Liverpool produced the stereotypical sport of two halves to mount an Anfield comeback and beat Brighton to maneuver prime of the Premier League as their two primary rivals each misplaced.
Liverpool 2-1 Brighton
Premier League (10) | AnfieldNovember 2, 2024
Targets: Gakpo 69′, Salah 71′; Kadioglu 14′
Sloppy start and some poor performers
Sluggish passing, inaccurate passing. We’ve seen it sooner than and in costly fashion from the Reds, nevertheless far more closing yr than this time interval.
A few Reds on the day nonetheless didn’t truly get themselves out of that actual technique: Alexis Mac Allister had thought-about one in every of his worse days of the advertising marketing campaign, and Trent Alexander-Arnold may want improved barely, nevertheless nowhere near enough.
The earlier Brighton man was off in his ball retention, picked up one yellow card and was a tad lucky to not get one different with a second-half foul – it was no shock to see him eradicated.
Dominik Szoboszlai was possibly the other who acquired right here into that class, missing in movement when the midfield was swarmed first half and by no means able to have an effect on points after the break as we upped our sport significantly.
One or two key starters too many being out of prime type on the day.
Slot should examine the lesson of counter-attacks
It’s all correctly and good that Arne Slot wants Liverpool to be fully dominant, administration the ball and territory and by no means should endure a chaotic nature of matches – nevertheless usually, the other workers want exactly that.
And after they’re good at doing so, by being fierce in forcing turnovers, brave in committing numbers forward and speedy on the counter-attack, Liverpool should examine to match it over once more.
The administration and poise we current when on prime in video video games, when coping with sides who don’t go all-out every time they get the ball and who aren’t as bodily dominant will probably be massively pleasing. Nevertheless to this point this season, our potential to care for teams who’re in our face correct from kick-off has been far a lot much less spectacular.
Ipswich did it first half until they ran out of steam; Forest did the equivalent all sport prolonged and beat us as soon as we have now been unable to raise our sport.
Brighton are increased than every these sides on the kind of energetic, ball-winning transition sport and the Reds have been lucky to solely be one goal down on the interval.
The second half was significantly better, positive, nevertheless we ought to be succesful to react far quicker to these situations in future.
Ambiance lights as a lot as gasoline Anfield revival
A bit too flat, a bit too quiet, a bit to gradual to be lifted by one thing.
The home crowd didn’t have heaps to cheer first half and didn’t do plenty of it to hold the players – nevertheless the second 45 minutes was a whole turnaround in every regards.
It has already been confirmed this season and this was one different efficient occasion: the squad react to the roar of the stands, and the followers likewise are in efficient voice when the play is quicker, further intense and intent on assault.
From kick-off inside the second half the fabled roar was undoubtedly once more, nevertheless Pervis Estupinan almost certainly deserves a thanks phrase for truly lighting a fuse beneath the supporters when he tried to sq. off in opposition to Trent Alexander-Arnold.
One different lesson for the model new boss: Work together that fanbase on a Saturday afternoon!
Super Slot subs have desired have an effect on
If he has one or two points nonetheless to decide on up after only a few months on Merseyside, we seen proper right here some good sport administration by Slot.
The first sub was enforced, the next have been essential – nevertheless all three of Slot’s first substitutions did exactly what was required of them to hold Liverpool’s stage of top quality and vitality.
Joe Gomez acquired right here on for the injured Ibou Konate and produced a unbelievable exhibiting on the coronary coronary heart of the defence, even just about scoring his first goal with a header (twice!).
Whereas he was superb defensively, it was bringing Curtis Jones and Luis Diaz on, restoring some kind nevertheless together with attacking numbers, which was an early enough double sub from Slot that mainly did the enterprise.
Jones, so spectacular of late, made a unbelievable surge to in the end assist Salah for the go-ahead goal – then Wataru Endo acquired right here on for a particular holding job and Conor Bradley seen out the game to double up down the wing.
Superb all through, with Gomez the resolve of the bunch ahead of 1 different mature Jones exhibiting.
Prime of the desk!
That troublesome run of fixtures continues… and continues to yield wins.
There can’t be any getting carried away after we truly needed to dig deep to find a comeback win, nevertheless beating a wonderful Brighton side is one different big consequence to go alongside seeing off Chelsea, profitable in Leipzig and avoiding defeat at Arsenal.
And in order so as to add to the importance of instantly’s three components, it locations the Reds once more to the very best of the Premier League on a weekend when every title rivals, Arsenal and Man Metropolis, misplaced away from dwelling. May this be a season-defining day?
Dropping components on our private turf would have felt like an unlimited waste, so as rather a lot as a result of it’s a large win in isolation, it’s a really perfect strategy to go into the ultimate two matches sooner than the worldwide break in opposition to Bayer Leverkusen and Aston Villa.
