{"id":6637,"date":"2017-10-18T15:30:37","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T14:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friendsofliverpool.com\/?p=6637"},"modified":"2017-10-18T11:53:52","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T10:53:52","slug":"player-analysis-nk-maribor-0-7-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsofliverpool.com\/2017\/10\/player-analysis-nk-maribor-0-7-liverpool\/","title":{"rendered":"Player Analysis: NK Maribor 0\u20137 Liverpool"},"content":{"rendered":"
Made one or two decent saves but it\u2019s never a good night when you concede seven goals.<\/p>\n
Was given the difficult task of trying to contain Coutinho whilst preventing Moreno on the overlap \u2013 didn\u2019t have the best of nights.<\/p>\n
Completely out of his depth with the quality and movement of Firmino in particular.<\/p>\n
Struggled with Liverpool\u2019s attackers throughout and his deflection on Alexander-Arnold\u2019s shot sent the ball past Handanovic into the back of the net for Liverpool\u2019s seventh.<\/p>\n
Had to help his centre-back with containing Firmino and Salah leaving a lot of space out wide for Alexander-Arnold to exploit.<\/p>\n
Did try to impose himself in the centre of midfield but was outplayed by Milner and Wijnaldum \u2013 he did, however, have one of Maribor\u2019s two shots on target.<\/p>\n
Saw very little of the ball as the centre of midfield was dominated by Liverpool.<\/p>\n
His passing was wayward and was easily bypassed by Moreno.<\/p>\n
Struggled to get the ball off Can and was constantly chasing shadows.<\/p>\n
Extremely quiet throughout and never posed any threat to the Liverpool defence.<\/p>\n
When Maribor did attack it was through the middle and so Tavares did have quite a few touches unlike his fellow attackers \u2013 however, the only shot he did have was off target.<\/p>\n
Was seldom tested but dealt with what he had to with ease.<\/p>\n
Athletically covered the entire right side \u2013 his passes were accurate and penetrating whilst his deflected shot gave Liverpool their seventh.<\/p>\n
His entire performance was that of an attacking one rather than defensive such was Liverpool\u2019s domination \u2013 was always willing to come out of the back with the ball at his feet.<\/p>\n
Was able to have a trouble-free evening and appeared confident with the ball.<\/p>\n
Another good performance with constant forays forward on the left \u2013 once more exemplifying his pace \u2013 his precise cross presented Salah with Liverpool\u2019s fourth.<\/p>\n
Was quiet but effective \u2013 a solids night work at the centre of midfield although one lazy moment did almost allow Maribor in.<\/p>\n
Started instead of the rested Henderson and was Liverpool\u2019s best player \u2013 his accurate passing, good crosses, and strong leadership was what Liverpool\u2019s emphatic victory was based upon.<\/p>\n
Whilst not doing anything spectacular he was powerful and a vital cog in the midfield.<\/p>\n
Another impressive performer \u2013 scored twice, exhibited his speed, good touch and movement before being replaced early in the second half.<\/p>\n
A definite improvement on previous performances, despite the opposition, he scored twice and could have had more with better finishing but impressed with his linkup play and was the linchpin up top.<\/p>\n
Hugely influential on the night \u2013 scored a volley to make it 2-0 and was a constant threat with his skill and movement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NK Maribor Jasmin Handanovic \u2013 3 Made one or two decent saves but it\u2019s never a good night when you concede seven goals. Martin Milec \u2013 3 Was given the difficult task of trying to contain Coutinho whilst preventing Moreno on the overlap \u2013 didn\u2019t have the best of nights. Aleksander Rajcevic \u2013 3 Completely […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":6093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1819],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n