Positives have been few and much between for Liverpool on yet one more sorry night time for the Premier League champions, however they weren’t utterly missing both.
The Reds have now misplaced 4 top-flight matches on the bounce after taking place 3-2 away to Brentford, making it seven successive defeats in London for Arne Slot’s aspect when together with the penalty shootout disappointment to Crystal Palace within the Neighborhood Protect.
The Merseysiders have been once more made to pay for shoddy defending in essential moments on the Gtech Neighborhood Stadium, and though that they had claims for a penalty when Cody Gakpo went down below a problem from Nathan Collins, LFC received what they deserved general – zilch.
It was one other night time when too many Liverpool gamers have been shockingly adrift of their greatest, though Slot may have been happy with the efficiency of 1 member of his workforce in west London.
Szoboszlai impressed; Liverpool didn’t
The defeat ruined Dominik Szoboszlai’s twenty fifth birthday, however the Hungarian is one in all a really choose few who can maintain his head up excessive with what he produced towards Brentford.
The Reds’ quantity 8 claimed the help for Mo Salah’s stupendous late purpose, which arrange a frenzied end on the Gtech; and except for one inexplicable cross out of play in stoppage time, his match statistics have been largely optimistic.
As per Sofascore, the Liverpool midfielder – who was once more reassigned to right-back obligation for a few of the sport – received a team-high 11 duels out of 15 contested and in addition made extra tackles (six) and accomplished extra passes (73).
As well as, he recorded two profitable dribbles and two key passes, made 4 clearances, took 119 touches and performed eight correct lengthy balls out of 10 tried.
Szoboszlai praised for his efficiency in Liverpool defeat
His match score of seven/10 from the Liverpool Echo was the joint-highest in Slot’s workforce tonight, with Ian Doyle writing: ‘Tried to drive Liverpool ahead throughout opening quarter and received by a lot work, and stepped up the place others didn’t. Good help for second however hung out at right-back once more – a transparent waste.’
That’s an correct abstract of the Hungarian’s efficiency – on an evening when too lots of his teammates underperformed dismally, he no less than tried to make a distinction for the Reds, for whom he’s been arguably one of the best participant in what’s turning into an atrocious season.
Szoboszlai’s show deserved the three factors which might’ve supplied the right birthday current. Sadly, his workforce’s general exhibiting merited nothing greater than a fourth straight league defeat and a protracted, depressing journey residence from the capital.
