Great points! Check out the Jones interview post match. Slot was willing to cede posession and passes in certain areas in order to win it back in the right areas. Although Chelsea had more shots in and around the box it was against a loaded defensive structure, it needed a worldie or mistake. Conversely area 14 was where all Liverpools danger came from.
Youre right. From my pov, it was zone 11 that gave Chelsea a misleading possession, make them believing they can control the game, but haha, it was a setup
I noticed "let them possess" was Slot's solution for a battle between the team that Conceding The Least Goals (Liverpool) Vs the team Creating The Most Chances (Chelsea). Chelsea didn't get at us, as some think, they were allowed to run themselves ragged whilst LFC packed the central areas. The fact that Chelsea only created one chance (nearly offside) where they were through on goal testifies to that. The big difference between Slot and Klopp is that Slot is prepared to adjust his tactics from opponent to opponent, but I would expect him to employ similar tactics against Real Madrid (another openly attacking team) next month. Klopp's Ljinders-inspired 'intensity' approach against Chelsea would have lost us that game.
@@AllRedShow I think earlier Klopp would have beaten the Chelsea side, but I think Klopp carrying on into 2024 wouldn't. We can differ in opinion on that. The main thing is I think we are going to have more tactically astute players this time around. You're producing great polished content by the way, it is very studio-professional for a bedroom set-up. Keep it up!
@@AllRedShow my bad, but your work office is a very good "home studio". Good analysis here. You can get mileage out of breaking down LFC performances like this. Other podcasts waste time on player ratings. Just tell the 'story' of the game.
Wow, really nuanced analysis. If you were to sum up in a sentence why Slot chose this particular strategy against Chelsea, what made him be fine with it? I mean you could say it was reactive not pro-active, right? That's the counter-intuitive thing about it. I mean, he's deffo got more tools in his locker than Klopp did and if your analysis is right, he will be quite a challenge for oppo to find him out. I agree he just wants to win and couldn't give a shit about the beauty contest. You're doing a great job, mate, providing really thoughtful angles to it all.
If you defend as a unit, with a plan, you can definitely defend pro-actively. By this I mean you control where the opponent attacks. You saw it against United as well, we control where you play the ball and give you one option, which is to play into the middle of the park where we'll pounce you. This game was different, but Liverpool decided that Chelsea will attack from the flanks where we were comfortable not to give away real chances. Chelsea is quite transitional and wants space to attack into while Liverpool is also deadly on counter attacks (thanks Jürgen!). Liverpool denied Chelsea the space they wanted and made them play another game.
He seems to want to force teams down the wings then trap the player with the ball against the sideline when pressing, and like you said, he doesn't mind if they manage get a cross because of the potential counter, Jones was the man chasing or waiting for the 2nd balls off our forwards, at both ends of the pitch he was man of the match, showed why he was so good the year of lockdown
I agree, Slot is building from defense up. Build a great defensive understanding, then get the players he wants and perfect the transition and attack. Smart
Good points, thank you! Reminds me of Brad Gilbert who wrote 'Winning ugly' (about tennis as a mental/tactical confrontation). Slot is a master in analyzing any opponents style of play and his investment in preparation is highly profitable.
The game was at the time a hard watch but that was because impo it's a game style we have not played for a very long time so it was difficult to get up & excited about. I have since watched it all over again & the tactics & game plan was absolutely bang on. Arne Slot is looking like a master tactition. Trent played extremely well in fact the whole team played well. Szoboszlai was good as a workhorse but his passing has gone out the window for the most part. Another win another 3 points & another week at the top of mountain. 97
guy is playing controlled football and am loving it so far... am sure we wudve conceded like 8 goals at this stage after those games in epl but weve conceded 3... ive never seen a mean liverpool team like this one...long may it continue
Appreciate that mate although the septic thing is a bit old yea? I get it, but there are much more fun ways of criticizing me that I’ll laugh at. Always love a good comment 👍🏻
10wins out of 11. 8 PL, 2 CL and 1 league cup game. Ive been Curtis Jones bigggest critic but he done excellent yesterday. Hopefully he can keep this up, give Slot a lovely selection headache
I commented on that issue the day saying it was intentional the way Liverpool let Chelsea have the ball then we read their movement so that's it's easy to attack that's why always we attack. Chelsea looked vanerable each time we attacked it's was a masterclasse tactics
Gonna disagree and say that you're conflating "being willing to cede possession" with "that's the plan". That MIGHT be the plan in response, but I don't think it was intended that Chelsea have the majority of the possession. Given the disgusting amount of passes that went astray and the constant turnovers, I don't think it was that "CLEAR" that the plan was to cede possession and hit them on the break. There's already been plenty of analysis covering Slot's tactics regarding baiting the opponent's press to open up space. It's BAITING the PRESS for space, not sitting back and letting the opponent possess and attack for space. We were at home, playing a team that right up till the almost the end of the season was distinctly mid-table. Chelsea have been in transition and upheaval for seasons. For them to come and impose their game plan on us was rather shambolic. And this is not a knock on Slot's tactics, it's knocking on the players who can't carry out Slot's preferred approach. I have no doubt Slot is already privately thinking of upgrades in several positions with players that can keep the ball better and pass better. Just because Slot is adept at controlling a game without possession and is willing to win that way does not mean this is his preferred approach. I think you've missed the mark here like Lawrence McKenna did.
Fair enough mate. See your point and well said. I don’t think slot wants this to be his long term approach by any means but he’s will to do what it takes NOW to win where other managers might be ok with a down first year as they impose their will on the team. I agree with you that Slot will look for upgrades if players can’t adapt and play at top levels in his systems. It was a shocking performance at Chelsea to be honest and yet we won and our defense was incredible minus one tiny mistake. Up the refs and thanks for the comment mate!
Nah that was Jonesy mate: ⚠️ | QUICK STAT Cole Palmer's 25th-minute attempt, which was blocked by Curtis Jones, was the first shot of the huge clash between Liverpool and Chelsea.
@@AllRedShow Sorry, but we were both right (I just found Jonesys block) but in the 71th minute Szobo blocked Palmers shot as well, which Slot even mentioned in the beginning of his press conf.
Sorry, but the 'plan was to let Chelsea have the ball' is bollocks. They had better possession because they closed us down well and our passing was so sloppy. Your theory also goes against everything that Slot has said about the importance of keeping possession within his system. We weren't set up to work as a primarily counter-attacking team either. That was clear as day by the players positioning.
Our passing was shockingly bad all game. I couldn’t believe it. Szobo, Salah (except for his assist), Trent, Kelleher. Obviously they were doing that on purpose but the plan was to defend at all cost and let jones run riot. It worked. Up the reds.
@@AllRedShow Jones even said post match though that Slot wants them to have the ball all the time. Hardly tallies with "the plan was to let Chelsea have the ball" does it. There is a marked difference between wanting the opposition to have possession and controlling where they have possession when they have it. We did the latter, but you are suggesting the former, which is not the case.
True mate. You’re right. I was trying to explain away how awful we were in possession, saying that our wing backs didn’t support the attack and a lot of times we just tried to dink it up to Mo who wasn’t really excited about doing that all game. It was clear slot wanted to defend first.
No … I meant Trojan horse. I think slot knew Chelsea would under estimate jones as an attacking force. Gakpo, Jota and Salah were distractions while jones ran free in the oppo box
Ya I think Slot has this plan in mind to use Jones against Chelsea. He mentioned in his press con he has every reason to use Jones and Gakpo in this match.
Winning an ugly game where we don't play to perfection is far better than playing perfectly but losing, every day of the week !
Yessssssss
I love how slot treats every game as an individual rather than play same system game in and game out.
Yes mate it’s fantastic.
Yes Sir! 💯 %
You win the title and no one will remember how much your percentage possession against Chelsea was
Absolutely mate well said haha
Great points! Check out the Jones interview post match. Slot was willing to cede posession and passes in certain areas in order to win it back in the right areas. Although Chelsea had more shots in and around the box it was against a loaded defensive structure, it needed a worldie or mistake. Conversely area 14 was where all Liverpools danger came from.
Yes mate. He’s a brilliant mind. So thankful we have Slot.
Youre right. From my pov, it was zone 11 that gave Chelsea a misleading possession, make them believing they can control the game, but haha, it was a setup
I noticed "let them possess" was Slot's solution for a battle between the team that Conceding The Least Goals (Liverpool) Vs the team Creating The Most Chances (Chelsea). Chelsea didn't get at us, as some think, they were allowed to run themselves ragged whilst LFC packed the central areas. The fact that Chelsea only created one chance (nearly offside) where they were through on goal testifies to that.
The big difference between Slot and Klopp is that Slot is prepared to adjust his tactics from opponent to opponent, but I would expect him to employ similar tactics against Real Madrid (another openly attacking team) next month. Klopp's Ljinders-inspired 'intensity' approach against Chelsea would have lost us that game.
Good stuff mate. Klopp at the helm would have been a 0-0 draw or a 4-1 win 😂
@@AllRedShow I think earlier Klopp would have beaten the Chelsea side, but I think Klopp carrying on into 2024 wouldn't. We can differ in opinion on that. The main thing is I think we are going to have more tactically astute players this time around. You're producing great polished content by the way, it is very studio-professional for a bedroom set-up. Keep it up!
@@siempra78 Thanks mate! just to clarify - not a bedroom! It's my work office that I have set up for quality video production all the time :)
@@AllRedShow my bad, but your work office is a very good "home studio". Good analysis here. You can get mileage out of breaking down LFC performances like this. Other podcasts waste time on player ratings. Just tell the 'story' of the game.
@siempra78 yea player ratings are kinda lame. It’s easy content to make but it’s tables steaks.
Wow, really nuanced analysis. If you were to sum up in a sentence why Slot chose this particular strategy against Chelsea, what made him be fine with it? I mean you could say it was reactive not pro-active, right? That's the counter-intuitive thing about it. I mean, he's deffo got more tools in his locker than Klopp did and if your analysis is right, he will be quite a challenge for oppo to find him out. I agree he just wants to win and couldn't give a shit about the beauty contest. You're doing a great job, mate, providing really thoughtful angles to it all.
Thanks a million David - appreciate that!!!
Slot’s a tricky tricky manager. Wouldn’t want to come up against him!
If you defend as a unit, with a plan, you can definitely defend pro-actively. By this I mean you control where the opponent attacks.
You saw it against United as well, we control where you play the ball and give you one option, which is to play into the middle of the park where we'll pounce you. This game was different, but Liverpool decided that Chelsea will attack from the flanks where we were comfortable not to give away real chances. Chelsea is quite transitional and wants space to attack into while Liverpool is also deadly on counter attacks (thanks Jürgen!). Liverpool denied Chelsea the space they wanted and made them play another game.
@HetAppelMoesje yes sir!!
Well said Bro !! Arne proving to be our best signing ! YNWA 😊❤
Thanks mate. He’s been incredible. Best ever start for a Liverpool manager in this day and age is nuts
He seems to want to force teams down the wings then trap the player with the ball against the sideline when pressing, and like you said, he doesn't mind if they manage get a cross because of the potential counter, Jones was the man chasing or waiting for the 2nd balls off our forwards, at both ends of the pitch he was man of the match, showed why he was so good the year of lockdown
Jones, when healthy and consistently playing, is low key incredible. If slot can keep him healthy he’ll be dangerous.
I agree, Slot is building from defense up. Build a great defensive understanding, then get the players he wants and perfect the transition and attack. Smart
Scary how good we could be with a coherent attack!
Good points, thank you! Reminds me of Brad Gilbert who wrote 'Winning ugly' (about tennis as a mental/tactical confrontation). Slot is a master in analyzing any opponents style of play and his investment in preparation is highly profitable.
Yea mate slot doesn’t have a system. His tactics are to literally exploit every possible unique weakness of the opposition. He’s so tricky.
All red...I like Yr talk...Liverpool fan here...from Ghana West Africa
Thanks a million mate!!
Another great bit of content. Becoming one of my favourite streams rather rapidly. Keep it up 👍
Ahhhh mate I needed a comment like this today. Thank you a million times!!!!
The game was at the time a hard watch but that was because impo it's a game style we have not played for a very long time so it was difficult to get up & excited about. I have since watched it all over again & the tactics & game plan was absolutely bang on. Arne Slot is looking like a master tactition. Trent played extremely well in fact the whole team played well. Szoboszlai was good as a workhorse but his passing has gone out the window for the most part. Another win another 3 points & another week at the top of mountain. 97
Another win mate best start for a Liverpool boss ever. Crazy!
Slot still can't get over the forest loss
Haha no he cannot. Haunts him day and night
It's nice to have different tactics for different teams. Slot is doing his homework. They're young and fast.
Yep. He’s brilliant.
guy is playing controlled football and am loving it so far... am sure we wudve conceded like 8 goals at this stage after those games in epl but weve conceded 3... ive never seen a mean liverpool team like this one...long may it continue
Yes mate agree 100000%!!!! Up the machine!!
Yeah! You got it! I knew it the first time had the ball.
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Exceptionally insightful for a septic. Well done matey.
Appreciate that mate although the septic thing is a bit old yea? I get it, but there are much more fun ways of criticizing me that I’ll laugh at. Always love a good comment 👍🏻
@@AllRedShow it's rhyming slang mate. Septic tank - Yank.
@@colinmelling I know mate - appreciate you
Tq. Watching from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Welcome mate!!!
That’s why Caicedo was left open and allowed to be on the ball.Gravenberch was super defensive.
Yep. And Caicedo performed well but wasn’t dangerous at all.
10wins out of 11. 8 PL, 2 CL and 1 league cup game. Ive been Curtis Jones bigggest critic but he done excellent yesterday. Hopefully he can keep this up, give Slot a lovely selection headache
Yes mate. Curtis was the perfect player to sneakily break through Chelsea and be the difference. He was excellent.
@AllRedShow indeed. Come on you reds !!
Jones was exceptional yesterday
I commented on that issue the day saying it was intentional the way Liverpool let Chelsea have the ball then we read their movement so that's it's easy to attack that's why always we attack. Chelsea looked vanerable each time we attacked it's was a masterclasse tactics
Masterclass for sure. Slot’s got some guts!
Gonna disagree and say that you're conflating "being willing to cede possession" with "that's the plan". That MIGHT be the plan in response, but I don't think it was intended that Chelsea have the majority of the possession. Given the disgusting amount of passes that went astray and the constant turnovers, I don't think it was that "CLEAR" that the plan was to cede possession and hit them on the break. There's already been plenty of analysis covering Slot's tactics regarding baiting the opponent's press to open up space. It's BAITING the PRESS for space, not sitting back and letting the opponent possess and attack for space.
We were at home, playing a team that right up till the almost the end of the season was distinctly mid-table. Chelsea have been in transition and upheaval for seasons. For them to come and impose their game plan on us was rather shambolic. And this is not a knock on Slot's tactics, it's knocking on the players who can't carry out Slot's preferred approach.
I have no doubt Slot is already privately thinking of upgrades in several positions with players that can keep the ball better and pass better.
Just because Slot is adept at controlling a game without possession and is willing to win that way does not mean this is his preferred approach. I think you've missed the mark here like Lawrence McKenna did.
Fair enough mate. See your point and well said. I don’t think slot wants this to be his long term approach by any means but he’s will to do what it takes NOW to win where other managers might be ok with a down first year as they impose their will on the team. I agree with you that Slot will look for upgrades if players can’t adapt and play at top levels in his systems.
It was a shocking performance at Chelsea to be honest and yet we won and our defense was incredible minus one tiny mistake. Up the refs and thanks for the comment mate!
You just mad sense 101% exactly what I saw during the game too
Thanks a million mate!!!!
C'moon.. Szoboszlai blocked Palmers shot.
Nah that was Jonesy mate:
⚠️ | QUICK STAT
Cole Palmer's 25th-minute attempt, which was blocked by Curtis Jones, was the first shot of the huge clash between Liverpool and Chelsea.
@@AllRedShow Sorry, but we were both right (I just found Jonesys block) but in the 71th minute Szobo blocked Palmers shot as well, which Slot even mentioned in the beginning of his press conf.
Curtis Jones...the Trojan Horse????
Yes mate!!!!!
its was a gamble and expirement with chel-"shit"😂😂😂
It was a very very calculated gamble that worked really well.
Sorry, but the 'plan was to let Chelsea have the ball' is bollocks. They had better possession because they closed us down well and our passing was so sloppy. Your theory also goes against everything that Slot has said about the importance of keeping possession within his system. We weren't set up to work as a primarily counter-attacking team either. That was clear as day by the players positioning.
Our passing was shockingly bad all game. I couldn’t believe it. Szobo, Salah (except for his assist), Trent, Kelleher. Obviously they were doing that on purpose but the plan was to defend at all cost and let jones run riot. It worked. Up the reds.
@@AllRedShow Jones even said post match though that Slot wants them to have the ball all the time. Hardly tallies with "the plan was to let Chelsea have the ball" does it. There is a marked difference between wanting the opposition to have possession and controlling where they have possession when they have it. We did the latter, but you are suggesting the former, which is not the case.
True mate. You’re right. I was trying to explain away how awful we were in possession, saying that our wing backs didn’t support the attack and a lot of times we just tried to dink it up to Mo who wasn’t really excited about doing that all game. It was clear slot wanted to defend first.
If we still had Klopp, we might lose to Chelsea. Period
Can’t play that game mate but Slot’s using what Klopp gave him excellently.
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Thanks mate!
It’s 10/11 matches .
8 premier league, 1 efl , 2 champions league . So it’s 10/11
Got it. Thanks for the check mate!!
10 uot of 11.
Slot machine!!!
Would say this is click bait, but we all knew the answer. Also, trojan horse might be the wrong idiom here...did you mean dark horse?
No … I meant Trojan horse. I think slot knew Chelsea would under estimate jones as an attacking force. Gakpo, Jota and Salah were distractions while jones ran free in the oppo box
Ya I think Slot has this plan in mind to use Jones against Chelsea. He mentioned in his press con he has every reason to use Jones and Gakpo in this match.
you knew Jones was going to win the game? 😒
No sir. I just said Jones would be key and he’d have to work his buns off. He did.
Tip: Stop waving your arms en hands. It is very distracting
Hahaha 😂 ok mate will try to tone it down.
Prefer when it's just you presenting squire
Appreciate that mate but Aaron’s an incredible football mind. It’s a blessing to have both options
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Why the tears mate?
@@AllRedShow I think I typed that by mistake! Great vid ty
you lost me at “when i saw the team sheet i knew curtis was the main man”. hindsight at its peak.
Go watch the live stream mate. It’s all in there! 😉
Watch it man😊
@bonda8807 🤓🤓🤓