It wasnt a proper test captain, lets be honest to ourselves here, leo our 3rd MF ametulet-down big time, Sloppy passes, poor link-up, poor behind-runs, poor defensive pattern etc, hakuwa mchezoni, hiz first-pump passes were poor, atleast akiwa on-form huwa zinaitika hata 2 kati ya 10, but leo attempts zote zilifail, first half aliua our build-ups kama tatu kwa bad link-up play, he was just poor today, we need to say it with our chest, yes he was very good against Everton but leo he was the problem, Thiago & Fab were on they're own, ndiyo maana leo defensive stats za Thiago zime-shoot, because he was covering a lot for Henderson, and you cant create nothing when Thiago is loaded with defensive duties kama leo, Thiago had to stay with Traore because Henderson was "lacking", na siyo kama ninam-bash Henderson, nilishayasema haya, Henderson is 31 with injury problems, physical level yake imepungua sana, kwa jinsi alivyocheza dhidi ya Everton, leo ni lazima mwili wake ungemkataa because ni game ambayo pia ilikuwa inahitaji a lot of running, and i was suprised it took Klopp 67 minutes to sub him off.
Then, again props to Bruno Lage, he did his home work, but he managed to contain us mpaka Klopp alivyo-switch to 4231 kwa kumtoa Henderson, you see? Ilibaki kidogo tu-drop points leo, Henderson alikuwa anatakiwa atoke tangu HT, but klopp was hoping game itabadilika somehow, tusingeweza kuipasua 3-5-2 ya Wolves na a struggling MF as our ATTACKING LINK, when we switched to 4231, Lage responded kwa ku-switch back to 433, our pivot managed to sustain Traore pressure (his main threat), and compatness ya Wolves ikavurugika/kubadilika na kutupa relief ya kuanza kutengeneza more rooms & chances, nimeona sehem watu wanasema kuwa Ait Nouri alivyotoka ndiyo Salah akapata hata mwanya wa kutoa ile assist, hii ni lazy take pia, Ait Nouri managed to stay on Salah arse the whole game because his Right flank partner (Henderson) wasnt doing his job, na pia hata Nouri angekuwepo ingekuwa ni ngumu kum-stop salah, because tulivyoswitch in 4231 Wolves walianza ku-defend in "Semi-circle" shape ili kubalance na kuzuia runs za Mane na Jota (then Ox baada ya kuingia) pale watakapo-break down MF-3 yao kutoka katikati, hizi siyo theories ni "numbers" nita-share diagram kuonesha Mane na Ox walikuwa wapi (eneo lipi) wakati VVD anacheza ile pass kwa Salah, na utaona ni jinsi gani ilivyo-ngumu kwa FB yeyote ku-itime ile pass in a semi-circle shape.(nimejaribu ku-share diagram but naambiwa i'm not permitted to perform this action, man i have been a member on this helpless platform since 2014, this must be new to me)
Wolves are well coached team, Bruno got it right today kwa upande wake, Moyes and Potter destroyed us kwa kutumia the same formation 352, but at WH hatukuwa na Thiago wala Keita, and against Brighton hatukuwa na Thiago na Keita aliumia dakika za awali, Bruno Lage managed to sustain us kwasababu Henderson looked tired and wasnt running or providing enough energy kwenye MF (bitter truth), but today we had a fit Thiago, so Klopp had to change to 4231 ili kumruhusu Thiago kufanya his usual diversion, na ndiyo maana leo hajamtoa dk ya 70 (he's managing his minutes), because he had a work to do (this is what we bought him for)
Again, forget about Salah, Jota, Mane, if we manage to keep Thiago & Fabinho fit and somehow get Keita to play atleast 15 games, we will win this league, and no am not dreaming
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very soon mkuu.
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