“Almost perfect.” “It is a really good system.” Marco Silva and Jurgen Klopp on Fulham’s organisational effectiveness in their 2-2 draw with Liverpool. Read a tactical breakdown by peterrutzler
This was not a new thing.and it was evident against Villarreal last week in the club’s final pre-season friendly. But rarely has it been tested like it was on Saturday.
Throughout the summer, the sense at Fulham has been that Silva would not change much, if anything, about the team’s style. Indeed, preparations for Saturday were no different to any game last season.after the game. “We knew from our structure last year — everybody knew what we wanted to do. And that’s to press. Yes, we knew there were going to be times we couldn’t do that. But for the most part, it was, ‘Let’s get in their faces and be aggressive and see what happens’.
Fulham pressed aggressively with a high defensive line and made Liverpool struggle with their build-up play. This was highlighted by several metrics, as neatly summarised here by @markrstats on Twitter, who compared Liverpool’s in-game numbers to their average across last season.Pass completion in buildup: 86% – 81.3%
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