Is it because I spent a lot of energy trying to get rid of the cold in 30 years last season? Liverpool, the defending champion of the English Premier League (hereinafter referred to as EPL), is shaking.
There are no victories in five league games, and in the last four of them, he has not scored a single goal. It is Liverpool, where there were concerns that the rear was unstable due to the injuries occurring one after another on the defensive line. I am wandering as if I forgot how to score goals.
Liverpool lost 0-1 in the 19th round of the 2020-21 English Premier League (EPL) against Burnley in Anfield, Liverpool, England on the morning of the 22nd (Korean time).
Liverpool stayed in fourth place in the league from 9 wins, 7 draws, 3 losses and 34 points. Leader Manchester United (12 wins, 4 draws, 3 losses, 40 points) and six points apart, and is chased by one point in the fifth place Tottenham (9 wins, 6 draws, 3 losses, 33 points), who played one less than their own. With this, the’Anfield Unbeaten Myth’ ended after 68 games. It was the first time Liverpool lost their home game in 69 games since their defeat against Crystal Palace in 2017. It was also a more shocking result because it was hit by Burnley, a club in the middle and lower ranks (5 wins, 4 draws, 9 losses, 19 points and 16 points). Liverpool took the lead from the beginning and urged it strongly, but the recent’ineffective market share game’ has been repeated again. Liverpool led the game by 70-30, and they tried 27 shots, but missed a single goal.
In the 42nd minute of the first half, Origi’s shot hit the post, a sign of increased anxiety. Coach Klopp tried to score goals by putting Mohamed Salah and Pirminu, who were waiting on the bench in the 11th minute of the second half, but couldn’t achieve the goal until the end. Then it collapsed in one scene.
Burnley, who had been pushed all the way down but never conceded, scored the goal first in the 30th minute of the second half. Burnley striker Barnes stumbles into Alison’s goalkeeper inside the Liverpool box and a penalty kick is announced. And, with Barnes’ own success, it broke Liverpool’s homelessness.
From the beginning of the season, Liverpool struggled to form a defensive line with Virgil Van Dyke and Joe Gomez injured long-term injuries, even Joel Matip.
Still, what I could count on was the offensive power of Salah (13 goals), who are leading the league’s scoring, as well as Sadio Manet and Firminu, and other powerful forward tripods, but now their concerns seem to be bigger.
Liverpool scored a 7-0 overwhelming victory in the Crystal Palace expedition on December 19 last year by exploding a whopping 7 goals. But unfortunately, after a great victory, the grades are not good.
Liverpool, who drew 1-1 against West Bromwich Albion on December 28, ended in a 0-0 draw on their Newcastle expedition three days later. Liverpool, who lost 0-1 in the match against Southampton on the 5th of the new year’s first game, were helpless with a 0-0 home game on the 18th against rival Manchester United. This day was no different.
Currently, Liverpool are 3 draws and 2 losses in their 5 regular league games. According to the BBC, this is the second time after Klop’s appointment in five games, following February 2017. It has been 21 years since May 2000 that Liverpool have not scored in four league games.
Liverpool have not scored a single goal since Manet scored in the 12th minute of the match against Crystal Palace in December last year. This means that there were no goals scored in the regular league in 2021. With 87 attempted shots during this period, manager Klopp is in a situation where it will burn.
Burnley’s match failed to score even the most shots after 28 shots were attempted against Reading in April 2013 and scored no goals.
While the silence is getting longer, the upcoming schedule is more difficult, making it more burdensome. Liverpool’s next EPL matchup is against Tottenham on the 29th.
(Seoul = News 1)
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