Arne Slot supplied a really trustworthy evaluation of Liverpool’s efficiency at Ipswich, and it’s protected to say he was removed from impressed by what he noticed within the first half – we are able to’t blame him.
The Reds’ first 45 minutes at Portman Street noticed them head into the dressing room with zero photographs on course and having gained solely 36 p.c of their floor duels.
Ipswich have been extra bodily and it left Slot to say that the “first half was not adequate, [the] second half was an actual good efficiency.”
After swapping out Jarell Quansah for Ibrahima Konate on the break for tactical causes, Liverpool went on to attain twice, have 15 photographs on aim and win the second-half duel depend.
“The second half was a pleasure to look at”
Arne Slot displays on his Liverpool aspect’s first Premier League recreation of the season ?
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Slot’s evaluation when chatting with TNT Sports activities after which in his press convention was significantly attention-grabbing as he highlighted precisely what he expects from his aspect.
He defined: “Very first thing I mentioned [during the break] was we don’t have to talk about techniques if we lose so many duels, and that’s what we did.
“I didn’t see them combat for it within the first half – we misplaced virtually each lengthy ball, each duel to each side.
“That’s not that Jarell misplaced each duel – many people misplaced too many duels – however I believe we wanted Konate to win these lengthy balls within the air from the No. 9.
“In order that helped, that gave us management however they put so, so, a lot power within the first half they usually needed to carry on working, carry on combating.
“They have been enjoying all around the pitch 1v1 and I don’t suppose they might sustain with that tempo within the second half.”
On the crux of the first-half subject, he mentioned: “I don’t suppose our downside within the first half was our midfield. Our downside was extra that we misplaced too many duels – our defenders misplaced too many and our attackers didn’t win sufficient.”
The forwards have been key to exploiting Ipswich‘s 1v1 system because the Reds began to take advantage of the house in behind, Slot counseled that saying, “you could possibly see how good and effectively we might play in ball possession.”
He added: “If you wish to win over right here, it is advisable step up by way of profitable your duels and make a combat out of it as a substitute of accepting each time we play a ball lengthy it results in our 16 once more.”
It’s attention-grabbing listening to Slot’s evaluation and we are going to get extra of that because the season goes on, and he even had a quip to share in entrance of the press.
“Once I began right here, I used to be advised many issues,” he mentioned. “One among them was Jurgen hated the 12.30 kick off, and immediately reveals we hated the 12.30 kick off as a result of we weren’t within the recreation within the first half.”
Touche.
