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The dangers and the weaknesses of the Liverpool of Jürgen Klopp

Published:18/04/2019 - 09:23h

Updated:30/04/2019 - 15:24h

The Liverpool has turned into few years in one of the most fearsome teams of Europe. A group worked, with variants and with the contragolpe more lethal of the European football. But the ones of Klopp also have his weak points and the Barça will have to take advantage of of them

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The evolution of the Liverpool of Jürgen Klopp is worthy of praise. The 'reds' have happened in hardly four seasons to be a team without course to be one of the most dangerous groups of the panorama futbolístico European. All the world knows already how plays in Liverpool and this is thanks to Klopp. The German has given him a style of game to the ones of Anfield and has given them back to the elite of the football to the big.

The past season, the 'reds' arrived to the big final of the Champions League against all prognosis. They showed to be a lethal team in attack, thanks to the trident formed by Firmino, Mané and a superlative Salah, that turned into the big disclosure of the past course. But in spite of all the good things that had this team, in defence still was not a solid group. The goal was a quebradero of head for Klopp (all the world agrees of Karius and his 'sung' against the Real Madrid') and in general was missing him defensive solidity.

But almost a year later, this team has evolved and has gando this solidity in defence that so much needed. This year the Liverpool, although it keeps on being fearsome of three chambers of field for up, is not so brilliant in attack, but yes is much more effective in defence. They go Dijk has given him a lot of packaging to the group 'network' in the defensive line and the arrivals of Fabinho or Keita have given him much more balance to the centre of the field. Besides, Allisson himself is a goalkeeper of guarantees and does not give the insecurity that gave Karius or that also gave in his day Mignolet.

In summary, this Liverpool is quite more team that the one who confronted to the Real Madrid the past season in Kiev and this is something that the Barça has to know. In attack, the production of Mo Salah and of Roberto Firmino is quite lower and no longer give so much fear, but Mané has increased his registers and like trident keeps on being fearsome. Between the three add more than 60 goals and to the contrataque there is not anybody better that they. That was the big danger of the 'reds' the past course and keeps on being it in east. 

Besides, it is a group with many more alternative and solutions in midfield and in attack. Fabinho And Naby Keita have been two very productive arrivals and are being very important so that the Liverpool was in the fight by the doublet of league and Champions. Also it arrived Shaquiri, that has gone of more to less and lately hardly goes in in the plans of the German trainer. Origi, that in his day promised a lot, went back of his cession in Germany and is having minutes of quality. In definite, a group with an eleven very dangerous headline, but with acting of able guarantees to change the dynamics of the meeting.

The Liverpool follows without being perfect in defence

It is necessary to leave clear that the ones of Klopp defend much better that does a year and that they are much solider, but this does not want to say that they are the Athletic of Madrid of the Cholo Simeone. The English follow having problems backwards when them presionan a lot and still have margin of improvement in this sense.

The Port wine showed in the first part that costs them defend the rises of the sides, since Mané and Salah help less than what would owe in defence. Jordi Alba and Semedo or Sergi Roberto would have to take advantage of of this, especially the one of L'Hospitalet, that is one of the most dangerous sides of the world-wide football when it incorporates from backwards. His connection with Leo Messi to the space could be more decisive that never. That would have to be one of the fields of action more evident of a Barça that it will have to have care with the contras 'reds', but that it could take advantage of of his defensive distractions.

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