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Defensive football Sam Allardyce brought West Bromwich Albion to cut Liverpool’s attacking game with Juergen Klopp. Red only did 2 shoot the target.
Liverpool host West Bromwich Albion in Premier League Week 15, Sunday (12/27/2020) WIB night. The match that took place at Anfield ended in a 1-1 draw.
The Reds opened the scoring first through Sadio Mane in the 12th minute. Red’s superiority had to disappear eight minutes before dispersal thanks to a goal from Sami Ajayi.
The Liverpool vs WBA match itself features a tactical duel between two coaches with different playing philosophies. Sam Allardyce, who coaches the WBA, remains loyal to defensive football relying on counterattacks.
Big Sam’s style of play is often considered old-fashioned and boring. This is in contrast to Juergen Klopp, who was exalted for being considered a carrier modern football. The German coach is attached to an attacking game that is considered entertaining with Liverpool.
The differences in the playing styles of the two coaches are immediately reflected in the statistics on the field. Quoted from chooseLiverpool were dominant with 78.1 percent of possession and took 17 shots, while the longest-waiting WBA only made 21.9 percent with five shot attempts.
[Gambas:Opta]However, the old Allardyce football was not so easy for Klopp to beat. The WBA were able to adequately reduce Liverpool and even hindered it several times on the counterattack.
WBA goalkeeper Sam Johnstone didn’t do much work as Liverpool only made two shoot the target. Meanwhile, the WBA seemed more threatening by making three shoot the target thanks to its effectiveness.
Therefore, Allardyce rejects the idea that the WBA is only lucky to be able to hold Liverpool to a draw at Anfield. The former England coach confirmed that this result was achieved because his team knew how to handle their tactics well.
“Everyone talks (about this result) as if we were lucky. Sam made no stops for the sake of the rescue,” Allardyce was quoted as saying in Mirror.
“In fact, he was the goalkeeper with the highest saves in the Premier League so far. However, I’m not sure he made many saves today. Maybe just one thing (from Firmino’s efforts).”
“This shows how good we are with one of the best attacking teams in this country and in Europe. We prevent our goalkeepers from making too many saves.”
Players who continue to push themselves to move the ball forward are also worthy of thanks. I think we finally got a very good point at the end of the game, “explained Allardyce, who is now 66 years old.
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