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Liverpool have four wins from four in the Premier League this season and so far Jurgen Klopp has found the right balance.
The Reds have typically been in goalscoring form whilst keeping things tight at the back, whilst a midweek trip to Turkey for the Super Cup was well managed, as it didn’t hinder their league form.
The return from injury of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Joe Gomez has helped to bolster the squad but despite that Klopp was still happy that some of his players had the rest of an international break over the last two weeks.
He plans to use that to his advantage over the coming weeks, a period in which Liverpool have seven fixtures in 22 days, which includes trips to Naples and Stamford Bridge.
Known for his gegenpressing style, the German has been able to maintain his players’ fitness levels by moving away from the high press this season, and it hasn’t come as a detriment to the side.
Opta have recorded, as reported by Sky Sports, that Liverpool have made 60 pressed sequences so far this term, which ranks them sixth in the Premier League behind teams such as Burnley and Southampton, which may come as a surprise.
That may be partly due to opponents preferring to sit deeper, knowing they can be exploited by the pace of Mo Salah and Sadio Mane.
Arsenal were one example of that. The Reds made 585 passes against the Gunners, pinning them down in their own final third for much of the first half before finding a breakthrough via a quality delivery from Trent Alexander-Arnold.
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Liverpool’s full-backs have given them a different dynamic and a goalscoring threat out wide, as evidenced by their combined total of 29 assists last season.
Failing that, Klopp’s players are also effective through the middle. His front three of Salah, Mane and Roberto Firmino have averaged 2.5, 2.3, and 0.8 key passes per game this season, even without the use of a high press.
Liverpool’s more balanced, less-intense approach is working, and it should help to prevent players suffering from fatigue in the latter stages of the season, and as long as their attackers can find a way to break teams down, they won’t have to rely on forcing mistakes to score goals.
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