Manager’s refusal to be spooked in the face of more dropped points paved way for leaders’ late surge to victoryThis was a really good game for Arne Slot. On an afternoon when Liverpool had 35 shots in 90 scoreless minutes, then won the game with their last two in added time, and when those goals were scored by Slot’s first substitute and created by his fourth, it was above all a very good game for the idea of process, control and calm intervention.Admittedly these are not generally qualities associated with a late match-winning, mane-tossing, nostril-snorting two-goal Darwin Núñez salvo. But this was how it played out at the Gtech under Slot’s hand. Núñez doubled his league goal tally for the season. He resembled, as ever, and at all moments , a footballer being chased around the pitch by a swarm of invisible bees. He also came away looking on the metrics like a precision stealth weapon deployed at just the right moment. Continue reading...
This article about Liverpool's victory over Brentford highlights how manager Arne Slot's patient and controlled approach, focusing on process rather than immediate results, ultimately led to success. Despite Liverpool dominating possession and shots but failing to score during regulation time, Slot's strategic substitutions and tactical changes resulted in a late winning surge, proving the effectiveness of his calm and measured approach.
The article uses Darwin Núñez's performance as a prime example. While his style is often described as erratic and frantic, he emerged as a crucial, efficient weapon when Slot deployed him strategically, scoring a decisive double in injury time.
This article about Liverpool's victory over Brentford highlights how manager Arne Slot's patient and controlled approach, focusing on process rather than immediate results, ultimately led to success. Despite Liverpool dominating possession and shots but failing to score during regulation time, Slot's strategic substitutions and tactical changes resulted in a late winning surge, proving the effectiveness of his calm and measured approach. The article uses Darwin Núñez's performance as a prime example. While his style is often described as erratic and frantic, he emerged as a crucial, efficient weapon when Slot deployed him strategically, scoring a decisive double in injury time.
