fit into at least two or three roles, while.The ‘box’ midfield is a tough sell unless a team is incredibly well-drilled on the transitions, particularly defensively. The trick is making sure we carry on doing the same jobs in slightly different ways, to stop teams negating our strengths.For little by little, that’s what they’ll do.Three brilliant, but narrow forwards? 198402868E. Klopp spent most of his playing career at Mainz 05; a hard-working and physical player, he was initially deployed as a … ".It seems as though Spurs will back Mourinho over Alli. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. ",SPH Digital News / Copyright © 2020 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Co. Regn. No. We are currently on 3.86.Spurs were rubbish in the first half, but Kane and Son were extraordinary in the second...Update your browser to view this website correctly.Klopp to step in for showdown talks amid Liverpool contract mess,Gossip: Leeds eye PSG star; Man Utd back for Mourinho favourite. Our players have played a few days ago for their countries so it is possible.“The opponent forced us to make mistakes, we can do better, we will do better. No real tactic that you can defend against him when he has the ball, but Fab played very well.“If Sadio hadn’t scored two goals then Fab gets man of the match.”.In the end, though, it was Mane who stole the headlines, thanks to his impressive brace.His first goal was a powerful header after sneaking inside his marker, before his second saw him react to a mistake to pounce on a loose ball from Kepa Arrizabalaga and slot home.And Klopp couldn’t pick a favourite between the two goals, which both showed different skills.“I loved both goals for different reasons,” he said. That’s what we can expect from Klopp’s Liverpool v2.0. Teams will look to stop Liverpool playing in usual places and spaces and, in the search to (as Jurgen likes to say) find solutions, Klopp has already had the Reds switching base formations.Going forward, both in practical tactical and recruitment terms, a minor formation change may be the more effective route to continued success for the Reds, especially given the versatility and flexibility which Klopp loves in his forward players.Two most likely switches there could be to either double-down on the diamond, or else—given our full-back propensity and domination of most matches—employ more of a box midfield in possession, which reverts to that more narrow, flattened four-man midfield in defensive phases.The diamond needs little explanation: it’s the midfield we use already, with Firmino (or whoever) dropping slightly deeper for a starting role and attacking from behind, while the two forwards play from the channels and continually run in behind.Over in mainland Europe, a two-man attack is slowly becoming more prevalent once again—see the earlier comment of football’s inherently cyclical nature. It looks increasingly likely that Liverpool won’t sign Germany’s first-choice forward, a £50-60 million man, a much-wanted and admired attacker who is in the running for the European Golden Boot.And he wouldn’t have been signed to walk straight into the team.For months it was all about how he was willing to wait, watch and learn, and then step up when ready. Otherwise, you would know. He played with Spain and trained with Munich so he’s fit, that’s not problem.“He needs to get used to his team-mates, but when they went one man down it became the perfect game for him. "For some clubs it's less important how uncertain the future is: those owned by countries, oligarchs, that's the truth. Indeed, no Reds midfielder played more minutes than the Dutchman in the Premier League last season.He has scored 19 goals for the club, including three in Champions League semi-finals.Asked about the player’s future at a recent press conference, though, Klopp refused to open up on the situation.He said: “That’s an open contract situation, obviously. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admitted that his side’s full-backs were at fault for Leeds’ first goal at Anfield in Saturday’s 4-3 thriller. Date published: Sunday 20th September 2020 7:21.Sadio Mane scored a brace in the second half after Chelsea had been reduced to 10 men before the break when the Senegal international was hauled down by Andreas Christensen.Alisson Becker saved a penalty from Jorginho in another key moment to ensure the Reds claimed the three points.It maintains Liverpool’s winning start to the season after their dramatic 4-3 win over Leeds last week. "If the answer is in the negative, then that will be it for Jurgen Klopp as a coach. 507 Posts 136 Topics Last post by kavah in Re: Every Other Saturday on August 5, 2020, 01:19:21 AM Match Day Commentary. But a log-in is still required for our PDFs.Share gift link below with your friends and family.They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account.You can read this subscriber-only article in full,All done! Rhian Brewster can be one of Liverpool’s ‘internal transfers’ if Divock Origi departs. Virgil van Dijk had several poor moments and Klopp highlighted Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson’s roles in Jack Harrison’s first equaliser.“I didn’t see us struggling defensively but the way they play you cannot defend 100 per cent of the time,” Klopp said.“But for the first goal both full-backs were deeper than the centre-halves and that should never happen in football.“The second goal was a misunderstanding between Virgil and Ali [Alisson Becker] and I don’t think we will see these situations very often.“The third one we changed Hendo [Jordan Henderson] not long before and our formation was moving and we didn’t close one gap and again to use a situation like that you need the game plan and bravery of Leeds.”,“The backline played for England, Holland and Scotland four days ago – all top teams but different ways of defending – and if things are not settled early in pre-season defending is not riding a bike – so there is space for improvement.”.“It is pretty rare you see that many goals in a game.