Liverpool concluded their season in third place in the Premier League, amassing 82 points.
They trailed Arsenal in second place by seven points and Manchester City in first place by nine points.
Liverpool remained a strong contender for the title until the final stages, marking a significant improvement from their previous season, when they finished fifth with 67 points.
Offensively, Liverpool showed a marked improvement, scoring 86 goals this season compared to 75 goals in the previous season, an increase of 11 goals.
Defensively, they also exhibited slight progress, conceding 41 goals this season, down from 47 in the previous season.
However, there is an aspect of Liverpools current season that has worsened and is considered significant, and who knows — perhaps even one key reason Liverpool did not win the league despite their overall improvements — which is the goals conceded from corner kicks.
This season, they conceded seven goals from corners, whereas in the previous season, they did not concede any goals from corners, in case of considering Brentfords goal as an own goal.
In this tactical analysis, we will discuss the general structure of Liverpools defence against corner kicks and then explain how some opponents have found tactics to counter this structure in the current season after struggling significantly in the previous season.
Liverpool defending system
Now, sit back, relax and start with Liverpools main defending system, which generally didnt change.
As shown below, they use a hybrid defending system with six zonal defenders, two man markers with different rules than usual, and a short-option defender who starts more inside the box, closing the direct grounded pass toward the penalty spot in case there is no short-option attackers near the taker and a player standing on the edge of the box for the rebound and maybe counterattacks.
The same system is implemented in the case of out-swing crosses, but the zonal line stands more inclined to the outside because of the expected cross path, as shown below.
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