Adapt And Conquer: Liverpool’s Tactical Triumph Amidst The Injury Storm – Scout Report

After a disappointing performance last season that witnessed a failure to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, Liverpool are having a magnificent 2023/24 English Premier League season so far.

They are at the top of the table after the end of game week 26 with 60 points, in the last eight of the FA Cup, and have already won the League Cup.

Although they lost most of their senior players, Jürgen Klopps side maintained a stunning performance in the last couple of months.

Our tactical analysis and scout report will provide an analysis of how Liverpool adjusted their tactics to overcome their injury crisis.

Liverpool vs Chelsea

Towards the end of January, The Reds were ready to host Chelsea without their only defensive midfielder, Wataru Endō, due to his international duty.

Besides, Mohammed Salah, who picked an injury with the Egyptian national football team, and their main fullbacks Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson.

During the build-up phase, Liverpool maintained their 3-2-2-3 shape.

Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez as the back three may be joined by Alisson Becker, along with Alexis Mac Allister And Curtis Jones forming the double pivot.

Mauricio Pochettinos side pressed in a 4-2-3-1 shape, Cole Palmer and Conor Gallagher are marking Mac Allister and Jones by passively pressing the centreback on the ball.

Raheem Sterling and Noni Madueke are pressing Konaté and Gomez.

That pressing scheme was easily exploited by the home side.

Here, Palmer tried to press van Dijk, who found Jones as the third man using Mac Allister.