How Arne Slot's Tactics Have Changed Liverpool.
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- In this video, James Allcott takes a look at Arne Slot's Liverpool tactics and analyses why they've started the Premier League 24/25 season so well.
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It’s still early doors, but I’m very excited for this season. He was almost written off because of the man he’s replaced, but Slot is ruthless and we’ve hit diamond once again with our manager acquisition
We’ve got a history of good managerial successions 🙌
Let's manage until January try to stay 3 to 5 points off top! Then go for zubimendi or ederson. Also have to beat city at least at home
3 games in lad
Early days not early doors 😂😂😂
@@mrliverpoolguy means the same thing my dude
Szoboszlai is so good. I do worry because of this role his numbers won’t be as impressive but his role in the team is so important. I also think how he has adapted from a more attacking role to a midfield role where he covers a lot of ground is so impressive. Big future ahead for Szoboszlai.
Looks like Slot is going to reinvent him.
Make me reminisce of Firmino the facilitator
He could’ve had a goal and 3 assists in these first 3 games(2 against Ipswich and he had 1 united and he should’ve scored that tap-in) so I think his numbers will be way better this season than last year
@@h1rono8u more like Henderson for me. But faster to press
@@kev9514Much more technically gifted and quicker.
Another thing that's really helped Slot is the continuity of the squad. The pundits get so hung up on transfers, whose in whose out, it feels like a failure when Liverpool only sign 1 player, but there's a lot to be said for stability and continuity too, we had a whole new midfield last season which has played a full year together now, and you can see it in the way they work together as a group.
You are using common sense, which some fsg out fans don't....
Never mind the pundits, the fans are the most annoying when it comes to demanding new players. It's the same sht every year. Even in the season when we do sign players, they still btch & whine. Every damn season...
Well you say this now, if liverpool lose 3 on the bounce everybody is crying that the transfer window was shit..............
When I hear comments about the way Slot's Liverpool plays and therefore, this and that could be a weakness, it makes me chuckle. Slot will just make a few tweaks and changes to the approach and find a solution. He has so many ideas for how to set up his team. He really, really knows his stuff.
Agreed he's a very tactical manager he won't use the same tactics every game he has the expertise to identify and exploit teams weaknesses
It’s actually weird saying something is a weakness based on a still picture because it is only a weakness if the players don’t react when the opponent tries to exploit the supposed weakness. Like he said after the ManU game about leaving Salah and Diaz high. It’s only a risk if they don’t run back when we’re under attack
@@kwabenaboateng8660 Agreed. That wide slot is only a weakness if Gravenberch and Konate do not read the danger. Slot has 5 red shirts to clog that wide channel that contains 4 white shirts (the LW off screen). Even then if the attack is not smothered, Liverpool is not in great danger if Macca is quick enough to read the danger and races back to help Virgil.
@@kwabenaboateng8660listen to arne describe man utd approach
It might change your opinion
Every team has weaknesses, and Slot isn’t a perfect manager so there will be moments when you get caught out…
I love the solidity of the backline. Reminds me of 2019
I always thought this is the best Liverpool. The season after we went for full-blown risky intensity and that pretty much carried on til the end of Klopps reign. We won the league the next year with the more crazy style so we just stuck with it and I know we won the league with it, got to another cl final with it, and won a fair few domestic cups with it. 2019 and before just felt the best to me on the eye test. We dominated games and it just felt like we would never lose, we were in total control. Post 2019 we left ourselves so exposed at the back that we would concede so often and need late winner to turn it around, and more often than not we had magical moments and did exactly that, but honestly for years it felt like we were just lucky to be getting away with it week after week, late comeback after late comeback.
@@virgilvanstrijk3884 yeah, I remember winning boring 1-0's in the beginning of the season and being a hit worried. It was the best sign possible. Clean sheets like this are incredible. Arsenal play with 4 center backs and have none for the moment. Not getting carried away Ange had an amazing start too last year I keep saying but I'm really really liking it
I am happy for Ryan, he looks so dejected when he first joined, unsure and apprehensive from the bad Bayern experience, and last season under Klopp he slowly started to smile and blend in. I am so glad he is beginning to blossom, his talent was obvious in last season.
right? I always liked his game when he come on as a sub, but he seemed unsure in decision making and overall in his confidence, now he looks he found his form,if he improves in some defending abilities, and i m sure they are working on it, he will be maybe a new 6 for years to come at Liverpool
@@sylvestersmetanka4224 The defensive side of the game of Klopp's game can be pretty difficult to learn. Fabinho played almost no minutes for Klopp in his first 5 months at Anfield. Wijnaldum got minutes but it took him almost 2 years to blossom into a midfielder Klopp saw as reliable. Both eventually were instrumental in winning the CL and PL. Gravenberch without a preseason was never destined to be an instant hit -- I was expecting he would need 12-18 months to adjust.
This is the most excited I’ve been to watch Liverpool since we challenged for the quad. Arne is the man
Liverpool fan here. I think why slot has done so well is not only is he seemingly a really good manager but he’s also very very smart. He’s using aspects from the way klopp played and added his own, this does a few things it allows the players to still have comfort in ways they play, it allows him to implement what he wants easier due to not changing everything and it decreases confusion as player already have an idea of what to do. It’s much too early to say we’re going to win anything but I like the style we play.
He spent his time watching footage of the team training of the last season
Its paying off
Dutchie here: Great comment! Slot has the players to make them champion. That's a luxury for him. He got a Feyenoord team where 8 players were sold off to other European teams. (That's a big continuous problem in our competition for years now). But he made them champions of the Dutch league! He's a master of making players become even better than rhey thought And: you showed a little bit of Slot's trademark, the 'Hot zone'. I guess you call it the danger zone or zone 14. When everything goes according to plan, you'll see an overflow of this zone with attackers, midfielders and full backs. He creates a 6-4 or 5-4 advantage there. This often resulst in a goal attempt for the strikers (Salah sprinting in the box for example). And in the defence you'll often see a one to one situation. But that's no problem. The defenders, midfielders and also the goalkeeper, who has a specific task, are very close to eachother. So when a defender makes a mistake, there are enough players to compensate for it. Of course Liverpool will concieve goals and lose matches. That's part of the game. But in the end I think they will be the champions of this year.
For Klopp, his focus was more on overloading the attacking force....bombing forward with set pieces.
Under Klopp, Fabinho was such a beast for us as DM and partnered him with Gini......it just made our defensive line much more tighter.
We won..finally....because of Fabinho and Gini.
Fabinho started to get injured more😢 and Gini did not get his recontract....hurts that tight Klopp squad😢. Even with an ageing Hendo and Milner.
I am so happy to see that Arne is focused on defense.......we have good attacking players....but clean sheets win titles.😊
As a long time LFC supporter, I seen a Liverpool squad under Hodgson......those were dark times😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ultimately, I like to think these LFC squad.....truly want to play for the badge. A good mix of old and new players with the older senior players welcoming and embracing the newer players. THAT was the legacy of Klopp......he was always been an emotional manager but he got a good staff to reign him in.....imagine a Liverpool squad with Julian Brandt instead of Salah..😅
0:35 the possession at Brentford game was 62%. I agree with a lot of Liverpool supporters in the comments that's too early to judge the manager and there are other factors as well to be considered as management support with new signings, injuries, long season…etc.
Yeah, I had to Google that possession %… it didn’t look right hahah
After the second pre-season game I was just immensely relieved because you could already see exactly what we were trying to do. We already look like a more coherent, thoroughly coached team after a month of Arne than United do after 2 years and 600m spent by Ten Hag.
Hated, adored, never ignored. 😂Rent free.
@@CoconutJewce As an example of how to not run a football club, united are simply impossible to ignore... their incompetence is peerless.
As for rent free, you're the united fanboy commenting on a video about Slot and Liverpool.
@@jonathancampbell9133 you killed him lol
It was seenin the first 1-0 loss to preston by me they scored their only decent luky attempt but other than that itcwas patyernsof play which was not like klopp and they justcwent on from there
As a Liverpool fan, it's too early to tell. Although he has had an impressive start to the season, we shouldn't say he is the best thing since sliced bread. I remember last season when Ange Postecoglou started well, and every pundit and TH-camr was saying the same thing. We haven't yet seen how he will balance between European Cup competition, and he hasn't even played against all the teams, let alone City and Arsenal.
Nah you can see he’s special but that doesn’t mean it’s going to work out in the end
I quite honestly agree with you. Yet there certainly is a more balanced, stable outlook from the team.
All these TH-camrs were literally saying he’s shit and won’t last! and now they’re all blowing smoke up his ass and saying he’s got a great team when they literally said he needs signings as Liverpool aren’t good enough. He’s a good manager and will do well but the goal is top four in my opinion with a decent run in the champions league.
3 games is small sample size, but I'm really impressed. Last season we struggled at Luton when we played away at their ground. Last season we also struggled at Old Trafford. We conceded nearly every game first before we started playing. So it's refreshing to start the season without conceding a goal for 3 games.
Make us dream Mr Slott YNWA
At first I was skeptical of Arne Slot as I'm sure everyone was, I know it's early days but I'm really excited for Arne Slot!
He has improved Gravenberch, Szoboszlai and Luis Diaz so much!
So good not having a panic every time a.team comes at us
Ultimate excellence lies not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without ever fighting.
Sun-tzu
Firstly, the possession stat is based on Liverpool deciding the game was finished at 3-0. They wanted to keep a clean sheet, so eased off. Man Utd are an ideal team to practice with. They used them to play rondos with as well. Secondly, Slot has expressed that if they are exposed, all players have to be quick getting back on the defence. No passengers.
How i wish my club's coach Tenhag would be watching your tactical analysis 😁..it's on point
Great video, many said slot has just inherited a great system and squad but the fact they’ve conceded so few goals is testament to the changes made and one which could be the difference in the title race, as even city didn’t keep many clean sheets last season
Even as a Liverpool fan, it’s too early to tell, it’s been 3 games. Well have this conversation again in November when we’re top of the league (this comment is gonna haunt me)
No it won't ❤
Great vid. I’m most impressed with how few chances they’re conceding. That’s a big change from the last few seasons under Klopp and is more reminiscent of when they were at their best in that 18-20 era and 21/22 season.
I think Trent has been really strong defensively as well, showing me the last couple seasons has 1. Been his positioning but also 2. He’s been a bit lax with his defending but from what he’s said in an interview recently is that if you don’t defend, you’ll get dropped and it’s a non-negotiable for slot whereas I think with Klopp, Trent knew he was essentially undroppable unless injured so he let that side of his game slip.
Intrigued to see how they handle going a goal down because that has yet to happen, even in preseason. I’m sure they’ll be fine but it’ll be interesting to see how slot tweaks things.
Love it when you break down teams tactics, especially Liverpool! ❤
Its still too early days, but we have something exciting in our hands. Squad depth and the ability of our fringe players to step up will be crucial. One thing i love about our team now is defensive stability. I used to dread going to places like Old Trafford, but that 3-0 proved otherwise. Things are looking good
Maybe i misunderstood the graphic but Liverpool had nearly 63% possession against Brentford. (Unless you were showing Brentford's stats)
nah you didn't, the graphic was obviously wrong
I watched the Brentford match, and I didn't think we had that little of the ball. 😂 Graphic definitely isn't correct.
Lovely stuff James, been waiting for this video!!! Awesome content as always.
Interms of pressing, aggression in winning the ball back & quickly attacking spaces created in the opposition half nothing has changed. It's still the exciting & attacking football that we played under Klopp thankfully. But what Slot has encouraged & coaching brilliant is to take care of the ball, don't just give it away & not be always direct. The really enjoy watching the "De Zerbi" type of build play between the defence & 2 deepest CM's. It's a nice change to see them want to keep possession & look for openings. Then when they do it really speeds up still looks exciting & appealing to watch. The Sporting side of the club really did their due dillegence & so far it looks to be paying off with Slot. We won't see the best of his side until NEXT season though. With a full season to get his ideas across, get accustomed to the Premiership & a full proper pre season with his squad being there for the entirety for it.
It’s a bottleneck, everything is forced inside in that second period to open up the floodgates in the final third. A fantastically insightful analysis!
Great start by Slot, we seem to have much more control now with a lot less risks in possession. I do think at some point though our squad depth will become an issue. Especially considering the added CL fixtures. Early exits from the domestic cups might not necessarily be a bad thing.
Arne identified manutd as working harder
What i can conclude is that
They get tired more early
And this has been the case so far
All of the opponents had no legs in the 2nd half
It makes me think he knows better way of playing
By playing smarter
Really enjoyed that, mate. Thank you.
Szoboslai Is an important player for the way we’re playing, Elliot got technical quality but can’t do the running. I’m interested to see how we look when we start rotating.
Hi James been following you for a while, really enjoy the content, the breakdowns and your analytical non biased approach to teams..... up the REDS
bro i’m playing scenarios in my head where we win almost every game this season and don’t lose any and beat city in both games, and actually fucking win the prem in slots first season. I would actually cu-
In all seriousness if the players who've got injuries in the last couple of seasons, (Trent, Salah, Jota, Konate, Alisson), why can't we win the league?
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Don’t get ahead of yourself. Early days
We defend every game differently, we press every game differently. Its something that Slot has actually said in interview a lot that make me think he's a great defensive coach. All about winning the duel, all about being narrow, all about pressing shape, "if we can't do basics right, we dont talk about tactics", this after Ipswich game made me believe in the manager instantly, how many times we see potentially world class or talented players trying to play hero ball, trying to be that HIM. In Man United game he shouted at Trent a lot for losing the ball 17 times, under Klopp he will get praised for trying to be risky, trying to express himself, but under Slot, he want Trent to be efficient and be better at decision making, its not that he cant express himself, its the inconsistent decision making.
People were moaning about Liverpools lack of signings but Arne took over a very good squad, so they were all like new signings to him and he's got them playing his way already. It's not mentioned much but Kelleher who will be vital again if Ali can't play and Gomez have stayed who are brilliant players and I think Chiesa will be class too and Liverpool can easily go toe to toe with Arsenal and City.
Slot in these first 3 games is showing that his idea is clear, to be a protagonist, to be very offensive, to put together many passes, to have the players be versatile and dynamic, and to be solid in defense.... although the 3 games were totally different, because Slot showed that he likes the "Klopp style" counterattack, he likes to press high to provoke the rival's mistake, and if he has to "hand over" the ball to the rival to make things complicated, he will do it..... for now Slot is showing that it has its own style of play and that it knows how to adapt to any type of difficulty that the opponent proposes....
Great analysis. We’ve not played any big teams yet, so I can’t wait to see what he does against those.
Apparently they are unbeatable after beating Ipswich and Brentford.The new invincibles😂
@@user-lt4px7ld4u I don’t think anyone is saying they’re invincible. And they beat Man U who have just spanked a load of money on players in the past few years. I think the point is, we needed to buy players, we didn’t and Slot has taken what he had and reshaped the team very fast. Brighton’s new manager is doing it as well. But you can only really judge after 10 games really.
James is one of the best tactical analysis TH-camrs out there 👏
That new camera glow up😍
As a Liverpool fan, the team which I'll be fearing most playing against is Arsenal under Arne Slot. They are too good in midfield, their man-marking against us last season was epic and I think they might have a strong chance to break our momentum again this season.
City I am eager to watch and see it as a challenge and I think City will clinch the title again with their win consistency but arsenal would a very tough play at Emirates.
Liverpool have a well balance squad with decent cover in all positions and with what Slot bring in terms of his tactical astuteness, it’s going to be tough for teams to beat him.
We said the same thing about ang last year. We all saw what happened after, don't forget Tottenham was top of the league at one point.
Do you honestly believe totnam and Liverpool are the same caliber of club? So you have no respect whatsoever for Liverpool? Anfield is a special place, do totnam have that? Just because totnam fissled out, you think Liverpool is cut with the same cloth as totnam? Disrespectful!
I’m really interested in seeing how he improves players, I think we’re kind of already seeing that with Gravenberch in a way but it’s still too early to tell
07:02 I don't think any of the televised pundits pointed out FOUR LFC players were looking at the back of defenders' shirts in the final third.
Liverpool were robbed of "Peak Klopp" when Oxlade-Chamberlain got injured and we have finally returned to four strong attackers, again.
10:23 its 5 v 7 mate they have cover at the back and as yiu can see Jota is still tracking back his man so it wont be that easy , trying to push through the press results in a lot of mistakes , meaning you have to be very sure otherwise you are conceding.
liverpool had 62% possession again against brentford , it was brentford who had 38%
Slight correction: Liverpool had 63% possession vs Brentford, not 37%.
I think we won’t see how good slot is until he loses, how he responds to that will be key.
When I think of the squad Klopp inherited, I feel grateful that he built & then left this squad for Slot to have a head start in his career.
Jurgen Nobert Klopp left us a legacy.
Now Slot need to strengthen his squad so we can have a 2nd String almost as strong & capable as 1st.
Only way to pip City to the title & withstand the horrors of injuries, fatigue & inexplicable loss of form for some players like last season when Salah Nunez & Diaz just couldn't score a goal to save their lives.
It's still early days, but by golly I'm a Believer!
Yeah after 3 games.Do they give out titles in September?😂
I enjoyed this video!
Too early to predict a lot with Slot, injuries and the intense schedule will play a big part but the talent handed to him, makes me confident we will finish inside the T4. That first goal conceded will sting 😂
Ps. Arsenal were vulnerable on the flanks which Klopp exploited during the FA cup game with Nunez and Diaz. Slot will find a way, as will Arteta who typically goes 1-0 up early and then settles into a mid/low block.
With the quality and in-depth analysis of teams, I wonder if managers or coaches ever come to JLA for insight 👀
I am pretty sure we did not have 37% possession v Brentford. Must have been the other way around.
We played arsenal and won in pre season James mate
Every one was praising Ange at this time last season. See how Ange is doing now. It is still early in the season. The other managers will eventually identify the weakness in Slot's tactics. We will see whether Slot is able to turn the table when it take place.
To be honest replacing klop was something I didnt want and I was against slot coming to Anfield I thought Alonso was a better replacement. It's too early to judge but so far so good. His done a great job
The best example of the weakness you mentioned would have been liam delap for Ipswich, its the whole reason Jarrel got subbed off for the second half
Great analysis as always
I think Klopp/the owners did a fabulous job to hand over a perfect squad to the next man, Im not certain but it should be at least a new top 3. Very promising
I'm very glad, as a kopite, to see that Slot was a good replacement to the Unforgetable Legenday Klopp... hope we can win this year... and hope we have the Klopp gates someday...
Hopefully they can avoid the injuries they had last season and slot can bring over his good injury record with feyenoord. Keeping those key players, esp with the insane run of games coming up is essential.
You rightly make a point about how Liverpool cope with how a team like Arsenal sets up but conveniently forgot to mention we beat them in pre-season when they had more of their starting players on the pitch than we did. The way that game played out is exactly how we beat a team like arsenal. Of course we can’t make too much of pre season games but our prem league game against Man U was just a repeat of the score line and performance against them in our preseason friendly.
This aged well 😂😂😂
Liverpool had 63% possession against Brentford, not 37%
Calm down guys, it's only 3 games in with small teams like Manchester United
I swear this same thing happened with Ange last season. Spurs did well early. Everybody did their videos on how Ange was the future of football and now he's one of the favourites to be sacked.
Wouldn't surprise me if people's opinions on Slot are completely different come the end of the season.
Slot won a title with a terrible Feyenoord who had won 1 title in 24 years. If you ask Dutch football fans they all absolutely rave about him. Ange has done nothing special in the game. Winning a title with Celtic is probably the easiest task in world football, and I am not being hyperbolic when I say that. It literally is probably the easiest thing a manager can achieve in the game. They've won the league 18 of the 24 years since the millennium. Ange's other trophies have come at the biggest team in Japan and a couple of semi-professional Australian teams. Arne Slot is much younger and is obviously just more talented. Liverpool are a better run outfit than Spurs. They are more ambitious and they have done their homework here. There's absolutely nothing to suggest, so far, that Slot will be a failure.
For what it's worth I like Ange and I hope he is given a chance.
I've been waiting for this style of play 4 a long time just one touch football..YNWA
Liverpool Had 63% Possession, not 37%...
Against Brentford we had 63% possession. Bo disrespect to Brentford, but they are not a high possession team.
Slot 😍😍
This guy man 😂😂😂😂😂
I think Van Dijk (and crew) is even alot better than he gets credit for, honestly. How they’ve played with their fullbacks since he got in there is really quite risky. And STILL he’s hardly even been made to look a fool. He don’t get dribbled past, he wins his duels, and generally quite solid defensive record in terms of goals. Just imagine United CBs left alone like that. No, wait. That is what we’ve seen the last few years. And their goal difference is negative over almost 60(!) games…
Its way too early for people to be going crazy like this. Personally he has to do this this season n next before coz the 1 thing with Klopp you cud guarantee we where always gonna be competitive to pushing for the top every season.
0:30 we had the lions share of possession in the Brentford match
Bro actually changed the title lol
James asks, “can you spot the weakness?” And I somehow immediately knew it would be something to do with Trent leaving space in behind.
Go on jimbo
Wait, where did you get that Brentford possession stat? Fotmob possession stats match yours for the other two but has Liverpool - Brentford at 62% - 38% in Liverpool's favour. I checked and FBRef has it at 62% as well.
In depth Analysis to how Chelsea will play with all of their new signings because I think everybody is confused in what Maresca is looking for?
LFC showed great style this summer against the Arse
Casemeiro is getting a lot of stick, but he was left exposed and that should not be understated.
R u a utd fan ? Why should we care 😅
@@dwayneterence7456 not at all. More focus should be on the tactics of Slot rather than Casemeiro.
Steady on
Klopp was Shankley reincarnated. Here’s to hoping Slot is Paisley!!
The Allcott Jinx 💀💀💀
I hate the international breaks
Jamesy make something about Flick cause barca is exciting rn
I'm a Liverpool fan and Slot is doing amazing but we'll certainly be beatable against Real Madrid 😅
Minor detail, but we had 63% possession against Brentford, not 37%...
I can't see anyone utilising that space left by Liverpool on right side while trent pushing in midfield when konate starts as rcb . Give konate vini jr , mbappe, doku , martenli he bullies them in that 1vs1 and run in behind . And again if quansha starts at rcb i will be worried cause he ain't a rapid fast cb like konate and can't defend wide channels 1vs1 like konate .
Agreed but…. thing is…. Will he stay fit?
@@kd5973 only god knows brother . Hope he stays fit . Only his weakness 😢😢
If we lose another game ....."why Arne slot is not so great as you think" "One thing we are not realising with Arne Slot" "Why Arne Slot can't keep winning" "What went really wrong with Slot's Liverpool"
How did we play Brentford at Anfield with 37% possession??? Check the Stats well man
Honestly you can already see hes special but that doesn’t mean it’s going to work out at at liverpoool. Cautiously excited rn
The possession stat against Brentford was wrong!
Liverpool had 62.1% compared to Brentford’s 37.9%
As long as Liverpool keep getting those three points from the smaller teams, we are good. Klopp made us dream when he took over, Slot is doing the same. And for the records, Liverpool ain't Tottenham. We've got world class players. Just keep them fit, they would get the job done. Injuries have always been Liverpool's undoing.
Good.
Liverpool didn´t have 37% possession against Brentford, how did you come up with that? lol
James would you consider a vlog series where you start doing your UEFA coaching licenses and become the manager of a team like #United?
Sobosslike play like a boss
Drive for show
Putt for dough
In football
Attack wins games
Defense wins championships
Chelsea A perfect example
Is gravenberch the yaya toure regen we’ve all been waiting for? Could he??
Far too early to be saying this. Truth is both Brentford and MU could have scored undeserved goals. Slot will be judged on trophies. There was a lot of fuss made about big Ange at Spurs a few games in. Liverpool have been handed an easy looking start and with Notts Forest and Bournemouth at home the next league fixtures that should be another 6 points. The true tests are coming in October and November.
The most sensible comment on the whole matter...