Losing to Manchester City 0:3, Liverpool can give up the idea of ​​competing for the championship this season.

After watching the game between Liverpool and Manchester City, I found that the Red Army has a big problem with their offense this season. Nearly two months have passed, and Slott's team has yet to put together a complete system.

Not only was the offense stagnant, but the players on the field were also in poor condition, which greatly affected the team's morale.

The offense was unfavorable and the defensive end was under great pressure. Konate, Van Dijk and others also made repeated mistakes and have not recovered yet. If Manchester City's collapse last season began with Rodri's injury, then for the Red Army this season, "too many new players caused bloating."

Let's first look at a shot. In the picture above, after Wirtz got the ball in midfield, the players' position and response performance were shown. To be honest, I frowned when I saw this picture, and I didn't know what words to use to express my feelings about watching the game.

One word, messy.

No one was in charge, and Wirtz couldn't find anyone after getting the ball; Salah and Szoboszlai also had problems with their receiving positions, and they were all restrained by Manchester City's defense.

From a reasonable point of view, when the front midfielder takes the ball, he should open up space on both sides. The center player's running without the ball will involve the opponent's defense line, and then let the opponent's defense line have a gap at the moment of transfer. At this time, the organizer can calmly pass the ball to the teammate in the space.

However, in this picture, you can't see any tacit understanding between the Liverpool players. They all fought independently, some made mistakes in responding to movements without the ball, and some stood in inappropriate positions, delaying the chance of the game.

There is another problem. Liverpool's current offensive methods are quite lacking. Without Diaz and Nunez, the team doesn't seem to know how to play football.

In addition to cutting in from the wing, there is no second offensive mode. It's hard to see any center forward's header or 45-degree cross.

What I see more often is messy locations like the picture above. Everyone looked carefully at Wirtz's position. A small player actually ran into the opponent's penalty area. There was no strategy at all.

This is not the first time this season that I have seen Wirtz come to the middle of the penalty area and look at a loss. Several times I have seen Wirtz standing there stupidly among the dense defensive players of the opponent, and then watching the performances of his teammates around him.

I don’t want to blame Wirtz for this goal. What needs to be debated should be Slott’s tactics. After the new players joined this season, they are still confused.

How to use players and how to arrange them, we still can’t find a stable system.

Wiltz is sometimes in the center, sometimes on the wing, playing in different positions in every game, which makes him very confused. I don't know how to run on the court, my teammates are awkward passing the ball, and I am very slow to integrate into the team.

Gakpo likes to cut inside, Ekitic also likes to lean left, and Wirtz himself is also on the left and often crashes.

I don’t need to explain anything more about Salah. His problem this season is not only his sluggish state, but also his impatience. He missed another opportunity in this game, and when faced with a one-on-one shot, he did not handle the ball calmly.

If it can be distributed to the teammates next to it in time, the chance of scoring may be even greater.

This was not common in the past.

With Salah in a sluggish state, Chiesa and others have not been able to get opportunities, which will also affect Liverpool's offensive efficiency. I think Slott should boldly rotate Salah and stop relying too much on his performance.

Start from the low-end games to regain your confidence, and then slowly see if you can play in fierce competition. This will be more helpful to the team.

It is not conducive to the development of the team to insist on having Pharaoh occupy the starting position.

Considering that Salah is 33 years old, the Red Army should have the courage to change the team. Manchester City did quite well. De Bruyne's confrontation declined as he got older, so they immediately let him go. They decisively introduced new players, reused Cherki and other players, and added Haaland Doku and others. The team came out of the trough.

When Haaland has mastered heading the ball this season and opened up the situation with many headers, will Liverpool feel envious? If the team can have such a star with such skills, there will be no need to worry so much on the offensive end.

From the "unwanted behavior" at the beginning of the season to the current "sluggishness", Liverpool's current situation has profoundly revealed that money is not everything.

It is certainly a good thing to have money to buy stars, but if there are too many stars, it is easy to run into problems. In just one summer, the additions of Wirtz, Ekitic, Isaac and others caused the team to lose its stability.

After losing to Manchester City, the Red Army's hope of winning this season has become slim. In just 11 rounds, the team has lost five games, and the gap with Arsenal and Manchester City is getting wider and wider.

Next, they will face a more difficult schedule. Considering the team's chaotic tacit understanding, they will face greater setbacks in the future.

I think this season's downturn should be a wake-up call for Slott. Last season's championship concealed many of the team's problems. We need to realize that the team is not yet strong enough to win every game.

Give up the hope of winning the championship this season, fine-tune the team's tactics, let Wirtz and other new players integrate, and wait until next season to talk about competing for the championship.