coordinated movement. Isak drops deep to receive from Kerkez, drawing Vuskovic out of position. Gakpo makes an inward run, while Kerkez stretches Gomez horizontally. On the far side, Wirtz occupies two defenders, while Gravenberch pulls Pascal Groß away, preventing him from stepping into the newly opened space to cover it.
Crucially, Isak doesn’t return to his nominal position but stays on the same vertical line as Gakpo, exploiting the disruption. Gomez abandons Kerkez to compensate, but it’s already too late. Liverpool capitalises on the brief moment when Brighton’s defensive structure is caught between man-marking responsibilities and zonal assignments #LFC
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The games against Villarreal and Atlético de Madrid show that the only way to control the opposition with the ball is to defend man-to-man, forcing them into duels.
Against Brighton, top team, there was no last-call effect, so Liverpool opted to defend deeper in the second half.
That question was a bit of a trick question earlier, and I was hoping for a more in-depth answer from you, so thank you
Against Villarreal, I noticed some very concerning signs from Cody Gakpo out of possession, which resurfaced on Sunday against Brighton. While most of the team generally adapted to the opposition’s rotations and structural changes, Gakpo repeatedly failed to track his man in a man-oriented marking/pressing scheme.
A thread illustrating how poor execution of basic individual responsibilities can undermine the effectiveness of the entire team on the pitch. 🧵#LFC
Just to be clear, that wasn’t an attack. Once again, have a good day and evening, mainly the evening
I agree, but I don’t see much disruption to Brighton’s structure here. Ultimately, we play two horizontal passes and one vertical pass into a low-value wide channel, where the opposition achieves its objective of pushing us out wide while creating a defensive overload of 4v2, followed by 2v1.
Even if the ball had reached Kerkez, there was still support in the central channel. Considering the poor quality of the Hungarian’s delivery, perhaps Brighton were happy for that weakness to emerge precisely in that area.
Maybe I simply see it differently, but that’s a good thing. A diversity of perspectives enriches the discussion
After all, man-to-man orientation stems from zone defense; they’re not two separate categories. I don’t quite understand this
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Iraola tiene en el Liverpool una papeleta importante. La presión no es su baza principal, de hecho es un punto débil. Solo yendo a pares y viéndose desesperado le ha sabido sacar beneficio.
Con el Bournemouth ya tuvo esta problemática según avanzaba el partido.
Excellent coordination in the M2M, transitioning to +1, with good spatial awareness between Diomande’s opponents at the moment of the switch
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Against Villarreal, I noticed some very concerning signs from Cody Gakpo out of possession, which resurfaced on Sunday against Brighton. While most of the team generally adapted to the opposition’s rotations and structural changes, Gakpo repeatedly failed to track his man in a man-oriented marking/pressing scheme.
A thread illustrating how poor execution of basic individual responsibilities can undermine the effectiveness of the entire team on the pitch. 🧵#LFC
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Deep runs. Brighton struggle to track late runners. I saw it against Arsenal, and on top of that, their organisation immediately after losing possession is poor. They rely on counter-pressing, but that’s exactly why we shouldn’t try to play through them with short passing combinations. Instead, we should look for long balls into space for the wingers. This is a game tailor-made for Barcola