The first defeat of Liverpool of the season saw Crystal Palace most of the opportunities they were offered, but Arne Slot’s non-negotiable for his side was noticeable.
With the help of our partners at Photo mobWe look at the failure of Liverpool to win the physical fight against Crystal Palace.
Liverpool has very familiar with late winners to start the season with seven consecutive victories, but received a taste of their own medicine in Selhurst Park in their first defeat of the campaign.
It came after several starters had a week off between competitions, but despite dominating possession, it was Palace who had created the most expected goals, shots on goal and great opportunities.
Slot’s use of a midfield in a box in a 4-2-2-2 formation in the first half was a failed experiment, and it was no surprise to see an improvement when he returned to a well-known arrangement in the second.
Liverpool does not win their duels
The emphasis on winning duels has not been as public as when Slot arrived for the first time, but it remains a non-negotiable for the Dutchman and he will not enjoy Photo mob’s Ground Duel Breakdown in particular.
Liverpool lost the number of duel 48-45, but they were beaten extensivelyWith Palace on the Top 36-23 when they claimed at the game.
Five starters lost more duels than they wonWith Mohamed Salah (14.28%), Alexander Isak (33.3%), Milos Kernert (33.3%), Dominik Szoboszlai (37.5%) and Florian Wirtz (42.85%) all struggling.
It was the same for substitutes Rio Ngumoha (33.3%), Jeremie Frimpong (20%), Federico Chiesa (0%) and Curtis Jones (0%).
Salah lost most of the duels to every Liverpool player who had not been successful in six of the seven he disputed, lost five on the ground and one in the air – symbolically for the day he had.
Ryan Gravenberch, reversed, was the only red that every duel he disputed and won all seven (six on the ground and one in the air)-the second of each player on the field.
Restoring the system led to improvement
Slot tried to do something else in the first half, but saw his side the impulse on the Eagles, which had 10 shots, four big chances and an XG of 2.07 created.
The attempt by the Dutchman to overload midfield was abandoned by a lack of pressure on the ball, whereby Liverpool lost the duel count in the first half 23-14 (18-6 in ground matches).
Adding width back in the side and returning to a more known setup had an almost immediate improvement in the second 45, and the Reds therefore won more duels (25-31).
Subsequently, their successful pressure on the ball and their opposition created 14 shots, five major opportunities and an XG of 1.75 – more than enough to change the result to their advantage.
In the end, Slot is left to make his first half experiment and the inability of his party to live in the entire 90 minutes one of his fundamental principles.
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