Klopp win the first tactical fight against Pep in the final FA Community Shield
Tactical Analysis
Line-up
We start with the Liverpool line-up start the game without their main goalkeeper and the start of the goalkeeper Adrian, City start with tactical shape 4-3-3, and Erling Haaland start from the beginning.
Liverpool in high pressure
1 - The initial shape of Liverpool pressure Firmino was pressing on the goalkeeper with Shadow cover on Rodri, Salah and Diaz Man to Man with the city CB, Henderson and Alcantara with the midfielders.
the city Rt and Lt-back without man marking when the ball reached them the pressure begins to accelerate to the ball area.
Silva was dropped back to pick up the ball, it didn't cause any problem for Klopp because he isolated city midfielders KDB and Rodri between the lines.
As the ball reaches the flank area Henderson starts to mark the ball holder and Arnold moves to press on the city Lt-back with the three-defender stay at the back, Fabinho on the line front defender to keep Haaland under observing, In other words, all passes channel is closed.
Despite Liverpool’s high pressure and ability to stifle City in the first third, City was able to break the pressure by switching the ball more than once into Walker’s side, but what then?
Nothing with the speed of repositioning of Liverpool players and the poor action of city CM and their distance from the ball makes the progress of the ball stop, as Liverpool are forcing City to the limited passing channel.
In Liverpool pressure was noted that Arnold was coming forward to put pressure on Cancelo, unlike Robertson who was staying at his back as 3rd CB, to avoid Mahrez speeds and keep 3rd defender at the back.
The Mid pressure
Isolating city midfielders between the lines forced Silva to drop back to receive the ball but with Rodre and KDB not moving well and Liverpool lines compact and moving towards the ball area the ball progression was stopped.
when the ball moves to the flank area and the repositioning of two lines of defense from Liverpool and close the half-space with slow and unfailing Grealish was the attack killed before it started.
Defending Trans
As usual, the aggressive gg pressure of Liverpool disrupted all the attacking trans of City, most of which were from the deep.
