Liverpool delivered a powerful pre-season win over Sevilla at Anfield on Sunday afternoon and there are many speaking factors from the sport.
Liverpool 4-1 Sevilla
Pre Season (4), Anfield
August 11, 2024
Objectives: Jota 30′, Diaz 39, 45+1, Nyoni 68′; Peque 66′
Ipswich lineup hinted at
There’s now lower than per week to go till Liverpool kick off their first Premier League marketing campaign underneath Arne Slot. This Sevilla sport at Anfield felt just like the costume rehearsal forward of the Reds’ go to to Ipswich on Saturday.
With that sport being so shut it might be honest to presume that the brand new Liverpool head coach picked what he perceives as his strongest beginning XI in the meanwhile and the one he’s prone to decide within the membership’s opening sport.
This could imply Jarell Quansah being chosen over Ibrahima Konate, and Ryan Gravenberch additionally coming into the aspect to play within the no.6 position.
Given Andy Robertson shouldn’t be 100% match both (though he’ll characteristic in opposition to Las Palmas later within the day), Kostas Tsimikas may be anticipated to begin Liverpool’s opening Premier League sport.
A full 90 minutes for Jarell Quansah, Kostas Tsimikas, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mo Salah and Diogo Jota.
Gravenberch within the no.6 position
We nonetheless don’t fairly know who can be Slot’s first selection no.6 at Liverpool within the long-term. Towards Sevilla, it was Gravenberch who was trialled within the place and Dutchman can be happy by his efforts.
He managed the center of the park, dropping deep to choose up the ball to assist in the early part of the build-up but additionally offering some defensive stability.
As per FotMob he accomplished 95% of his tried passes, misplacing simply three passes in complete from 56.
It’s essential to say that whereas this was a great audition from the Dutch worldwide but it surely doesn’t negate the necessity for Liverpool to spend money on a extra pure holding midfielder.
Hopefully, there can be extra optimistic information on that entrance subsequent week.
New (previous) position for Trent
Throughout Jurgen Klopp‘s closing season we grew accustomed to Trent Alexander-Arnold inverting into the center of the park.
However in these early glimpses of him underneath Slot, the Liverpool full-back was much more reserved. There have been much less situations of Alexander-Arnold inverting, with the no.66 preserving nearer to the correct flank as an alternative.
We additionally noticed extra incisive and brief passes from Alexander-Arnold, though there have been nonetheless situations of him making his trademark lengthy switches on the proper moments.
It’s all about stability and on this occasion it looks as if Slot has discovered find out how to utilise the very best of Alexander-Arnold’s skillset with the 25-year-old having an ideal sport.
The emergence of the no.10?
Liverpool’s third objective of the match was yet one more second by which Slot’s superior midfielder proved to be decisive.
Throughout pre-season it’s been Harvey Elliott who has been utilized in that position to nice impact with the 21-year-old registering two assists in Liverpool’s tour to the USA.
This time round it was Dominik Szoboszlai enjoying within the superior position and managed to get in behind Sevilla’s defence with a superb ahead run as a part of an ‘up again and thru’ mixture from Alisson‘s wonderful cross out.
Breaking into the field and set-up by Mohamed Salah, simply because it was in opposition to Actual Betis, this time round Szoboszlai turned supplier squaring the ball throughout to Luis Diaz.
The best Slot ahead
Diogo Jota was at it once more with a chic end for Liverpool’s opening objective of the sport. Later, he would flip supplier setting-up Luis Diaz for the Colombian’s first objective of the sport.
It’s now two assists and one objective for Jota in three pre-season matches and a complete of 200 minutes performed.
He’s averaging a objective contribution each 66 minutes underneath Slot to date and whereas these are early days it does really feel like he’s the extra supreme ahead in Slot’s system.
The Portuguese worldwide will drop again, he’ll press the opposition and he may even closely contain himself within the build-up, too.
It stays to be seen, however until harm wreak additional havoc on Jota’s Liverpool profession – he may very well be set for a fruitful season forward.
It’s pre-season, so nothing to go overboard on both manner, however the early indicators are actually good and Slot’s model of play is actually being delivered.
