The ‘post Klopp era’ has officially begun for him. Liverpool. The box of Arne Slott As usual in recent seasons, they face a newly promoted team with the risk that comes with facing a team that is in a positive dynamic. Although the box Anfield He was good in the early days, he suffered a lot in the first half against the team’s attacks. McKenna. In the second half he put things in place and started the campaign on the right foot thanks to the goals of Jota and Salah.
He Ipswichwho built the promotion of Portman Road a fortress, showed reasons. Suffocating pressure, defensive solidity, verticality and quick transitions. This is how he put Liverpool in trouble in the first half of a Hutchinson hyperactive, although toothless. The lack of top talent was noticeable in the last meters of the locals, because with some counterattacks with an advantage they ended up with a bad decision in the last stretch.
Of those Liverpool, with a new coach but using a similar technique and both players are uncomfortable. ANDThe game was ballyhooed, indirectly or by association. With less intensity, ideas and clarity than its rival. Salah and Luis Díaz They hardly appeared and the opportunities were conspicuous by their absence. The only threats come from dead balls in search of the head of Qansah and Van Dijk and there were several long shots from Arnold that went over the crossbar.
Second half with a sharper Liverpool
After a quick walk through the locker room, it became apparent that at half-time there had been the first ‘Slotina’ of the season. The visitors matched Ipswich’s intensity, advanced lines and gradually imposed their highest level. Furthermore, Konaté came to the defense in place of a doubtful Quansah.
They warned immediately Salah and Luis Díazwith two shots that first hit the defense and then a shot that was relatively high. A growth that in no way changed the plans of the newly promoted, who continued with their party plan. They even forced a penalty – dubious – that was not awarded or reviewed because of the previous offside.
Fear had an immediate response in the form of a combined play after a great technical action by Szoboszlai which ended with a pass from Salah inside the area to Luis Díaz, whose only option was to save goalkeeper Walton’s exit with a dive that almost missed.
It seemed only a matter of time before the parity was broken. Especially after a triple chance with a header from Szoboszlai that was pushed away by his own teammate Diogo Jota, the rebound saved under the sticks by a midfielder shot by Mac Allister and a header from Jota that even grazed wood. It smelled.
Welcome to the Salah show
The warnings are over and after another good pairing, Arnold puts it into space Wrong, what? he can give a death pass Jota so I can just push him as I want (60′). The Portuguese has a good performance as a false nine.
Activated steamroller mode and nothing to do for Ipswich. With no time to react, Salah sentenced Salah with a cross shot to the post after a one-two with Szoboszlai (63′). It was Salah’s ninth goal on the first day of the Premier League, the player with the most goals on that date in history. a record. Ipswich, out of gas, limited themselves to trying to prevent more goals from falling.
match lineup
28
40
3
25
6
24
7
5
19
10
20
1
66
26
10
78
4
11
38
20
8
7
Portman Road
Alisson Becker1
73′
Trent Alexander-Arnold66
76′
Andy Robertson26
78′
64′
Alexis McAllister10
5′
Jarell Quansah78
45′
Virgil van Dijk4
23′
56′
Mohamed Salah11
64′
Ryan Gravenberg38
73′
Diogo Jota20
59′
78′
64′
Dominik Szoboszlai8
12′
Luis Diaz7
Replacements
Caoimhín Kelleher62
Ibrahima Konaté5
45′
56′
Kostas Tsimikas21
78′
Conor Bradley84
76′
Wataru Endo3
64′
Curtis Jones17
64′
Harvey Elliott19
73′
Darwin Nunez9
73′
Cody Gakpo18
78′
94′
coach
Kieran McKenna
Arne Slott
Source: La Verdad
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