Slott s four-game losing streak is reviewed: Opponents use long passes and 5 defenders to set up the bus

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From last season's calm and leisurely performance, to the rush at the beginning of this season, to the four-game losing streak, Liverpool has suffered from a lot of problems after investing heavily in reinforcements in the summer window. Media experts from all walks of life often analyze problems from Liverpool, but coach Slott believes that the team's difficulties this season stem from the fact that opponents have found ways to deal with Liverpool.

Even during the four-game losing streak, Slott always insisted that Liverpool should focus on me, emphasizing that the advantage lies with me and that our side has countless opportunities, but we just missed the goal. At the pre-match press conference on Friday, Slott pointed out that opponents have found ways to contain Liverpool by setting up buses and long passes, and they must also find ways to counterattack as soon as possible, just like Manchester City, which won four consecutive Premier League titles.

Reviewing the 1-2 home defeat to Manchester United in the last round, Slott pointed out that Manchester United changed their tactics and adopted a five-back formation, allowing Mount to serve as a false forward and frequently using long passes. Slaughter says most teams now use 541 when facing Liverpool "The main difference between this season and last season is the style of play we face. I looked at the game data during the holidays. We had to defend 178 long passes from our opponents in the first 7 rounds, and against Manchester United, we had to defend 59 long passes. This is the same as in the first half of last season." It’s different. Breaking through this style of play often comes from a magical moment, and we had a lot of those moments last season, from Salah, or from set pieces, like our game against Frankfurt, where the opponent also defended lowly, but two corner kicks opened up the situation for us.”

Slott also believes that Crystal Palace’s experience against Liverpool has been shared and learned by opponents from all walks of life. “So this is what I tried to explain to the players and the media. After the game, I was actually more praising the opponent’s coach. He found the right way to deal with our style of play... This situation has been too obvious, every team Teams do this. I even heard that when we played Frankfurt, their coaching staff had a communication with Glasner (who coached Frankfurt) and he explained his tactical thinking to them. "

"We have to adjust, that's what we always try to do," he added. "I've told the players and I can say it again here. The last two times we faced 541 - Crystal Palace and Manchester United - we created more chances than we did last season against the same formation and low defense. We were able to do that because we were also trying to adapt our style of play. And against Eintracht Frankfurt we faced 541 again. The formation, I even adjusted it more. But that doesn't mean that's the only reason we created so many chances because we had a lot of chances against Manchester United and Crystal Palace. Yes, we had to find a way to do it, and we weren't the first team to do that. City have experienced this situation for many years. They are very good at playing in small spaces, and this is where we need to do better than now."

As soon as Slot finished speaking, the reporters had already conveyed his views to Manchester United coach Amorin. Amorim once insisted that he would not change his tactics and formation. Although his three-back formation is deeply rooted in his bones, the difference between three-back and five-back is actually not that obvious. When the wing-backs on both sides focus more on defense, the center of gravity of the formation will naturally move backward, thus becoming five-back in the data heat zone map. However, Amorim did not deny that the team had made a "compromise". "Liverpool is in the past and I don't want to comment. I understand all this and I am happy that the team can play the game in a different way. It was an important victory, but I was the first to say that we need to play better when we have the ball. I don't care what Slott said. I can watch the game myself and see that we need to do better in the future, but sometimes you have to adapt to the game. I don't need others to evaluate my team."