• Liverpool beat Real Betis 1-0
• Kick off pre-season tour of the United States and the new era of Arner Slots with victory
•And here are some things to watch from the pre-season friendly match
The real ‘Serious’ set
However, the small concern is “when” will Slot be able to use his big kit at 100%.
Although the real superstars are not all there, there are still 10 players who will play in Euro 2024 and Copa America 2024.
But this set that is used on the field can be used in cup games or even some Premier League matches without any embarrassment.
The first move of the slot, the lottery came out at 4-3-3.
Caoimhin Kelleher is the goalkeeper, with Kostas Tsimikas, Sepp van den Berg, Jarrell Quansah, and Conor Bradley in the back three. The midfield three are Wataru Endo, Dominik Soboszlai, and Curtis Jones, with Fabio Carvalho on the left wing and Harvey Elliott on the right wing. The striker is the team captain, Mohamed Salah.
It’s not easy
But despite being a fairly serious team in the first half, it doesn’t mean that Liverpool were much better than Real Betis.
Liverpool may have had more possession of the ball, but their game setup was difficult, with poor passing and some mis-passing.
That’s because, first of all, Slot’s 4-3-3 strategy means that the “middle” has “fewer” players than Betis, who use a low-packed 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-1-1 tactics, which gives the midfield five players when the ball is not there, and becomes a 5-on-3 situation in many of the Reds’ game sets.
And the second thing is that many players are not fully ready yet. There is still rust on their legs and feet.
Including the three, it’s not like Betis will go into the field expecting to lose.
Captain Mo
8 minutes, ran to receive a long pass from Jarrell Quansah, almost broke away alone, but a defender followed to cut it off.
15 minutes, he shot with his left foot, but it went over the bar.
34 minutes, he moved to receive the ball on the right and then passed it to Dominik Soboszlai who broke through and shot into the far post, making it 1-0.
44 minutes: The ball broke through on the right again, but this time it was cut into the hands of the goalkeeper.
In the second half, he didn’t get the ball many times, but he had almost no chance to shoot during his time on the pitch before being taken off after the hour mark.
Overall, Salah’s first game as a 32-year-old and new skinhead (with the captaincy) was satisfactory, with one assist but not quite as flashy and dangerous.
Let’s just say that we need to give it some time before the sharpness and physical condition are fully fit to fight in the new season.
The point is in the first half.
Ultimately, the victory went to Liverpool and it was Arne Slots’ debut.
However, this game should focus more on the first half, for picking up something to do as homework.
In the second half, Chrome’s eight substitutions after the hour mark changed the face of Liverpool to a full complement of substitutes and youngsters.
As mentioned above, in the first half, although Liverpool had more possession of the ball, it was difficult for them to set up the game. Nothing was going smoothly.
But then again, this is just the first game in the new manager’s era, and it’s just a game to knock out the rust for many of the senior players, so we can’t make any judgments at this point.
Worrying
As mentioned earlier, the starting 11 that Arner Slot fielded was not bad and in the end, they were able to defeat Real Betis.
However, the small concern is “when” will Slot be able to use his big kit at 100%.
At the moment, the players who have competed in Euro 2024 and Copa America 2024 are still resting, including Alisson Becker, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Alexis Mac Allister, Cody Gakpo, Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz .
I don’t know who will fly along to join the tour this time. For the โปรโมชั่น ufabet games that are waiting, such as meeting Arsenal on July 31 and opening the Red War with Manchester United on August 3 (before returning to Anfield to play Sevilla on August 11).
The longer the senior players arrive, the worse it will be for the team’s preparation.
Likewise, the sooner you can come, the better.