Klopp made a mistake in trusting Gomez
In the match between Liverpool and Napoli, coach Jurgen Klopp welcomed the return of center back Matip. However, he did not take the risk of using the Cameroonian centre-back, to continue using Joe Gomez to pair up with Van Dijk. It was this decision that made Liverpool regretful, because Gomez had a disastrous day's performance.
In the 27th minute, Joe Gomez was defeated by Victor Osimhen in a dispute. But in this mistake, Van Dijk was able to correct his teammate's mistake, blocking Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's subsequent shot on the goal line.
On the day Van Dijk also made a mistake leading to the second penalty kick ( Osimhen missed), Gomez had no one to fix his mistake. In Napoli's second goal, Kvaratskhelia and Anguissa coordinated comfortably and Gomez stood watching Alisson pick the ball into the net.
Not stopping there, Gomez continued to let Kvaratskhelia pass it once again and assisted Giovanni Simone to score the third goal. At the end of the first half, the England star was injured and left the field, ending a terrible day.
The line between Napoli is superior to Liverpool
While Gomez played super badly in defense, Milner was the worst player in Liverpool's midfield. Carrying the captain's armband in hand, he cannot be the leader of The Reds in this match.
As the match entered the 5th minute, Milner let the ball touch his hand in the penalty area. Piotr Zielinski then easily opened the scoring on the 11m mark. During the 56 minutes on the field, the 36-minute midfielder showed a lack of steam and could not compete with the opponent.
Milner and Liverpool's midfield played badly, because Napoli's midfielders played so well. With the launchers of Anguissa and lobotski, Zielinski comfortably roam up. In this match, the Polish attacking midfielder made his mark with 2 goals and 1 assist, becoming the best player of the match.
Anguissa's energy really helped Napoli play on the wing in this match, despite them having only 38% possession. Statistics show that the Cameroonian midfielder won 10 challenges, made 5 tackles and 6 recovered the ball.
In addition to cutting and overwhelming the opponent's midfield, Anguissa also attacked excellently. In Napoli's goal to increase the score to 2-0, the No. 99 star ran away to leave behind 3 Liverpool defenders, then defeated goalkeeper Alisson in the near corner.
Salah continues to be obscure
Against Napoli, Mohamed Salah did not assist or score. This was also the 4th consecutive goalless draw of the Egyptian assassin. It can be said that Liverpool's playing style has not been effective, but Salah is even less clear than his partner Luiz Diaz, because at least Colombia is still active and has scored an honorary equalizer.
After the match, Salah's statistics were very sad. No successful long passes, no accurate crosses and no winning disputes. Witnessing Salah's amateur saves, coach Jurgen Klopp also appeared frustrated on the pitch. The Egyptian is clearly struggling with the mentality, especially since he signed a huge contract extension with Liverpool in the summer of 2022.
