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Liverpool achieved a very good victory against Brentford this Sunday, in the second round of the Premier League. Won 2-0, with goals scored by Luis Díaz and Mo Salah and maintains the ideal score in the English championship together with Manchester City, Brighton and Arsenal, all with six points. It was a special afternoon for the Colombian striker, who today fulfilled exactly 100 parties with the red shirt.
He was a starter in the team now managed by Arne Slot (replacing the historic Jurgen Klopp) Alexis Mac AllisterThe Argentine shared half the pitch with Ryan Gravenberch in a 4-2-3-1 system and was one of the protagonists of the great play that did not end in a goal, but which generated the ovation of the entire stadium and also the applause of Mo Salah, who would have been the one to define that action.
The best of the match
Liverpool quickly took the lead after 12 minutes of the first half. and with a play that if Carlos Bilardo had been watching it would have given him a headache. It was the Doctor who wrote the phrase: “A badly taken corner is a goal, but… for the opponent.” The coach who won the World Cup with the Argentine national team in Mexico 86 was referring to the fact that many teams tended to be poorly positioned in defence or were confident in what their teammates could do and did not mark in such a concentrated manner that action that, before everyone’s eyes, starts in the rival area.
The action arose from a corner in favour of Brentford taken by a right-footed player from the left and which Brahima Konaté rejected with his head; that divided ball was won by Mohamed Salah, who headed forward with his left foot to start the counterattack. The play continued at the feet of Diogo Jotawho accelerated at full speed down the center lane while, to his right, he was stung Luis Diaz. But the Portuguese marked him so that he could make a diagonal pass inside, thus leaving his last marker in the lurch; the speedy Colombian forward did just that and when he received the ball he went straight for goal: one on one with Ark Flekken, he defined with his left foot and up. Great goal, applying a sample of technique and speed in a few seconds.
Diogo Jota’s overhead kick almost ended in ArnoldPeter Byrne’s goal – PA Wire
Liverpool had the chance to extend their lead in the first half, with a left-footed shot from Szoboszlai being sent over the bar by the keeper and a free kick from Alexander Arnold being sent over the bar. However, goalkeeper Alisson was also important in the meantime, deflecting a difficult shot from Keane Lewis-Potter. He also made another save from a header from Colins after another corner.
In the second half, Liverpool maintained their superiority in the game, controlling possession with 62% of the ball and the 19 shots they generated during the more than 90 minutes (8 of them in the direction of the goal).
The first clear chance came with a header from Alexander Arnold after a bicycle kick from Jota who was looking for the goal; with great reflexes, the goalkeeper Flekken sent it with his head to the corner.
Mo Salah’s celebration after 2-0Peter Byrne – PA Wire
Mohamed Salah’s 2-0, The one that calmed the locals came at 25 minutes: after a collective pressure and a high recovery by Szoboszlai, Mac Allister filtered the ball to Luis Diaz And this time it was the Colombian who assisted Mo, who received the ball on the right (allowed, later this would be confirmed by the VAR) and scored like one of the many goals he has scored in his career: with his left foot and putting the ball next to the goalkeeper’s right post. The ball entered caressingly into the net.
Liverpool could have won by three goals, but Cody Gakpo’s shot, who had come on for Lucho Díaz, deflected off Colins and hit the crossbar. And before that, Jota had a chance to score off the goal after a pass from Arnold, but another deflection off Collins (in this case a saving cross from the defender, who was very involved in the match) prevented the goal.
The best play of the match did not end in a goal, it was Baby Soccer. It was 15 minutes into the second half, with the score still 1-0. After a control by Mohamed Salah on the right wing, the ball was passed inside to Arnold, a double wall with Szoboszlai, and when Mac Allister was looking for Mo Salah on the other side to leave him alone in front of the goalkeeper, the ball was sent to the corner. Impressive, especially since the last 6 passes of the play were first class, a luxury that only the Premier League can offer.
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