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Jamie Carragher was left perplexed during Monday Night Football as he analyzed Arne Slot’s new-look Liverpool side, spotting an unusual tactic that left him scratching his head.
Liverpool kicked off their Premier League season with a convincing 2-0 win against newly promoted Ipswich, courtesy of goals from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah.
Much speculation has surrounded the brand of football Slot will implement this season, having taken over from Jurgen Klopp earlier in the summer. The Dutchman is known for his attacking and fast-paced style, which impressed fans during his time at Feyenoord.
During the match analysis, Carragher pointed out that Liverpool’s defenders were playing much narrower and rotating in and out of position. This tactical switch left him intrigued, as he had never seen it before.
Jamie Carragher has spotted an interesting tactic in Arne Slot’s new-look Liverpool side against Ipswich on Saturday – which the ex-Reds defender believes he’s ‘never seen before’
The positional change also left Gary Neville scratching his head on Monday Night Football
At one point during the match, Andy Robertson appeared to peel off the left wing and circle around centre back Virgil van Dijk, who was in possession. This move left Carragher and Gary Neville confused, with the former Reds defender stating it was something he had never seen before.
Neville proposed that Van Dijk should instead just play the ball to Alisson in goal to hold shape within the back line. However, Carragher was keen to understand the reasoning behind Slot’s tactics.
Carragher noticed that Andy Robertson (right) had peeled off to receive the ball behind Virgil van Dijk (in possession) instead of stretching the play
Carragher stated that he had ‘never seen the tactic before’ while Neville proposed that Van Dijk should instead just play the ball to Alisson in goal to hold shape within the back line
Carragher also noted that Liverpool’s back four were sitting very narrow, while in possession. This tactical switch was a departure from the usual wing-backs stretching the play wide under Klopp.
The pundit highlighted how Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold were not stretching out wide to each wing, instead coming inside to offer short passes for the centre-backs.
The pundit also noticed how Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold were not stretching out wide to each wing, coming inside instead to offer short passes for the centre-backs
Even Carragher was perplexed as to why Robertson and Alexander-Arnold were not stretching the play and moving towards either wing. He suggested that every coach he had played with would have told him to get out wide and stretch the play.
Diogo Jota opened the scoring for Liverpool, dinking in a cross from Mohamed Salah, while the Egyptian superstar would get on the score sheet himself just five minutes later, scoring a record nine times on the opening weekend of a Premier League campaign.
Diogo Jota (above) opened the scoring for Liverpool, dinking in a cross from Mohamed SalahÂ
Salah would get on the score sheet himself just five minutes later, with the Egyptian superstar now scoring a record nine times on the opening weekend of a Premier League campaign