A dark start .. the 5 most prominent problems in Liverpool this season
Liverpool scored its worst start in the league in 10 years, after failing
to win the third consecutive game since the start of the tournament,
which raised the level of concern among the fans about the team’s readiness
to compete for championships this season.
Liverpool suffered a 1-2 defeat at the hands of their “wobbly” rival, Manchester United,
on Monday evening, to drop last season’s runner-up to 16th place in the league standings.
And after 3 rounds of starting the league, some disturbing features began to appear for the red team.
Who will replace Mane?
It is very clear the impact of the Senegalese departure, Sadio Mane,
from the team. The Senegalese player, who left for Bayern Munich
earlier this season, is missing in the attacking line a lot.
Despite signing the Uruguayan Darwin Nunez, there is no clear alternative
to Mane so far, in terms of coherence with the attacking players and contributing to the goals.
Nunez is not ready
Uruguayan striker Darwin Nunez, the historic deal for Liverpool in terms
of cost, does not seem 100 percent ready to raise the level of the offensive line.
Nunez showed good looks, but looked a “young” player at other times,
and also showed a lack of maturity when he struck Crystal Palace defender
Joachim Andersen and was sent off, in the second round of the league.
Salah .. Has it lost its luster?
Egyptian star Mohamed Salah did not hesitate to score in his first match
in the league, but he seemed to lose some of his luster, as his danger seemed
limited, after 3 matches.
Salah’s decline may be the absence of Mane from the team, the low level of
understanding between him and the striker Nunez, in addition to solving
the problem of the new contract with Liverpool, which was pushing him
to offer a lot on the field, to prove that he deserves a huge contract with the team.
The rock of defense.. broke
One of the most prominent players whose level has clearly declined in the first
matches is Dutch defender Virgil van Dyck.
The Dutch “Rock” appeared modest, was responsible for a number of goals so far,
and showed naivety in the way he defended, prompting captain James Milner
to reprimand him in the last match.
satiation
Sometimes the big teams suffer from a state of “saturation” or a lack of motivation,
and this comes after a big exhausting season, as happened to Liverpool,
who competed until the last second for the league title, and reached the Champions League final.
The long and exhausting season, in which the players continued to focus
on each match, as if it were a final match, and then the frustration of losing
the two most important titles, may push the players to enter into a state of
“worrying” relaxation this season.
5 most prominent problems in Liverpool this season
