Although Liverpool won on Wednesday evening with convincing figures from NK Maribor (3-0), Jürgen Klopp’s formation is currently occupying a disappointing sixth place in its own Premier League, with the backlog of twelve points already reaching the top leader Manchester City. Lee Dixon, former defender of Arsenal among others, doesn’t see the Reds closing the hole with the English top just like that.
They are a team without a defensive mentality. It is okay to blame the defense, but that’s not what it’s all about, it’s about where they lose the ball. They put high pressure and that goes wrong at times. If the opponent gets through that first pressure, there is nothing left behind. There is no balance and the goalkeeper has disappointed them a number of times “, he analyses at NBC.
If you compare them to the Tottenham Hotspur of two years ago, where are they? Should they be closer to Tottenham? You would say yes, but they are not because Tottenham has a balanced mentality. They have a good defense, which is not the case with Liverpool “, Dixon continues,” If you put Virgil van Dijk in that defense, it would be only a marginal improvement. It’s about the mentality of the team and how they want to conquer the ball when it is played out under the pressure. Which players then make the difference?
Do you think Virgil van Dijk will be playing for Liverpool next season?