Will Liverpool pay the price for finishing?

In his final season, Jurgen Klopp sat on the coaching bench at Anfield, it seemed that every player was trying to do everything he could to give the German strategist a beautiful farewell.

But, it seems, their emotions have become the reason for making decisions more hastily, especially in attack.

Until the match against Manchester United in round 32 of the Premier League last weekend, the finishing statistics of Mohamed Salah and his teammates were 255, in just over 4 months of 2024.

In the England derby against Man United, they had 28 more shots. And in midweek, 18 was the number the Anfield team achieved against Atalanta in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals.

What is the result? Klopp was bitterly surprised to see Liverpool held to a 2-2 draw by Man United and was extremely disappointed when his team lost 0-3 to the Serie A representative right at Anfield.

Man United have finished nine times, Atalanta have finished 11.

What are the consequences? Liverpool have lost the No. 1 position in the Premier League rankings to Arsenal and will have to "come up the mountain" when they travel to Italy in the middle of next week.

And the further consequences may be that no more trophies will be brought to the traditional room when the season comes to the finish line, even though they are currently only behind Arsenal by extra goal difference.

If anyone remember, in the first leg against Man United, Liverpool even had 34 shots. Anfield's score in December last year was 0-0.

Another proof, also the MU, but in the FA Cup quarter-finals, 25, was Liverpool's finishing figure, they had 3 goals but conceded 4 goals after 120 minutes.

Therefore, if Liverpool cannot win the Premier League this season, part of the reason is Man United, and partly because they waste the opportunities they create.

Statistics show that Liverpool's expected goals (xG) at this point in the season are 75.73. But in reality, they only have 72 goals.

Can it be said that scoring less than 3 goals is not important? Imagine, if Liverpool had scored against Man United at Anfield and taken advantage of the opportunity at Old Trafford, their score at the moment would have been 4 points more than Arsenal.

More importantly, the statistics are more habitable than in the last 7 seasons, no team has won the Premier League with a lower number of goals scored than the xG.

Currently, in the Top 5, Liverpool is the only team to score less than the xG.

And Liverpool's chances are not difficult situations!? On the contrary, they throw away all easy situations.

In the 2018-2019 season, Liverpool led for 17 rounds, but then lost the championship to Man City. Also because of many missed opportunities.

The same is true when meeting Real Madrid in the 2022-2022 Champions League final.

Liverpool and Klopp create a fiery playing style and always compete for the championship to the end, but when the " habit" is a haste, it becomes a harmful factor for themselves.

There are seven more Premier League games and at least one Europa League game to fix the mistakes. Will Salah and his teammates have time to calm down?