Jeremy Frimpong’s return from injury came with elite efficiency against West Ham, with his two passing attempts leading to one goal and one near assist. Liverpool were without Frimpong for five games due to the groin injury he suffered early on against Qarabag in the Champions League, forcing midfielders to fill in mainly at right-back. […]
Liverpool continued to make the same mistakes that have become apparent over the past two months, with Alexander Isak’s ineffectiveness one of the biggest problems. The Reds’ 3–0 defeat to Nottingham Forest was the first time since 1965 that they had lost back-to-back league games by this scoreline. While this may not have been Liverpool’s […]
Arne Slot was forced to adjust his midfield against Frankfurt and the performances of Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones in their 5-1 win showed that this should remain the case. Slot’s decision to start all four Hugo Ekitike, Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo while not selecting a natural right winger raised eyebrows ahead […]
Liverpool’s fourth successive defeat could be down to the players’ lack of clinical finishing, but Arne Slot cannot rely on chances to win games. At the start of Liverpool’s 2024/25 season, it became clear that part of Slot’s approach to developing from Jurgen Klopp was to eliminate some of the risks associated with the German’s […]